Anyone else as excited as I am to see what AFS is cooking up?!
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I think they are going to be demoing them at the fsrl coco beach event next weekend. Would love to hear impressions from anyone who tries them.
Absolutely. Please post any news about them here, can’t wait to try it. Is that picture the real deal? The shape is drastically different than the Silk V1.
Here’s another pic I found. Hard to be sure with the perspective of these images but it appears to be pretty back-swept. Interesting seeing how a lot of other brands are leaning more towards a forward swept design.
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Rear swept fronts with forward swept tails is a super fun combo. It’s all I ride on my v1s anymore.
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Woah loving the size range!! Might have to get the 750 / 950 to compliment my V1 quiver.
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Was really hoping for a 550!
Interesting that they’ve upped the AR to 9… supposedly better glide pump AND roll on the V2.. Not sure how that works with wider span but I will definitely have to find out. Sweep looks massive, no winglets. The photos do look a little too close to enduro outline but we will see!
Yes I was hoping they’d square it off more as the tips look quite similar to the Enduro you’re right, and nudging up in AR.
But maybe that turns the 650 into the go… exciting
Don’t see how bumping up from 8 to 9 AR will mean and make a huge improvement, but i like to get you guys feedback when you buy them.
Where did you see AR figures?
Silk V2 Front Wing - AFS https://share.google/63TNdG6ErSCETKnmH
RELEASED!!!
Just put in an order for a 750 / 950. Hope to get them in time for my Chicama trip next month!
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All the new tails this year look great!
I like your 750/950 combo. I’m tempted to go 650/750 after looking over all the dims. Hard to go wrong I imagine. Hopefully April 7th ship date includes for foils in the states!
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I’ll wait for the reviews
Only question in my mind is what have they done with the 650. If slightly more pumpable then that might be the best addition to the old 850 that I will likely keep. Kinda depends if it was tested more for winging or prone
Otherwise it’s 750
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Anyone get a test at FSRL?
Yeah I was torn on what to order - too many options this time!
My thought with the 750 / 950 is that I use my V1 650 almost exclusively for towing and it’s an absolute dream when paired with the silk 132 stab. I see no reason to try to replace it yet - but 100% will try the 650 V2 if/when I smash my V1 650. The 750 with a slightly higher AR seems like it could be my daily driver with the AR increased to 9 - it’s wingspan is roughly the same as the V1 850. Really stoked to try it with the U-Carve 130 and U-Surf 120.
The 950 seems like the perfect pairing to the 750 when the waves are small, want to maximize time on foil, or to use with my SUP. I’m hoping the 950 ends up being the perfect wing to start pushing for 5 - for - 1s and beyond.
Hoping to get both wings in time for Chicama next month so I can put them to the test over a couple weeks of towing! Will report back.
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Yeah. Sounds like the 650 is coming just behind some of the others. I am excited to get a test on it and see how the pump is.
I’ll hopefully get to try a couple of the V2 soon. Will have a better feel for what is going to make sense for quiver.
Right now I’d think 650/750/950 is what I’d blind order. Then add the 550 when it becomes available.
Any idea if a 550 is actually on the cards? Really hope so..