Size - Currently riding axis 1150 for dw, 1300 seems like a good next size/for bigger conditions
AR - Since surfing is secondary for me, better pump and glide makes sense. One of the reasons I started looking outside of axis was the gap between spitfire and art pro.
Build - The fuse connection looks really solid and the top of the mast is quite beefy which i’m guessing means stiff.
Availability - Against all odds we have a dealer in Canada, hopefully pricing is in the realm of uni/axis
Content - Code put out a video of a lady learning downwind on the 1300 and 1130. She’s lighter than me but it was still good to see. Also, James’ full break down of the 1300 was intriguing.
Feedback - Lots of positive feedback. Everyone is going to say their new foil is sick but i haven’t seen anything negative yet.
@Hdip I’ll be foiling on Lake Superior mostly, hopefully make it to Maui or Hood River soon. And I can paddle up the 1150. I wouldn’t be ready to dw the 1300 yet but it would be great for surfing our small lake waves.
I thought I had my mind made on the progression 200 but I have another dilemma:
I could go with the new spitfire 1180, 9.1 AR, 1550 cm2, which would probably be easier to progress on and go in lighter conditions. The downside is the smaller spitfire wings are lower AR and like everyone has said, not super efficient.
Or go with the P200 at 1290cm2, potentially limiting the light wind runs and making it harder to paddle up but sounds like its better suited to what I want.
Please help me put an end to this, it’s all I can think about.
I’m just trying to choose a brand that makes the most sense for my riding and the concensus seems to be that the unifoil pumps easier which is appealing to me.
Axis has more sizes in the range to work your way down as you said. That’s probably more important at this point than the performance of the foil.