That’s the one, I think I would have gone smaller if they offered but I really like it as is. It feels a fraction of the size of a 75L e3 wing board I once had.
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Any further thoughts on the Ultra G based off further sessions? I’ve been procrastinating on a new board for a long time now and its on my lit of potentials 
Haven’t had many sessions lately this winter up here so not much new to report. I haven’t had an opportunity to try it in truly boisterous conditions yet but my guess is at -5L or so it shouldn’t be an issue. I’ve been obsessed with prone but looking at it on the shelf makes me want to wing!
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So I finally got the AFS Whitebird 6’6 to use mainly for winging. After 3 sessions I can see it’s a game changer for me. Session 2, wind was 3-13knts shifty and offshore. I foiled about 70% of the time using the Whitebird. The long sleek form is like a canoe and takes off with ease. I was using a 7m wing and a 900cm2 foil. Even better when the wind died. I could get home doing 3 knots while standing on the board (100ltr). Having used with a 5m wing on the previous day (session 1) with more mid strength wind 15-18knts, I could see this was going to be my go to board from 8-25knts.
The biggest surprise was how easy the tacks and gybes were. It’s like the long-board with foil near middle is more balanced in transitions. The most interesting thing for me was the pitch control seems to be enhanced with the extension of the board on each end. I had heard Mike Birt (former world champ windsurfer) chatting about this on the Generic Foiling Podcast, and can see it really works. On my 3rd session yesterday in flat water and 15-28knts I was nailing every gybe and tack. If and when a little touch down happens the board springs back into the air. This also really helps with foot-swops, which you can momentarily slow down, switch, and be instantly back up on foil.
I had always been led to believe that the smaller boards helped pumping, but I’ve have found this board to be easier to pump - maybe the rhythm is helped by a see-saw effect of the longer board? Another unexpected effect was with only 21" of width foot positioning is much more accurate, even without straps. In fact, the concave deck sole is even smaller and this allows you to feel the beveled edges of the sole to get your ‘sweet-spot’ on the board.
Unsurprisingly, the take off was instant, after all that is what these boards are know for - in 15knts you just pull in a 5m wing and you are up. Bouncing the board with ‘light-feet’ helps too when in lighter wind. The extra buoyancy just wants to rise. A real difference from shorter boards is that this baby tracks, so you must line it up in your chosen direction before pumping.
Of the 5 boards I have owned this one is the king. The net effect of less crashes, better pumping, faster take off and the ability to taxi home in light winds, has meant that I have more energy for longer sessions and spend less time in 6 degree C water!! I have finally found the board I was looking for!
I’m 47, 75kg (85kg in wet Winter gear), using an AFS Pure 900 foil in all wind from 7-45knts. 7/5/3.5m wings. Board stats: 6’6 x 21" x 100ltrs. I weighed it at 5.6kg.
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I really like the tail flares on the AFS board. I can see them adding some secondary stability and if the volume is high enough they probably don’t have much negative impact on hull speed. I bet we see more of this feature.
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What is the shipping cost?
You can do the whitebird and save some money. Comes at 100 and 115 liter. I think it’s around $1600 US. I have one and really like it for light wind winging. I have 115 liter 6’8” x 23”
