NEW GoFoil GL Wings landing soon

HI Piros,
Just working on pricing & retailers will have it shortly....New GL wings are 30% lighter & gloss...New "Rear" wings come in a 18N (narrow) & 18W wing...

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mattllew said..
can someone explain the 'gloss' thing? seems to go against everything I know (which isnt much) about fins and hulls etc. matt is fastest surely.

I really don't get it either, there is nothing 'gloss' about an americas cup yacht, everything is wetsanded to a 1200 grit finish, anything higher than that and it becomes glossy which is exactly what they don't want because water sticks to it ( no fast)

Maybe it's better purely because it's an improvement on go foils previous finish?

Nice, looking forward to these GL wings and maybe get to test before I buy.
Apparently the polished finish make it go faster or maybe perhaps the 30% less weight than previous wings make it go faster, who knows until I try the wings
I like to get the spare mast/fuselage 29.5" Tuttle box because you only have 4 bolts to deal with, that's 2 on the mast and 2 on the wings.

Will these new wings fit onto current masts? Has anyone tried this yet ?

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Clamsmasha said..
Water "sticking" to wing or fin can be useful, better it stays attached to the top of the wing than separating early. It's a different application to pushing your gondola across the lineup or an America's cup yacht etc.

I do not know what you are trying to say, but sanding a glossy finish makes the water stick to the board/foil surface. This is why it reduces drag, as the drag water on water is lower than water on hull. It also make the separation happen very late.

And the effect is noticeable when entering planing, I experimented it on SUPs and sailboards. Not so much for paddling around.
A surfboard travels between 10 and 20 knts on a wave. Even at 10knts the surface friction is 5 times lower for a sanded finish than a glossy one. Of course it is only a fraction of the total drag (which is composed of friction, form, lift-induced - for the foil -, wave resitance), but you get the idea... and foils travel even faster.

I think here is a misconception regarding the GoFoil "Glossy thing."
Alex Aguera never says that the "Glossy thing" is faster.
He and Austin Kalama say about their observations:

-"For some reason they're real slippery and stay in contact when you're riding its really easy to go rail to rail "
-"Definitely a lot more responsive"
-"Just more a little more maneuverable"

This can mean that the glossy finish has more bite/grip in the water probably due to the greater resistance to friction.
Or the less weight of the wings.

DTM I'd say from what I saw imported into oz it would only be the real early delivered masts that might not fit off the bat. (from the time when the Kai was the only wing). I'd think nearly if not all of the 29.5 masts will be fine. And then if they don't fit it would be only minor adjustments you can either build up the fuslage or sand away to get to fit anyway. Theres some youtube videos on this. Especially no problem for someone like you who has board build/repair experience.

Cheers Scotty