New F-One Midlength Foil Board

F-One is launching a new midlength foil board on August 19th. You can see some early details and a video review of the board (particularly how it compares to the Armstrong midlength) @ Foilers-community.com

foilers-community.com/2024-f-one-rocket-midlength-board/

You can also sign up to join the FOILERS COMMUNITY on the site, for news on all the latest product releases across the foiling gear brands. There are quite a few new products being launched in September in line with the AWSI event, which kicks off on September 4th in Hood River. Should be interesting : )

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They are not on the F-One website yet? but yes people like Oceanbound have been testing them.

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Zasby said..
They are not on the F-One website yet? but yes people like Oceanbound have been testing them.

I've owned mine for 2 months plus?

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miamiwngr said..
Smallest volume is 78l. I think they're totally missing the mark on this one. The whole point of the mid length in my opinion is that you get an efficient board so you can get rid of volume. The largest armstrong mid is 85. I'm riding a 60l mid length myself in most conditions.

Weight? - 10l best?

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miamiwngr said..
Smallest volume is 78l. I think they're totally missing the mark on this one. The whole point of the mid length in my opinion is that you get an efficient board so you can get rid of volume. The largest armstrong mid is 85. I'm riding a 60l mid length myself in most conditions.

Depend on if you are wanting this as a single do it all board, or if you want a ML board to complement a smaller one? (and dont want a 7ft plus DW board)
I for example (86kg) use a 70 rocket S as my only board....so interested in the 105 (maybe 90) as a light wind complement to the 70 (and then could potentially swap 70 for even smaller...)

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miamiwngr said..
Smallest volume is 78l. I think they're totally missing the mark on this one. The whole point of the mid length in my opinion is that you get an efficient board so you can get rid of volume. The largest armstrong mid is 85. I'm riding a 60l mid length myself in most conditions.

Weight? - 10l best?

For me a mid-length is a board for mediocre conditions...low wind...or super gusty wind with lulls and you need to stand on the board and schlog. For the comparaison of army vs f-one...I think army decided to make a board for winging and surfing and the trade-off is you cannot really fulfill for what I'm looking for, unless you are 75kg and less. A mediocre conditions board that will bring you home when the wind shut down or practicing moves and don't be afraid to come out off foil because the lull are too long to get you up on foil when the wind sucks...and for my local inland spot...this is 90% of my conditions.It's a cross between a shortbard and a DW...where army is more a cross of a shortboard and a surfboard with less width. So if surfing is in your parameters, army might be better.I'm really happy with my short and compact board when wind is good...when wind is relatively constant, get on foil is not an issue.So to answer your question...what is a good volume. Depend what you are aiming for. Is you are jumping and throwing tricks, the smaller the better...if it's a board to wave rider, get up early...pass whitewater schloging...it needs to be at least your weight...to your weight + 10-15. I think swing weight and delay in response was more an issue with older boards with foil track really far back or foil brand who were mounting back in the track...with a lot of nose and foam in front of the track...now... 65L or 90L...not a super big difference on how fun is the board on foil.

Or would the 120 be better as i can Sup foil it also?(i already Sup surf, using a 8'3 x 29" 113 liter JP Surf pro - dont think i could use the ML 105 unless it was glassy)