I'll post pictures of this later, but I repaired the Go Foil pedestal tail, the GL210, the wing foiling board, several of the G10 tail wings, and the HS1550 that Kalani asked me to cut down.
Among all that, I pumped up the Duotone Echo 6.0 and the Ensis 5.2 to compare sizes. I also compared the Echo 5.0 that I'm borrowing. There doesn't seem to be too much difference between the Echo 6.0 and the Ensis 5.2 - check out these pictures -
Comparing the 5.2 I rode on Wednesday to my Echo 6.0, it had similar pull. I felt the Echo was easier to adjust angle-wise because you can twist the boom - can't do that with handles. The Echo also tacked easier - the dihedral helps on this I think. One measurement you can't seem to find on any wing is the boom/strut length. Here are a couple of pictures of the Ensis 5.2 and the Echo 6.0
The Ensis did get up on foil faster than the bigger Echo when I got hit with a puff - which was puzzling to me. Perhaps the gusset helps "cup" the wind better. If I could get that kind of power out of the 5.2, a 6.0 Ensis should have more power than the Echo.
I also went ahead and placed the Echo 6.0 and 5.0 together for comparison.
There seems to be a more noticeable difference in size here. I've had the 6.0 out in gusts past 25 (but not much), and I've had the 5.0 out in gusts past 35 (maybe 40) and I could still foil by holding the wing in the 12 o'clock neutral position.
So I really like the Echo with the boom, but until I can get it to flag while I'm on a wave (which it really doesn't want to do while I'm single handing it), I think I'll be adding the Ensis 5.2 and 6.0 to the quiver.
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