Comparing Foils

This is the AFS Enduro 900 on the standard fuselage with a Mako Carve 130 rear stabilizer.

This is the foil I use the most for Foil Drive-ing.

This is Cabrinha Prestige 905 with the 160 rear stabilizer.

This is the foil I have been testing/demo-ing.

I can't believe that I can prone foil this...

It also works great on Foil Drive, but once the waves get bigger than chest, I think there are better foils to use that handle the additional energy present (AFS Silk 850 and 650, and the Cab crew says the Whippit 850)

These foils are similar but you can see the obvious differences.

And even profile wise - similar but different.

The big litmus test for whether this foil will be added to the hangar is under parawing power.  If I can get up on foil in the same conditions where I normally use the AFS Enduro 1100, I have to sell a bunch of stuff and pick this up.

Having a smaller foil to ride waves - with a parawing deployed or retracted would be awesome.  But it needs to be able to get up quickly.

We shall see very soon... 

Prone Session 2 with the Cabrinha Prestige 905/160

I took the same setup from yesterday for another prone session.

Similar conditions to yesterday - but slightly bigger waves on the sets.

And the swell direction shifted and on the bigger waves the lineup would kinda close out.

I caught seven waves today.

One was a steeper drop.  Got in a bottom turn on that one, rode further along and hit a white water section (and down I went).

On one longer ride, after carving around and back and forth, I shot out the back, pumped out towards the outside and got to turn back on the next wave - Double Dipping!!!!

The other rides were longer with lots of turns.

On the earlier waves, I think I could feel some flex in the mast when cranking the turns.

I like this foil a lot.  I ordered the Cab adapter from Foil Cedrus - if the foil performs just as well using the Evolution Cedrus Surf mast, I'll be selling some stuff to fund purchasing this (foil and stab, not the mast).

Or I can keep saving and get a Hydrocraft Systems Helix....

Anyways - tomorrow I'm gonna try the Prestige on Foil Drive.

PF:8/W:2/PW:37/FD:34/S:15

Prone Foiling the Cabrinha Prestige 905

No wind today.  In fact with the thick cloud cover, it was really glassy.

Nice high tide and the swell was belly high on the sets.

Marlon was at the beach taking pictures.

Eli was out with his tow boogie.  Robby had come in from FD, and Roland was still out buzzing around.

Prayot had texted and said he wouldn't have the time to test drive the Cabrinha Prestige 905/160 set until this Sunday.  So I should pick it up and put it through the ringer.

At first pass, his notes on it were it felt solid all around - the mast didn't flex like the F4 mast.

The Union connection looked to be really streamlined.

And the foils looked really efficient.

All the YouTube videos showed this to be a very maneuverable foil that had plenty of lift for its size.

I figured I start at the hardest point to test drive the foil - prone.

I caught two waves to start, but botched those getting my feet to remember how to prone foil.

But I caught three waves after that and they were absolutely perfect -

This foil turns like the Enduro 900, has the lift of the Enduro 1100, and is super forgiving.

For a small bit of time - it made me "want" to prone foil.

And I've never prone foiled a set smaller than the Silk 1050 - at 905, the Prestige was insanely good!

This immediately made the Unifoil Progression 170, the F One Momentum 800, the F One Eagle 690 all hanging in my garage subject to a liquidation sale to fund a Prestige...

PF:7/W:2/PW:37/FD:34/S:15

Evening Prone Foil Session - 4/20/2026

Got in a late prone foiling session.

There were breaking waves even with the higher tide.

These two were chillaxing

Progression 170 with a Vic rear stabilizer.  Project Cedrus Classic mast bolted on to trusty ole No.24

I successfully rode 5 waves!  This is definitely a perishable skill - glad to mix this in with the recent surfing sessions to get cross training in!

I think I am going to make a slightly longer, slightly narrower version of this board...

PF:6/W:2/PW:31/FD:30/S:14

Prone Foiling Session - 3/6/2026

And in the afternoon, La was working on some projects, so I figured I'd hit the beach.

These guys were chilling.

And Kalani had sent video - it seemed junky so I figured I should practice prone foiling again.

Silk 1050 on the long fuselage with the Silk 142 rear stabilizer.

I don't remember how taxing prone foiling is... definitely humbling.

I actually feel like I surf better than I prone foil (which used to NOT be the case).

I can say with confidence that Foil Drive-ing makes your prone foiling SUCK!!!

HUGE difference in track patterns in FD and PF.

I did manage to get three rides, with the last one being more indicative of what I used to get (before Foil Drive).  Having the Silk 1050 on may have been a factor...

I did make an adjustment on the mast position - moving it forward a notch and it did work better.

I think next time I'll use the Uni Progression 170 - and continue using that foil until I get used to doing this again...

PF:4/W:2/PW:20/FD:20/S:9

Parawing/Prone Session - 3/3/2026

Today was forecasted to have good wind - and it really was the only day this week that there would be sufficient wind.

When I got to the beach, there were whitecaps 

Big stuff day - except for the parawing... with the whitecaps I figured I'd be better off with the BRM Maliko 5.1

I was good for the first 15 minutes - then the wind pretty much died.

I was too stubborn to paddle in and swap out the Maliko 5.1 for the Flysurfer POW 5.0 - 

After I accepted that the wind was not likely to come back, I tried prone foiling.

I ended up riding a few waves.  I missed many more waves than I caught, but just being able to ride the big stuff prone foiling felt like an accomplishment.

From the wind chart, it looks like I need 17 mph to takeoff, and 15 to stay up and riding.

I really don't know why I'm too lazy to pack a second parawing.

Fun double duty session!

PF:3/W:2/PW:19/FD:20/S:9

Parawing Session - 2/13/2026

Got off work, headed home, loaded up the parawinging stuff and headed to the beach.

It was whitecapping when I got there -

Prayot was out (but oddly not on foil??? - foreshadowing).

AFS Enduro 1300/HA43 on the UHM 80cm mast bolted on to No.34

What I should have done was packed two parawings - a 5m and a 4m

But I was hopeful on the side of strengthening winds (based on the forecast) and I went out on the BRM Maliko 4.0 

This beautiful woman was taking lots of pictures!

Lots going on here -

It actually took a bit before I got a gust strong enough to get me on foil - yup, as soon as I hit the water the wind dropped.  The opposite of what was forecasted - but I blame the clouds.

Once I was up, I was able to pull pretty hard upwind and made it back past the launch point.

Paul Cooper was out on wing -

I rode a couple of waves with the PW doused.  It was the second one that ended my session - I wasn't able to redeploy the PW after the wave was fizzling. 

If I had a 5.0 I would have been able to swap and get riding again.  Instead, I drifted while waiting for a gust.

The Maliko 4.0 needs whitecaps for sure.

I drifted past the last cabin into Campgrounds.  I figured I should cut my losses - and paddled back to above Fenceline

Along the way, I got into the breakers out in front of the Cabins.  I missed standing up on one that I caught, but I did ride the next one.  This is probably the third time I've been able to prone foil this board and foil.  Back in the day I was prone foiling on really big foils - this is really small in comparison to those - but it somehow feels almost too big. 

I caught up with Roland who was also down on the water waiting for a gust.  He did get up on foil - I headed in all tuckered out from the long paddle.

And I saw this guy in the parking lot!!!

Fun day despite the challenges!

PF:2/PW:12/FD:14/S:8

Evening Prone Foiling Session - 2/6/2026

I had two rest days in a row - today was a get out and get some foil positions down on No.43 day

The waves were generally small, but they were supposed to pick up a bit and the tide was coming up - so generally a favorable forecast.

These three were basking - we don't usually get three this close in proximity.

No.43 with the AFS 75cm UHM mast (freshly modified), Modular Silk 1050/Silk 142 mounted on the standard Fuselink fuselage. 

With the waves on the small side, prone foiling was even harder than it is normally.  And it didn't help I was trying to be extra cautious with the new foil.

After a long wait and many failed takeoffs, I finally caught one and got up to ride.  The Silk 1050 is amazing!!!  Turns super hard, pumps through flat spots and is uber maneuverable.

On this wave the system felt like it could use more raw lift.  I moved the foil forward and tried again.

The second wave I caught felt way better -

The pressure felt balanced front and back, and the turns were even easier to make.

Both waves were decently long, but with low wave energy, I had zero chance of pumping back out.

Prone foiling is no joke - I'll mix this in more to regain my proficiency.

PF:1/PW:8/FD:12/S:7

Prone Foil Dawn Patrol - 12/26/2025

Nice conditions this morning.  Waist high waves combined with the high tide, made for good prone foiling conditions -

And I took out the AFS UHM 75cm mast (ultra skinny one) and the AFS Enduro 1100 - first time for both of these on a prone foil strike mission.

I did not have a lot of time this morning - Noe asked if I could take her to the gym on base.  That was the other reason I decided to prone foil this morning instead of bringing out the Foil Drive.

I caught three waves where I stood up and got some down the line time, some fun carves, and on the last one a pump out the back of the wave that took me in.

The tracks on No.24 are quite short and set back pretty far.  When I built this board, the foils that were used for prone foiling were on the high side of 1300.  For prone at my weight I am bolting on foils around 1100 sq cm and it is pushing the front limit of the tracks (which is why I am building No.34)

But I still got the Enduro 1100 close to where it should be (it could use about a half inch to slightly more forward space).

This looks so different than a Foil Drive session -

It is good to mix things up to keep the mainstays fresh.

W:58/FD:142/PW:75/S:20/PF:4

Evening Prone Foiling Session - 12/4/2025

Similar conditions to yesterday - but the tide was a little higher and the waves just a notch bigger.

I got a Mako Carve 130 rear stabilizer in today, and I thought I would take out the Foil Drive with the Enduro 900 (swapping to the Mako stabilizer to test that out), but Roland said he was going to prone foil, so I figured I'd join him.

I bolted on the 68cm Project Cedrus mast to get a little more grounding clearance.

I caught five longer rides today - double dips, tight top turns, and gliding runs were the highlights of today's session.

Prone foiling is starting to come back -

W:58/FD:137/PW:70/S:18/PF:3

Evening Prone Foiling Session - 12/3/2025

Yesterday I went to the beach - but I had brought the Volcanic Sweet Potato hoping that it would be rideable.  Roland and Brent were there - Roland was chilling and Brent was taking a break from prone foiling.

Brent went back out and proceeded to catch three waves on some tiny breaks.  This motivated me to go and prone foil again - which I did today.

The conditions were similar to yesterday - but it seemed to be a notch smaller and the tide a bit higher.

No.24 (for it's volume), the Project Cedrus Classic Carbon mast (75cm - probably should have brought out the 68cm one with the tide the way it was), and the Progression 170

I caught 5 pretty fun rides - getting in some really good turns and getting reacquainted with the low speed glide this foil offers.

Prone foiling is definitely all about the takeoff - after that it has the same mechanics as prone foil driving (duh).  But the takeoff is probably the hardest part - especially when the waves are on the small side and the tide is lower than 0.7'

Eli came out with the Tow Boogie he recently built.

This one has a single motor and the controller is integrated into the motor - these are the differences from Jesse's setup.

He was catching waves that I would have caught using the Foil Drive - but I told him I am trying to keep surfing and prone foiling relevant in my repertoire so back to prone foiling it is!

W:58/FD:137/PW:70/S:18/PF:2

Morning Session - 11/16/2025

I got a late start this morning.  I was going to just push off water time until the afternoon - but I looked at the forecast and it looks like the south energy is tailing off.

I had some stuff to do to support La, but I had just enough time to get in a quick prone foiling session...

YES - I said "PRONE FOILING"

It has been a long time since I had done this.  Using the Foil Drive has pretty much negated this activity from my skill set.  But with all the paddling I've been doing through parawinging and surfing, I should be in decent enough shape to at least give this a go.  And it would be nice to see how foiling without the extra weight would be.

I broke out No.24 and bolted on the setup I picked up yesterday - a 75cm Project Cedrus carbon mast (with base plate and Unifoil adapter) and a complete Unifoil Progression 170/M fuselage/14.5" Progression rear stabilizer.

I only wanted to see where I was conditioning wise, and maybe catch a few.

I paddled for four, missing the first one and then riding out the last three.

And the second wave I almost got a double dip.

It wasn't the prettiest thing, but I did get up and rode decently long waves given the conditions this morning.

W:58/FD:130/PW:67/S:15/PF:1

Evening Session - 11/27/2024

Yesterday evening the wind was up and down, the tide was lowish and the waves were small - I ended up bringing the Sweet Potato.  I could have brought the Mode Pro 6.8 and the Dragonfly - that for sure would have worked, but I opted to play it safe.

I actually got up on several waves - but there was so little energy it was hard to get maneuvers in.  At least I didn't get skunked.

Roland and Prayot on the other hand did take out their prone foil setups and had some good rides.  Three-peats were common.

This was Roland's last wave of the day - he took it all the way in.  But it wasn't sand on the inside....

Hopefully the wind comes back soon.

W:145/PW:2/FD:83/F:5/S:23