Description
FEATURES
GLIDE WIND is our friendly, easy-cruising and carving foil, also suitable for wave riding and basic freestyle moves. Ever dreamed about foiling but felt that it might be too dangerous or difficult? GLIDE WIND is the perfect tool to get you into foiling. The lowest possible speed is required to take-off allowing first time foilers to feel safe and comfortable. This all-round foil focuses on extreme stability and early flying. It is designed with round edges on the wings for safety, and has been engineered to prevent catapults and to allow soft landings. GLIDE WIND creates Kitefoilers.
| WING | SPAN CM/IN | CHORD LENGTH CM/IN | TOP AREA CM2 / IN2 | BOTTOM AREA CM2 / IN2 | PROJECTION AREA CM2/IN2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Front wing S | 63.6 / 25 | 22 / 8.7 | 1148 / 177.9 | 1044.8 / 161.9 | 1045 / 162 |
- GLIDE WIND is our friendly, easy-cruising and carving foil, also suitable for wave riding and basic freestyle moves.
- Ever dreamed about foiling but felt that it might be too dangerous or difficult?
- GLIDE WIND is the perfect tool to get you into foiling.
- The NP Glide Surf Foil comes complete with front wing, mast, top plate, stabiliser and fuselage as well as all fixings.
BASE SYSTEM
New CNC reinforced base construction. Two deep vertical tube connections to the mast for maximum strength, eliminating movement and offering perfect load transfer. Avoids vibration around the upper attachment area. GLIDE SURF foil comes with Top Plate base system.
BOLTS
x18 M8 titanium plated Stainless Steel bolts for maximum strength to weight ratio while preventing any corrosion problems. All using T-40 Torx drive, delivered with the product.
TAIL WING ADJUSTMENT
Delivers inverted thrust to balance the main wing and maintain easy control and stability. Foil is perfectly trimmed for average weight rider (75- 80kg) with tail in neutral position. Heavier riders, especially in light winds or during the learning process might prefer slightly more stabilizing force that a down tilted rear wing provides. Also, this down-angled position increases low-end power and lift of the foil. At the same time lighter riders, especially in strong wind conditions, may benefit from a drag and lift reduction by reducing the downwards tilt angle of the rear wing. Less down-angle will reduce the differential angle between the two wings and make the foil feel less draggy in the water, resulting in the fastest possible foiling sensation.
MAST
60 cm Aluminum mast. Optimized structure with two CNC female base system inserts ensuring maximum strength. Hollow construction to reduce weight combined with x3 vertical cross-ribs for maximum stiffness. Sanded mast trailing edge to avoid planning turbulence noise. Tempered, salt water corrosion resistant 6061-T6 aluminum.
FUSELAGE
Perfectly blended wing to CNC machined fuselage connection and integrated wind saddle providing minimum drag. Volume and weight of the aluminium used in fuselage is reduced by eliminating the forward protruding nose.
WINGS
GLIDE SURF pre-preg carbon layup with inner foam construction for maximum durability to weight ratio. Front wings span, Large: 86cm / Medium: 75cm and Small: 64cm. Tail wing span, Large: 51cm / Tail wing span, Small: 40cm.
GLIDE wings setup creates a natural tendency to roll into turns maintaining a nice balance during your ride. The Front wing is designed with a pronounced rounded Angle of attack and an elliptical bend shape. While flying, this thick leading edge on the front wing naturally closes the radius of your turn, tightening it. Far back, the angled down tail wings maintain a self-stabilizing roll allowing an easy turning performance. During this momentum, the GLIDE tail wing persists always want to come back to a flat position and cancelling the turning radius.
INTERCHANGEABLE WINGS
The glide wind foil can be interchanged with the S, M, L XL & XXL sized wing set, Which allows you to use it with a kite, wing, paddle, surf or behind a boat.
This video gives you an introduction to the NeilPryde Glide Surf Foil, and a set of valuable tips and tricks on surf foiling by Damien Leroy.
