Starboard 115 Plus Fuselage Unboxing & Closer Look
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- I just got my Starboard 115 Plus Fuselage! The package looked great and so did the fuselage. The front wing is 7.2 cm further forward compaired to the original 115 fuselage. Shim system is cool too. Also the tear drop on the back bottom is no more. The 115 + is thick enough in the back that the back screw has enough room for threads. I think this will help efficiency.
I got it from North Beach Windsurfing in Florida. Britt was great to work with.
I will get this on the water for some sessions and make a video soon.
I appreciate a like and let me know if you have any questions.
Happy sailing!
Jonathan
Hi i have a question for you since I don't know anyone else about this stuff.. I'm an ex racer sailor with lot's of experience in dinghies and the last few years i windsurf as a hobby (totally comfortable with planning, gybing, water start and going upwind and downwind) .so I'm interested to start foiling(no experience yet) with main goal upwind and downwind performance..so after a little research i decided that starboard foils are the ones..the think is i dont want to buy the easiest foil of the line and after a couple of hours need something faster..so my question is should i go for the 900/255 iq foil with the alu mast or the 1100/500 freeride plus with just 95+ fuselage and eventually upgrade..from your previous videos i saw your not a big fan of the 800/330 gtr plus with the 95+ fuselage....i will use it with 7-13 knots 90% of the time at the beginning with a 7,5 m sail and my weight is 65kg.......Any comments are more than welcome :)
Hi Dimitris, Welcome to Wind Foiling!
This is of course a tuff question as board, sail, and foilers prefferences change things. I will do my best. I have not spent any time flying on other brand's current race foils so I am not sure on how they would compair. I very much like my Starboard foil and do not have plans to change.
For performance upwind / downwind just skip the 1100 front wing as an option.
My go to foil setup for sail sizes between 3.7m - 11.6m is the M1000 front wing 255 rear wing 115+ fuselage and -2° shim. If you have the new -2° 255 rear wing then to match my setup you would go 0° shim. This combo is so universal becasue it is plenty fast and for some reason the M1000 depowers better compaired to the 800 on a reach. This depower is so nice when I am in higher wind for my sail size or I am flying in gusty conditions. The 800 is great at upwind in med to high wind and great at downwind in all wind conditions. The general shape of the 800 and 900 look very close and the M1000 has a little different shape. I have not tryed the 900 front wing yet but I predict expecially with a 115 / 115+ / 115++ fuselage it will be the most uncomfortable "vs the 800, M1000" going faster on a reach.
For upwind / downwind in all wind conditions assuming you do not regularly foil in gusty conditions "the M1000 does great with gusty wind". I think the 900 front wing will be your clear choice. It is a bit faster and more efficent vs the M1000. Eventhough I think the 800 is quite good at downwind in all wind conditions as once you are flying there is a higher stall speed but there is less drag so you can overall maintain flight almost as long with a very free / fast feeling and very nice at maintaining level flight going way faster than the chop. The bit of extra size of the 900 will still be nice. For upwind the extra size and power of the 900 will only do you faivors. You will get up and fly sooner after a fast tack and the grind upwind at high angles will be great.
Let me know if you have any other questions.
Happy shopping!
@@jonathanreinke9392 that's epic! I have one more question about the range of adjustment of the tail wing... The 255 -2° comes with spacers from +1° to -2° so the total range is from -1 to -4? I know that +1 spacer is the most powerful and -2 spacer for hight wind but i found weird the fact that all the options are downlifted..is that the case or am i missing something?
For Starboard to make it easy to know the difference between the original 255 rear wing designed for the 75, 95 & 115 fuselage. And the new 255 -2° rear wing designed for the 95+, 115+ & 115++ fuselages they call it the -2° rear wing as it has exactly -2° less of angle.
To be completely accurate the original 255 rear wing has a +3.7° angle in relationship to the front wing being neural or 0°. So with the +1° to -2° shim kit and with the 95+, 115+ & 115++ fuselages you will have a range of +4.7° to +1.7° with the 255. The new -2° 255 with the shim kit will have a range of +2.7° to -0.3°.
With the 115+ both rear wings will work but the -2° 255 will be overall give you more range. With the 115++ the -2° 255 is rilly the only way to go. With the 95+ both will work but I personally think the original 255 will give you a bit more range.
This is a great video to watch.
th-cam.com/video/a8O1_WDJnYw/w-d-xo.html
Hope this helps. 🙂
@@jonathanreinke9392 that's so helpfull thank you very much!!!
Have you tried different shims with the 115+? Since I have the old 255 with no built in negative angle, I've been using the -2 shim. Yesterday I tried the -1.5 in 10-14 knots and I thought it was a bit better for that condition. Also, I'm interested to know where you are placing your UJ in relation to the forward Tuttle screw with the 1000 and 800 wings. I moved mine back to 104cm with the 1000 (124 to the back of the board) and this seems to be working well. Thanks.
Very cool!
Main thing is use what works well for you. I have tryed a bunch of shim combos and am now formulating my thoughts. Rather than making a first impressions video I am going more for a full review. :)
With the 115+ and 1000 front wing I have tryed almost all shims with the stock 255 and 330 rear wing. My favorit right now is 1000/255/115+ -1.5. The -2 shim feels a bit too neutral and a little back pressure is more comfy in flight. As far as I can tell with all the different stats a foil can have ... the only bonus for the 330 back wing is slightly easyer flying jibes. I like the 330 with the -2 or -1.5 shim and mast track all the way forward. The 255 rear wing is faster has a better average speed, quicker to pop up to flight, more stable ... ext. The 330 may seem to get better zig zags but just use more back angle with the 255 and it gets great quick turning.
For mast base position I change it a lot even with the same setup. Min downhaul the sail has more power up high in compairison to the rest of the sail so I move my mast base back, max downhaul I move my mast base forward as less power up high so less pressure on the board. I recomend using a mecanical single bolt U- joint and doing a quick reach or two adjusting and do this again and again. May seem anoying but you will figure out what works best for you and you will remember were you like it and set it right before you go out. Also if you pull more or release downhaul you can quickly change the mast base at the same time and get right back to ballanced fun flight! :)
For me I have confermed I will not be getting the -2 ° 255 rear wing. Stock 255 works great with the -1.5 / -2.0 shim. +1 through -1 shims make for easyer to flight but I am not convinced it will get me flying in less wind. Also not very good in flight as too much power. 330 with +1 shim and my 10.8m NX is so easy to get to flight but gets overpowered so easly. 255 +1 to 0 is not as bad but slower in flight and still out of balanced. Best only used for very light wind and very stable wind.
Yesterday I logged 108.17 miles! About a 100 with 1000/255/115+ -1.5. About 8 miles with 550/255/115+ -1.5. Wow this combo with the 550 front wing blasts through heavy chop so easly! I think the -2° shim and moving the mast base back a bit "mast base was all the way forward" would even be better.
Have a good one!
@@jonathanreinke9392 FWIW, the regular 115 is nearly identical in dimensions to the 95+ except for length. The mast cutout is 1cm further forward which isn't much. The tail dimensions look really close making the 115 a very good candidate to cut down to a 95"+".
Used the 115+/800/255 with -1.5 yesterday with 8.5 and quite overpowered upwind (high teens puffs). Still felt decent control. Our sailing area is usually pretty choppy with multi-directional waves so harder to put the throttle down. Haven't tried the 550 yet.
What does long fuselage do for you?
Generally it adds stability and reduces control. A longer fuselage can also put your front wing forward, this helps to get more lift to get flying. At the same time your back wing can be further back. That helps to fly straight. If your back wing is too close to your mast flight can get squirrely.