Great edit Jeremy. You are the master of all things foil surfing. I have been using the FD with the Armstrong midlength 55 with no antenna and don’t have an issue. I’m 77kg so maybe more of the board is out of the water. As well FD has been continuously updating the tech on the connection so the more recent units that have shipped this summer have had no connection issues on any boards we have been trying at REAL. Keep the content coming and stoked to see you having fun with your family.
DUDE! sick footage. that place looks magical. what sweeet edit. you make fighting the foil drive real hard bro. but I'm glad you kept it real too. great job. and love the fam footage as well. have a good one bud!
@@OCEANBOUND1 thanks so much. We got waves every day non stop and my son killed the drone angles. I have plans to do cool stuff at some of these waves but it’s not very consistent. 3 boys is non stop.
Bought a max unit. Bad connectivity on my carbon Majek board with carbon tracks. Nothing worked until FD sent me an antenna unit. Worked perfectly the first ride out!
Good review and footage and glad you called out some issues other’s have avoided. The external antenna is ugly and expensive for something that should have worked out of the box. There’s a big difference to the flow of your foiling and turns in the footage where you use the boogie vs the FD, this goes for everyone even the top notch riders it undoubtedly adds a hitch to the riding. Having said that I still think an assist unit of some variety is the quickest, easiest and best way for someone new to foiling to learn (especially the prone and downwind disciplines) so they have a place in foiling I’m just not sure that’s in the lineup.
Nice footage thanks. Crazy a unit that costs 8k plus has these issues. I’d imagine the future tech and competition will be there in the next year or so. Bring on some innovation and a 2k unit 🤙
A 2k unit will bring 30 foilers to your local beach with the inexperienced ones causing carnage to others and themselves. A swimmer will get run over and then a ban put in place. Like a $2 shop item, it may look the same but will it perform the same.
Hello, Jeremy, I have being looking after your progressions for few years now, always very inspirational 🤙 I am looking into getting a MA board for winging and a bit of proning, I weight 70kg and would appreciate your opinion if the 55l version can work well in my case. I am pretty sure it will acceptable ok for pronning in the reasonable condtionions, but a bit "worried" how it will work for winging in 10-12 knots, atm I have 5'0 x 23'' x 60l (very similar to Armsrong "regular" wing board 2021-22 model) and can start it with my current foils in 10kts+. Would it be safe to believe that the new longer shape optimized for speed would forgive 5l reduction in volume, considering I am already 10kg below the neutural/positive buoyancy?
@@bohdanafanasyev3642 it’s a epic all rounder. So I wing the 55l but I don’t really bother going out in winds under 15knts. A friend of mine I was speaking to just last week is about 80kg and loves his 65l. He takes it out light wind winging all the time. It has a very “surfy” feeling to it when turning
@@hhhancock167 no still the X3, I’m waiting to see what go pro is going to offer in next few months then might upgrade. I REALLY do not like editing 360 videos 😂
@@oceanpixels9408 I have been reading all the reviews between the Insta 360 X4 vs GoPro Hero 12 and trying to decide which one to go with. It would mainly be for prone foiling with Foil Drive and Downwinding with Foil Drive. Any more thoughts on this? Or is GoPro about to release something even better real soon?
@@hhhancock167 well I would definitely not be buying right now as the product cycle is pretty much over for the Gopro. Check out the online rumours. They are talking about a new 360. If you need it right now I would buy the X4 otherwise wait and see what Gopro releases and make a informed decision then.
A Chinese version will end up costing you in the long run and no doubt will rust and have huge issues. The support from foil drive is amazing with any problems you have. The tech and time thats gone into this unit is incredible. My progress in the last 6 month with the gen 2 has saved me a year or 2 of paddling and frustration. But I guess at the end of the day you get what you pay for. I payed $9200 NZD for the max and it was money well spent.
I really like the Armstrong midsize board, but hate the idea of having to run an antenna cable…. Do you think having a “window” cut/glassed in the front and between the rails would work?
@@ptj6412 it’s not ideal but it does work. It makes it a bit hard to move the mast also but I’m told to make a little coil at the mast that way you can move the mast forward or backwards without having to tape up the whole board again. Little tricks help. I’m also told you can drill a hole in the board or something but I have not done that and probably should not recommend it either
I have used the Armstrong midlength 55 a lot with FD and connectivity is solid without an antenna. Im 77kg. If I run it underwater for 5 seconds starting it will cut out but besides that the connect is 💯
Great edit Jeremy. You are the master of all things foil surfing.
I have been using the FD with the Armstrong midlength 55 with no antenna and don’t have an issue. I’m 77kg so maybe more of the board is out of the water. As well FD has been continuously updating the tech on the connection so the more recent units that have shipped this summer have had no connection issues on any boards we have been trying at REAL.
Keep the content coming and stoked to see you having fun with your family.
Love the tow boogie guy heading directly into the critical section at 3:34
@@Toastypie1 haha that’s Luke. It happens but they are built to take beatings
😂 💯 boogie dude taking 🍩
Whatever they're paying you it's not enough! I enjoyed this review more than any other video I've watched this week.
@@Hdip awesome thanks so much. I’ll try to do more as new stuff comes around
that was soooo good love the family clips at the end
@@joshku1990 10 days of good weather in winter.
Killing it Jeremy. Great looking waves and riding for sure. The review answers a ton of questions. Thank you.
DUDE! sick footage. that place looks magical. what sweeet edit. you make fighting the foil drive real hard bro. but I'm glad you kept it real too. great job. and love the fam footage as well. have a good one bud!
@@OCEANBOUND1 thanks so much. We got waves every day non stop and my son killed the drone angles. I have plans to do cool stuff at some of these waves but it’s not very consistent. 3 boys is non stop.
Bought a max unit. Bad connectivity on my carbon Majek board with carbon tracks. Nothing worked until FD sent me an antenna unit. Worked perfectly the first ride out!
Good review and footage and glad you called out some issues other’s have avoided.
The external antenna is ugly and expensive for something that should have worked out of the box.
There’s a big difference to the flow of your foiling and turns in the footage where you use the boogie vs the FD, this goes for everyone even the top notch riders it undoubtedly adds a hitch to the riding.
Having said that I still think an assist unit of some variety is the quickest, easiest and best way for someone new to foiling to learn (especially the prone and downwind disciplines) so they have a place in foiling I’m just not sure that’s in the lineup.
Good to see normal people in the tube ❤
What great review, thank you! About to get back into the sport after a long break. Doing tons of research and found all this very helpful. 👊🏾
Nice footage thanks. Crazy a unit that costs 8k plus has these issues. I’d imagine the future tech and competition will be there in the next year or so. Bring on some innovation and a 2k unit 🤙
A 2k unit will bring 30 foilers to your local beach with the inexperienced ones causing carnage to others and themselves. A swimmer will get run over and then a ban put in place. Like a $2 shop item, it may look the same but will it perform the same.
Hello, Jeremy, I have being looking after your progressions for few years now, always very inspirational 🤙
I am looking into getting a MA board for winging and a bit of proning, I weight 70kg and would appreciate your opinion if the 55l version can work well in my case.
I am pretty sure it will acceptable ok for pronning in the reasonable condtionions, but a bit "worried" how it will work for winging in 10-12 knots, atm I have 5'0 x 23'' x 60l (very similar to Armsrong "regular" wing board 2021-22 model) and can start it with my current foils in 10kts+. Would it be safe to believe that the new longer shape optimized for speed would forgive 5l reduction in volume, considering I am already 10kg below the neutural/positive buoyancy?
@@bohdanafanasyev3642 it’s a epic all rounder. So I wing the 55l but I don’t really bother going out in winds under 15knts. A friend of mine I was speaking to just last week is about 80kg and loves his 65l. He takes it out light wind winging all the time. It has a very “surfy” feeling to it when turning
@@oceanpixels9408 thanks for sharing will go for it 🤙
Cool vid
Thanks for all the details, really helpful. You could use white tape?
@@bernardstark I did not mention in the video I have moved to clear tape but you are totally right that white duct tape is clearly the answer.
Are you filming some of it with the Insta360 X4? If so, how do you like it? Thanks!
@@hhhancock167 no still the X3, I’m waiting to see what go pro is going to offer in next few months then might upgrade. I REALLY do not like editing 360 videos 😂
@@oceanpixels9408 I have been reading all the reviews between the Insta 360 X4 vs GoPro Hero 12 and trying to decide which one to go with. It would mainly be for prone foiling with Foil Drive and Downwinding with Foil Drive. Any more thoughts on this? Or is GoPro about to release something even better real soon?
@@hhhancock167 well I would definitely not be buying right now as the product cycle is pretty much over for the Gopro. Check out the online rumours. They are talking about a new 360. If you need it right now I would buy the X4 otherwise wait and see what Gopro releases and make a informed decision then.
I hope the chinese come with reasonable priced one
A Chinese version will end up costing you in the long run and no doubt will rust and have huge issues. The support from foil drive is amazing with any problems you have. The tech and time thats gone into this unit is incredible. My progress in the last 6 month with the gen 2 has saved me a year or 2 of paddling and frustration. But I guess at the end of the day you get what you pay for. I payed $9200 NZD for the max and it was money well spent.
I really like the Armstrong midsize board, but hate the idea of having to run an antenna cable…. Do you think having a “window” cut/glassed in the front and between the rails would work?
@@ptj6412 it’s not ideal but it does work. It makes it a bit hard to move the mast also but I’m told to make a little coil at the mast that way you can move the mast forward or backwards without having to tape up the whole board again. Little tricks help.
I’m also told you can drill a hole in the board or something but I have not done that and probably should not recommend it either
I have used the Armstrong midlength 55 a lot with FD and connectivity is solid without an antenna. Im 77kg. If I run it underwater for 5 seconds starting it will cut out but besides that the connect is 💯
Great video! What length you use (15,20 or 25cm)?
@@SalvaDopeLifeStyle I think the 15 cm. It’s the one size just above the shortest