Hey all, I'm interested in the freestyle 87. I currently ride a Wizard 105. I live in a super windy place (SF bay) and am enjoying foiling in high winds. My most used sail is 3.4. I like the super compact shape of the 87 and the single rear footstraps. With small sails I don't really use the rear straps much on the Wizard, and often wish for a center strap.

I'm most curious about what it's like slogging the 87. If the wind dies, how's it compare to something like a wizard 105, or a traditional shortboard? Can you actually make progress? I can slog the Wizard pretty well.

How about up hauling? Obviously I'd be losing a good amount of volume. I don't have any issues uphauling the wizard 105 unless it's extremely choppy (even then, it's still not too bad). The biggest thing to get used to was the lack of nose volume.

Clearly weight is important for these questions, and I'm a super lightweight at about 63kg.

Maybe it's not as much of an issue as I think, as I've rarely had to slog back to the beach since I use a lifty infinity foil. But good to know in case.

Thanks for any input.