I’m looking for a comparison b/w the Nomad and Armstrong MA mk2. Specifically looking for a foil on those big gorge days parawinging that can tame the energy a bit and easy to turn on the swell. It’s the seems the Nomad would have better low end given the high camber and maybe better glide with the aspect ratio in the 9’s instead of 8. But the MA seems that it would be faster, maybe have better pitch stability and turn better? Not sure. Would love to hear some input on those that have tried out these foils. Many thanks.

Rode 830 nomad and 890 mk2 armstrong.

These are only sort of comparable, as they are designed with different intents. The 830 nomad takes off a lot earlier, is slower, can go slower before dropping off foil. Carving and turning these foils felt similar, both are super slippery in turns and a lot of fun. The nomad also had more feedback when pumping, again owing to the very generous low end on all of these foils (also tried the 1160). The armstrong felt higher performance. The nomad was generally more beginner friendly. Neither foil was hard to use. Didn't test how glidey they felt as I was riding in powered conditions. Can't comment on stiffness because i used an Alu KT mast (which felt fine) and a carbon armstrong mast. The KT foil setup whistles progessively louder as you max out the speed for a given front wing, but i dont know which component in the setup causes this.

Obviously the KT setup with an alu mast is extremely affordable, relative to the armstrong. I'm a big fan of the KT range for casual riding for most people - they're just all kinda slow, which may bother some people eventually.