SABFoil Kraken series with new Leviathan series wIngs

Hi Wingers,

Ive been riding the Kraken series foils from SABFoil for some time now and have also been riding the Leviathan series front wings for pump and downwind. I notice that I haven't posted much about it here so here goes it. The QR releases the mast from the board with a single tapered pin and remains in position on the board.

Apart from being stiffer and and thinner in profile, the series 3 masts can be used for prone foilsurf, windfoiling, kitefoiling and wingfoiling and is easy to change from one sport to the next with a single pin.

The fuselage is more solid and has a huge pocket for the huge mast foot which no longer relies on a taper for tight fit. The connection is solid and uses 8mm bolts. No flex and no movement. This series came about as a result of wings getting wide and stressing the standard masts. All older Moses wings and stabs fit straight onto the new Series 3 fuses.

The Leviathan Series wings are denoted by the -L suffix ie 1150-L. There are some older wings like the original 950 which share the same wingspan as the 950-L.
There are four sizes in the Leviathan range 1550-L, 1350-L, 1150-L and 950-L. The two larger Levi's are mostly aimed at the dock start and pump market. The 1350-L is a pump and glide monster. It's seriously easy to pump and dock start with little effort enabling longer pump sessions and light wind downwind as it picks up the energy from every tiny bump and makes down winding easy in the worst conditions. I haven't even ordered a 1550-L as I couldn't imagine needing any more glide and pump than is offered in the 1350-L.

Biggest issue with the 1350-L is it isn't a playful agile wing you can go from bank to bank. It can turn ok, but for rapid changes of direction that are often required in downwinding, I find the slightly less glide but spirit of the 1150-L is a better fit.

Now for the main purpose of the review, the 1150-Leviathan. Since first hearing about the Leviathan series, I've been impatiently waiting for our Levi's to arrive. the 1350-L cam first, tried it, liked it, but didn't offer what I wanted. As a 100kg rider, I've been riding the W1000 and the W1110 for downwinding and have loved them both. The W1110 was better than the W1000 but with my bulk, I wanted the long effortless glide that I would see the lighter riders getting on YouTube's. The W1110 was excellent in b
ig seas and raging winds but in smaller conditions, my weight would slow it down in between bumps and the pump was ok, but returned inconsistent results, sometimes it would be ok, but mostly was hard work as it lowered to the surface and I'd be starting again. In light winds, it was hard work as a heavier rider.

I've now have three solid downwinders from City Beach to Sorrento. One in 20-23 knots, one in 23-27 knots and finally one in 12-15 knots. Each ride was in the kind of sea state you would expect in those wind speeds, everything from tiny bumps in glassy puffy conditions, to monster drops at over 30kph and runners that seemingly went on forever.

The water start of the 1150-L is initially quite overwhelming. As soon as you start moving forward, if you have any upward angle, it just climbs straight up without stalling until you fall in backwards. Second attempt and kept the board nice and flat, sheeted on and gave a quick pump and was instantly flying. It didn't struggle, just accelerated up to speed and I turned it onto the very first bump with a slight bank and was rewarded with a beautiful glide, the bottom dropped out of the trough and we accelerated up and over the wave in front without so much as a pump, a couple of quick pumps and created the next wave as well. So good!

As I went down the run, I got braver and more confident carving harder and pumping more often, discovering I could start to ride more aggressively, actively seeking bumps further afield, further ahead and also behind. This unlocked a whole new colour palette with which to colour my run.
My next run was even better as I was better able to utilise more of the potential of the foil and the sea conditions. I had half as many falls as the last run and covered 40% more ground from occasionally going back upwind to watch over a mate and take advantage of some excellent patches.

The final run was yesterday in the very puffy edge of the Seabreeze where it met and fought the land breeze. Conditions were very light with the odd gust of 15 knots along the way. I managed to easily water start in the gusts and rode the small bumps all along the coast, with plenty of pumping to keep the ride going. It was the same light conditions that I last used the 1350-L but this time I could carve and switch direction, drop i;to bumps and troughs and basically ride the way I wanted to. I had a blast and was one of the very few who managed to get out in the rather flaccid conditions. I was absolutely blown away with the light wind performance considering I originally rigged expecting 25 knots. I did exchange the 3.5m wing for a 4.5m, which was still tiny for the conditions, but aptly suited the 1150-L

The 1150-L was everything I was hoping for and then some, I've been blown away by it's ease of use and it's incredible performance in such varied conditions. To say I'm absolutely stoked is an understatement, and have now grabbed one from stock for myself as not having it with me due to someone else dem9ing it, is all the pain I could endure.

We have it available for demo if you don't believe my review. A whole SABFoil Kraken foil set. 1150-L/83/380

Yewwww! So stoked, see has on the run
DM

Hi Brit,

The 1150-L would be the perfect choice at 77kg. I wouldn't advise going as far as the 1350-L, it is VERY good at what it does, but at the expense of maneuverability. With my experience at 100kg, at your weight, I think you'll find the 1150-L will be efficient and also fun.

DM

Aloha, any info regarding the 950L?

I'm 65kg, interested mainly for SUP surf and downwind.

The aspect ratio is much lower on that wing which confuses me compared to the rest of the lineup.