Shorter length reduces the leverage and lift required by the foil to get the board out of the water and keep it there. A lot of volume in the back half of the board allows you to get into the straps before the board is even moving, and then kick-start up onto the foil. So uphauling is an important consideration, and the Alien has enough volume forward to allow traditional uphaul technique with one foot either side of the mast base.
The volume distribution is very important on a foil board as it can be used in much lighter winds than you need to waterstart. Stable enough for your first flights, the Alien has the considered details to deliver performance so as not to be outgrown. It opens up more locations to windsurf, and can double or triple your days on the water. But this new geometry works in conjunction with the foil and rig to deliver balance, and a new windsurfing world to any competent windsurfer. The differences between the Alien and a normal freeride are many shape, length, rocker, stance, pretty much everything. By analyzing and gaining a deep understanding of the new variables that foiling introduced, we saw that specific foil-oriented equipment was required to elevate the experience to a true windsurfing sensation blasting in control and carving turns rather than balanced on top, nervously trimming. The Alien development program was initiated when the disappointment of bolting a hydrofoil to a normal windsurf board was realized.
A functional foil board with refined details that makes foiling both accessible AND desirable. Purely designed as a windsurf foil board, the Alien enables all the variables to work in harmony and move beyond simply balancing on a foil to WINDSURFING on a foil.
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