We're in Cape Hatteras. Lots of different spots with different conditions. We get anything from calm days up to 60+ knots about a dozen days per year. Flat water on one side of the dune, waves on the other....

@@severnewindsurfingnorthamerica Ahhh, nice. Yes, I'm aware. I haven't been there yet but I'm planning a trip soon. I'm in San Diego, but I'm pretty much fed up with the light winds here... specially given that I'm from Puerto Rico and spent a few years on Maui. I'm planning to move soon and have Hatteras at the top of my list. If not, it's going to be Great Lakes.

@@PinchTune Wow! The more the merrier! We've got great conditions here all year long! Take a trip and check it out. The Outer Banks comes in many flavors, so make sure you explore the islands and find the place you like best to settle down.

@@severnewindsurfingnorthamerica Thanks. I know my channel is about drones, so you wouldn't know who I am... but I used to be a team ridee for Airush back in 2003-2005 or so, though SkyHigh back in Maui. I mentioned that because I'm well aware that Severne was very involved with Starboard and Airush design back in the day. Maybe I'll see you guys around :).

@@PinchTune Very cool! Yes, all the brands are very close. Incredible crew we have! Hope to see you out this way!

Thanks for the feedback Patrick! It's good to hear some different opinions. One thing that you need to keep in mind is that Severne is a 100% windsurf focussed brand with absolutely no interest in compromising any windsurf performance to fulfill any type of crossover sport needs. Windsurfing has the unique ability to adjust the balance point of the foil by moving the mast base around where as with winging, surfing and kiting, moving the foil is the only way to adjust the balance point. This is why the vast majority of dedicated windsurf foil boards use the tuttle / foil box. Tracks are an ongoing controversy. So many windsurf users prefer the tuttle box / foil box for ease of use while at the same time others want to bring their current foil setup from one of the brands that crossover into different sports and don't specifically focus on windsurfing the way Severne does. Personally, I owned a board in the past that had both tracks and a tuttle box. I went through he hassle of using the tracks once and ended up putting the foil in the same exact spot that the tuttle box was placed. Since the tuttle box was so much easier to set up, I never used the tracks again. That said, I do understand why people would want to have tracks on the board. From a board building perspective, it's a matter of trading off the lightest possible weight, and therefore the best possible performance (which is quite a WOW factor of the Predator) and satisfying a small portion of the windsurf market that requests tracks. Adding tracks would definitely add some weight to the board. Personally, when given the option, I much prefer the tuttle / foil box since I've never felt a need to move the foil at all on the Predator and it saves me significant time setting up the kit since I need to take the foil off the board after every session. There's also no need at all for a full deck pad since the rider is in the footstraps 100% of the time on the Predator. Tracks would have a purpose whereas a full deck pad would only add weight for no real reason. If you can, give the Predator a try. I've been demoing my 110 ltr to quite a few people here in Hatteras. This board probably gets the most consistently great feedback compared to any windsurf board I've ever let people try. Right along side the Severne Fox. People absolutely LOVE the Predator after trying it.... All the best, Mike

@@severnewindsurfingnorthamerica Hello Mike, Thank you very much for your detailed answer. You are right, light weight is very important for a foilboard. But i think tracks are the future especially for freestyle foil boards. Ok, severne has only one foil and this is with tuttle. So it is clear that a severne foilboard comes with tuttle box. But there are other foils out there with plate. I have moses/sab and several wing/stab sizes. Foiling with them with my alien 120 shows up that i need to move the foil back and forth a bit to get balanced. Maybe the redwing is balanced with all wings and stabs, i do not know. But having a plate to move the foil and not change the strap position would be very nice. For me a freestyle foilboard should have only tracks, no tuttle anymore. So the weight would stay the same as like the tuttle version. With full deck pad i mean it should be one piece in the area where i put my feet. Not over the front of the front straps. This little bit more eva stuff should not bring much extra weight to the board. But it would be much more skin friendly. I will give the predator a try at the lake silvaplana exhibition in august if they bring a 110.I tested the alien last year and then ordered one and am very happy with it. Cheers Patrick

@@Sixthflyer Thanks again for the feedback. I do think it is something that Severne should reconsider. Right now, the Severne boards are really well balanced for the full range of Severne foils and wings. The 1400 front and 350 rear and they say that the 1000 front wing with the 250 rear wing are nicely balanced. I just received my 250 rear wing, so I still have yet to try it, but I'll report back when I do. I think Severne needs to make the decision if they want to adapt the boards to 3rd party foils. Personally, if tracks were added, I'd still want the tuttle box on the Predator even with the added weight. I honestly wouldn't see myself using the tracks at all since I have the Redwing kits and have never had any point riding it where I felt that I needed to move the foil or footstraps. We'll see what develops in Severne's foil range as it expands. Perhaps with more foils coming out, and more guys rotating in the air, Severne will see the need for tracks in the future. Let us know what you think of the Predator. it really has me eager to get out and foil and run through some 360s, try to foil away from helitacks, see how many times I can spin the sail during duck jibes, etc. Just good fun!!!