Starboard Mast Set Aluminium V8
Product description
The stiffest and heaviest mast option.
A heavy mast helps to sink the foil for more stability before take-off.
19mm thick and thicker walls: the new V8 profile makes the mast extremely stiff. The cross-sectional area is the same as the V7 mast, resulting in the same mast weight per cm.
3cm narrower: the reduced chord adds more glide and flying efficiency.
The new V8 Top Plate continues to use Starboard Foils' innovative side-bolts solution for a rock-solid connection. A generous fillet radius was added at base to further stiffen the connection between mast and board. (Compared to the V7 system, Starboard loses the Deep Tuttle adaptability since the new V8 mast is 19mm thick: thicker than a Deep Tuttle box)
The connection between mast and fuselage uses an new aluminium CNC-machined adapter, for maximum connection stiffness.
Technical data
The new Quick Lock II comes with 20mm spacers that allow you to extend the foil's wing-base by up to 40mm
Trimming Recommendations:
| 1 - No spacers | Maximum maneuverability |
| 2 - Tail spacer | More flight stability, less maneuverability |
| 3 - Front spacer | More power and upwind drive |
| 4 - Both spacers | More power and maximum stability, minimum maneuverability |