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FEEDBACK: MINT 5’2 FSP PRO

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20 july 2023 0

Can’t decide between the stability of a Flint or the glide of a Mint? In this case, Pascal’s feedback may interest you! He tells us how he experienced the transition from his trusty Flint 5’8 (110 litres) to his new Mint 5’2 FSP Pro (95 litres).

Wing foiler: Fabien, GONG staff, on the Mint FSP Pro.

“83kg, 182cm, 55 years old, standard progression. I often sail in light lake conditions (10-14 kts). Jibe +95% with change of feet, tack 0% lol, 0 jump, strapless on the Flint, front straps on the Mint with Fluid XXL-T and Curve L-H foils and a Pro Fluid H45 stab.

Note that this feedback is a comparison, a feeling, between 2 boards, I do not have the level and the experience to specifically analyze one board among all the others…

In windsurfing mode (at water level…):

The Mint is clearly less stable than the Flint, that’s a big difference. On the Flint, I get on my knees and stand without worry. On the Mint, getting on your knees is a bit more technical and taking the Wing in hand can be a bit sketchy, so you should be fast at doing it. The lesser length and width are noticeable! But as soon as the Wing has some air, the stability improves a lot. I put the front straps on to have more balance standing up, but it’s a bit “cumbersome” on my knees. Still in windsurfing mode in the light wind while waiting for the gust, going upwind is more difficult than with the Flint, less stable, less directional (I even took a walk of shame, loool, a long time ago that hadn’t happened to me).

Taking off:

So there it is very surprising, I expected a more difficult take-off than with the Flint but in fact the Mint took off clearly better than the Flint, I estimate that I took off with 2 knots less wind and on a smaller distance, so the small gust is more easily exploitable. This is really a big plus for me. It’s not a comfortable board to wait for the gust in the light wind, but it takes off faster and with less wind… You can’t have everything.

In flight:

I expected almost no difference because once in the air, I didn’t see why it would change much, maybe a little less inertia… But the difference is enormous, much more nervous on all levels, I go from the Dacia to the Alfa-Romeo. So it requires 2-3 sessions to tame it but that’s no problem, and then this nervousness becomes an asset. The shorter length also means that if I go looking for a stabilizing button, for example to change feet, it’s more difficult because the submarine mode is not far away, lol.

In conclusion: for my profile, it’s a real evolution and the right moment to have gone from the Flint 5’8 to the Mint 5’2 and after 5-6 sessions I don’t regret my choice. Helped and advised by Gabriel from GONG, thanks to him.

– comfortable before the flight + quick and easy to take off + nervous in the air.”

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