Takuma Kujira Hydrofoil Review (A Big Tool For Wingfoiling)
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Wingfoiling has bombarded the wind sports industry in the last couple of years. The technology is rapidly improving and in this episode, see how the Takuma Kujira hydrofoils can become that "game changer" you've been looking for.
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...one of the best if not the best take of product...thank you for that...
I really appreciate your style of review! 👍
Great review, thanks for the insight - I think Takuma have some great ideas, I have one of their boards and it's fantastic, for me as a novice and mainly winging on lakes. When it's time for my next foil, once I have a little more skill, this Kujira looks like a good option. Thanks for sharing, and great to see review from on a lake, on a regular sized board,. Keep em coming!
Thx!
At my spot everyone doing 360’s have TK Kujiras. I bought the TK 1095 recently and progressed immediately upon getting the right mast placement on my board. FYI, I use Teflon tape for gas lines around the fuselage to tighten the front wing fitting. The wing does everything you said and so thank you for this review. 🤙🏻
Great to hear and thx for the tip 👍tbone
Great review! Strong endorsement for the Kujira. I can't wait to try it.
Thanks. I can’t wait for the real scientific review you can put out on it 👍
@@TheOKKiteboarder Your videos are really well done. Thoughtful, entertaining, high quality ... reminds me how much I need to learn. Thanks for the inspiration. I'd love to connect sometime when you have a moment to get some advice from an expert. Thanks for all that you do. Devon @ wakethief@icloud.com
Sorry, just saw this message. It was under my “held for review” tab. I’m not able to hold up to your technical understanding and performance, but I would love to connect 👍. You do a fantastic job!
It'll be the front wing winglets that make it so stable. My old North (ie duotone) foil has them and it feels super stable and locked in
Your reviews are very well done. I read somewhere that Takuma uses projected areas and so compared to other manufacturers the area values are lower than actual. In any case all reviewers seem to love this foil. One comment that has come up is how dangerously sharp they are. Erik from the Progression Project recommends sanding down the sharp edges.
The projected areas are such a small difference from their true surface area, I didn’t even mention it. The winglets are pretty sharp. I may sand mine when wetsuit season is completed. Thx for the positive words. 👍
Mate fantastic review.... you make me want to wing )
Lol. Thanks Adrian. I have removed myself from recommending any foiling activities to you. 😆.
I tried a friend's 980 after spending time trying to hold down 1500cm² wing in huge swell. It was great, but damn those wingtips I mean c'mon. I had an inch long rip in my wing when I came in that had to be from a foil wingtip. Aside from that it was outstanding.
I'm glad you have reviewed this foil. I was curious how these wings compare to the rest. Because of prevailing light winds in my area, large foil wings are must. However, higher drag of large wings is causing problems for take off as well. What is your gut feel for early lift of 1440 vs conventional wing size wise? I'm currently using Armstrong 1850. Thnx
I can’t compare it to the Armstrong but I have an 1880 conventional wing and it has noticeably more lift than it.
Great review! Which other high aspect wings have you ridden in comparison?
FOne, Neil pryde, axis, delta.
Great review; appreciate the honesty that the tubercles might primarily be brilliant marketing but who cares if its a great foil. Curious if you have any thoughts on the new Kujira Helium 1500?
Thx. Not sure on the 1500. I believe it to be more entry level for foiling but I haven’t tried it yet. I attempted to, but no response from Takuma on the request. 😞 sorry
Any chance you could compare low wing range between 1440 and moses 1100? Thanks for the great review.
Dalton, I wish. Not sure I can get my hands on a Moses 1100 anytime soon. I see now that it has a surface area over 2000cm2. Would be interesting.
Have you tried the Kujira Foils behind a boat or pure pumping with no other power assistance
No. Not yet.
I've been making my own wings since starting a year and a half ago. I've done tubercles on all 6 of my designs this year. The last 4 I've made some significant design changes in another direction. How did you find breach recovery on the Kujiras? And have you had a chance to compare with the new GoFoils with the mould ends cut and welded on at an angle for their 2022 foils released late last year? Personally I believe the tubercles can arrest stalls before affecting the whole wing but my other changes are doing more to stop stalls from even starting anyway...
I haven’t tried the GoFoil. The Takuma is phenomenal at breech recovery.
@@TheOKKiteboarder Thanks. Pretty sure it's not the tubercles because all mine this year have those but only my latest series have the amazing breach resistance.
Hello from Greece! I'm thinking of using the 980 for kite foiling. I'm 105kgr (230 pounds/16stone) and I am wondering if this wing setup will get me going on my NEO 11m SLS with 8knots. My Foil level is also OK (i have maged to learn to jibe/ducktack etc) Any help would be appreciated mr !!
Alkis, the 980 will work for kite foiling but my personal preference would be a lower aspect under a kite to enjoy more carving freedom and other qualities not needed under a kite with a higher aspect wing.
Man, it's all nice and dandy, but where is your Duotone Slick wing? ;-)
I wish Mike. I wish ☹️
Hello Kyle! Thanks in advance for your increíble reviews. If you can please give me some advice. I'm planning yo Buy a kujira 1210 for wingfoil BUT y wonder if i can use it for kitefoiling as well. Im am 80kg and intermediate kitefoiling rider on a cabrinha hirise lift 900. I know from what understand from your review on youtube, that kujira 1210 works well 100% for wingfoil. but i what % does it work well for kitefoiling in your opinion? my expectation is that if it works at least an 80% well thats ok for me. Thanks in advance!
Matias, it would be a lot of lift for kitefoiling. I would recommend if it’s in your budget to add the Kujira 980 front wing to the quiver and you could kite with that and also wing with it in higher winds. You definitely can kite the 1210, but it’s not ideal.
Thanks!
Great review. Thank you so much. Where approximately in the box have you put the mast in the rocket wing of f-one? Thank you!
I’m sorry I didn’t review the rocket FOne board. I instead did a review on the Lahoma and Fanatic inflatables.
@@TheOKKiteboarder oh okay. I thought the orange board in the Kujira video was a f-one?! Just wanted to know your settings. Keep winging!
Oh yes, I’m sorry. I have a pretty narrow stance so i usually ride the foil pretty far forward in the track system.
@@TheOKKiteboarder okay! Thank you so much! Did you use any shim underneath the top plate or is the rocket leveled with the kujira. I saw that some takuma Foils come with shims. 🤙🏼
I don’t shim my setup.
How would you compare this to your SS Ghost Whisperer 91?
It would be hard to do that because the 633 wing would not be a foil for winging, but apples to oranges, much more impressive in terms of lift, pitch stability, and user ease.
Thanks! The reason I'm comparing them is because I kite on a 1200 sqcm Naish surf foil and I'm wondering what the Takuma would be like for kiting instead of winging.
Does the kujira fit the same fuse as the lol ??
Yes. It does
Started off a cute vlog but now a sales channel.
Sorry you feel that way Norm. I attempt to present products that riders may want to know more about without myself being committed to any brand. If I missed on this one, I’m really sorry. I thought you would’ve loved this hydrofoil. That’s the difficult aspect of being so subjective. It’s been a great foil for myself.
It's difficult to walk the line of showing genuine excitement without sounding like a salesman. For what it's worth - we started carrying Takuma Kujira foils because of Kyle's enthusiasm for them and not the other way around.
Would you recommend the 1440 for a beginning wing foiler, or to start with a larger and lower aspect foil until I'm more experienced?
The 1440 would be great for a beginner as well if you’re under maybe 180 lbs.
@@TheOKKiteboarder Thanks! Appreciate the video and reply.
@@TheOKKiteboarder I ended up pre-ordering the new Kujira Helium foil. Fingers crossed it will be just right for learning - and then I'll add smaller higher aspect kujira foils as I progress.
@@RikkHansen let me know how you like it.
@@RikkHansen that makes sense for learning which is what the helium targets as the kujira is for intermediate advanced foilers
Its all Ok if you all can afford all this winging thing. A lot of kiters don't have wives so they can afford all these toys. 🤔🤣