The HA 165 is a new stabilizer designed to improve handling and performance in Wingfoil, Windfoil, Kitefoil, Surf foil and SUP foil. Thanks to its universal 29 mm hole spacing, it is compatible with all Alpinefoil foils and some other foil brands. It is intended for intermediate to advanced riders.
Features
- Surface: 165 cm2
- Span: 350 mm
- Profile: RS2024
- Construction: 100% Carbon Prepreg + Airex
- Finish: UV-resistant carbon varnish
- Weight:
Origin
Initially, we were looking for a new stabilizer to get the most out of the RS600. Although the stabilizers already in production offered good performance and satisfying behaviour, our tests showed that the RS600 could be improved further with a better-matched stabilizer.
We therefore ran a series of tests to design a new stabilizer. We explored two different concepts: a slender stabilizer and a compact stabilizer with thin tips. In fact, we were working on two distinct concepts for two different uses. On top of the RS600 stabilizer, our goal was to design a stabilizer that would improve the handling of all our wings, small and large.
While testing the prototypes, we found that the stabilizer originally intended for carving delivered the best performance.
So we pursued this route, building several prototypes with exactly the same outline and the same surface area, but with different profiles. A further series of tests was then carried out varying the curvature at the tips.
Testing the same stabilizer, with the same surface area but different profiles, highlighted how important the choice of profile is. The profile selected for this stabilizer is the RS2024 profile of the RS600.
