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BIB, Corpus Christi. Blast 145 testing with 2 foils and a fin. Overpowered with 6.5 on the i84, lots of nose dives and crashes. Switched to the Time Code 68, way easier to control, improve my nauti PB on the foil by 2 knots (top speed on foil 15.8 knots). Had to try the fin for a few runs since I was so powered, and did not have a problem planing. Felt funny without foot straps, though, could have been faster with straps.

Compared to my usual foil board (and old 71 cm slalom Warp), the extra width seemed to make control in the air easier. However, touch downs with the i84 were much harder than on the Warp, and often led to dives and crashes. Quite interesting to see that switching to the smaller TC68 foil made such a big difference.

I think I'd like a foil board that has the width and straight lines of the Blast, but the front end of the Warp. But the question is of the shorter nose on the Blast contributed to the better stability, or if that was mostly a consequence of a bit more width. The German Surf magazine has often mentioned "wider is easier", and gives 75 cm as the recommended minimum width for a foil board.