Naish MATADOR

WING-SURFING

The Wing-Surfer Matador is compact, light, and powerful. It is designed for wing foilers that want to use the smallest wing possible for the prevailing wind conditions, with a focus on riding swells and waves.

The Matador has a deeper draft and larger diameter leading edge and strut than a comparably sized Wing-Surfer, with the power placed even further forward. The leading-edge taper is more pointed at the center and carries more dihedral across the wingspan. This all comes together to create a wing that drives upwind with ease, then flags in neutral with amazing stability and balance for riding waves, swells, and doing downwinders. With tons of sheet-in-and-go power, even heavier riders will find it easy to get up on their foil.

Once flagged into neutral on a wave or swell, the light and nimble airframe all but disappears like a bull fighter’s cape — allowing you to carve and glide with ease. Thus, the name “Matador.”

Unlike the all-around Wing-Surfer, the Matador is designed to be ridden mostly upwind then flagged downwind, so the windows are small and placed where an experienced rider needs them when riding windward, knowing that most of the time the wing will be flagged behind them with full visibility.

PERFORMANCE FEATURES

• Larger/stiffer diameter leading edge and strut for a rigid overall structure
• Deep locked in draft for instant power
• Optimized dihedral for luffing and flagging
• Optimized handle positions
• Removable and adjustable y-handles
• Neoprene “knuckle guard” under center grab handles
• Inflated Structure – no hard surfaces or hardware
• Packs up small
• Drawstring bag with pump storage feature