FORCE 10 FOIL

Steve Shapson has moved from big deltas to big 4-line foils.
Here is his standard info hand-out:

Thanks for inquiring into Force 10 Foils.  Force 10 is dedicated to
producing only the finest four line (quad-line) foils on this planet.

Our quality and performance is unsurpassed.  And our prices are quite
reasonable.

Force 10 Foils are easy to learn to fly, and ski with, using alpine
skis, grass skis, kite buggies or whatever suits your fancy.  Each foil
comes with a video and instruction pamphlet which helps any novice fly
the Force 10 Foil.

Our current production includes four sizes suitable for various
wind conditions or flier needs.

I personally have taught people who have never even flown a kite before
to fly one inless than an hour.  They're really quite easy.

Colours available are handsome blue teal with accents of pink, purple and
yellow or purple and yellow (hot) striped.  Very cool looking.

Using the latest paragliding manufacturing technology, Force 10 Foils
are fast and quick in turns.  They reinflate within seconds due to our
cross porting and modern airofoil profile.

Force 10 Foils command the sky.  If you're a windsurfer, skier, sailor
or just love to fly great kites, you'll fall in love with our foils, as
I have over the years.

These foils produce incredible lifting power, so one must be aware of this
potential, and never fly or ski near power lines, over people, during
thunderstorms, or near airports.  Force 10 Foilsare not parachutes or
paragliders and are not built or intended for paragliding, parachuting,
skydiving or jumping into the air.  Use your head, fly safe, ski safe and
stay alive and well.

model	size(m)	Sq.Ft.	Width	Depth(inches)	Wind	Retail
2.8	2.8	30	88	50		8-40mph	$229
4.4	4.4	48	120	58		8-30	359
6.6	6.6	72	152	68		8-25	489
9.3	9.3	101	182	80		8-18	689

Prices include handles & bag.

It is all very well for Steve to say that they are
dedicated to producing the finest foils on the planet, but what do you think?
Is this stuff as hot as he says?  Send us your views!

Contact: Force 10, 10920 N Port Washington Road, Mequon, Wisconsin 53092, USA.
Phone: +1 414 241 8862
Fax: +1 414 241 5483

Distributed in Germany by:
Contact: Michael Steltzer
Address: Vom Winde Verweht, Eisenacher StraBe 81, 1000 Berlin 62, Germany
Phone: +49 30 784 7769
Fax: +49 30 784 7869

Steve sent the video that comes with the Foil.  It starts with a short,
jazzy promo clip, which shows the foil being used with snow skis, grass
skis, rollerblades (guest appearance by Lee Sedgewick), and a buggy.
Then follows an instructional sequence where Steve shows how to setup and
fly the kite.  The kite appears to handle well and to have a reasonable
supply of power.  The jazzy part of the video is good (it's handy to have
to hand, because within a minute or so, it shows most of the stuff that
kite traction is about).  The instructional part is OK, but could have
covered more (parking the kite?, rudimentary buggying perhaps?)

I faxed to Steve, asking him to explain why the Force 10 Foils
were so good and for any other relevant info, such as tuning.  He replied:

Without going into special R&D secrets of the Force 10 foil, I can say
it is faster and more responsive to change in wind velocity than other foils.
We are working on constantly improving it's quality.  We are developing
thinner wing profiles for fast, high wind skiing applications.  The only
tuning of the foil is deciding how much ``down'' one wishes to have.  The four
control lines from the cascading lines of the foil are preset so that
if the flier attaches four prestretched equal lengths of lines, the foil
will fly perfectly, out of the bag.  The Bag doubles as a knapsack, which
can hold other items.

The handles are now padded aluminium.  Each foil comes with a video and
instruction sheet, including drawings.

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Recently at the First Annual Wildwood, NJ Buggy Bonanza, Force 10 Foils
won all the races.  Imagine at 1am under a full moon buggying around a
beach 1/2km wide at 55kph.  It was heaven.