Superfly FDT

The SuperFly FDT is the exact board as the SuperFly FD but with the trench, which allows the Foil Drive Gen 2 battery to fit inside the bottom of the board, so the battery is flush with the bottom of the board, eliminating drag on takeoffs or touchdowns, and providing a better feel, through putting the base closer to your feet.

The trench is wide enough so the latches on the sides of the Foil Drive unit can be opened up without having to unscrew the whole system and remove it from the board.  The trench is long enough going forward that if the rider has his foil all the way forward in the tracks the nose cone can still be pulled off in the space of the trench to allow changing of the battery. 

Fortunately, this trench is also the perfect width so the Manta Flow and the Manta Air battery can fit in this board too.

Dimensions

• 4-7  x 18” x 3-7/8“ x 32L
• 4-11 x 19” x 3-7/8“ x 38L
• 5-4   x 20” x 3-7/8“ x 44L
• 5-10 x 21” x 3-3/4“ x 51L

Weight

• 4’7″ – 7.3 lbs
• 4’11″ – 8 lbs
• 5’4″ – 8.8 lbs
• 5’10” – 9.6 lbs

I was made aware of the incredibly cool Foil Drive propulsion system when a friend of mine here on Maui called to ask if I had any of my Super Fly prone foil boards in stock.  When he came to pick one up he told me that Paul Martin of Foil Drive had made some videos for his Foil Drive system and out of several boards he had been testing with his Foil Drive, the Super Fly was one of his favorite boards of the bunch.  Within a few weeks the entire inventory of Super Fly boards I had in stock sold as more and more people began using the Foil Drive system.

I immediately saw that I needed to produce a new Super Fly model with my super functional, unmatched efficient bottom shape.  Paul had mentioned some of the things he liked about the original Super Fly and one thing I heard was the low rocker.  With my "seaplane" bottom shape, the rocker can be extra low without ever sticking.  The nose of the board can poke into the water at speed and before the rider even feels any resistance, the board is planing again.  Everything about the new Super Fly FD model complements the Foil Drive  system, and vice versa.  This model is not limited to being used with the Foil Drive.  It can be prone paddled with the same results and efficiency and wing foiled as well.