The UFO brought about a new era of foiling that did not make compromises. The kite is fast, stable, structured, light, and nimble. It’s a toy on the water that wants to be flown however you ride, whether that’s fast and hiked over like me, or slower and upright like those bigger front wings prefer to be ridden. Diehards have switched to the UFO from the kite they never thought they’d leave, and I am one of those diehards. The SST was my bread and butter, it did everything I thought I wanted while foiling. If you asked me in 2019 whether I would ever ride another kite on foil, I would have looked at you and laughed. This was until I rode the first UFO prototype in early 2020 and since then I have not foiled with anything else. Don’t get me wrong, the SST is still great for foiling, but the UFO is on a whole other level.