2025 North Loft Pro Wing

The 2025 North Loft Pro Wing is a dedicated light-wind inflatable wing built for wing foiling in marginal conditions. Completely redesigned for the 2025 model year, it sits in North's wing foil lineup as the brand's purpose-built option for borderline sessions in the 6–16 knot range. The Loft Pro uses North's Carbon UDi Technology — unidirectional carbon tapes laminated inside the leading edge — paired with an N-Weave45 high-tensile airframe oriented at 45 degrees for torsional stiffness. Together, these allow a thinner leading-edge diameter than a conventional light-wind wing, which reduces drag and improves upwind angles while keeping the frame rigid under load.

North refined the outline for 2025 with a shorter tip-to-tip span to limit tip strikes, less sweep through the center of the leading edge, and tighter radius toward the wingtips. The result shifts the center of lift forward, producing more positive nose lift during gybes, tacks, and low-speed transitions. A radial panel layout works with load diffusers at the strut ends and wingtips to spread canopy tension evenly, reducing distortion and maintaining a clean profile across the wind window.

• Available sizes: 6.0 m, 7.0 m, 8.0 m
• Wingspan (6.0 / 7.0 / 8.0): 3.35 m / 3.60 m / 3.75 m
• Wind range: 6–16 knots (all sizes)
• Recommended PSI (6.0 / 7.0 / 8.0): 8 / 7 / 7
• Rider weight guidance: under 70 kg (6.0), 60–80 kg (7.0), over 80 kg (8.0)
• Canopy material: N-HTRS
• Airframe: N-Weave45 with Carbon UDi leading edge
• Strut: GeoStrut contoured N-Weave45 with ShiftLock Modular Track
• Battens: 2 × 250 mm (3 mm)
• Valves: 2 × Hyperflow with connecting hose
• Handle system: ShiftLock Modular Track (handles and boom sold separately)
• Included: wing, wrist leash, bag, repair kit, Sonar T40 tool

The Loft Pro targets intermediate to advanced wing foilers who want to extend their sessions into genuinely light wind rather than sit on the beach. Its deep profile generates lift efficiently at low airspeed, so riders can get on foil without aggressive pumping. Weight is concentrated at the center of the wing, keeping the tips and outer canopy light — an important trait when handling a large-span wing through transitions in marginal gusts.

North positions the 6.0 m for riders under 70 kg, the 7.0 m for the 60–80 kg range, and the 8.0 m for heavier riders. All three sizes share the same 6–16 knot operating window, so the choice comes down to body weight and the board-and-foil setup underneath. Riders who split time between casual cruising and light-wind freestyle progression will find the Loft Pro's stiff, low-drag frame responsive enough to carry speed through maneuvers despite its size.

Within North's 2025 wing foil collection, the Loft Pro is the dedicated light-wind specialist. It complements the Mode Pro, which covers freeride and freestyle duty across a broader wind range, and the Nova Pro, which leans toward all-round performance. North notes the redesigned Loft Pro is lighter than the outgoing 7 m Nova, particularly noticeable during transitions — a meaningful improvement given that swing weight is the primary handling concern with large wings.

Riders choosing between the Loft Pro and a large-size freeride wing from another brand — such as the Duotone Unit or the Ensis Score — should note that the Loft Pro is explicitly shaped for sub-12-knot efficiency rather than broad-range versatility. It is designed to be the biggest wing in a quiver, picked up when standard wings run out of usable power.