KT Apex Carbon Foil Mast

Apex

Ultra High Modulus Carbon.

Downwind Race, Prone, Wake, Tow, Wing, Wave, Freeride, Freestyle, Race, Big Wave.

The Apex introduces a truly discipline driven mast series built to elevate efficiency, stiffness, and control to the next level. A setup that feels purposebuilt. Fastest, cleanest, and most confident.

The Apex Mast series shatters the conventions of traditional mast design, setting a new benchmark for hydrodynamic efficiency, stiffness, and control. Each size 77, 85, and 95 cm is a fully unique, disciplinespecific build, tuned around how riders actually load different sections of the mast rather than simply scaling a single template. The result is purposebuilt performance you can feel immediately in glide, maneuverability, and ventilation resistance. Every Apex mast is constructed with Ultra High Modulus Carbon, delivering a dramatic leap in stiffness and responsiveness. Under load, the Apex masts feel sharper, faster, and more reactive, with up to 30% less drag than our standard carbon constructions, translating directly into more speed, more efficiency, and more control in real-world riding conditions.

• Sizes: Available in 77, 85, 95 centimeters.
• Colors: Available in Black with Luminous Bright Red logos.

Highlights

The intentional taper and chord distribution give Apex its balance of stiffness, low drag, and precise maneuverability. By tuning these sections independently, the mast maintains rocksolid stability while still delivering the yaw and roll responsiveness riders rely on for smooth, controlled direction changes. The thicker, broader upper section delivers the stiffness and stability you feel when loading the mast at speed, while the slimmer, tighter lower section cuts drag and boosts roll and yaw maneuverability. It’s a balance that keeps the mast feeling powerful when you’re driving hard, yet surprisingly agile and reactive when you’re carving or redirecting.

The Apex Mast stays planted and predictable at high speeds and deep lean angles, giving you the confidence to push harder. The refined airfoil sections boost ventilation resistance, while the mast’s stiffness keeps the foil tracking cleanly through aerated water and turbulence. The result is a setup that feels lockedin, stable, and fully in control even when conditions get chaotic.

Optimized chord and taper reduce submerged drag exactly where it counts, letting Apex slip through the water with highlevel efficiency without relying on extreme thinness. The thickness and chord profiles shift progressively along the mast, minimizing spray drag near the surface and keeping the ride clean, quiet, and fast. The result is a mast that feels faster, more responsive, and more efficient in realworld conditions.

Apex

Feeling

Apex delivers an unmistakably stiff, hyperresponsive ride that gives you a direct, intuitive connection to the foil. Every bit of load translates into clean, predictable feedback, so you always know exactly where the foil is and how hard you can push it. Refined airfoil transitions and a carefully tuned taper keep the mast feeling efficient and composed through chop or the occasional surface touch, while the forwardoffset baseplate brings a more balanced, lockedin feel to the entire setup. It’s the kind of control that lets you commit with confidence and stay fully focused on your line.

Stock Sizes

77 cm. Optimized for pure straightline speed and effortless downwind glide, this Apextuned design gives you the freedom to push harder without losing control. It stays quick and responsive under your feet, with enough maneuverability and forgiveness to keep prone foiling smooth, stable, and confidencebuilding. If you’re chasing speed but still want a wing that supports your progression, this is the one built to let you open it up.

85 cm. Dialed in for riders who want total confidence in wing foiling, wave riding, and freeride flow, this design keeps you lockedin and in control when the water gets rowdy. The straighter midsection gives you clean, predictable power through every carve, while the specialized top airfoil cuts drag at deep lean angles so you can commit harder without worrying about ventilation. The payoff is a smoother, steadier ride through chop and a board that responds exactly the way you want when you’re pushing your lines.

95 cm. This flagship race mast is built for riders who demand unwavering speed and control at the highest level. Tuned for maximum topend velocity, rocksolid yaw stability, and exceptional ventilation resistance, it gives you the confidence to stay fully powered when the course gets chaotic. A broader sweet spot than the 85 keeps the mast planted and predictable through bigger chop and deeper lean angles, letting you commit harder, ride faster, and stay locked into your line with total trust.

Speed

Apex is designed and engineered to cut drag exactly where you feel it most through the bottom threequarters of the mast, where realworld riding happens. The result is a cleaner, faster, more efficient run with noticeably less spray drag when you’re carving, pumping, or driving hard downwind.

Its dynamic crosssectional airfoil and aggressive taper unlock higher speeds with ease, giving you powerful acceleration while pumping and a smooth, controlled topend that stays predictable even when fully loaded. Apex doesn’t just reduce drag, it makes the whole ride feel lighter, quicker, and more responsive under your feet.

Description

Each size of the Apex is engineered from the ground up around the demands of its specific discipline. The result is a mast that responds exactly the way you need it to, faster, cleaner, and more confidently, no matter how hard you’re pushing your riding.

A forwardoffset, multiairfoil profile is tuned for submerged efficiency and ventilation resistance, while minimizing spray drag during surface contact. The aggressive taper comes from extensive video analysis of how riders engage different mast zones across disciplines and conditions, then refined through flexpattern mapping and airfoil optimization. The payoff is a mast that stays composed through chop, resists ventilation when you’re pushing hard, and delivers a clean, connected feel that lets you ride with total confidence.

The Apex series stands apart because every mast is designed independently from the ground up. Each size gets its own sectional variation, taper, and performance priorities not a scaledup or scaleddown version of a single profile. That allows the 77 to focus on unpowered speed, glide, and maneuverability for downwind racing, performance surf, and wake foiling. The 85 is tuned as the allrounder for wing foiling, wave riding, and freestyle control, while the 95 is built for highspeed wingpowered riding where ventilation resistance, stability through chop, and control at deep lean angles or in big waves matter most.

Across the lineup, the mast uses multiple airfoils along the span, each tuned for low submerged drag, strong ventilation resistance, and minimal spray drag during surface contact. Designed by Kane de Wilde, the leaner leading edge with thickness carried farther back helps the mast pierce the surface more cleanly, reducing spray and keeping the ride smoother and quieter.

Above the waterline, Apex incorporates a forwardswept design for structural reasons, aligning the carbon fiber with the downandforward load path riders generate while winging. This reduces twist and improves efficiency through the baseplate zone, keeping the mast feeling solid and predictable under heavy load. The trailing edge stays close to vertical with a subtle taper toward the bottom for clean release and stability.

Fast. Faster. Fastest

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Kane de Wilde, Triple Crown Champion.

Shape & Outline

Apex uses a multiairfoil mast profile with an aggressive taper, purposebuilt to keep submerged drag low, boost ventilation resistance, and cut down surfacepiercing spray drag. It stays clean and efficient exactly where you load it most, so the ride feels faster, quieter, and more controlled.

Above the waterline, the forwardswept piercing zone allows for a more forward baseplate position, creating a tighter, more direct structural load path. That translates into a setup that feels instantly connected and balanced, letting you drive harder, lean deeper, and trust the mast to stay lockedin when conditions get demanding.