Vela S2Maui NINJA 2023

Recognizing the high impact nature of freestyle and foil, the NINJA has been engineered with a robust yet super-lightweight full-x-ply construction. Large panels of S2Maui’s optical, wide spaced x-ply maintain the crisp feel of monofilm, but with the durability of X-ply. New for 2023, Carbon WX Spacelight™ has been oriented in the foot and clew areas to lock in profile and increase strength. Technora™ Spacelight™ throughout the leech and head areas ensures excellent strength and incredible light weight. This new, high strength construction gives the NINJA versatility as dedicated Freestylers and Foil stylers can also occasionally take their quiver into waves with confidence. The NINJA earns its pedigree from our experience designing sails for some of the world’s top freestylers.

Moderately high aspect ratio with balanced leech tension provide instant reaction, rapid rotation and powerful acceleration to energize progressive freestyle maneuvers both on fin and foil. The higher aspect and tighter leech also contribute to steady foil flight and are perfectly suited to maneuver oriented wind-foiling.

Bryan Metcalf-Perez:

“Whether it’s 30 feet up and up side down in the Gorge, double pop freestyle fun in the flats, foiling in the smooth breeze of French Polynesia, or even some waves, I can always count on my S2Maui Ninja to get me exactly where I need to be.” 

Artur Szpunar:

“New to the Ninja for 2023, we added the Carbon WX Spacelight™ oriented according to load in the foot and clew panels. This allowed us to achieve our goal of locking the draft a little more forward for increased stability on both fin and foil as well as faster response in maneuvers.”

NINJA Specs