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The Foil Zone => Foil SUP => Topic started by: Beasho on September 08, 2017, 11:12:55 AM
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This is a collection of the best Foiling Videos available.
Anything from
1) Great surfing
2) Instructional
3) Inspirational &
4) Highlighting the latest breakthroughs.
SUP/Surf Foiling mania started with this video of KAI. Making the connection from one wave to the next.
Others had foiled, KAI was the first to do this:
Our jaws dropped :o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=px88XsARHwc
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Kai Open Ocean foiling:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7XupqFOFSg
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Not to forget our roots. Here was Laird, Dave Kalama and crew long ago documenting the progression in Step Into Liquid
Circa 2003:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3WWNavHXSA
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And Laird again:
“We prefer looking for the places where the surfers aren’t . . . all of the sudden there is a whole world of places where no-one is out”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2whRQTjVlz8
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Kai pumping around:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlVs_cD7bzI&t=13s
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Foils, foils, foils from Naish & Company. Extending the landscape:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pFnVIQyDeg
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Chuck Glynn showing the combination of pumping and paddling to get back out.
This might have been the first good, clean example of this technique.
https://vimeo.com/197250037
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Keahi de Aboitz super smooth.
Getting better with each video release:
https://youtu.be/3WzVKy-tP8M
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Laird at Chicama.
Good luck riding this wave like he does with any other watercraft.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43ja3q3jxTc&t=4s
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Then there was Austin Kalama taking off in Flat Water:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLRRUSIayOU
And again Austin Kalama Flat Water:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr1IE7yK4_U
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Austin Kalama Alley-oop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd_gEqXA3MM
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Dave Kalama Instructional:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28HCm3G1rvQ
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Robert Stehlik and Sam Pa'e Coffee Talk foiling
Extended Version:
https://youtu.be/VSR2wz3N0VQ
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10 Things to Learn about SUP and SURF Foiling.
I'm not sure who this is but he seems to know his stuff ;)
https://youtu.be/wjf8GtIASdg
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Let's not forget Zane:
https://youtu.be/Pa2RWyCFG3U
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Here is Zane (likely) the first to foil the Chicago skyline:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yJzhAAaKa4
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Great compilation Beash!
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Great videos, thanks Beasho.
This video of Eric Terrien shows that not only Austin Kalama can foil in flat water conditions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNqiDtiErH4
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He's no Kai but it looks like he wants to be. Two time Mavericks Champion talks surf, SUP and Foils:
Of course, he’s best known for his big wave exploits, but Twiggy Baker is a “just add water” kind of man–someone who can surf well on a variety of crafts, whether it’s under a kite, with a paddle, or on a giant wave.
That, more and more, is a hallmark of a truly great surfer.
But even the truly great surfers have to learn something new sometimes. “I enjoy feeling like a kook again,” he says. “Learning something new–and with foiling, if there’s a few people in the lineup, I’m at the end. I’m the worst surfer in the lineup.” - The Inertia
https://vimeo.com/232945882
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No wind, no waves, now I can foil. OK. Now I get it.
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Sweet thread. Our mutual friend sent me this, it melted my brain and I am super stoked on the possibility of ripping on a foil like this:
https://www.facebook.com/WSL/videos/10155079870307058/
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Today in waist hi glass on Maui
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W8YYsrlys4
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Kai takes his friends Open Ocean foiling.
Original here:
Red Bull TV --> https://www.redbull.tv/video/AP-1SSX988RD2111/open-ocean-foil-riding?playlist=playlists::bc49770b-5141-406f-a254-c4b9e430d022
https://youtu.be/fzIXoaW0nR8
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Then there's Laird pontificating while he is FOILING.
And filming with 360 degrees perspective.
https://vimeo.com/235618360
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The Stoke continues. Or maybe it has just started.
The genesis: Kai discussing his foiling origins
https://vimeo.com/237143793
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How did I miss this one?
This is super encouraging for downwind Foiling.
"The Gorge is a Perfect Spot" by Alex Aguera and Dave Kalama
https://youtu.be/7Szhqx7bSuE
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That was such a flat day. In fact the whole time Dave and Alex were here the Gorge was crappy. Rod Parmenter is totally obsessed with foils, he's out almost every day now, even when there's no bump at all. This is in the Hood River marina.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5j-MRTrChM
Getting towed into a disorganized mess:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwIXBb_UATA
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Rod Parmenter is totally obsessed with foils, he's out almost every day now, even when there's no bump at all. This is in the Hood River marina.
Might be the first example of a "Non 20 Year Old Hawaiian" pumping in flat water.
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I leave town and Kai shows up to surf in my backyard.
This is called Black Hand Reef it is ~ 1/2 mile south of Mavericks. The swell was 18 ft @ 16 seconds. You can see an example of the swell size from the Jetski in the background.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4tk-Xnuxj0
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Kai foiling bigger stuff.
Getting towed in on "Dinner Plate" with what looks like footstraps:
https://youtu.be/f8AdWHRyfD8
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I love how he is foiling along the crest of the wave and still seems to be fully powered. This is something you can't do without a foil. Also love at the end how he takes mad gas and comes out rock steady. Sooo sick!!!! I noticed that when I am foiling, the foil acts as an anchor in turbulent situations, where on a regular board I would have been blown up. Especially going over whitewater on the way out. Its super nerve racking but I believe I can get through worse whitewater on my foil than on my regular sup.
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How to Foil Flat Water:
"Try To Don't Touch Water with your Board" :o
Crazy French People flat water foiling with skippers caps:
They're using their arms, swinging to great advantage. I wonder if weights in hand might help???
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ksamgpu2S0
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Poor Boyz Productions version of Kai Lenny Foil Segment from Paradigm Lost:
https://vimeo.com/241221855
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Keeps getting better. Zane with a demonstration of the new Iwa foil from Go Foil.
https://youtu.be/ahODlWP9fp0
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Selfie post:
https://vimeo.com/243950048
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I'm still waiting for someone to try foil surfing the back of a wave. I'm reasonably certain a foil could venture back there once it's rolling and stay powered up. In fact, I'm pretty much nearly almost totally certain. If you can ride along the crest you can ride the back of it. It's probably a problem of mental pictures of what works--I see in most videos that as soon as a foiler goes over the crest they pull out, but there's the same amount of energy moving in the same direction. A tiny difference in vector force from gravity's assistance in the direction of travel, but not enough, I think, to really preclude it from working. A longer mast would help.
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You're getting pretty good foiling Beasho. Who needs waves? I noticed near the end of Zane's video, he bunny hops the reef near shore. That shows a whole nother level of awareness / skill. I'm just waiting till they (kids) learn to just skim the foil on top of the water like a floater.
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TD I noticed that too. Coral heads all around and he just threaded them and then popped over that little reef wall. Crazy.
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Beasho you are getting that thing down! Really nice ride, you looked totally stable and in control, which is no easy feat. Was that just a swell wave or did it break a little when you took off?
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Beasho you are getting that thing down! . . . Was that just a swell wave or did it break a little when you took off?
All of my waves were caught after they broke on the Kai foil. With the Maliko foil it was possible to catch a wave that was just cresting but not truly breaking. Once caught the waves can be ridden hopping from trough to trough on unbroken sections. It's much easier on the Maliko, like having super-human capabilities.
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Flat water foiling explained.
Eric Terrien on the Maliko foil:
https://youtu.be/aZp3p8Kbjwc
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All of my waves were caught after they broke on the Kai foil. With the Maliko foil it was possible to catch a wave that was just cresting but not truly breaking. Once caught the waves can be ridden hopping from trough to trough on unbroken sections. It's much easier on the Maliko, like having super-human capabilities.
Makes sense, thanks for the clarification. Looks like Alex is reposting your videos on facebook. You popped up a couple of time on my FB News Feed.
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I'm still waiting for someone to try foil surfing the back of a wave. I'm reasonably certain a foil could venture back there once it's rolling and stay powered up. In fact, I'm pretty much nearly almost totally certain. If you can ride along the crest you can ride the back of it. It's probably a problem of mental pictures of what works--I see in most videos that as soon as a foiler goes over the crest they pull out, but there's the same amount of energy moving in the same direction. A tiny difference in vector force from gravity's assistance in the direction of travel, but not enough, I think, to really preclude it from working. A longer mast would help.
Great idea Bill never thought of that. I have a couple of times gone over to back to wash off speed then back onto the face , next time I'm in that situation I'll try and stay and the back of the shoulder.
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https://youtu.be/ZflzWC140ZA
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Big guy foiling the new GoFoil Maliko 200.
Sam P'ae flying 230# payload.
https://youtu.be/JRAhY489dvA
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Kai Lenny and JOB foil surfing at Pipeline and Backdoor:
https://www.facebook.com/WSL/videos/10155297330862058/
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https://youtu.be/ULRsrmNx6vE
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https://youtu.be/ULRsrmNx6vE
Loving this! Amazing. Thanks for sharing!
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Love the tidal bore foiling video, that's on my bucket list.
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The GoFoil Maliko 280 is the biggest foil on the market and I got to try it a couple of times on downwinders. I could not find much information on it, so I made a video review of the foil and am comparing it to the original Maliko foil.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ9dxBv4byY
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The GoFoil Maliko 280 is the biggest foil on the market and I got to try it a couple of times on downwinders. I could not find much information on it, so I made a video review of the foil and am comparing it to the original Maliko foil.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ9dxBv4byY
nice one good to to hear what you have to say on it its defiantly a monster!
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The GoFoil Maliko 280 is the biggest foil on the market and I got to try it a couple of times on downwinders.
Great review. Looks like you are just getting used to the 280. Sam P'ae reports, off the record, that he is able to ride small waves and get a 2 for 1 by pumping back out to sea and turning on the second wave. He is 230#.
Small waves - Let's hear the report 8)
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Thanks Beasho. Sam has the Maliko 200 and likes using it in softer waves and he is able to pump back out with it for long distances. I'm pretty sure he has not used the bigger Maliko 280 in the surf.
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A fun session last week at a spot on the West side that's great for foiling. I'm using our new 6'6 x 28.5 Easy Foiler board and testing the latest Blue Planet foil prototype:
https://youtu.be/pAdmuFALA_M
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Great video Robert thanks for the share and your boards and foils look so good . So does Greg’s board and how cool is that deck grip.
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The votes are in, the clicks have been counted and verified, it’s time to announce the most viewed surfing clip of 2017….
Last year we reported, somewhat disappointedly, that the most viewed surf video was not one of the many excellent feats of cinematography that graced our screens over the proceeding twelve months, but instead a sordid little number called ‘4 Surf Girls Wearing Body Point’ which boasted the following description: “These 4 surfer gals look like they’re wearing wetsuits, but look again! They’re actually wearing pasties, strapless thongs, and body paint!”.
Without wanting to be too disrespectful to the film makers, the clip had all the production value (and film burn effects) of a GCSE Media piece, but it turns out people just can’t resist tits covered by a fine layer of paint.
Anyway, this year, dear friends, the times appear to have a-changed, as 2017’s wining clip contains precisely zero half naked women. Instead it features an all star cast, with this year’s hottest surfing craze as its centrepiece. Behold, Kai Lenny and The Hydrofoil . . 4.5 million views . . .
Repost but worth acknowledging from here: http://www.wavelengthmag.com/most-viewed-surf-clip-2017/
https://vimeo.com/241221855
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Whaaa???
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0xj2GIP9t4
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Great session yesterday at the Currumbin Ally sitting super wide milking the small rollers. Tested out my new fixed pole mount with Dale Chapman and if you want a serious leg work out try going pump for pump with Starboard Pro rider Beau O'Brian to keep him in the shot. All 3 of us on the Go Foil IWA and just had a ball. Hope you enjoy the video.
https://vimeo.com/252021041
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Great session yesterday at the Currumbin Ally sitting super wide milking the small rollers. . . . All 3 of us on the Go Foil IWA and just had a ball.
Piros: Great introduction to the IWA.
Something I have noticed with larger wings is the reduced frequency of pumps e.g. small wing quick pumps, larger wings slow and more powerful pumps. Your pumps on the IWA were noticeably slower than comparable videos on the KAI for example.
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Yeah good pick up Beasho , 100 % agree much more drawn out pump plus we also seem to be off setting our feet more as the wing tips get wider.
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Jeff Clark flying at Ocean Beach in San Francisco.
This video has pushed one of my friends over the edge: "Where is the buy button?"
I was asking Haley Fiske about foiling at Ocean Beach he said "It's great you paddle out 200 yards, take off at a 60 degree angle heading North and fly for 400 yards (do the math Cosine 60 degrees). Then paddle straight back out take off 60 degrees heading South and fly for 400 yards . . . ."
Jeff is displaying what a great beach break can mean for foils on small days.
https://youtu.be/2sQYRquubAg
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This one is worth the watch.
Dave Kalama explaining his passion for foiling.
You can watch the whole thing at the bottom, but he gets into the
Foiling here --> https://youtu.be/1KdFtj3s63E?t=376
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KdFtj3s63E
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We have some great swell at the moment , headed down to Byron Bay with the foil boards so much fun.
https://vimeo.com/256324360
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Check out how this kid gets through the whitewater:
https://youtu.be/f625AeRZDFc
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Hydro Foil Boards are Here to Kill you:
--> https://www.coastalwatch.com/surfing/21295/hydro-foil-boards-are-here-to-kill-you
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Don't forget about this guy:
https://youtu.be/OLzMyLIkdF8
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First off, apparently being the son of a shaper/designer makes you instantly good at foiling. Regardless of continent.
Second, at the end of the weak wrap video they show a clip from Norwell9 which is a hilarious Instagram account covering North LA County. Really funny.
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kalama is right about life: to have pursuits that thrill and require challenge and perseverance to improve, where one actually improves....is to live.
i am a solid skiier for my age, always have been---skiing is certainly the sport i have always been best at all my life---i havent skiied my best in 25 years---i enjoy it, but my days of improving are long over--i strive to fail less quickly!
i get better all the time with sup-surfing--new thrills, new skills--i am a playa on skis---will never be a playa sup-surfing---but enjoy it more---having new challenges/pursuits, where one can extend effort and improve, is life-sustaining
foils looks compelling, but ive got so much more to learn sup-surfing
if i lived by the water, i would certainly investigate---the ability to get on the water, riding, where surf would otherwise be meh, would motivate
for now tho, i am getting exactly what kalama describes with sup-surfing
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Check out how this kid gets through the whitewater:
https://youtu.be/f625AeRZDFc
Wow this video makes it look so easy and so so fun! Looks like he might be getting bungeed or winched launched out through the whitewater? This is the kind of video I would love to hear commentary on the back story.
A couple more shots of Jeff foiling OB:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYizz6zuaBw
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Realllllllllly long fun looking ride:
https://www.facebook.com/BeauPilgrimPhotoFilm/videos/1642601839166981/
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Cool video clay. That water is so clear that I kept thinking “He’s gonna hit bottom” but he never did. Silly long ride for sure. That is exactly how I dream of riding some day. Still waiting for someone to ride one of those tanker waves off Texas to set a distance record. Until then this will be on top of my list. Thanks for sharing
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Realllllllllly long fun looking ride:
The last scene in the new Laird film ‘Take every wave’ has the longest foil ride on a huge ocean swell that has the helicopter filming him circling him slowly about half a dozen times.. Amazing.
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A couple more shots of Jeff foiling OB:
Great stuff of Jeff Clark foiling Ocean Beach. Nice shot at the end with Jeff, Cassandra and Wilson over Rockies cove.
Jeff and Haley are the only 2 people I have seen willing to take off HOT on bigger stuff. I can't get anyone else to come out with me.
Here was my Maliko 200 Video from a couple weeks ago. Flying over Stingrays, Seals and through the Rocks at Mavericks where no one has ever flown before.
https://youtu.be/26CaF5qypXE
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Wow this video makes it look so easy and so so fun! Looks like he might be getting bungeed or winched launched out through the whitewater? This is the kind of video I would love to hear commentary on the back story.
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No bungee, just young legs.....
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Realllllllllly long fun looking ride:
https://www.facebook.com/BeauPilgrimPhotoFilm/videos/1642601839166981/
Great video, swimming pools is such a nice wave!
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Dave Kalama to Strap or NOT to Strap:
https://youtu.be/jSy94r27lZc
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Another looooong ride!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wWg7Q4TQ9fg
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It’s prone, but it shows the potential in typical east coast wind slop.
I don’t think Mavericks foiling relates to those of us In Florida 🤪
https://instagram.com/p/BgNFkxiHVVL/
https://instagram.com/p/BgFTq91Hg8_/
https://instagram.com/p/BgGaoZjHq76/
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My POV helmet cam yesterday in the harbor. Just trying out, need to change angle which I might do today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--Z95c86gu8&feature=youtu.be
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It’s prone, but it shows the potential in typical east coast wind slop. . . .
I don’t think Mavericks foiling relates to those of us In Florida 🤪
DW: Keep the videos coming. I was Foiling at Ocean Beach this past weekend and realized how different a beach break is vs. a true point break. It's mellow then pitches. You have to decide 'Do I go Left or Right?' and they have constantly varying personalities. I think it would be harder to learn and I have been lucky to have been lucky to learn / live near a super mellow SOFT point break.
I hear you on the Mavericks thing because it is how I feel when I look at the videos from Hawaii. I am just trying to keep up with the Hawaiian Jones. But they are super motivational to see how far I have yet to go.
Speaking of Mavericks, here was one of my first successful rides taking off at 'Phlegm Balls.' I hate the name so I refer to it as Flemers. I was out foiling alone and could see these A frames pitching up. From a distance they looked very approachable. Up close more terrifying 8 to 10 foot drops that quickly softened. This ride was a quick 200 yards but still left me 150 yards outside of Mushroom rock. If I could have connected through the rocks it might have been a 700 yard ride.
Another 300 yards further West and I would be taking off at the Bowl of Mavericks. Not ready for that, by any means, but I inching (yarding) closer.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bugJJW5j6mI
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=--Z95c86gu8&feature=youtu.be (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--Z95c86gu8&feature=youtu.be)
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Top turns in micro waves fun.
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Gorge foiling:
https://youtu.be/RgO6qGQ7BOQ
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Kai Lenny Foiling Jaws.
Start here: --> https://youtu.be/7Oga8Eew15k?t=260
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Top turns in micro waves fun.
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This picture when taken into full consideration is Sickly FANTASTIC.
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Whacky but cool. I might have to incorporate the electric bike into some of these antics.
https://youtu.be/BECaeJhP7Lc
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Chocolate River:
https://www.facebook.com/WSL/videos/10155557774927058/
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I think I would lose my job if that wave was available to me everyday.
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Young Nathan van Vuuren casually foiling to new course record on our Milnerton - Big Bay Cape Town South Africa dwd run 10.4km's in 30.24min..record surf-ski time is 33min and fastest SUP is 40min. He had 2.5 waves and gusts up to 35knots.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoGdG6hSJGE&feature=youtu.be
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Young Nathan van Vuuren casually foiling to new course record on our Milnerton - Big Bay Cape Town South Africa dwd run 10.4km's in 30.24min..record surf-ski time is 33min and fastest SUP is 40min. He had 2.5 waves and gusts up to 35knots.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoGdG6hSJGE&feature=youtu.be
Thats epic. Cool to see him casually flying by the surf skis at the end, I'm sure those guys are not used to getting passed like that.
https://youtu.be/PoGdG6hSJGE
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Not just passed, but smoked. Mark Raaphorst passed me like that a few weeks ago. I was going flat out on my Bullet V2 and he went by like a jet and disappeared like the Roadrunner--just got small.
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That was a cool video Robert he was flying yeeeew. 8)
Heres one more from me tow in foiling with the Garmin cameras. Really loving these cameras giving so many different angles. This opening shot is from the Garmin 360 cam mounted on front of the board the moment before the tow rider Chris Percy is pulled by the tow rope .I'm using both the Garmin VIRB 360 & Ultra 30 in this video. The Ultra 30 is the GoPro 5 equivalent but has a ton of geo stats like speed , G-force , tracking & map overlay ect. The 360 has it as well but haven't quite got my head around overlaying the data on 360 vision.
The foil we used on this one was a Lift kite foil 110 on a 800mm mast , can't see in the video but very choppy on shore that's when you want a smaller foil and longer mast.
https://vimeo.com/261617728
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Wow!
https://www.facebook.com/Gofoils/videos/740036696198613/
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Not video, but something to see.
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Our store manager Kevin made this informative video about what to consider when shopping for a foil SUP board:
https://youtu.be/jHb_s0Psph4
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Not a video, but this guy looks like he's getting the hang of it.
John John at Bells between heats.
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This one shows some of the challenges of learning to foil.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkNA5SaH1c4
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Crazy good and mesmerizing:
https://www.facebook.com/alex.aguera.1/videos/1820959264641716/
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If you're considering a foil I'd tell you don't wait long. . . . everyone, from prone surfers to SUP surfers are looking hard at foils. It's not just a few people. The prone guys have caught on, and they actually seem to have an advantage. the smaller the board they normally ride, the shorter their adoption curve. It's a sup thing today, but that won't last, and summer is coming.
You'd think I was doing their marketing. I'm not, but I'm getting ready to buy another combo just because. On the basis of the old combat motto: "Two is one, one is none".
With that said this is Short and Sweet and to the Point:
https://youtu.be/SfbaJapO3pM
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Love the swoop, hate the hop.
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Here is a great foil video that features OVERHEAD SURF!
Go Trevor Tunnington in Noosa 8)
https://youtu.be/yNFVd6yjPAw
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Good stuff. That looks like a Maliko wing. Gives me hope for big stuff with my Iwa.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvPGEEB80TQ
I've got a bunch of other foil videos on my YouTube Channel as well. Click Subscribe and you'll see when I post up new ones.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzayOLb1iijQeZltWPdy7IQ
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Jeff Clark on a beefy wave with a smooth finish. Not bad for 61 8)
He is a goofy foot but rides in the straps regular foot.
https://youtu.be/anLF5LQ8uoU
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Sweeet!
What wing is he on?
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Sweeet! What wing is he on?
Jeff Clark has started his own Foil company called: Foil Science. He is riding his own wing.
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Then there is Laird.
This ride is ~ 1 minute long. I have had several waves this long but mine don't feel as speedy as this wave looks. Probably 450 yards. I am surprised he crashes at the end.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guG2ngoswC8
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Laird falls!
News at 11.
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People have been asking me about the retracting waist leash I have been using, so we made a video about it, check it out:
https://youtu.be/4E2C5XlF1dY
We offer the leash without the waist belt and shock cord:
https://blueplanetsurf.com/products/reel-sup-foiling-leash/
and now also as a SUP Foiling kit which includes the integrated velcro belt and elastic shock cord:
https://blueplanetsurf.com/products/retractable-foil-waist-leash-with-shock-cord/
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Cool. I was waiting for this.
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1 Mile in 5 minutes ~ 12 mph average pretty good!!!!
Jeremy Riggs: Kihei was firing downwind today! Had my fastest mile ever on the Go Foil Maliko 200 with my 6' Flying Dutchman board from Mark Raaphorst coming in just under 5 minutes. Awesome day on the water with friends.
Kathy Shipman Shep Nelson And Sharn Mentz are in this clip at the end of the run.
https://vimeo.com/268511460
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SUP Foil action I put together this morning. Shot a week ago or so of DK and CP smoothing in the harbor.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCCIbwZylbI
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SUP Foil action I put together this morning. Shot a week ago or so of DK and CP smoothing in the harbor.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCCIbwZylbI
nice, smooth turns!
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SUP Foil action I put together this morning. Shot a week ago or so of DK and CP smoothing in the harbor.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCCIbwZylbI
nice, smooth turns!
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Those boards are tripping me out, looks like he took the door off his house and chopped it in half.
Any idea what those boards way? I saw a post on Instagram from another shaper talking sub 10 pounds...wild!
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SUP Foil action I put together this morning. Shot a week ago or so of DK and CP smoothing in the harbor.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCCIbwZylbI
nice, smooth turns!
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Those boards are tripping me out, looks like he took the door off his house and chopped it in half.
Any idea what those boards way? I saw a post on Instagram from another shaper talking sub 10 pounds...wild!
Shouldn't be much, I think Dave is down to a 5'6" these days.
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I'll have to weigh my 7'2" garage door. It's pretty light. I've picked up a few of the under 6' board and they are probably all in the ten pound range.
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This mornings first tail cam test.
Just gotta dump the waterspots.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVdtvu1iYMs
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Second go with tail cam. Just need a longer pole.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_R1o_qIAcI
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Really fun.
Great perspective and music.
It was almost like you were foiling along with him.
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Here is Zane (likely) the first to foil the Chicago skyline:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yJzhAAaKa4
WHAT?!
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Dreamy looking setup and I'm impressed by this foil surfing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7b5TvNqKZk4
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Dreamy looking setup and I'm impressed by this foil surfing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7b5TvNqKZk4
Clay sir you are correct.....that was sooooo smooth. I like how he transitioned from one turn to the next, very pleasing to the eye.
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Here is a great one from Seabreeze (Colas). Most interesting are his comments about the rear wing. I was wondering about this because the rear wings all apply downforce with reversed camber (e.g. upside down wing). At speed the GoFoils all get super Bunking-Bronco esc and try to throw you unless you put ALL your weight on the front foot. What Colas is suggesting is that the rear wing is providing the majority of this moment due probably from the leverage of the rear wing being 2 feet back and pushing DOWN 4X as much for every 2X increase in speed. This may help with the bigger waves.
Colas said: "Note that Beryl weights 66kg and is on the biggest Gong foil wing (the 80cm wide one). But he uses a smaller kite stab (45cm) to still be manoeuverable, and fast. On the Gong foil (at least) the stab is what can limit the speed: you can go very fast even with big wings by using a faster stab, and Gong modular system provides a lot of stab sizes. This is the new modular "Allvator" Gong foil, alu mast and carbon+glass wings at 399 euros."
https://youtu.be/Z_e9GWvfQ6g
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Note that Beryl weights 66kg and is on the biggest Gong foil wing (the 80cm wide one). But he uses a smaller kite stab (45cm) to still be manoeuverable, and fast.
I'm so not dialed into the specs for foils. But the KeNalu Iwa775 is recommended for surf and sup so I went w/it. Very cool video. I liked when he got into that tripod stance and dragged a foot. Also what's the paddle in the air thing from the sup riders? Guessing it's a sign of respect.
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[quote author)Also what's the paddle in the air thing from the sup riders? Guessing it's a sign of respect.
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I’m thinking they may be swatting at the pesky drone flying overhead. I would
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I’m thinking they may be swatting at the pesky drone flying overhead. I would
lol...I kinda like the drone pov..but then again I've only gotten a coupla clips from them! They can be intrusive for sure. I watched the vid again and came to the conclusion it's a "Paddle Tube" the sup riders created for the flying wonder boy! He tucks into it as he cruzes through!
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https://youtu.be/_K8nDOAt4NA
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Different angle messing around yesterday at LRL southside Maui.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LChdPaj8F0
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Alex Aguerra, inventor of the GoFoil and all of this madness, on his Maliko 200.
He appears to be painlessly pumping all over the place in small feckless surf.
https://youtu.be/sc-p69a1om8
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Really nice video of Alex...but I would have liked to have seen some of his takeoffs in those small conditions just to see the technique he's using to get into them.
As we've discussed here before, in small stuff like that, I've found that you more or less have to have near perfect timing, and pump the foil into the wave vs simply paddling a SUP board into it, reaching speed, and then flying the foil.
While I'm getting better at that, there's still a lot of attempted pumping into small waves that goes unrewarded...sometimes to the point that I'll get winded after a couple back to back unsuccessful attempts, and have to take a break (it's great getting old, and missing some (a lot?) of the energy of my youth :().
Alex might be doing the same thing, but if he's not, and has some other method of getting into that small stuff....I'd sure like to see it, and try it myself.
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https://youtu.be/53JMt5w-25E
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Those Horue guys are having way too much fun. All of their videos are pretty creative, well produced, and their highlighting of their products turns a new corner with every one it seems (who wouldn't want to ride a foil with friends at their next backyard pool party?). Thanks for posting DJ, hadn't seen that one yet.
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Video and edit by Ronnie Simpson, this is the extended version of his "Loyal to the Foil" video project. In the interview, Robert Stehlik talks about: - The history of foiling, going from the Air Chair hydrofoil, how it got adapted to two in foiling and more recently the development of bigger, thicker foils that can fly at lower speeds and allow foiling in the surf and in downwinders, pioneered by Alex Aguera of GoFoil. -How foiling works and the cool feeling of being able to fly over the surface of the ocean. -Breaching and how to minimize the wipeouts that are hard to avoid for beginners. -How foiling changed my daily routine and how small, sloppy surf can be a lot of fun. - Kai Lenny kick starting off the wave of hydrofoil surfing by posting an engaging video about downwind foiling and Dave Kalama motivating me to get better. - The importance of having the right equipment- right foil size and board size. - The difficulty of doing downwind foiling and how it's harder than learning in the surf. - learning behind a boat. - The business side of foiling and the SUP industry. - How the market for foiling seems to be bigger than expected. - The R&D process of developing foil boards and how the shapes have changed as a result of many hours on the water doing research and development. Yes, it's a tough job :)
https://youtu.be/-OiZUEQN0Io
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Video and edit by Ronnie Simpson. . . .
Great video Robert. This really encapsulates the Foil Stoke.
I have been foiling in New England for the last several weeks in some REALLY bad conditions. Example 3 ft @ 7 seconds. I thought the foils wouldn't work in anything less than a 10 second interval. No way!!!! The foil just keeps on Giving!!!!!
This phenomena hasn't hit the East Coast of the US yet but it feels like Windsurfing in the late 70's. Relegated ONLY to Hawaii. People thought it wouldn't work anywhere else. Hang On!!!!!!
As I said from the beginning FOILING IS EASY. Flying down the line and doing a 180 degree cutback on a 2 foot wave and then doing another 180 off the 'lip' was not possible in anything less than an 8 foot face with power. On the foil every wave feels like big wave surfing.
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Great video Robert. This really encapsulates the Foil Stoke.
I thought the same thing. I like when he said towing into big waves w/a PWC seemed too complicated.
FOILING IS EASY.
Learning how to do it maybe not so much? I'm only one 60 min session in so definitely needing more time. Will report back. :P
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Crazy French People again:
https://vimeo.com/277253958
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Just plane CRAZY COOL:
https://vimeo.com/275413632
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This was posted elsewhere but good, inspirational, cutting edge stuff (as of today July 13th, 2018) from Zane winning the Maui to Molokai crossing.
Note: There are no visible whitecaps in this sequence and he is happily flying away:
https://youtu.be/hZM050oZ56g
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More impressive foiling from Zane:
https://youtu.be/vDR_ZtYvOZ4
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I watched this one on my phone but didn't listen to the audio.
As Chris Bertish says "The Future is NOW!" He is inspirational and he is right.
https://youtu.be/y7RRUWh5Ins
I was "Electric Bike SUP Foiling" with Chris and Jeff Clark back in March. He had just unpacked his GoFoil IWA and the Blue Jimmy Lewis prone board shown in the video. He has clearly gotten better because he was whining just a tad about adapting/relearning the IWA from the Kai foil.
Chris may be a super-hero BUT realize that he went from his FIRST RIDE on the GoFoil IWA to this video, published in June, in less than 3 months.
I am going to say it again FOILING IS EASY
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Looks like Zane is on an Iwa. Interesting. I would have figured he'd be on a smaller foil in surf of any kind. I'm having a great summer in Hood River, but I'm jonesing to surf foil. So far the downwind foiling isn't happening, but that's more from lack of trying than anything else.
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Here is a non-foiler question. Are the Kenalu IWA and GoFoil IWA related or do they just happen to share the name?
To further confuse the uninitiated, Kenalu states that they are the “go to” foil. ;D
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Here is a non-foiler question. Are the Kenalu IWA and GoFoil IWA related or do they just happen to share the name? To further confuse the uninitiated, Kenalu states that they are the “go to” foil. ;D
They are not related. The KeNalu 'IWA has an apostrophe in front of it. Also the designs are not very similar. I know this because both foils were just sitting side by side at my installers shop. We were curious also about any similarities. The KeNalu 'IWA775 is considered the go to for small wave foilers in the surf for those who chose to go w/a Kenalu foil.
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Looking forward to seeing how the 775 works for you SC. At some point I believe I will have to dive in to the foil scene.
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Well let's see if this is going to work....
https://youtu.be/G0h1YOuXLmQ
Something of a nothing burger of a wave, and a day, but fun nonetheless.
Interesting, this was the first time I've ever seen myself surf, and I was surprised to see how the wave looked a little bigger on vid than it did standing on top of it. I remember starting down the line, and suddenly thinking, "where'd the wave go?", and the went searching for it.
Looks like there was something still a little further south, and probably should have just kept going, but l couldn't see it , and turned to where I thought I might find a little more juice....not so much. :-\
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Interesting, this was the first time I've ever seen myself surf, and I was surprised to see how the wave looked a little bigger on vid than it did standing on top of it.
Cool! For the viewing public - How Many Sessions had you ridden a foil to get to this video?
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I have tried to articulate why the foil so appealing. Most recently I have been flying down the line, doing a 180 degree cutback and then cutting back again as I hit the whitewater. To do this on a surfboard requires a BIG wave with down the line power. There has to be enough of a shoulder to race away from the barrel and then cutback without stalling. You then must maintain speed back into the face of the wave and bottom turn again.
To do all of this typically requires an 8 to 10 foot clean, perfect face. With the foil this is all possible with 2 and 3 foot imperfect waves.
Here is Blane Chambers putting it in his words.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNqWQK-0anA
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Interesting, this was the first time I've ever seen myself surf, and I was surprised to see how the wave looked a little bigger on vid than it did standing on top of it.
Cool! For the viewing public - How Many Sessions had you ridden a foil to get to this video?
That's kind of a tough one to answer succinctly, just because of how I tripped, stumbled, and bumbled my way out for the foiling starting blocks with all the wrong equipment initially, and really didn't get going until I finally got everything squared away in mid April.
So got a couple dozen frustrating sessions on a board/foil that wouldn't/couldn't fly me but was at least good practice on learning to paddle, and proper foot placement to turn for a wave on a foil. But since the time I got the right stuff that works, I'd say somewhere around 30-35 sessions give or take, to get to the point I'm at in that video.
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I have tried to articulate why the foil so appealing. Most recently I have been flying down the line, doing a 180 degree cutback and then cutting back again as I hit the whitewater. To do this on a surfboard requires a BIG wave with down the line power. There has to be enough of a shoulder to race away from the barrel and then cutback without stalling. You then must maintain speed back into the face of the wave and bottom turn again.
To do all of this typically requires an 8 to 10 foot clean, perfect face. With the foil this is all possible with 2 and 3 foot imperfect waves.
Here is Blane Chambers putting it in his words.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNqWQK-0anA
Yes, turning is a whole new ball game, that I'm still figuring out. First couple of times my surf/sup mentality kicked in where I buried the tail/rail, and off to the moon foil, board, and myself went.
Now actually have to think about pointing the nose down as/when I start to turn - and why on a couple of those in the vid I'm touching down more than I want to, having not figured out exactly how much down I should be giving it yet on a particular sized wave - and then let the speed of the new found energy closer to the pocket pick me back up, accelerate me through the rest of the turn, and back back the line.
Still a work in progress, but why this foiling stuff is so fun...there's always something new to learn, and feel with it.
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I'd say somewhere around 30-35 sessions give or take, to get to the point I'm at in that video.
Impressive. That was a super cool ride you scored, Sano and I feel really good about actually seeing you sup foiling. Your advice and encouragement meant and still means alot to me for inspiration to foil. It's a long list though.
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California, New England, old England it just doesn't matter the Foiling is GREAT!
I was out on a fantastic SUPER crowded day in New England last week aka 75+ people in the lineup. I met one of the few local foilers named Paul. It was the most crowded day I had ever foiled and they were NOT used to the foil.
The next day the crowd settled down significantly to just 30 people as the waves dropped. Paul finished his session so he caught a few of my waves on the inside, and outside, of the crowd with his drone.
Ironically this is the exact same Blue Planet Easy Foiler 6'6" that is shown in Robert's video above. I'm flying on a GoFoil Maliko 200 with straps.
My new foil Amigo Paul Murray shot this with his drone and made the video - Thank You PAUL!
https://youtu.be/OP5NN6le7uU
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Excellent! Nice waves and foiling! Hardly anyone foils where I'm at too, enjoy it while it lasts! ;)
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Paul Murray shot this with his drone and made the video. this is the Blue Planet Easy Foiler 6'6".
Nice..i really enjoyed that video. amazing cntrl you display! I'm going to start up on my 8'0" V-box now that the conversion is done. Too big?
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Mmmmmmm Naish
https://youtu.be/1CBZ6GcAAK0
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Naish videos are not nearly as exciting without Kai, but its nice to still see Robby ripping it up.
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Some of you may have seen this on the kook instagram, but kind of scary at least for me just starting out.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Blq04QXHlZz/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link (https://www.instagram.com/p/Blq04QXHlZz/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link)
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More New England Foiling Action
This wave was like Middle Peak at Steamer Lane. Gently feathering 7+ feet on the outside and then flying. Best go left on the right and cut-back. The webcam only caught the tail end of the rides after 100 to 150 yards of flight.
https://youtu.be/-OCc1Xy3-V4
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Crazy NEXT LEVEL STUFF
The Hawaiians China Uemura Surf competition:
https://www.facebook.com/alex.aguera.1/videos/2080418272029146/
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what i saw of you yesterday, beash, didnt look too far behind these guyz
takeaways: you get all waves you go after, but some require some serious bearing down--your strength and balance make it look easy
you ride em all the way, so your paddleouts are looooong---but then i realized that the smaller stuff surfers pull out of are still fun on foil
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webcam only caught the tail end of the rides after 100 to 150 yards of flight.
Nice! Leg burners by Beasho!
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More from Hawaii. OMG!
Drop the Mic!
https://youtu.be/ffWBrD9K66M
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That China Uemura gang sure make it look easy! Pretty much the opposite of what my foiling looks like! They are just clearing that inside reef...and Waikiki crowd!
Drop the Mic!
I didn't get that mic comment...RIGHT over my head. ???
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Same guy, different perspective:
https://youtu.be/mZxBaYSgHIQ
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Getting better by the hour:
https://www.facebook.com/alex.aguera.1/videos/2095498590521114/
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That guy again.
This is impressive given that it was a 6 minute Foil Board ride.
But notice
1) The stamina. He is pumping and NOT gassing himself completely out. Good technique!
2) His footwork. Given all the talk about precise footwork he is able to dance around the deck. You will see him drop his back foot to the tail to turn hard and then bring his back foot way forward, tightening his stance, to pump back out to sea. Better pay attention to Kai he is clearly pushing the envelope in this developing sport.
https://youtu.be/WQjVApZL5us
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That guy again.
This is impressive given that it was a 6 minute Foil Board ride.
But notice
1) The stamina. He is pumping and NOT gassing himself completely out. Good technique!
2) His footwork. Given all the talk about precise footwork he is able to dance around the deck. You will see him drop his back foot to the tail to turn hard and then bring his back foot way forward, tightening his stance, to pump back out to sea. Better pay attention to Kai he is clearly pushing the envelope in this developing sport.
https://youtu.be/WQjVApZL5us
What the actual f@ck?!?!? Hard to believe that kind of playful movement on a tiny foil board is even possible. And any normal human would have puked by the 1 minute mark.
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https://www.instagram.com/p/BmFunB_Fp_v/?taken-by=harkin_and_sons
theres nothing new or spectacular about this footage, just a few shitty dock start attempts with a water logged board and home made foil
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theres nothing new or spectacular about this footage, just a few shitty dock start attempts with a water logged board and home made foil
Nice! I assume you haven't made it yet or it would have been on film.
I was trying this with a homemade foil board and never got the guts to actually jump on the board off the dock.
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What about this :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXbmPpnVyEo&feature=youtu.be
Impressive, he makes it look so easy, barely not pumping, just flying affortless.
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What about this :
Worth a direct post!
50 Consecutive Waves caught:
https://youtu.be/kXbmPpnVyEo
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And Foiling Over a Bridge
https://youtu.be/IXzy8A_nO-g
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Couples waves from my homebreak in North west of France.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96Cp2XrmT4A
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Great Great Video by Piros.
He had been quiet. I am no longer worried . . . he's back:
https://vimeo.com/284697058
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if that's piros, and it's not the camera, the foil training regimen has peeled some weight off him
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Video of Dave’s production board
https://www.instagram.com/p/BmeFO7CBKB2/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=ldn2tolq7llq
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Great Great Video by Piros.
He had been quiet. I am no longer worried . . . he's back:
https://vimeo.com/284697058
Oh dayum, that was way cool!!
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Great Great Video by Piros.
That was great! From his perfect foiling in that dreamy blue swell to the amazing povs he's achieving w/that rear facing nose mount. I was more than a little curious how he achieved that unique GoPro pov and then spied the jaws flex mount fitting on there. I always wanted to try that. Looks almost as cool as Clay's elevated GoPro rig.Weird how it cuts the nose of the board off though. Also that super extreme fisheye lens effect was cool. Wonder how you get that result?
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Crazy Cool Downwind action in the Gorge.
This may bring a resurgence of passion back to the Gorge. As if it needs it.
The Gorge and Maui have been re-established as Mecca's this time for downwind foiling:
https://www.facebook.com/alex.aguera.1/videos/2124627534274886/
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The difference between angle of incidence and angle of attack:
https://youtu.be/QNUwEZ4Mdgw
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Opposite end of the spectrum.
I was reluctant to post this but then I remembered:
"Foiling is EASY"
It might be the easiest water-sport you ever tried behind a boat. Not Kidding.
This also highlights the importance of footstraps. These people were starting from scratch. But they couldn't mess up the foot placement. I think I wasted 6 months of learning and not getting better because I didn't install straps.
Link here: -->
https://vimeo.com/285703102
PS: Vimeo continues downhill slide. Can't even post the link anymore Sorry you'll have to click through.
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Yes this is who I want to be like when I grow up!
From Alex Aguerra:
"One of the clips I got of Austin Kalama out on the Oregon Coast on Sunday. Wish I did not turn the Camera off as he was standing when I looked afterwards."
https://www.facebook.com/Gofoils/videos/247815999096323/
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Opposite end of the spectrum.It might be the easiest water-sport you ever tried behind a boat. Not Kidding.
This also highlights the importance of footstraps. These people were starting from scratch. But they couldn't mess up the foot placement. I think I wasted 6 months of learning and not getting better because I didn't install straps.
I was under the impression you were better off using your back hand to hold the tow rope to help square your shoulders up parallel w/the rails. All the riders getting towed in this video are using their front hands. But I've yet to get behind a boat to tow and can't wait until the opportunity presents itself.
...and footstraps...yea, they look REALLY helpful! Would foot hooks be a better option?
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This also highlights the importance of footstraps. These people were starting from scratch. But they couldn't mess up the foot placement. I think I wasted 6 months of learning and not getting better because I didn't install straps.
I was under the impression you were better off using your back hand to hold the tow rope to help square your shoulders up parallel w/the rails. All the riders getting towed in this video are using their front hands. But I've yet to get behind a boat to tow and can't wait until the opportunity presents itself.
...and footstraps...yea, they look REALLY helpful! Would foot hooks be a better option?
I agree 1000% with Denton that having pre-set foolproof foot placement is essential, and I too wasted at least 6 months not having foot hooks/straps. I am still scared of foot straps on a SUP, and probably always will be. I have heard of custom versions that "blow" open in wipe out or have break away bolts, and these sound somewhat appealing. Currently I feel I have enough leverage with my foot hooks. I have seen some gnarly wipeouts with straps and am terrified of going down fast and hard while strapped in.
My opinion is that loose straps are okay on a small tow board behind a boat. My issue with straps on a SUP is the wide full volume board does not easily penetrate the water, and an awkward wipeout will tweak the ankles/knees.
Oh and when I use my backhand to tow it automatically squares up my body - puts me in a nice foil stance, seems almost impossible to stay hunched over...
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More from Austin Kalama. Landing the 360:
https://www.facebook.com/Gofoils/videos/324284701466633/
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Andrew Cassidy had my attention a while ago. Solid foiling! But I usually see his videos on Vimeo.
https://youtu.be/5jRsLULcdAg
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Beasho?
https://imgur.com/vbFTOvu
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Just dropped a new one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6y_zmN7Nq8&t=26s
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Beasho?
https://imgur.com/vbFTOvu
Those Ralph the Rex videos are hilarious. Didn't know he could foil. 8)
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That guy again. First Tandem Surf Foil video:
https://www.facebook.com/kai.lenny/videos/10156725449134312/
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Great video from the Australians James Casey and JB from Naish.
This is long but if you are starved for information and want to learn some of the basics this will accelerate the thought process:
https://vimeo.com/287989390
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Party wave with my Foil Amigo:
https://youtu.be/EeqU7QC1PEw
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Party wave with my Foil Amigo
That was buttery! Nice data overlay too!
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Keahi de Aboitiz from Australia on a Crazy Tidal Bore in FRANCE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZaue7IPpVI
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I don't like to fall in often but when I do I might as well keep the camera rolling 8)
A foiling Birthday Tribute to my youngest Macy Chase the Foil Ace:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zg6OOOdhgw
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How did we miss this one?
Jamie O'Brien and that guy again, Kai Lenny, towing Pipelines outer reef and having the most fun:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVO4SdkdNGk
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How did we miss this one?
Jamie O'Brien and that guy again, Kai Lenny, towing Pipelines outer reef and having the most fun:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVO4SdkdNGk
That JOB wipeout at 3:50 when he tries a backflip looks sketchy! Seems like his foot catches in the strap and that board comes flying at him
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I met Zane on a paddle out to Mavericks. He couldn't have been nicer. There was a story from the day before when Zane was on his SUP at Mavs. A set wave comes and Zane appears to be too far inside. Not knowing who he is someone says "Looks like SUP boy is going to take this one on the head." Zane does an instantaneous 180, 3 quick strokes and makes an incredible, technically perfect late drop.
The guy then says "Whoa SUP boy's got GAME!$#@"
I should be working but this was just TOO GOOD and has a little bit of foiling.
Makes me want to get back on a SUP again . . . . Ahhhh maybe not.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKRzWsVsK0s
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He's one special guy, always a kick to be around.
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I met Zane on a paddle out to Mavericks. He couldn't have been nicer.
I've not had the chance to meet Zane, but Kai Lenny, Colin McPhillips, Danny Ching, Emmy Merrill, and Candace come to mind as some of the nicest folks you'll ever meet on the beach when they're there, and it sounds like Zane is the same. Some of the other "pros"could/should take some lessons or cues from these kinds of individuals at how to spread the stoke, and be the true ambassadors of our sport. JMHO...YMMV. :)
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met james casey once--he, also, couldnt have been nicer.........
bummed i missed last saturday--that break is a few jetties down from my local, so it's much the same--and the waves looked very fun--and it would have had fun meeting pros and hanging with creek pabst and other zonologists---wasnt in my family cards
yesterday at my local, it was glassy 10mph offshore, head plus one or two on sets, but it was jacking up with unique power, even at low tide---we were worried it's be too soft, but it jacked for 3 hours---caught some serious long standout bombs---crowd was light and all my peeps--fun
florence there were people from god knows where who showed up all aggro with attitude--happens when the forecast is excellent
yesterday got cavalier about kicking a closing right in time and fell in front of both the board and wave----dumb---luckily i got away with only a bad leg bruise (and ego bruise) id been in three hours and was due to get out anyway, so i limped out---ill be fine by next waves on sunday
i was tired and pleased id been ripping nicely--guard goes down and whoopsie--kinda like cookie's kidney shot
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When Zane came out to NYC a couple weeks ago, we had him come down for a foil clinic. Zane, Kim and Matty, incredible people each one. Getting up and foiling for the first time was just the icing in the cake.
My first flight, photobombed by Zane!
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A little Puerto Rico foiling
https://vimeo.com/201024403
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When Zane came out to NYC a couple weeks ago, we had him come down for a foil clinic. Zane, Kim and Matty, incredible people each one. Getting up and foiling for the first time was just the icing in the cake.
My first flight, photobombed by Zane!
That's a picture you should frame.
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It’s a keeper for sure!
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Check out the smile on this guy's face:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4Fupy7hHPk
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Clay are you holding out on us?
Great compilation. You should add the part about all the sharks that you have seen while surfing too 8)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjiW5Yh1MnU
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Kai is pushing the limits again and setting the bar HIGH!
Taking off prone with footstraps. Getting air in nothing surf and pulling off 360's.
Wow!
https://youtu.be/_ZjIXfMbN1w
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Clay are you holding out on us?
Great compilation. You should add the part about all the sharks that you have seen while surfing too 8)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjiW5Yh1MnU
Thanks Denton! I thought about posting and then in struggling with where was the appropriate place I gave up...
And in general yes I am holding a lot of great foil footage of all types of foilers from this year all over California. Still deciding how/when/where this video belongs...Open to all ideas
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Clay are you holding out on us?
Great compilation. You should add the part about all the sharks that you have seen while surfing too 8)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjiW5Yh1MnU
Thanks Denton! I thought about posting and then in struggling with where was the appropriate place I gave up...
And in general yes I am holding a lot of great foil footage of all types of foilers from this year all over California. Still deciding how/when/where this video belongs...Open to all ideas
That was great Clay. Soooo... It's a bit of a learning curve?
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Nathan Cross getting some awesome long foil rides in Australia:
https://youtu.be/8C1-o8xa_MI
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Nathan Cross getting some awesome long foil rides in Australia:
https://youtu.be/8C1-o8xa_MI
This video was sick. Just memorizing as i sit at my desk getting no work done.
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nice wave--for whatever device
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Nathan Cross getting some awesome long foil rides in Australia:
https://youtu.be/8C1-o8xa_MI
I got a leg cramp after a few minutes of watching this video! :P
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Long, loaded with facial expressions and PURE JOY (no music) here is Jeff Clark crushing it on the foil.
He has been turning GREAT lately. Said he was foiling with Kai Lenny earlier in the year and watching Kai realized "I was doing it all wrong!"
"Kai's upper body was moving all over the place but his lower body was rock solid."
From the guy who invented modern big wave surfing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWLN8jShfXA
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here is Jeff Clark crushing it on the foil.
Wow! That's some sweet foiling! Mean ass cutback.
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maliboooo!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh3WUWJ5-Hk
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You guys have such a cool setup there in HMB. Big mushy waves and long rides. I need to get some more water time up there.
Long, loaded with facial expressions and PURE JOY (no music) here is Jeff Clark crushing it on the foil.
He has been turning GREAT lately. Said he was foiling with Kai Lenny earlier in the year and watching Kai realized "I was doing it all wrong!"
"Kai's upper body was moving all over the place but his lower body was rock solid."
From the guy who invented modern big wave surfing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWLN8jShfXA
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You guys have such a cool setup there in HMB. Big mushy waves and long rides. I need to get some more water time up there.
YES!
Mushy waves that range in size from 2 feet to Infinity and beyond.
The good news is that there is no parking, seals, sealions, dolphins, whales, fish, sharks, rocks and fog that tend to keep the crowds in check. 8)
My neighbor got his leash pulled by a sealion the other day. He freaked out and tried to swim away then it pulled off his booty. No tissue damage just a love tap.
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Has this been posted? Just randomly found it on YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sY_9AOeMPxg
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By buddy Grant Twiggy Baker with an F-ONE hybrid.
Foiling and Surfing the same board over Indonesian reef. Sick!
https://vimeo.com/287461810
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Ugghhhhhhh Oh!
A whole new set of Kooks in the Line-up. :o
This is really going to piss off the proners.
Our local Half Moon Bay 'Yak crowd has been talking about putting foils on kayaks. When the 'Yakers see how much fun we foilers are having it only makes sense.
Here is the first I have seen of a 'Yaker on a foil in the waves. I am sure there will be more to come.
https://vimeo.com/294853730
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I thought about doing that with a slider seat for pitch control. Either that or add a surface sensor. Easy money for Geezers.
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That kayak video looked a bit out of control but like Bill said, with a sliding seat it has potential. The Indo waves seemed to be much better suited for the shortboard without the foil.
Here is another video by Skyla Rayner from Australia with some beautiful cinematography.
Rider is Nathan Cross on a 6'0 Easy Foiler with our 1240 Foil:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyJ1LcbaqcY
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Only one shot of a foil but TOO GOOD NOT TO POST!
OMG - This makes me want to SURF again. Go ZANE!
https://youtu.be/_AW-T8j3qfQ
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Yesterday was 10 ft @ 12 seconds. This is what mellow big'r looks like.
Out with Dave W. and Ruby. Sneaking into waves from behind.
Flying the Iwa with Kai Tail and footstraps on a 7' 4" L41.
I will add that despite the move towards all the modern stubby foil boards when the waves get big you want foam to catch the wave. This L41 is 30" wide and while it was serving as my backup board it catches wave BETTER than my 6' 6" when things get big.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XH1VYBzeczE
Two shots below of what the bigger faces looked like. Dave then Ruby.
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I have refrained from posting some of the latest FOIL videos because they are the same old thing.
However this is totally new.
Hawaiians prone foiling getting air all with footstraps.
There are a lot of crashes here but . . . . eventually they will connect and NOT crash.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW0GuLhHCxI
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Dang, while I get the thought and courtesy of it...but not sure I'd want to be leashed to a board w/ the attached hatchet below it that I'm going to be shooting in the air above me, and having a better than 50/50 change of having said leash yank said hatchet back down right on top of me at quite injurious speeds. :o :-\
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Dang, while I get the thought and courtesy of it...but not sure I'd want to be leashed to a board w/ the attached hatchet below it that I'm going to be shooting in the air above me, and having a better than 50/50 change of having said leash yank said hatchet back down right on top of me at quite injurious speeds. :o :-\
That's why everyone is using long leashes. But generally you land at coordinate x1y1z1 and the board with said hatchet departs at vector x(n)y(n)z(n) The likelihood of it making it's way back to you is pretty small, even with a tug from a leash. Not zero. But small.
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The odds of winning the lottery are astronomical, but yet some people still win them. Do this enough times....
(https://i.imgur.com/LOy1VOR.png?1)
...and you'll win the "suture lottery" sooner than later...I don't care how long your leash is. ;) ;D
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pushing the limits is the new norm. fun to watch.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4zMAiS8mi4
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That's why everyone is using long leashes. But generally you land at coordinate x1y1z1 and the board with said hatchet departs at vector x(n)y(n)z(n) The likelihood of it making it's way back to you is pretty small, even with a tug from a leash. Not zero. But small.
Eigenvector...
student: when are we ever going to use all this math stuff anyway?
teacher: right THERE!
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Mavericks has been lighting up. I went out and tried to catch an edge.
This was what I got (on film) - Thank you Brian Christenson
GoFoil IWA with Kai Tail
https://youtu.be/RDIWvU1otec
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two for one!..... :)
https://youtu.be/10Tl3PgBTPk
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I've been out for a few weeks with a knee injury so dusted off the drone to film the boys chasing some small rollers on the prone foil on New Year's day.
How's the poor guy that lost his boat on the rocks bad way to start the year.
https://vimeo.com/309038586
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cool!... man i need to get a drone...or a friend with one ;)
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This is pretty outrageous footage.
Try not to slice the Shark :o
https://youtu.be/GcQXTOlZ7a4
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this kills the shark.
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I wasn't sure where to put this.
KAI being the king of the foil is getting KUDOS for extending the progression on the Tow-in board.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOWJ6BSYZy0
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Head High sets ans only 4 guys out....no tell nobody
...its a Secret Place....
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https://youtu.be/fn6g2BI-FRA
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Kai putting on another clinic at Hookipa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mL7aAgNpvk
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Is the other guy on foil Chris Bertish?
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Couple pics from this past few days. Foot strap comes in handy.
(https://66.media.tumblr.com/175a8a4659e80ac5d45006612785240f/tumblr_pl84w4Ct1R1r9jd16o2_1280.jpg)
(https://66.media.tumblr.com/6ed9fb624916f9f174372f1ca9043747/tumblr_pl84w4Ct1R1r9jd16o1_1280.jpg)
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Is the other guy on foil Chris Bertish?
Looks like it was Chris Bertish
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This is Pushing the Limits - From COLAS living in exile in France:
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The Gong shaper, Patrice Guenole', aka "L'Ours" (The Bear) was a bit worried by the direction taken by surf foiling, with micro boards that are hell to paddle if you are not young anymore. Gong is a brand aiming for volume markets, and he thought that these micro foiling boards were becoming a micro niche market: the amount of people able to realistically pump back to the lineup as an alternative to paddling will stay an ultra-small elite.
His solution: the foil cruiser: use an ultra-light 9' cruiser (an epoxy longboard with pulled in nose and tail). And since it does not pump well anyways with its length, just use the biggest foil wing possible (here the XXL 100cm wing). The result is something that glides in smooth arcs above the water, but can paddle back to the lineup effortlessly, and take off on non-breaking waves, as efficiently as a SUP foil.
As was said in another post, a foil carver rather than a foil pumper.
Beryl on a "short foil" and Patrice (100kg) on a "long foil", with moves making me think a lot of the "Silver surfer"..
https://youtu.be/MDVWt1heX5I
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https://www.instagram.com/p/BpxTWWonNpr/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=gg1fapiop6r2
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https://www.instagram.com/p/BpxTWWonNpr/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=gg1fapiop6r2
That's a lot of mileage on a really small puena point day.
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GoFoil 1st point Malibu!...
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https://youtu.be/tOG1O8_GipA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOG1O8_GipA
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GoFoil 1st point Malibu!...
STEAMROLLER - CRUSHING IT!
Even with security cam grade footage your cut back and bash off the white water were clearly Hawaiian grade. Great stuff 8)
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2 for 1!....some how it doesnt look as cool on a SUP... :o
https://youtu.be/3zcE63te__E
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Foiling Clarks Rock with Jeff Clark.
He was full of all sorts of insight. Stand 6 feet to the South . . move slightly inside . . watch the boil . . .
"Jeff how many times have you been here?"
"Once!" 8)
The new Mysto Spot buoys 6 Ft @ 16 seconds. Packed a punch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ij7LqemEFs
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with all the rain and wind here lately have been living vicariously thru youtube foiling videos. Stumbled across this one, cool view on downwind foiling. Plus I think there is a Ponobill cameo in here.
Not sure how to embed but..
https://youtu.be/L8ALPsp8Ybs (https://youtu.be/L8ALPsp8Ybs)
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with all the rain and wind here lately have been living vicariously thru youtube foiling videos. Stumbled across this one, cool view on downwind foiling. Plus I think there is a Ponobill cameo in here.
Not sure how to embed but..
https://youtu.be/L8ALPsp8Ybs (https://youtu.be/L8ALPsp8Ybs)
I really enjoyed this video, thanks!
Here is another DW video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99Dx2Em6ThQ
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Great stuff!
https://youtu.be/fbXrxG4iAyc
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That's Ka'a of course. Really good today. Jason (Daily Bread) pretty much always has his camera in his mouth. He's pretty slick with it--like an extension of his arm when he grabs it to shoot.
I'm finally getting the feel of my new board, which I haven't named yet. I've been calling it "Les", as in Les Fugly, but it's too pretty for that name. I'll figure something out.
Long, fast rides today, some of the waves were pretty punchy. Especially outside the reef. I got one that I thought was going to fall right on top of me, but it didn't, and I survived the drop and rode it a long way. Then when I was about to turn I stood up just a fraction, overfoiled and faceplanted. I have no idea why I do that, it never works and I always get punished.
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Evan Lloyd was on Oahu a week ago. We got to go foiling together and we talked about the challenges of learning to foil:
https://youtu.be/wDWCg5cB8RA
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Wow!
Thanks so much. Wish I was there.
Cheers
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really appreciate your time and effort on these vids blueplanetsurf
in your range what board & foil size would you recommend for a 1st timer 80kg 5'6 and comfortable on a SUP surf 8x30 & SUP raceboard 14x25?
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Hi JEG,
Glad to hear you like the videos.
I would steer you towards the 6'11 Easy Foiler and a 1440 M Foil or S/M foil set.
If you don't mind a challenge you could possibly get away with the 6'6.
Please call our shop during opening hours if you need more advice, our crew here is knowledgeable and helpful. 808 596 7755.
Aloha!
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Mmmmmmmm
I have a spot like this in my backyard:
https://vimeo.com/328046440?ref=fb-share&1&fbclid=IwAR1cwIamjfyiGP_o34tZ6eQ3_vivA2vEdUYOPjZBUWo4ASFf7i9sCQ78dkI
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Thanks Beasho, that was so good to watch.
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summertime in socal...
https://youtu.be/uplb1f6htnU
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0xG0utMUVk
I asked him how the vibe was:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0xG0utMUVk
I asked him how the vibe was:
I know you only want aloha Clay, and I understand how the lineup felt. This is not directed at you and I question why its been posted here.
Imagining.. I was .. In the line...I am sitting there in the water toughing it out. Took me forever to get into position. My neck hurts because I am prone surfing. shoulders numb... I am with all my buddies that have been surfing there for ever...clearly I have grey hair. And some dude with his buddies boat pulls a foiler in on the shoulder to then have him bob and weave in and out of the line. Then he has the gall to celebrate. The boat is causing wakes, making noise etc.. no aloha there. That break is not Nelscott. Or jaws. Why tow?
I call "boo" and I would say that he is doing a disservice to the foiling crowd. Bummer that this video is here to be honest. It would be one thing if he stayed on the shoulder, but he is bobbing and weaving through the line. If you look closely, more dudes are pissed.
He could have manned/womaned up and dropped in on the powder here and probably rode forever.
http://gato.net/lame.jpg (http://gato.net/lame.jpg)
Fault me for being extra sensitive as I am just getting into foiling and this and the other video going around are not good to have anywhere on the interwebs.
If he were my buddy I would call him out. Someone has to regulate.
-red
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I must be missing something. I didn't see that, and I watched it a dozen times, full screen. He was a long way out of the pocket unless it was empty. Anyone surfing fort point has to be pretty good, that's some seriously snotty water, those guys aren't likely to be intimidated by a foiler. I'm not the greatest at judging vibe, but it looked OK to me.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0xG0utMUVk
I asked him how the vibe was:
I hate when I see a jetski or a boat around, it stinks and it is noisy. For me this is no respect at all.
I guess in the case it is different and I haven't been there so hard to give a jugment but still I think it is something that could be done somewhere else no ?
But once again, too bad because people will blame foilers, they will talk etc... and at the end foilers will loose even if there is nothing really bad in the video actually.
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I totally hear what you are saying and agree that boats and skis tearing through the lineup would be a bummer.
Not meaning this as an attack or rebuttal only to give context for what it's often like to surf fort point.
At fort point there is a really loud fog horn, hundreds of thousands of cars zipping by overhead, huge container ships, speed boats, a giant bridge, a fort, hundreds of tourists on 3 wheeled motorcycles, helicopters, and bitter "locals". Possibly the most unnatural surf spot in the world.
I've met this foiler and he has way more aloha than most of the regulars who surf here.
I know people who have foiled here and this is the first video I've seen on a solid day.
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pono all youre missing is that this is California...very different psychology here..
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Maybe I am blind.
Clay is dude flipping the bird in the still jpg? I assume at the boat. Does not look like aloha. Also his buddy is pissed.
And in the video at 1:55, I believe I see the ole "GIT OUT OF HERE" hand motion twice from dude that he just swerved around.
If I read it wrong I apologize. I for sure know the "GIT OUT OF HERE" motion. Its unique.
-red
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Maybe I am blind.
Clay is dude flipping the bird in the still jpg? I assume at the boat. Does not look like aloha. Also his buddy is pissed.
And in the video at 1:55, I believe I see the ole "GIT OUT OF HERE" hand motion twice from dude that he just swerved around.
If I read it wrong I apologize. I for sure know the "GIT OUT OF HERE" motion. Its unique.
-red
You are right. Fort Point is one of the nastiest, most aggressive places to surf outside of getting beaten up in Hawaii (if this still happens). A couple years ago a guy got arrested for fighting in the line up. My friend had his tires slashed in the parking lot, 2 slashed . . . . No me-too love from the San Francisco crowd.
Funny thing is that NONE OF THEM SURF MAVERICKS. Because that stuff DOES NOT HAPPEN at Mavericks. Little men, short boards with big attitudes.
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True that it's a unique collection of whackdoodles. I used to windsurf in the bay when I had occasion to be there more than a few days, and it was every man (pretty much exclusively) for himself and lots of bad vibe. Strange considering how small the number was and how tough the conditions were. No way it was ever going to be crowded. Oregon plates weren't very popular at Chrissy Field either. The gorge was infinitely more crowded and infinitely more inviting. Too many rats in one cage I guess.
I decided to swim around the buoys near that museum by the bridge for a little exercise one day, because I saw other people doing it. I had no clue that it was an organized activity, looked like a very small number of people getting into really cold choppy water and swimming. I was doing my usual slow crawl and a guy came up next to me and pushed my head under. I thought it was a joke, but he was serious. Wanted me to get out of the water. When I finally figured out that he was serious I told him if he touched me again he'd have to learn to swim with broken arms. When I came in he was standing on the beach with a cop and some guy in a suit. The only thing that saved me from some hassle is that the swimmer admitted that he pushed my head under water before he said anything to me. The guy in the suit said "we can't have people just randomly getting in the water" and all three nodded.
Just about the craziest thing I've ever encountered.
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Real sucky go pro footage but it’s the longest ride I have ever had on a Foil. Super fun, super stoked! Can’t wait to get back to it while the local river floods. 60,000 cfs is a lot of water. If I guessed the correct water speed I calculated that my foil traveled through 2 miles of water while my board and body only traveled , maybe 100 yds side to side, frontwards and backwards.
https://youtu.be/YwSKre-DkCo
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How did we miss this one.
Looks like 100% are wearing Foot Straps and all are on Tall Masts:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUmaJNskdi8
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How did we miss this one.
Looks like 100% are wearing Foot Straps and all are on Tall Masts:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUmaJNskdi8
Skills!
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My first crack at Prone Downwind , almost made the paddle in but we towed assist to get going and had some epic runs. Just on my 5-0 JP & NP Large Glide Surf foil , not using Downwind wings just my std surf wing.
https://vimeo.com/333075629
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rockin Piros!
I'm along way from dw days and I need a boat.
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This is too good not to post
https://youtu.be/xxRibcif1Ao (https://youtu.be/xxRibcif1Ao)
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this what it feels like as beginner foiler, stacks galore and chaos ;D
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Flying with authority down under:
https://www.facebook.com/StandUpSurfShop/videos/1562938307169676/
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Are you kidding me!
Zane pushing the limits. Super inspirational.
Forward to here for the good stuff:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1doug0ZGI_s&feature=youtu.be&t=301
Full video here:
https://youtu.be/1doug0ZGI_s
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that's knuts and Mr. Zane there's actually a foil under that board ;D
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Wow, is that location New Zealand?
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Thats defo hawaii.
No vids but got some sweet shots from my light airs downwinder and a 50kt upwind/downwind session last week. Same bay, 24 hours apart
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first run on my new hand carved 5'11 x 27 sup with hand made foil
https://www.instagram.com/p/BxvN18NguT9/
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Dang container....that's impressive...well done sir, well done!! :o
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Sano !!
https://www.instagram.com/p/ByO3Z9KnMxO/
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First look at the new Neil Pryde high aspect medium wings. First 2 waves are the std medium , wave 3 & 4 the new one and Keahi making look so easy . I spent a week with him testing out a bunch of new gear.
https://vimeo.com/339720627
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We have had a magic 6 week run of great waves at my local break Currumbin Ally , this is just one of my 600m rides. I'm on the NP small wing & a Sunova 4-6.
https://vimeo.com/340127831
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From a trip up north
https://vimeo.com/332813945
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From a trip up north
https://vimeo.com/332813945
Nice video Hilly. It's amazing though, what perspective does. I'm sure there are a lot of people that would look at your video and think "dinky little waves, and he's just going back and forth on them, lame." I look at it and my pulse pounds and my jones for foiling kicks to ten.
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From a trip up north
https://vimeo.com/332813945
Nice video Hilly. It's amazing though, what perspective does. I'm sure there are a lot of people that would look at your video and think "dinky little waves, and he's just going back and forth on them, lame." I look at it and my pulse pounds and my jones for foiling kicks to ten.
Yes, agree with all of that - Nice vid Hilly, enjoyed it!! - and especially how slow things seem to be happening there...when you know that when you're the one actually standing on the board, things seem to be amplified 10-fold all the way around. :o ;D
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They were pretty dinky waves. It was a bit more full on outside. Got some long waves up there.
https://vimeo.com/332813338
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Hilly, thanks for sharing. You got some great flights there.
I recognize the Slingshot board. What size?
What foil and mast length is that please?
Thanks
-red
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Hilly, thanks for sharing. You got some great flights there.
I recognize the Slingshot board. What size?
What foil and mast length is that please?
Thanks
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75 wing and mast. 7 6 Outwit board. Lots of 7s there ;)
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I was down surfing on the Glenwood SPrings CO wave yesterday, and Kai came over after having been at the Go Pro games in Vail. He put on quite the show.
https://youtu.be/GB9wrtmbf08 (https://youtu.be/GB9wrtmbf08)
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Sweet videos Hilly.
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Craziness:
https://www.facebook.com/Gofoils/videos/313438566199354/
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dream moves, this dude with a paddle is on another level and I don't think no one else does it better than him! :o
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Go Laird.. What a leg burner.... (shame about the music)
https://youtu.be/E6X4V4K4XQI
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And then he just paddles back to the lineup. What a beast. I've surfed Pacasmayo. Never been to Chicama. Which is longer?
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I am giving 360 video another try:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-kQ1o4Osk8
First time I have messed with uploading in the 360 VR format, I'm kinda digging it.
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Nice one Clay! Out at the pit eh? I got a 2700ft ride out there last year following the channel into the bay.
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Nice one Clay! Out at the pit eh? I got a 2700ft ride out there last year following the channel into the bay.
Yeah with these winds the best option. Buddy brought a new fishing boat with a fancy depthfinder, spooked me out seeing how deep that channel is - up to 40 feet a stones through from the break, no wonder the sharks are so big there! The current was flooding hard pushing us in nonstop, I think it'd be scary to be out there on a big ebb. For sure 2700, we flew up to 2000 feet and it was small...
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Sweet video clay.
Thanks for the video DJ, drooling
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Another nice one from RRD.
https://www.facebook.com/RRDinternational/videos/2355735154752822?s=100000896533257&v=e&sfns=xmwa
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sweeet video DJ
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Enjoying this thread!
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My latest attempt on the Duotone wing Foil (day 4) and some of my mate Guy at the end with a lot more time on it. It's the 4m and I'm my JP 6-8 on the new NP XL wing & new 750 carbon mast, fun combo in the gusty conditions. Hope you enjoy, a couple of good stacks
https://vimeo.com/347522206
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Great video looks like you were having fun. Waiting for 5m Duotone and October for wind.
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Thanks Rob.. Great vid.
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Nice video Rob.
I just got a 3M Duotone wing and am waiting for enough wind to give it a try.
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You were rocking that. I'm at about session 8 or 9. I had a 3M only at first, and I'd need a hurricane to get my fat ass up with that. Now I have a 4 too, and it's much better, though I really need a five. I was out in reasonable wind today and got a number of micro foil lifts but I can't just power up, I have to pump, and that gets everything a little screwy. More wind or 5M wing and I think I'll be good.
I've been using a GoFoil 280, and I think the drag is kind of limiting. I tried my Axis 1020 today and got up smoothly instead of popping up in the gusts. That will probably work well, but I need to patch the wing a bit. I hit a rock at low speed on the way in at Swell City and it hit right in the middle of my repair job. No big deal, but this wing is going to start looking like it has the measles.
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Thanks all and yes Bill it really needs pump assist to get up then another half a dozen to get it lit up if you don't have a decent breeze and really hard to do if you start switch. My advice to all in my limited time is just wait for the wind to be nuking , it's so much easier with heaps of wind. The 5m Bill does help get up but it's more of a handful and again in failing winds the wing tends to roll and you catch the bottom corner (because it's longer) and you run over it, do this a few times and it turns into a swearing fest. ;D Again just wait for the wind , it's agony drifting around without it.
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Looking great Piros!
I am on the other side of the spectrum as Bill. I have a 5 but no 4. It is super fun but like you say, that extra 25% is very noticeable in terms of manageability. This is most noticeable in large swell where there is a lot to catch on. I have been using the 5 in everything from 12 to 30+. When it gets to the higher side of that range it really wants to be overhead to spill wind. That is a very extended position and it isn't as controlled to try to get foiling from there (at least for me as a new rider). I think being nicely powered but in the range is the key. I have been begging Ivan at SPG for a 4 meter. My credit card is ready. Flatter water and low current helps a lot as well. I am sure that waiting for the right conditions is smart, but there is none of that going on here. We are still all making solid gains and having better rides each day. Such a fun process.
Is that the same (water) foil that you are using for surf?
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Great videos and info...thanks to all for posting!
Waiting, waiting, waiting......when will our wings arrive???? Well, at least my buddy's new boat is here. Tanker wake here we come!
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No this is a DW wing , around same width as GF 200 & Axis 1020 but higher aspect .
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Humble beginnings. I recognize every one of these diggers.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BrDUv3nnFNh/
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Wow, some of those falls were really close of having rider, and wing coming together in an ugly looking meeting. :o :-[
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Wow, some of those falls were really close of having rider, and wing coming together in an ugly looking meeting. :o :-[
Some of those falls were really close to halfing rider.
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When you like doing takeoffs as much as I do....you do them twice on the same wave....
(https://i.imgur.com/xWl0giq.gif)
Oops... :-[ ;D
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When you like doing takeoffs as much as I do....you do them twice on the same wave....
(https://i.imgur.com/xWl0giq.gif)
Oops... :-[ ;D
:) I can see your angle foil?
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:) I can see your angle foil?
Hahaha, you're almost making me blush...that somehow sounds a lot like "your slip is showing". ;) ;D
But yeah, if you can see that, my feet, and the mast placement...it kind of tells the story as to why I find it a little easier to be able to pump it back up again like that, compared to that on my straight mast. But like anything, there's give and takes to it also.
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:) I can see your angle foil?
Hahaha, you're almost making me blush...that somehow sounds a lot like "your slip is showing". ;) ;D
But yeah, if you can see that, my feet, and the mast placement...it kind of tells the story as to why I find it a little easier to be able to pump it back up again like that, compared to that on my straight mast. But like anything, there's give and takes to it also.
Yikes! :P Yeah... definitely seems a lot closer to regular surfing too than the straight masts...
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For those that dont want to sup
https://youtu.be/roW0gKXzuAU (https://youtu.be/roW0gKXzuAU)
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this is crazy
https://youtu.be/OLQFGTGo0HU
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Great Style:
https://youtu.be/PWClF9xJSxI
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dream moves Beasho 8)
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Great, GREAT Video Robert!
Makes me want to do it all!
PS: I was riding a 10' 6" SUP aka Old Fashioned equipment :o on 1 to 3 foot waves, with Chop, yesterday AND HAVING A BLAST. Didn't know that was still possible. Almost as much fun as you guys (well maybe not quite).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N64xGQAQL2A
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Laird Foiling BIG waves at Cloudbreak.
Granted he was towed in. I am still waiting for people to paddle in under their own power on these bigger waves:
https://www.coastalwatch.com/videos/25654/laird-hamilton-foil-surfs-8-10-foot-cloudbreak
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yeah, Beasho and they look slow but I reckon when foiling on those conditions the glide must feel unreal. I read the coastalwatch comments and there are lots of foiler haters comments as expected ;D
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Wing Foiling Starting to come along:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTTV72UGveM
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next level foil wing Beasho and also straps for me is next level when foiling.
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A good video of Jeff Clark Foiling Santa Cruz.
Bigger waves than any other "Un-assisted" videos out there:
https://youtu.be/X65qdSa09gI
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And then there are the crazy French people (I assume).
Watch the foil guy use the Jet Assisted takeoff and then out-live the pack of longboarders.
https://youtu.be/BrEkU0GCkpI
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Average first effort with a GoPro Fusion 360 camera. Should have licked the lens and considered the sun placement ;)
Go HD and use your mouse to move the view around.
https://vimeo.com/360184977
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Hilly, that's really cool!! Took awhile to realize that there was more on my screen that I could arrow around to (was smoother than my fingers on a mouse pad), but once I got that figured out...what an awesome piece of technology they've got going there...and your flying that Armstrong great!
Thanks for sharing...really fun video.
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Wow...two juicy, new videos. It was the 'walk back' that serves as a deterrent on that tidal bore in the UK. And, Hilly, like 3S says - very futuristic. I guess that is like desktop-VR, ya? Cool.
Jim
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great videos Beasho and Hilly,
Hilly, I have been following your foiling with the armstrongs and you are going to make me spend a lot money towards those ;D
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Thanks for to positive feedback. The Armstrong is a great foil, love the ‘no fizz bro’. Movie was downloaded in the GoPro app then edited in Adobe Premiere. Next one will be better.
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Austin Kalama.
Next level stuff . . . . again!
https://youtu.be/Qi0qvujONg4
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I want to hang with these guys. At first it looks gimmicky. Then they do the behind the scenes.
There is a lot going on. Not to mention the lengths we (humans) used to have to go to get water.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj_g4Bkk_4o
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I made a 3rd video of my sessions on the foil, up to at least 200, maybe 300, I stopped counting:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVyTrIEC7do
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Sweet video clay, got some good rides in there.
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A few minutes of my last Downwind run in 25 knots on Sunday I was riding my prone set up Axis 90 , 75 mast , short fuse and 400 wing. Duotone 4m & the Fanatic 6-7 great combo & awesome fun.
https://vimeo.com/368010406
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nice vid clay and killer music Piros.
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Just a bit of fun in some lighter winds a few days back, Nothing better than foiling with Mates in the middle of the ocean. The guy i am foiling with is Ben Tardrew who is the designer of all our ONE boards.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltgt8RJjVh0
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Derek Hamasaki taking to the air
https://youtu.be/FXtRe002cEc
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Wow how good was that , just ripping Derek amazing flow yeeeeew.
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Fun weekend trying out a heap of foil gear .
https://vimeo.com/369138689
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Nice! What are you shooting from?
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Is that a follow me drone?
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It’s a Garmin VIRB 360 mounted on the wing .
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Love that perspective
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It’s a Garmin VIRB 360 mounted on the wing .
That was really cool...what a great idea!
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It’s a Garmin VIRB 360 mounted on the wing .
Did you mount it towards the clew? I wouldn't have expected that you could get a perspective that appears to be trailing your gear without attachment. It looks like the camera is a yard behind you and unattached. That is amazing!
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can't wait to do that dw rides supjacko.
Derek is a freak blueplanetsurf and he's on another level. Looking forward on hearing about that new GF wing tip tail.
looking good Piros and next one in my bucket list and to be able to winga-ding someday and foil foreva :)
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It’s a Garmin VIRB 360 mounted on the wing .
Did you mount it towards the clew? I wouldn't have expected that you could get a perspective that appears to be trailing your gear without attachment. It looks like the camera is a yard behind you and unattached. That is amazing!
On a pole off the end of the boom. Very risky camera mount when you loose control of the wing and it is rag dolling just smashing the camera on the water. A lot of work in post edit controlling 3 horizons to give that flat vision look , editing the jibe was nightmare but came out pretty seamless.
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Another fun weekend Downunder. I'm on a 4-4 prone & Axis 900 , my mate Jack is riding 4-5 Sunova & MFC 1400.
https://vimeo.com/370641872
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Piros, As always, thanks for posting your awesome video. Looks fun.
What is the volume of the 4'4 please?
Thanks
-red
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Thanks Red , both those boards are 35 litres .
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Man Derek keeps upping his skills, cool to see.
Thanks the downwind vids, I always learn something and find inspiration to really get that wired.
Rob you're ripping on the wingding. That prone session looks like a great spot for small boards, looks like you're doing laps walking up to the jump off to minimize paddling.
We had a fun session at Ocean Beach:
https://www.facebook.com/clay.schmitz/videos/1564381389/10214132429095767/
https://www.instagram.com/p/B4aJ9gmjuJ7/?igshid=1xe0lwk7mz77c
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Rob, you deserve the title; 'Von Hero' for all the input you've provided all these years. Few people have put in as much effort to share the stoke in multi-disciplines.
Just stay a little farther away from those fricking rocks!
Jim
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Thanks Clay and nice smooth ride in your video , yes we just walk back doing laps and sometimes go long for the mile ride. The walk really helps getting the blood back in the legs . This is the stats from the Apple Watch .
Thanks also Jim it’s always easy to follow a passion , just having fun doing what I love and Sharing The Stoke . Yeah bit close to the rocks just milking the bumps and skating across the edge of the sand bar.
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Thanks Red , both those boards are 35 litres .
You guys are shredding it up on those little boards! Are you finding that 35 liters duck dives similar to a normal shortboard in terms of being able to pressure it under?
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Yes the 35 litres is really easy to sink , they duck dive amazingly well and because of the foil you never get sucked back over , it locks like and anchor.
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Yes the 35 litres is really easy to sink , they duck dive amazingly well and because of the foil you never get sucked back over , it locks like and anchor.
Awesome. That looks so fun!
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We had some really nice conditions yesterday 18 - 22 kts. I've been working on going straight downwind , which is pretty challenging but starting to get it together . I'm on the Dutone 4m , 6-7 Fanatic and Axis 900.
https://vimeo.com/371914104
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Nice one Rob.. and nice colour coordinated boards.. 8)
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Amazing riding, amazing condition:
https://youtu.be/i9yCe6ibhzU
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This one definitely makes the highlight reel.
James Casey on some groovy boomers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShJImqndhgY&feature=emb_logo
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And once again it's Zane Schweitzer.
A foiling Safari in South Africa. Doing great without straps then greater with straps and then without again.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yotiAuLLP3s
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This one definitely makes the highlight reel.
James Casey on some groovy boomers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShJImqndhgY&feature=emb_logo
dream place, wow!
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Another fun Downwind yesterday this time I was on the Neil Pryde Large wing
https://vimeo.com/376543644
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Another fun Downwind yesterday this time I was on the Neil Pryde Large wing
Great Video and Music Piros. Always pushing the limits and still freaking me out with the offset foil stance :)
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Just to remind everyone that Foiling is so Easy that even little kids can do it.
The low speed that these kids are foiling at is remarkable. It looks like 5 mph:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imi77V-Z7fY
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That is awesome. I am going to bring a board to the pool this weekend for the Grandkids to stand on.
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cool kids :D
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Woe that is way cool , how clear is the water , just amazing & those kids rip.
Beasho:- re the feet . The next day it was on again with really big rolling swells (no camera) just so easy we were side by side touching wings and chatting and for the first time I looked down and corrected my feet and put them in the center .It did feel better but when I glanced down later they were offset again. I think it takes the pressure off my back knee and I do it sub consciously. It was around a 7 mile run and we did it in just over 40 mins just playing around , so much fun. Peak speed was 22 mph averaging 18 to 19. I found by dropping back off the Axis 90 to my NP Large it slowed me down a little and I had a ton more control , which in turn gave me a higher average speed. I was also on the 82 cm Ali mast which is great with almost zero flex. My mate was still on his Axis 90 and were doing cross overs in the troughs shooting past each other like slot cars but his 90 would leave for dead in a drag race.
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Tried a new camera angle...
Thoughts?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CPiWY5cR5Y
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Spot on clay 8)
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Spot on clay 8)
Thanks!
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Round two with this camera setup. Swell was pumping, I was overwinged on the peak day, combined with lots of refraction and some wind funk. Tons of fun and I had longer rides when the swell backed off a bit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lFHyypAxgY
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I think the new camera angle is cool clay. Thanks for posting your rides.
What foil are you are using here? Looks smoove.
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a couple of shaky videos from a 30kt downwinder yesterday, ive done this 5 mile run 5 times in as many days but this one was wild. wind against tide with a big confused sea. not sure of the exact time but it was under 30 minutes, not bad for a foil thats easier to flat water start than an axis 102
https://www.instagram.com/p/B6-C3OAA2WE/
https://www.instagram.com/p/B6_VESYg2cx/
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I used to foil Sano a lot when I lived in CA and I miss thos place so much, but this session in France reminded me Sano, perfect foil wave.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxTjH_OY490&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0mlj2fwk7VP30Ox5S1YWkK-Go9bBLQDgCA43ifbr8g-cHyPifmZfPG9sA
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Awesome videos!
I got a GoPro 8 recently and took it out while foiling some knee high bumps. Amazed to see the speed I attained for such small surf.
How fast can we go?
https://vimeo.com/383188336
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I used to foil Sano a lot when I lived in CA and I miss thos place so much, but this session in France reminded me Sano, perfect foil wave.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxTjH_OY490&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0mlj2fwk7VP30Ox5S1YWkK-Go9bBLQDgCA43ifbr8g-cHyPifmZfPG9sA
that was nice vid and a perfect place to foil with 2 out 8)
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Awesome videos!
I got a GoPro 8 recently and took it out while foiling some knee high bumps. Amazed to see the speed I attained for such small surf.
How fast can we go?
https://vimeo.com/383188336
alright :D
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I think the new camera angle is cool clay. Thanks for posting your rides.
What foil are you are using here? Looks smoove.
-red
Thanks! I'm on the F4/NP/NSP 1325 &1700, I really like the shape of the 1700, best big wing I've been on.
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Out yesterday with this new Kings board (6'x28.5x4.75") that I'm still in the process of getting the setup of correct on with strap placement, foil placement, and shim requirements with the Angledfoil, and whatnot...but so far having some fun with it, and it seems like it'll only get better as I dial it in more...(fingers-crossed). :)
https://youtu.be/uglMxOgg5hQ
EDIT: Thanks to "StandinDan" for the drone footage.
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Nice guys. It's about time ;D
It's not as exciting as drone racing, but I guess Dan is willing to shoot slow mo every once in a while. He should see if he can fly it under your board :)
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Some good videos lately. From DailyBread.
https://youtu.be/Qlntcm9uVgc
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Here's a groovy one with Dave and DailyBread.
Looks like more people are flying with their hands OFF the paddle (paddle in one hand).
I used to think this looked kooky. Jeff Clark was the only person doing it 2 years ago. But he was also turning harder than anyone else. It's hard to argue with anything Jeff does in the water. This technique lets you move your upper body like a short boarder.
https://youtu.be/6IgZjYTGULU
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Jeff Clark was the only person doing it 2 years ago.
And Laird. And Kai. And ...
Random google search for Laird SUP foil. I've foiled behind him in Malibu a bunch and he only uses one hand when flying.
https://youtu.be/aslDOzPkJkA
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No offense but I’m not talking about 3 foot waves. Jeff Clark has been foiling larger waves than any of those guys without jet skis for a long time. All the big wave stuff from others has been jet assisted.
Kai is pushing the limits. Laird invented the category. But Jeff has been right there threatening his life and taking off without assistance longer than any of them without 2 hands on the paddle.
I posted a thread about the topic a year ago and no one said “do it this way”. Kalama has had two hands on the paddle until recently. It’s all related.
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On the topic of big wave foiling here is a video that Clay put together of Jeff Clark from 2 years ago.
I haven't seen anyone else posting big wave foiling Un-Assisted like this. It takes a combination of gear, location, swell and appetite.
I am dreaming of getting in early and gliding for long-long stretches and I made great strides this weekend. The GoFoil GL210 wing performed as I had hoped (more to come).
https://youtu.be/X65qdSa09gI
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Here's a groovy one with Dave and DailyBread.
Looks like more people are flying with their hands OFF the paddle (paddle in one hand).
I used to think this looked kooky. Jeff Clark was the only person doing it 2 years ago. But he was also turning harder than anyone else. It's hard to argue with anything Jeff does in the water. This technique lets you move your upper body like a short boarder.
https://youtu.be/6IgZjYTGULU
I must try this someday a one hand technique and great camera angle also 8)
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Dave Kalama and crew on GoFoil GL 140
https://youtu.be/SnCjoYVrU-E
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Pretty Compelling arguments being made for the GoFoil GL 140.
I had thought it might be too small. Dave Kalama loves it (listen to Progression Project podcast). James Casey loves it (https://soundcloud.com/progressionproject/foiling-series-james-casey-3)
Then there is this guy - Eddie Ogata
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbOP-QJT9f4
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Pretty Compelling arguments being made for the GoFoil GL 140.
I had thought it might be too small. Dave Kalama loves it (listen to Progression Project podcast). James Casey loves it (https://soundcloud.com/progressionproject/foiling-series-james-casey-3)
Then there is this guy - Eddie Ogata ...
Agree! Talking to one of the folks down here, it sounds like it has more than enough lift. James also mentioned it would be a great quiver addition, when I was telling him the conditions I use the 180 and when I go back to the IWA (punchy and peaky). But I am also wondering what new wings were shown in Maui. From the Breeze: "- GF has a bunch of new wings and equipment landing soon" expanded to: "Mainly tail wings. Then some new front wings will be added, pedestals."
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Nice summary video...
https://www.facebook.com/Gofoils/videos/952952028440236/
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Nice summary video...
https://www.facebook.com/Gofoils/videos/952952028440236/
The gl140 looks like a nice wing 8)
One of the best foil vid I've seen.
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Pretty Compelling arguments being made for the GoFoil GL 140.
I had thought it might be too small. Dave Kalama loves it (listen to Progression Project podcast). James Casey loves it (https://soundcloud.com/progressionproject/foiling-series-james-casey-3)
Then there is this guy - Eddie Ogata
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbOP-QJT9f4
Yep, and I'm glad I waited a bit before making the jump to the GL, because when they first introduced them, I was positive that I'd need the 210 to get me going...but just got the 180 two days ago, and it's an absolute BLAST!!!
Not sure if I'll ever need the 140 given the mostly smaller mushballs I surf in at SanO (rarely even head high the majority of the time), but who knows...I never thought the 180 would have got me flying as easily as it does. So fun!! ;D ;D
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Yep, and I'm glad I waited a bit before making the jump to the GL, because when they first introduced them, I was positive that I'd need the 210 to get me going...but just got the 180 two days ago, and it's an absolute BLAST!!!
Not sure if I'll ever need the 140 given the mostly smaller mushballs I surf in at SanO (rarely even head high the majority of the time), but who knows...I never thought the 180 would have got me flying as easily as it does. So fun!! ;D ;D
Isn't the 180 awesome!?!? Interestingly, Dave Kalama does say he uses the 140 in almost all conditions... just had to adjust his foot positioning and style a bit...
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Yep, and I'm glad I waited a bit before making the jump to the GL, because when they first introduced them, I was positive that I'd need the 210 to get me going...but just got the 180 two days ago, and it's an absolute BLAST!!!
Not sure if I'll ever need the 140 given the mostly smaller mushballs I surf in at SanO (rarely even head high the majority of the time), but who knows...I never thought the 180 would have got me flying as easily as it does. So fun!! ;D ;D
Isn't the 180 awesome!?!?
Oh fo sho! After my second time out with it, I was texting some buds who wanted a ride report that..."The GL180 is sick...I can now sell all of my other wings!!" :D
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This looks like the GL140. Dave Kalama flying Maui on a prone board USING HAND PADDLES!
From DailyBread.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UA65aPSj7A
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after seeing lots of video and seeing our local dude ripping on it here I'm guessing the GL140 is the way to go if you want that surfing feel. The cut backs and air hacks that I have been seeing are amazing to watch.
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another round of tank testing on the gull wing. remember folks, taping shit to your foils is easy, free and extremely informative
https://www.instagram.com/p/B8aKnihAGgK/
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nice wing design container 8)
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This one says Alex is testing longer mast with smaller front wing. Hmm...
https://www.facebook.com/Gofoils/videos/506628826943069/
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nice wing design container 8)
thanks, its been performing very well for its size
heres another one from the offcuts of footage
https://www.instagram.com/p/B8ch3UaFlEd/
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'tainer... I one of my aviation publications this month there was a reference to the 'Cranked-wing' (?) Mitchell B-25 ..which looks similar to your wing. In a Google I got this...
"The first few B-25s built—sources vary, but 8–10 airplanes—were built with a constant dihedral wing. Testing at Wright Field showed that the airplane had a slight tendency to “Dutch roll” so all B-25s after those were built with a “cranked” wing, with the outer wing panels having very slight dihedral and giving it the bomber’s characteristic “gull wing” appearance. The two vertical stabilizers were also increased in size."
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We use to put those 'telltales' on iceboat and dinghy sails to make it look we knew what we were seeing. I'd guess more sophisticated analysis can be done with smoke in a wind tunnel but then, what was, good-old-play gets complicated and over thought. May the fun continue!
Jim
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Whoooaaaaa!
The young guys have been watching Derek Hama@!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2ABelv92HI
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Whoooaaaaa!
The young guys have been watching Derek Hama@!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2ABelv92HI
This makes me curious about the Starboard foil. Foils do affect a riders style and flow. His looks really good. The best I’ve seen from Zane. Strapless airs are a bonus.
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doing that strapless is impressive.
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Strapless airs are a bonus.
Yeah, that caught my eye also. Guess you just can't rotate them w/o the straps...
https://youtu.be/1doug0ZGI_s?t=301
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Whoooaaaaa!
The young guys have been watching Derek Hama@!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2ABelv92HI
This makes me curious about the Starboard foil. Foils do affect a riders style and flow. His looks really good. The best I’ve seen from Zane. Strapless airs are a bonus.
yeah, zane rips hard!
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Pretty Compelling arguments being made for the GoFoil GL 140.
I had thought it might be too small. Dave Kalama loves it (listen to Progression Project podcast). James Casey loves it (https://soundcloud.com/progressionproject/foiling-series-james-casey-3)
Then there is this guy - Eddie Ogata
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbOP-QJT9f4
PonoBill is this you (?) in the Bad-Ass Foiling Video @ 1:20 below 8)
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I want to be this Guy When I grow up. Matahi Drollet
More evidence that the GL 140 works.
https://youtu.be/qGTh0HqqAPQ
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Guess you just can't rotate them w/o the straps...
https://youtu.be/1doug0ZGI_s?t=301
Likely just a matter of time. Here's a kiter foiler doing strapless rotations.
https://vimeo.com/359230996 (https://vimeo.com/359230996)
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I want to be this Guy When I grow up. Matahi Drollet
I want to be like a lot of those guys...but I'm not holding my breath that "60 is the new 20" by any stretch of the imagination. Lol... ;D
More evidence that the GL 140 works.
You make it sound as though anyone would have any doubts about that. Heck, the Kai works great for me...in certain conditions, but it's not (or wasn't) my regular "go to" wing 90% of the time. That's why I bought the 140 figuring it will replace the Kai, and have an even wider range of waves to use it in.
IOWs, I used to have a quiver of surfboards, then a quiver of SUS boards, and now I have a quiver of foil wings (and load only one foil board)...which are so much easier to store and carry around in the van to the beach, than a bunch of boards for the conditions upon arrival. :)
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PonoBill is this you (?) in the Bad-Ass Foiling Video @ 1:20 below 8)
Yup. I need a new hat, that one is just too doofus.
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I'm continually impressed with these layback wing out turns, especially strapless:
https://www.instagram.com/tv/B8iooluIZpW/
https://www.instagram.com/tv/B8iooluIZpW/?igshid=1crs8qa7tk2h1
https://www.instagram.com/p/B8cXYuVnC-h/?igshid=prkwnxa9yszb
Also super irritated with my inability to post an Instagram video link, what's the secret?
Ah, I figured it out, the tv in the link doesn't work, but the p or the original poster/post does work and embeds the video.
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Guess you just can't rotate them w/o the straps...
https://youtu.be/1doug0ZGI_s?t=301
Likely just a matter of time. Here's a kiter foiler doing strapless rotations.
https://vimeo.com/359230996 (https://vimeo.com/359230996)
Skills 8)
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I'm continually impressed with these layback wing out turns, especially strapless:
https://www.instagram.com/tv/B8iooluIZpW/
https://www.instagram.com/tv/B8iooluIZpW/?igshid=1crs8qa7tk2h1
https://www.instagram.com/p/B8cXYuVnC-h/?igshid=prkwnxa9yszb
Also super irritated with my inability to post an Instagram video link, what's the secret?
Ah, I figured it out, the tv in the link doesn't work, but the p or the original poster/post does work and embeds the video.
What just happen! ?
Zane is next level 8)
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More GoFoil madness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRubahIMpYY
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Go Kai:
https://youtu.be/3EOgEPfd2m4
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Kai's "humming" right along there. :D
Funny how setups can sound so dramatically different with no real effect on them positively or negatively performance wise.
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Dusted off my paddle after a year on the prone and headed out with the boys for an epic sup foil session. So much fun and also testing my new 360 camera mounts. I'm riding the Fanatic 6-3 Sky Sup and the Takuma LOL 1600 , probably one of the best all round foils I've ridden. Amazing stability and carry and just surfs so well . I use the same set up on my prone with the 1300. Not looking forward to have to give this one back.
https://vimeo.com/394738227
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You bugger... you could always take out the Visa card! Great video. I normally kill the sound because it's distracting but this tune fit. Good for you. Show us the way...
Jim
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Laird Hamiton, Terry Chung, Luca Padua & Benny Ferris foiling Nazare...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fWhI3xeo1U
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Wow!
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I am combining some technologies here - Let me know what you think????
1) Foilboard - 7' 4" for big conditions. Nose stays down.
2) GoFoil GL140 - New Bad-Ass high speed stays-down wing - Thank you Progression Project
3) GoPro Max - Thank you Clay for the push
+ a Touch of Crazy.
This is what I call Flying Royals. Full 360 degree perspective. You can pause and pan around.
NOTE: When I pass through the rocks the wave blocks the horizon from behind. The camera is on my head roughly 6 feet and I am riding 2 feet high on the foil. But I am also NOT at the bottom of the wave trough. I clocked this wave at 23 mph and passed just a few feet from the rocks on an 8+ foot wave. I have landed on this rock before and it is an unpleasant place to be in big surf.
It is now called "DENT" Rock.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ewhmSvfeec
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that is really cool how you can pan around and get different views. very nice!
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Chase.. You're like Ricky paddling around with the seals on the Cape. Tempting fate keeps loading dopamine. 'Careful, you are going to want to jump those rocks.
Jim
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This has probably been posted before but I think it’s my favorite foiling vid..
I could watch it again and again.
https://youtu.be/i9yCe6ibhzU
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Thanks for sharing, DJ. Nice carving!
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David
That is a really nice video I hope I can foil like that one day (Seems LOOOOng in the future from where I'm at now
JimK
Extreme Windsurfing
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Man, I have SUP'd that wave so many times. I need to take a foil our there at some point. Its a bitch of a paddle though, and every Tom, Dick and Harry is out there on skis now. Maybe I will have to buy one of those boost fins after all...
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Can someone discuss his foot placements... I was under, perhaps the misimpression, your back foot was mostly/always atop or just aft of the mast. There are times when he is cruising rather than carving were both are quite forward. ...dictated by lift/speed? Impressive - both skill and wave.
Jim
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Can someone discuss his foot placements... I was under, perhaps the misimpression, your back foot was mostly/always atop or just aft of the mast. There are times when he is cruising rather than carving were both are quite forward. ...dictated by lift/speed? Impressive - both skill and wave.
Jim
You are correct. A starting place for back foot is on top of the mast. And lift/speed can be handled by shifting weight, either via the hips, or by moving feet, or moving the mast, or changing the front wing bigger or smaller, or rear wing shimming to have more or less downforce. All different ways of balancing/leveling/maintaining adequate altitude to keep the board off the water and foil wings in the water.
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We had a stellar day of foiling this week, usually this spot is very poor to marginal, the bars have been really good recently:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9sAIK2Hpw3/?igshid=12javynutjh0f
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We had a stellar day of foiling this week, usually this spot is very poor to marginal, the bars have been really good recently:
Great video as usual! Thanks for sharing. Can you share the video cam mount setup? Looks like 360 cam on pole with pole looped to the paddle so can be extended out?
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This was during my last trip to the french carribean.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B-AJtIVoa2x/
Kind of tricky as it gets really shallow sometimes but foiling in warm water makes a huge difference, so much easier to pump.
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Great skills and stamina FF! Very impressive.
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Great skills and stamina FF! Very impressive.
Thanks, like I said I'm used to foil in cold water so being in warm water felt way easier :)
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I bet there is no old Gauloises smoke residue left in your lungs.. FF. I bet the paddleguy went in for a nap after watching you. Good one.
Jim
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How good is this video !!
https://www.instagram.com/p/B-KzBEyljl1/
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So good. That wave is a foil park! It's waves like that, or footage I see from Fiji that makes me want to travel for foiling.
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How good is this video !!
So sweet. That is freeriding joy right there.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVJsJ8d7Hus&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0p-x_K29LJLbH26qQcGZju5h8ZHheBO3Amv-J2GBkKIjurujIh7wFlvzY
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Nice video!
I'm curious about the downwind section at the 2:00 mark.
How windy was it?
How big was the wind swell?
What size wing and mast?
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Nice video!
I'm curious about the downwind section at the 2:00 mark.
How windy was it?
How big was the wind swell?
What size wing and mast?
It was super windy 35/40nd but no ground swell, only wind swell (2/3ft)as it is a very protected area.
I was using the Axis 1000 front wing with 75cm mast. This wing is not the easiest to take off but it is fast and good for carving.
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Thanks for the info!
It did seem very windy judging from the white caps, but yet the swell didn't seem all that big.
Mad props on your skill to get a fairly small wing going in that small wind swell!
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Thanks for the info!
It did seem very windy judging from the white caps, but yet the swell didn't seem all that big.
Mad props on your skill to get a fairly small wing going in that small wind swell!
I think wind swell is easier, bumps are steeper (because of the short interval)
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This is very encouraging. I live on Lake Champlain and have dreamed about trying to SUPfoil here. If the wind is strong (25+), we can get solid 3'+ waves. Water is pretty cold here now though (3°C), so still have a couple weeks before I'll get out there.
Thanks for the inspiration!
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This is very encouraging. I live on Lake Champlain and have dreamed about trying to SUPfoil here. If the wind is strong (25+), we can get solid 3'+ waves. Water is pretty cold here now though (3°C), so still have a couple weeks before I'll get out there.
Thanks for the inspiration!
Sounds good, foil is definetly the way with those conditions !
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reminiscing about the days when foiling was not a crime.
d.i.y tank testing and a smoking 5mile downwinder in ~30 minutes
https://vimeo.com/405174824
https://vimeo.com/405174643
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Back to the ocean after two months lockdown, it feels so good !!
https://www.instagram.com/p/CAJCq2Eol-i/
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Yeah ff! You had it rough. Nice to see you back at it.
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Sweet on every level. That is a great looking run. That much better after you've been sprung!
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Bit of fun playing around with the new Fanantic High Aspect wings been wing foiling on the 1550 & 1750 but this video is of their prone 1250 , super smooth fun wing to ride we had a ball on it.
https://vimeo.com/421509465
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Last of the swell today but still fun on the Axis 660 . For the camera buffs out there I dusted off my Olympus TG-6 . Great depth of field but struggled a little on focus and stabilization. Overall though pretty good. I just mounted it on my floaty Gop Pro pole. Shot this at 4k x 25p (Pal) no color correction or stabilization in post. If you look at my previous video that was shot on the Gopro 7 , 2.7k x 25p 4.3 aspect and cropped back to 16.9 in post. Both dawn patrol videos in low light.
https://vimeo.com/422707436
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Awesome, Piros. That looks so fun.
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Nice Piros. Makes me want to buy a ski.
Is that South Straddie by any chance? Sailed over from a long stay in New Caledonia then spent 6 mos. anchored on the lee side of S. Stradbroke years back- have some really fond memories of Oz and that whole area.
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Trying out a 1 metre super gull. Didnt have access to my mast/fuse due to a nation wide lockdown so ive been trialing it on my mates axis standard axis fuse.
Definitely feels too long for the gull and the curved tips on the tail wing also dont feel right, there may be some inteference due to turbulent water coming off the 'elbows' of the front wing which are about the same height, although a little further outboard, as the stab tips.
Besides that this has got to be my favourite wing so far, custom or production. Ive done 10nm of downwinders, 3 sessions ~waist high surf and 2 in shoulder- head high, for a fairly large wing its just awesome, the faster it goes the better it feels.
Now, if only i had a board that wasnt composed of 90% saltwater, 7% foam and glass, and 3% wax and cracks
https://www.instagram.com/p/CAos0Myg02e/?igshid=tw9m8689jz0x
https://www.instagram.com/p/CAlhRDtAXCR/?igshid=z4bcikz8x3nj
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Wow that Gull wing is crazy but looks good , how does it turn.
All-wet , yes that's right South Stradbroke , we call it the Straddie Bombie or TOS " The other side" real wave magnet.
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I just love that wing! I feel that there is something beneficial in having some double barreled dihedral. My large wing with gull wing influence seems to want to hang in forever. Maybe it sets up some high pressure bubbles under each side.
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Yeah im not sure what it is, its hard to tell right now with a long fuse and wrong tail wing. shes certainly not breaking any records for speed or manoeuverability however it does feel super nice, quite stiff until you lean it over and pull into a turn where itll just bite and go. It threw me off the first time i tried it in the surf as i wasnt ready for just how hard itll turn when you let it.
This video is a snippet from an 11 minute film. i was doing a roughly 4nm run, and in the 11 minutes i covered about 90% of the distance. That with a fkd water logged board and a wing thats still covered in blemishes and 40grit sandpaper scratches!
It looks like its pitch unstable but its the opposite. so rigid in pitch it requires such heavy foot work and large trim inputs, add in a 30kt wind chop on top of a swell and you can see why i need all of that 750mm mast!
https://www.instagram.com/p/CAq42QlAjDB/?igshid=e0dopb537qa9
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Foil park close to home, nobody there only couples friends foilers :
https://www.instagram.com/p/CD4dEeqINWR/
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Beautiful Greg! That was an awesome wake up vid.
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Beautiful Greg! That was an awesome wake up vid.
Thanks !
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this!...is why we foilsurf...FUN!
https://youtu.be/coTkZ257Wvs
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I sometimes like to take a peek back in time, just to see how things evolve in relatively short timeframes.
Can you imagine if someone showed up at the beach with the rig Robert is riding...saying they're "gonna start foiling on it"?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0KgZk4lCLU
Now we'll get two SUP foilers out of the blank Robert used for that board. ;D
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Haha didnt everyone start on one of those?
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Haha didnt everyone start on one of those?
Clay did!
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Haha, classic retro foil action!
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GoPro finally released their editing software for the GoPro MAX.
Here is a digital re-master of a 500 yard ride at Mavericks. The season is back upon us. Maybe someone will join me this fall.
L41 7' 4" SUP with GoFoil GL140. Buoys were 11 feet @ 14 seconds. This was a 15 to 18 foot take off. Last ride of the day first on a foil.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ubCKBQ8pHY
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After going through a bad second wave or Covid19 here in Melbourne (Oz) and a long strict lockdown we are finally allowed out for just one hour to play on the water as long as we don’t have to travel to get there..
Lucky for me I live just across the road from this nice little beach and after a long winter of being locked up it was so nice to get out in some warm Spring sunshine and enough wind to foil.
https://vimeo.com/456026554
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Beasho, I remember the 360 version of that, and I have to say the remastered version is much nicer to watch. 360 view is a cool novelty, but you chose the right angle and depth of field throughout to make it much more watchable.
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Really fun week of swell, I've been enjoying seeing Mickey and Johnny ripping around so this day I got out the super zoom and made this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OCnCnXCBFs
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Saw that another chatroom...those guys are freaking amazing!! Almost made me want to sell all of my stuff, and take up knitting. :o :( ;D
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Great video Clay!
Here is some Foil Barrel Footage by Matahi Drollet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZftqfHnXV6E
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And me taking some beatings in Hawaii.
Hold my beer and watch this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxs4dNUOTDk
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Fun swell with Johnny and Mickey flying circles around everyone. I am surprised by how fast Johnny is moving both pumping and surfing. He switched his surf foil setup and I didn’t notice until watching the video:
https://www.facebook.com/ClayIsland/videos/455906615410510/
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Groovy Flying in California.
Buoys were pumping 10 feet @ 15 seconds. Enough size to wrap into some of the better spots in Northern California, you had to hide from the brunt of the swell. I was out with Clay, Jon Drums and Jeff Clark.
I was determined to catch waves with people to "Make a Movie." The video was cool if for no other reason than
1) The lens was clear and
2) The post editing capability of the GoPro 360
3) The stabilization is STUNNING
4) The ride was mostly silent (other than my heavy breathing)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PeuNsuh-hU
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This is a great option for Dock Starts:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNMXeff1PFA
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One guy in Ventura is singlehandedly dragging us all into downwind.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk25P6U9ip4
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@thefoilshop just went live on instagram. Foil jam at Seal Beach today. Airshow in the water.
https://www.instagram.com/thefoilshop/live/
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This is a great option for Dock Starts:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNMXeff1PFA
follow up video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-ua2ktzOv0
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Johnny Heineken has been ripping out at Ocean Beach, really fun to watch, I'm inspired:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeoAdCtT3Ks
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Johnny Heineken has been ripping out at Ocean Beach, really fun to watch, I'm inspired:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeoAdCtT3Ks
You watched it only dozen times clay? I'd put it on an infinite loop as my screen saver :D Thanks!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1luA3msyUYA
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This swell got me excited to foil surf, first time in summer I have ridden my smallest foil.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1r1VjUDz-M
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Good video. More foiling please. I would welcome and love that :)
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Thanks. Not many takers on the bigger swell, and the one smaller spot was way to crowded.
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Been a little while since I've posted here but thought you might like this video. One wave from a recent trip to Fiji at one of the funnest setups I've surfed!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6lc2g1vwSU
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Season is starting, who wants to go foiling?
https://youtu.be/JSbWEhfQm5A
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Season is starting, who wants to go foiling?
Really impressive stuff Clay. Great view of someone skilled with a foil in Overhead surf. We'll see you soon.
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Thanks Clay, wonderful message about community.
https://youtu.be/_BvNcGzl-zQ?t=2065
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Fantastic Clay. Always a pleasure to watch this guy.
Who doesn't see though from this footage the limitations of the super long mast? It's holding him back from really nailing the timing, so much lag time. He does do incredibly well with it but...
(So easy to armchair critique... ::)
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Lots of nice SUP, surf and wingfoil footage in these 42 minutes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfqXGc60Ajc&t=4s
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Right on.
Lag time in pumping or wave riding?
That was his first time riding a new foil. He moved his foot strap next session and is ripping. He's been working on those layback tight carves and even made a new narrower board for tighter turns.
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Right on.
Lag time in pumping or wave riding?
That was his first time riding a new foil. He moved his foot strap next session and is ripping. He's been working on those layback tight carves and even made a new narrower board for tighter turns.
I'm really nitpicking there Clay ;) I see it in the roll from turn to turn here and there. Pumping looks great.
With tip breaches no longer having much of a penalty there's less reason to be so far from the foil. With my 93cm mast I felt the need to use front straps to overcome the lag while with the 83 not at all. Boards around 24" wide shouldn't cause much issue in steep banks at shorter mast lengths.
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What's your perfect day?
https://youtu.be/6kjkd3VucPY
Also curious to hear thoughts on Johnny's new board design, he said it feels great.
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I watch the video a few times to look at the board design. Looks like the front end of regular wing board and kalama V flat tail. Seems to make sense, you get the planeing at the first front half of the board. When you get enough speed, the front half should be out of the water and the V flat bottom help with board release from the water.
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Thanks for posting videos of Heinken, Clay.
Always good for inspiration and making my wallet lighter.
By chance, do you know what volume boards he rides in relation to his body weight.
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What's your perfect day?
https://youtu.be/6kjkd3VucPY
Also curious to hear thoughts on Johnny's new board design, he said it feels great.
Do you know the length of the board?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J9A_0Nz2dA
pumping swell and next level foiling.
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Board is 5'6" like 115L give or take...
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Probably the most impressive paddle in surf foiling I have seen, some epic rides and hard wipeouts. Everyone was getting really good rides. Johnny says he wants the bigger peak the surfers were on and is confident he can make the drop...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpdNxq7dmRU
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I sometimes forget how good Zane is, and then I see this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVgkBymJqZQ
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https://youtu.be/sxUD63pcgRw
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Thanks Clay awesome videos..that SUP foil surfing Ocean Beach is impressive. is that you? you mention someone named Johnny too.
First time I have seen a foil surfer ripping on a top to bottom firing wave. Takes balls for sure.
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When the latest gear meets clean East Coast surfing conditions you get this
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=X7N6P5T0gkY
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US East coast. Then it got big. Then it got crowded. I watched Peter Lataille catching waves all over the place on a pure downwind board. So I switched from the Bumblebee to the Sailfish and this happened.
Reminding me that if it’s tiny or big, imperfect, windy or crowded the downwind, barracuda style Sailfish is the perfect tool for the job.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eT2LzRCAwF4
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That spot looks very fun. What I've been working on lately is doing a full cutback, then when going right, kicking out that way with speed and pumping back to the next wave. It gives you a nice angle to get to the peak faster and the connection turn can be in a steeper section than always cutting out when going to the left.
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Live stream of the foiling talk at The Boardroom Show happening right now.
https://www.instagram.com/mikytronouyea/live/18268599565093197
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Just cruising around my local beach..
https://vimeo.com/876750922
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Nice one DJ. Looks like paradise. I always enjoy your videos. 8)
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Nice one DJ. Looks like paradise. I always enjoy your videos. 8)
Thanks mate.. 8)
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Yes that is a damn pleasant 6 minutes... Thanks for putting that up.
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Summer weather is just starting to kick in here in Melbourne (Oz)
https://vimeo.com/883253276
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Another cool video with great soundtrack.... happy to see these sitting in a dark and rainy Seattle winter...
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happy to see these sitting in a dark and rainy Seattle winter...
Kai Penny occasionally posts foil stuff on his site:
https://mauisurfreport.blogspot.com/
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So its been years since I've been on here! So cool to see lots of the same names I know and remember for the SUP DW days! I've been fully engaged in foiling for about 7 years, and the focus was always downwind. I wanted to share a video that we did last week on a decent Maliko day.
Kane, Andrea, Craig and I all run NoLimitz masts and they asked us to go do a downwind video. I have probably only done 3 runs since August (M2O) so I was a bit out of practice and on a new board....but it all came together ok. Kane was absolutly killing it, tearing the place apart. He was on a foil that he designed, so I have no idea what it is, but it was a surf foil. I think Andrea, Craig and I were all on the Lift 120 with Kane tails.
I would have used a 110 for a day like this, but with all the stopping and starting associated with trying to make a video, I wanted somthing that was easy to lift. Anyway, hope you guys enjoy this and please reach out if you have any questions. I'd love to get back on the Zone now and again.
Aloha, Shep
https://youtu.be/YurXQYos1wA?si=dtw8Ov_gKf_KUwQ- (https://youtu.be/YurXQYos1wA?si=dtw8Ov_gKf_KUwQ-)
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Sooooo good.. Thanks for that.. Probably the best DW foiling vid that I’ve seen.. and I’ve seen a few.. 8)
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Thanks David! Good to hear that from you! Kane and I were talking about how we could get more quality footage out this next downwind season. This is a good start.
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Very cool video Dude. I wish I could do foil downwinds. I tried--not going to happen. I'm content with wingfoiling though Mark just made me a semi-downwind board. Hope to see you this year. We're back in Maui.
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I wish I could do foil downwinds. I tried--not going to happen.
Foil Drive Gen 2 Pono!
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Kane, Andrea, Craig and I all run NoLimitz masts and they asked us to go do a downwind video. I have probably only done 3 runs since August (M2O) so I was a bit out of practice and on a new board....but it all came together ok. Kane was absolutly killing it, tearing the place apart. He was on a foil that he designed, so I have no idea what it is, but it was a surf foil. I think Andrea, Craig and I were all on the Lift 120 with Kane tails.
https://youtu.be/YurXQYos1wA?si=dtw8Ov_gKf_KUwQ- (https://youtu.be/YurXQYos1wA?si=dtw8Ov_gKf_KUwQ-)
Great video. Speaking of boards, what are the dimensions on this board?
We are building boards in Half Moon Bay. We are realizing the benefits of LONGER boards when it comes to catching faster Ocean swells. Next builds are going to be some 9' 6" x 17" and a x 23". We will keep them light.
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Pono, you should try the foil drive. I have a friend who just started and he used the Foil drive for a few weeks and now he’s doing it on his own. Even if you never go off the foil drive it’s a pretty good experience especially the new one I think is a lot lighter and the connection underneath the looks better.
Craig‘s board is 9’6” x 16“.
Beasho, I have been working on surfing some of our outer reefs with these same boards. Long mast to Foil and a 9 foot or 9 foot 6 x 16 is a gun that gets you in early and a gun hold steady on bigger waves. Hopefully, I can come out with some footage soon!
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Yeah, I should. I have two of them 90% built at my shop in Hood River. I should at least finish one of them. ADHD rules the shop--they should have been finished at least a year ago.
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We've been getting a ton of super glassy days on Maui this winter. Here is a short youtube vid to a couple waves from the other morning. Im using a Lift 100 surf and the NoLimitz 93cm v2. This is a really good combo for head high waves. Bigger than that I like the 60surf.
https://youtu.be/cUbea0QAo0M?si=fLM0STMUvfQ6afI3 (https://youtu.be/cUbea0QAo0M?si=fLM0STMUvfQ6afI3)
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Kai Open Ocean foiling:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7XupqFOFSg
Is this just Back to the Future.
I just built a 10’ x 23” board and IT CATCHES EVERYTHING: Big waves, tiny waves, wind chop, no-wind chop @ 10’ x 23” x 5” @ 153 liters 14 lbs 1.8 oz (6.4 kg) with pads and strap.
I made this board for the ocean in and around Pillar Point, Mavericks, California. Because of the reef, and currents the chop and surface is terrible even when there is no wind. I wanted something that I could stand on 95% of the time and be fast enough to catch big long period waves. Then I took it out in one of our smaller “No-Winder” conditions and it worked great. Catching open ocean 18” – 3 foot swill with NO wind chop.
Session 3:
https://youtu.be/EK57KHP1PNo
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Beasho, that is awesome. I would love to get up there and sup surf that with you, but my 17" wide Barracuda might be tough to SUP...might have to prone it. Standing on it Downwind is different than standing in chop and paddling for a wave.