Standup Zone Forum
The Foil Zone => Foil SUP => Topic started by: PonoBill on January 23, 2020, 05:21:10 PM
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I had a rough morning at Ka'a. The surf was big, Like 10-15 feet at Ho'okipa with Peahi going off for the paddle-in folks. Ka'a gets shadowed, but still, the only guy I saw going to the outer reef was Eddie Ogata, and he was barely surviving the drop, though once he was in the waves he ripped it up as usual. I stayed in the lagoon with most of the other foilers, taking the reform waves, or the waves that were small enough to make it over the reef without breaking. I had one good ride, though it felt weirdly unstable. The chop on the reef was nasty, and I fell a few times, but then I caught another wave, never got the wing under control and just banked right into the face of the wave. I did this two or three more times, got exhausted, started falling even more (once it's in your head that you're going to fall, you're gonna fall). Finally paddled in.
I went to the harbor and ran into Dave Kalama, He spent the morning doing hero stuff at Tidy bowls, and was considering foiling. I went back and forth on going out given my tuckered state, decided to get some coffee and come back. While I was walking back to my car from Maui Coffee Roasters I noticed this "little" bend in my mast. No wonder I couldn't get the thing to go straight. I'm not sure when I did this, though there were a few incidents over the last week that might be the culprit.
I kind of noticed it last night but thought it was an optical illusion. Duh.
(https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/p720x720/83943190_10157123449118668_1672156159903006720_o.jpg?_nc_cat=103&_nc_ohc=81J7ErB5UbIAX-OMFtJ&_nc_ht=scontent-lax3-1.xx&_nc_tp=1002&oh=67473a2235af69ba37bad453d8baa429&oe=5ED261BC)
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Pono, most folks also attach the foil to the end of the mast. That might help.
You see the "Angle foil" you could start "Side Angle Foil" . Basically just kick your back foot way to the side to compensate.
:) - red
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Bank left
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"once it's in your head that you're going to fall, you're gonna fall" Truth. I tend to overstay my welcome.
Jim
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New asymmetrical foil mast. Is that for backside or frontside?
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Yikes! Is that your new Flying Dutchman on the left in the picture? Any comparative thoughts between your two (or three) boards?