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Re: Kai Lenny Downwind SUP Foil
« Reply #285 on: June 27, 2016, 02:09:41 PM »
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Am I the only one who doesn't see the appeal in surf with these foils?

No you're not alone. I see it being horrifically dangerous in the lineup if in the wrong hands. It should only be done in an empty break and even then it's iffy for the rider if you fall wrong.

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Re: Kai Lenny Downwind SUP Foil
« Reply #286 on: June 27, 2016, 02:18:49 PM »
I hoping that my SUP surf foil is going to open up high tide waves that are real mushy and/or don't really break...

Perfect for Thousand Peaks and Launiupoko that have been showing up in the vids...

https://youtu.be/XNH1QpNPnAM

I've got my eyes on a couple of spots...;-)

Pic below from GoFoil FB...Kai and Ridge Lenny at Namotu...I have a buddy that's there right now...can't wait to hear his reports...
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Re: Kai Lenny Downwind SUP Foil
« Reply #287 on: June 27, 2016, 05:46:59 PM »
It's amazing how much speed Zane generates with just a couple pumps.
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Re: Kai Lenny Downwind SUP Foil
« Reply #288 on: June 27, 2016, 07:33:22 PM »
It's amazing how much speed Zane generates with just a couple pumps.

More ROI than any "Huntington Hop" ever got anybody at HB...;-)
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Re: Kai Lenny Downwind SUP Foil
« Reply #289 on: June 27, 2016, 08:34:30 PM »
Yeah, this ain't for the local hot spot, this is for the spots that are just almost a spot but not quite. I know of 3 or 4 just North of here. You'd be all alone because no one else could catch them.

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Re: Kai Lenny Downwind SUP Foil
« Reply #290 on: June 28, 2016, 10:47:06 AM »
It's amazing how much speed Zane generates with just a couple pumps.

More ROI than any "Huntington Hop" ever got anybody at HB...;-)

Hah hah, the Huntington Hop, that's funny! ;D Thanks to Skip Frye, in San Diego we call it "the chicken liver quiver." It still bugs me when I see people doing that all the time in mushy surf because they're riding boards meant for juice. Hey, get a bigger board for gawd sakes! Unlike the kid in the video, at least Zane's "hops" were more like smooth pumps.
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Re: Kai Lenny Downwind SUP Foil
« Reply #291 on: June 28, 2016, 03:16:53 PM »
Yeah...need to change the vernacular a bit...not really Huntington hopping...Zaniac's is more like in windsurfing, where you are skooching it up on a plane...;-)

My new Hammer foil board is starting to turn the corner into the home stretch...should be done by Saturday...

Saw a botched foil conversion on a carbon Starboard SUP today...OUCH!

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Re: Kai Lenny Downwind SUP Foil
« Reply #292 on: July 01, 2016, 04:09:39 PM »
We're on the scoreboard with a carbon Hammer foil board, built from scratch in California...
We absolutely nailed the fitment of the foil in the deep Tuttle box...close tolerance for sure...measure twice...drill once...;-)
Made a cool plug for the Tuttle cavity...
A little paint and it will be ready for flight in the manana...
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Re: Kai Lenny Downwind SUP Foil
« Reply #293 on: July 01, 2016, 08:24:23 PM »
Here's the bottom of my new carbon Hammer foil board in brushed seafoam before the seal coat...
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Re: Kai Lenny Downwind SUP Foil
« Reply #294 on: July 03, 2016, 03:32:46 PM »
My new carbon Hammer convertible foil board is finished...bagged and tagged...ready for flight...;-)

http://blog.surfingsports.com/2016/07/foil-board.html
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Re: Kai Lenny Downwind SUP Foil
« Reply #295 on: July 05, 2016, 12:05:08 PM »

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Re: Kai Lenny Downwind SUP Foil
« Reply #296 on: July 05, 2016, 07:39:42 PM »
Wardog, get started on that prone foil.

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Re: Kai Lenny Downwind SUP Foil
« Reply #297 on: July 18, 2016, 04:16:39 PM »
Aloha Alex,
The board I am currently building is similar length to the sailboard that I am foiling on...and, I have ridden it as a SUP...and, know my foot placement...
Your foil position is more forward of mine...and, there are a few other builders with more forward locations...is yours too far forward?

BTW, I looked at the Manta foils and conversed with those guys...but, opted for lighter weight carbon...

The mast angle and foil type, definitely is part of the equation...for safety reasons alone, I don't like it as far aft as it is on the sailboard I am using to windfoil...
I have kicked it several times waterstarting...even though, I am trying to be careful...

I have also studied most of what is on the www, and, came to the conclusion to locate the box where I have...this will allow me to place my rear foot behind the mast if I want, while I am SUP foiling...similar to what the AHD foil board is, and what many kitefoilers do...but, also use the board for SUP and windSUP when I plug the deep Tuttle cavity and use the US box option...

Lastly, as this board is a proto, it won't be that big of a deal to R/R...reconfigure...the boxes if I have to...but, I don't think I will...plus, I am working on a windFoil with somebody who makes kitefoils...so, I will need to test the lift and stability...etc...in this position as well...;-)

Any last bit of advice on box placement?  Should I measure from the tail of my board ? I found a buddy who makes sailboards to put in my deep Tuttle box. I decided to sacrifice my starboard 8'2" widepoint instead of my 8' hypernut. I asked him to look at where Wardog put his. He is also going to install a mast track for possible wind foiling.

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Re: Kai Lenny Downwind SUP Foil
« Reply #298 on: August 10, 2016, 05:12:44 AM »
Fanatic's turn..  8)


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Re: Kai Lenny Downwind SUP Foil
« Reply #299 on: August 13, 2016, 03:02:27 PM »
He's already at the next level:
https://www.facebook.com/kai.lenny/videos/10154375563294312/
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