VANCOUVER ISLAND WINDTALK

A little Ocean Rodeo tribute video ... Hallelujah for Aluula!

One of the upsides of using footstarps, breach recovery! Fun at Nitinat Lake.

That's a great angle! Very cool.

winddoctor wrote: Mon Aug 29, 2022 7:48 am That's a great angle! Very cool.

Thanks Chris, I'm using the Flymount Aero 130. https://flymount.com/flymount-aero-130/

my fellow wingman buddy Tweezer and I (ULR) winging Nitinaht, Aug.20 weekend.

I'm currently installing footstrap inserts in a board because I find I have so much more control. However foot switches seem more challenging.

Man, Nitinat looks nice.

Foot switches are much easier with jibe straps, but you have to do a proper kitefoil race swap. The straps give you a spot to hit, which will be the exact right spot. None of this baby steps, touch down, baby jump, baby steps back to riding position stuff.

I would recommend a common center insert for your jibe straps. The further your feet are from the centerline the more off balance your foot swap will be.

If I sell all my foils I might have enough for one of these. Hope I get to touch one next summer.

Foiling in 7 knots flat water with 6m wing. Lake Pupuke, Takapuna, NZ.

AJSpencer wrote: Tue Oct 18, 2022 9:09 pm

Foiling in 7 knots flat water with 6m wing. Lake Pupuke, Takapuna, NZ.

That's impressive, with only a 1500cm2 front wing and a small board. I still struggle in really light winds.

Sabfoil just came out with a massive new front wing, the WL 1550.

That is the least amount of effort I've ever seen someone get up on sup foil in the flats. And not on a barracuda shape. I still can't do it on the 1250, was going to build a 8.0' x 19" dw, but I guess it's easier to just throw some more money at it. Order me a 1550, might as well get the 73P too.

Also Sab rider just broke the dock start pump record on the 1350, 31:01. He'll probably add 15 mins on the 1550. Given the narrower and shorter chord on the new Sab masts, I doubt the axis 1310 will beat it. But it's just managing lactic acid at this point.

It was a sunny easy light wind day last Saturday, Apr.29/23' so broke out the gopro. Here's a short video winging in Ross Bay.

Another RBFC day on Thr, May 4/23' after work, featuring Tweezer & Idefix

UnusuallyLargeRobin wrote: Fri May 05, 2023 6:13 pm Another RBFC day on Thr, May 4/23' after work, featuring Tweezer & Idefix

Fantastic video! That 360cam is the way to go. Thanks for sharing!

A big big beeeg day at Clover Pt for wingfoiling. Monday, March 11, 2024
...sorry about the shake! near impossible to stabilize the phone in that wind and at 12x optical zoom