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At my local spot, I had parawinged upwind, packed up & was downwinding on some really fun swell. While on my downwind run, a kitefoiler was riding right at me (on his port tack), yelling at me to "watch out". I was able to work around him, but it got me thinking about right-of-way in this situation.
While downwinding, I'm unpowered & kind of at the mercy of what the swell is doing. The kitefoiler was powered and should have been more under control. He was also on port tack & should be giving way to just about everyone else. I think in reality he was overpowered, a bit kooky & barely hanging on.
I know in the end it's up to me to not crash into other riders, but who really should give way in this type of situation? This spot is loaded with other riders - kiters, kitefoilers, wingers, parawingers, windsurfers,windfoilers, downwinding kayaks & SUP foilers. And I don't even want to talk about the foil assist guys who are motoring upwind 😀. Everyone is generally really good at avoiding each other, but I don't think I've ever heard anyone talking about the right-of-way dynamics with this many different water sports mixed together.
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I got to try the Halo Pro 2, 3.5m size during AWSI. The wind was terrible. Very holey and ranging from 10 - 20kts. I rode many wings during the show, and the Halo Pro 2 was by far my favorite. It handled that wind range with no issues. Tough when I came off foil during the lulls, but popped right back up as soon as there was any pull at all. Everyone else was having similar issues with the wind. Lots of lulls & people sitting on board waiting for a gust.
I’m not a huge fan of booms. Hard to pack & travel, and the straight booms from most brands bother my hands & wrists because you’re kind of “locked in” to positions. The Core boom is very ergo dynamic. Your hands are in a natural position. I really liked the feel of the grip material, too.
if you can accept the eye-watering price, it’s a great choice. If your wallet isn’t that big, I also liked the F-one Strike & Cabrinha Mantis. You won’t feel as bad putting your foil through one of those 😄
