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Reply in Topic: Toeside in parawing
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6 Oct 2026 5:56am
With the improvement of upwind angles those at our local who switch have ditched the car shuttle, just quicker and easier to para back upwind.
Those who don’t switch waste time disassembling and loading boards, plus the inevitable damage you get packing too much gear into or onto a car.
Reply in Topic: garmen GPS watch
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3 Oct 2026 5:14am
ptsf1111 said..
I put my Garmin in a cup of warm water after every session so the salt can dissolve (and it keeps it clean). Still like new after >200 sessions (only wear it when sailing).


200 sessions is around 8 months of use, mine died around the 10 month mark, some later but none earlier. Worn constantly, rinsed after use and warm water in shower. Going to be interesting to see how the Apple lasts.
Reply in Topic: garmen GPS watch
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2 Oct 2026 5:22am
Orange Whip said..
If you have problems with your Garmin just take it back to the retailer and they replace it with a new one. (Garmin’s policy) I’m on my third which didn’t want to charge the other day, so probably soon on my fourth.

After 6 replacements, mainly due to a stuck button or not charging Garmin chose to refund rather than replace. I never did work out how fo stop the buttons from becoming stuck but soaking in hot water did seem to free them for awhile.


Not charging was caused by corroded terminals, fixed by a wipe of Vaseline and then a cover fitted.
Reply in Topic: Feeling sharky?
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1 Oct 2026 5:17am
Whale numbers are increasing dramatically, often traveling close to the coast. Whales are a main food source for large sharks, more whale, more large sharks in close.
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28 Sep 2026 5:23am
Add a Foildrive, a lightweight Slim model. I picked up a secondhand one, A$2k, about the same as a larger size para. Now if my 5.1 will fly above my head I’m foiling, no waiting for a gust.
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27 Sep 2026 5:29am
beached57 said..
i'm kind of surprised there hasn't been much feedback on the fact that these improvements are not compatible with the old Max units. i'm no engineer so perhaps that was impossible, but to get a 10-20% improvement in battery time that requires you to effectively buy an entire new FD unit seems a stretch. i've been very happy with my FD Max and their support is exceptional, but I was disappointed to discover these improvements are not backward compatible. For me, I'd rather spend another thousand for another FD Max battery than 4 thousand+ for the whole new FD Max Plus setup. I guess the plan is that new buyers would opt for the PLus system and FD also gets more leverage regards the Fusion, but I hope there are no plans to discontinue the FD Max batteries.

Listen to Paul’s podcast regarding the Max+ and he goes into the design process of the new unit. He also pledges continued support and spare parts for the Gen 2 Max in years to come. This can be seen in the continuing support for the original Assist, the 22v battery and associated parts are still available in the Foildrive shop.


podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/foil-drive-podcast/id1703900742?i=1000791233091
Reply in Topic: RIIFT _ foil assist
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26 Sep 2026 5:25am
Hwy1North said..
Clearly just waiting for the final round of price increases from Foil Drive on their Max +.... So Max + (10%.)


I just listened to Paul on the Max+ release podcast. He said the price of the Max+ had risen due to all the extra improvements incorporated but only by 2%. I was actually expecting a larger increase so this was quite pleasing.
Reply in Topic: RIIFT _ foil assist
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22 Sep 2026 4:54pm
It seems you can’t swap batteries?

jimmysturn said..
I've made some initial enquiries with board manafacturers who were acknowledged at AWSI to be a Riift partner, however yet to hear anything back. Will be interested how they plan to go to market with a system and then waiting months to have a board delivered. I noticed Appletree are making it public if you order from them you get priority on a Riift system.


Carbonco here in Brisbane has gotten onboard with RIIFT and has tracks coming. No idea of the lead time for tracks but shouldn’t take too long to build a board around them.
www.instagram.com/the_carbon_co?stkn=MXIyaTlra29yNnp5ZQ==
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20 Sep 2026 5:55am
cammd said..

Brent in Qld said..




Défi Azimut Speed Runs: Sam Goodchild on Macif Santé Prévoyance clocks 32.1 knot average speed share.google/CXI1I1Ff8iyqlSRZ1




How do they sleep on those things doing 30knts in the Southern Ocean.

Horizontally I guess


Reply in Topic: RIIFT _ foil assist
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19 Sep 2026 3:54pm
marco said..

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Spare battery?


No spare batteries, got to buy another kit.
Reply in Topic: RIIFT _ foil assist
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Reply in Topic: RIIFT _ foil assist
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16 Sep 2026 5:24am
Falco said..
10K for any battery foil assist is a piss take, you can buy a carbon fibre emountain bike for the same price. These things should be $5-6k max, what are you getting a battery, motor and remote 🙄


Kind of agree but there is a vast amount of development cost, ongoing support and wages that need to be factored into the price. And it’s a tiny market compared to MTB so each kit needs to absorb these costs.
Efoil will never be a cheap foiling option to get into.
Reply in Topic: Hollow board
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15 Sep 2026 5:19am
Listened to Jezza’s interview on Generic. He did a trip with some using hollow boards, said most ended up leaking. He’s not a fan at all.
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-generic-foiling-podcast/id1637901696?i=1000787321508
Reply in Topic: RIIFT _ foil assist
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11 Sep 2026 4:24am
Ouch, that’s a lot more than I thought they would be. With no spare battery option and no ability to replace an aging battery I’ll stick with a replaceable battery option.
Reply in Topic: AWSI 2026
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10 Sep 2026 5:43pm
Saw a new Foildrive model in one of the instagram vids
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6 Sep 2026 8:24pm
Seems fixed on IOS now
Reply in Topic: RIIFT _ foil assist
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5 Sep 2026 4:58am
Hdip said..
That square box has two buttons you squeeze in. Remove box from cavity, unplug. Plug in new battery box. Squeeze buttons to press into box. Done.



Yes, I see that, but the battery includes all the electronics of the unit, only the cable and motor are separate. So to compare the offering from Foildrive, the 2P battery unit gives around 30-40 minutes of runtime. This puts it in the FD Sport HP battery range.
The HP Sport battery is around AUD$1200. Add to that a cable, prop, motor and V2 controller and the complete kit price should be under AUD$3000.
Reply in Topic: RIIFT _ foil assist
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4 Sep 2026 4:35pm
It seems you can’t swap batteries?
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4 Sep 2026 3:07pm
Same for me, always asks location
Reply in Topic: AWSI 2026
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3 Sep 2026 4:42am
Listening to the podcast on XFoils, Chris from F4 saying they won’t be there. Funny how the hottest thing re foils is kind of excluded due their marketing model. I guess no point having a stall at a dealer meet when you have no dealers.
Reply in Topic: RIIFT _ foil assist
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1 Sep 2026 8:10pm
WindMode said..

airsail said..


Sheps said..



airsail said..
That’s really strange, when the Foildrive Fusion was released it was hyped that moving the battery further aft over the top of the foil plate reduced swing weight (which is considerable). Now RIIFT is hyping moving the battery forward it a benefit.
But I do understand that the RIIFT system won’t work with a battery further aft so I guess they have to market the forward weight as a plus.





Moving the weight forward so that is is over the foil and not simply the mast would seem to make more sense to me. That way you end aligning all the weight, your body and the battery over the foil. Awesome!




The board pivots around the mast. Any weight forward of the mast is increases swing weight but I understand that by design RIIFT must have there heaviest component forward of not above the mast.



The board pivots roughly around the front wing, not the mast. Having the battery roughly above the front wing is the best place for minimal impact.

That’s actually physically impossible, that would mean the mast would have to move sideways as the board pivots around the front wing, crazy!


Reply in Topic: RIIFT _ foil assist
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1 Sep 2026 1:02pm
Sheps said..

airsail said..
That’s really strange, when the Foildrive Fusion was released it was hyped that moving the battery further aft over the top of the foil plate reduced swing weight (which is considerable). Now RIIFT is hyping moving the battery forward it a benefit.
But I do understand that the RIIFT system won’t work with a battery further aft so I guess they have to market the forward weight as a plus.



Moving the weight forward so that is is over the foil and not simply the mast would seem to make more sense to me. That way you end aligning all the weight, your body and the battery over the foil. Awesome!


The board pivots around the mast. Any weight forward of the mast is increases swing weight but I understand that by design RIIFT must have there heaviest component forward of not above the mast.
Reply in Topic: RIIFT _ foil assist
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1 Sep 2026 5:12am
That’s really strange, when the Foildrive Fusion was released it was hyped that moving the battery further aft over the top of the foil plate reduced swing weight (which is considerable). Now RIIFT is hyping moving the battery forward it a benefit.
But I do understand that the RIIFT system won’t work with a battery further aft so I guess they have to market the forward weight as a plus.
Reply in Topic: RIIFT _ foil assist
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31 Aug 2026 5:45am


From Progression


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29 Aug 2026 5:06am
Just look at the price of a UHM carbon mast, back in 2018 that would have bought you 3 complete foils. People will pay.
Reply in Topic: WA is a sh1thole
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14 Aug 2026 6:21pm
The best thing about WA is it’s a long way from Qld.