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Taavi said..
Great footage, and nice calm and smooth and careful riding. I would suggest to practice more active riding, doing lots of silly turns and what not, and perhaps to add some speed as well. Making rapid turns and deliberately breaching the wing tips teaches you a lot about how the foil behaves in different conditions. Riding high on mast in such chaotic water conditions (like you have there) involves having a quick reaction time and being ready to make super quick adjustments every now and then. Easier to learn on flat water and in spots where there are clean ground swell lines instead of irregular wind chop.

By making turns I did not necessarily mean making manoeuvres or turning around, just don't settle on riding in a straight line too often, practice some silly wiggles whenever you can. Something like:

BWalnut said..




I ride a 75cm in all conditions. I played with trying to stay high on the mast but with the way I ride, I prefer a shorter mast that allows a dynamic riding experience that contours the water. I've found that to be a far more natural way for me to ride swell. All the new foils breach great and super stiff masts handle these breaches great as well. Most would argue 75cm is pretty short and I'd agree that 80cm is sufficient for most, but when I ride an 85cm, I'm a full on kook again.