Downwind Prone Foiler Cameo

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paularity
paularity
WA
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WA, 111 posts
11 Dec 2020 8:33pm
We were testing some tracking shots with the Skydio 2 drone, kitesurfing from Floreat in around 25kn a few days ago and a prone foiler inadvertently entered the shot.

The dude was just blasting downwind. Mad skills!

First ~40 seconds. Excuse the sea spray smudge on the lens!

kobo
kobo
NSW
1111 posts
NSW, 1111 posts
12 Dec 2020 11:47am
Cool ,any idea what gear he was riding ?
tightlines
tightlines
WA
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WA, 3510 posts
12 Dec 2020 9:11am
Nathan, aka foil_perth, pretty sure that is the day I was foiling with him for a few ks but I had a wing.
I reckon he would have been on his sunova pilot board and would def be on an axis foil, I'm guessing the 1000 front 460 tail same as I was using.
I think that is his favourite set up in those contitions.

We had a blast I went Port to Sorrento think he only went City to Scarborough but has been know to do the whole run.

Yep mad skills.
paularity
paularity
WA
111 posts
WA, 111 posts
12 Dec 2020 9:59am
tightlines, it was Wednesday arvo around 4pm

If yourself or Nathan is keen to get some follow drone footage can you drop me a PM with your/his details

I'm very keen to test some longer downwind shots of guys foiling and winging
Clamsmasha
Clamsmasha
WA
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WA, 311 posts
12 Dec 2020 3:07pm
He actually circles the globe without ever sleeping or falling off. He'll be back next season to give birth.
tightlines
tightlines
WA
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WA, 3510 posts
12 Dec 2020 10:01pm
paularity said..
tightlines, it was Wednesday arvo around 4pm

If yourself or Nathan is keen to get some follow drone footage can you drop me a PM with your/his details

I'm very keen to test some longer downwind shots of guys foiling and winging



Ah I wasn't out on Wednesday but Nathan, myself and a couple of others often do foil downwinders.

So yep I'll pm you, It'd be good to get some footage, particularly if a few of us could do a run fairly close.

Which if often hard foiling downwind, everyone covers so much ground zig zagging around.
RichJam
RichJam
WA
237 posts
WA, 237 posts
13 Dec 2020 7:18am
Clamsmasha said..
He actually circles the globe without ever sleeping or falling off. He'll be back next season to give birth.


More mythical than Christ and looks the same.
oh and he would be on the B series stuff
tightlines
tightlines
WA
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WA, 3510 posts
13 Dec 2020 7:35am
RichJam said..


Clamsmasha said..
He actually circles the globe without ever sleeping or falling off. He'll be back next season to give birth.




More mythical than Christ and looks the same.
oh and he would be on the B series stuff



I could be wrong but I don't think any of the WA (Wait Awhile) crew have the B series stuff yet
hilly
hilly
WA
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13 Dec 2020 9:24am
tightlines said..I could be wrong but I don't think any of the WA (Wait Awhile) crew have the B series stuff yet


Larry foiler has it down here.
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