Nice video: as a relative novice to foiling, I learn a tremendous amount by watching these. Your technique, to me, is impressive. I like the relative economy of motion, with no wasted energy.

Which GoPro camera do you have? I have one that's maybe a year old, but I haven't put it on the water yet. Do you need a special app to get the video overlay with the board speed and direction?

WsurfAustin said..
Happy new year all !!.

Still got some camera stuff to figure out with the new Gopro, but a decent start.

Product I've been working on the last year. I made these to allow for snug foot straps without fear of getting stuck in the straps. Adjustable force, break away foot straps. I've got > 100 sessions on these so far. Worked out great so far in fast crash situations. Feet pop out, snap them back in and good to go again.

Very cool video and cool looking footstrap device. sign me up for some

azymuth said..
Slick gybes Matt, nice vid

How does the catch of your footstrap release when it reaches the threshold pressure?
I have Franck's safety bindings which release reliably in a forward catapult - how do yours differ?
www.free-ride-addicted.fr/e-boutique/paire-de-fixations-de-securite-d-g-pour-footstrap/

Thanks azymuth, means a lot coming from you .
That's the first I've seen of Frank's. Looks solid.
Mine are essentially a ball (cleat) retained by a pin connected via 2 Stainless steel extension springs. The upper radius of the cleat profile matches the pin diameter to lock in place. The lower taper angle of the cleat allows for lower force required to engage VS the force required to break away. The adjustment screw increases the spring pre load. I designed mine to break away at a given force regardless of the direction force. For example, my worst crashes are when the board rolls to leward and I fall to windward, so not just in a forward catapult direction, but any direction.

My design criteria was...
1. keep the stack height as short as possible with smooth curves to not feel anything but the straps
as I'm usually bare foot.
2. All stainless steel and UV stabilized composite materials.
3. Self clearing/flushing of debris.
4. Re-engage the cleat by foot while slogging (takes some practice though). Not really relevant if you have to water start though.

I'll post some more details/video when I get a chance.

CoreAS said..
Great video and beautiful smooth gybes...although I do not miss those Texas winter sessions with super dry air and ice-cold lake temps, I would have to tape my hands with hockey tape when they split open

Ya, I hate cold water. The deal killer is if I have to wear gloves. The westerly front's at least the air temp is warm, but crazy hard gusty shifts. 12-27 knots with a lot of 5 knot holes to slog through. You coastal guys got it gooood.

Pretty much all GoPro cameras from the GoPro 5 Black onwards have GPS onboard. (I have the 5 Black.) If you turn GPS on, GPS data are embedded in the video file. Quick, Dashware, Race Render, and others can create the overlays from these GPS data. I prefer Race Render on a PC.

Race Render costs a few bucks, one time. Definitely worth it. Version 3.xx right now.

Race Render treats the appending distance during a session better than others for the different GPS files that it reads. I use it with my GoPro 5 Black, and Contour Plus. It also offers many more options and many more different overlays than the others.

segler said..
Two years ago I wrote a fairly long review. It is a long read, but the information in it is still current.

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Windsurfing/Review/GPS-Cameras-and-Overlay-Rendering-Software?page=1#10

Cool, thanks