Shorebreak Blues (POV)

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azymuth
azymuth
WA
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WA, 2186 posts
7 Sep 2022 7:04am
A short POV on a day with swell.
Not a lot going on as a little too weedy but fun surviving the shorebreak - sketchy technique letting the rig look after itself (Simmer gear is tough ).
Ben Severne showing how easy it is getting out on a waveboard

I like the skies.
thedoor
thedoor
2504 posts
2504 posts
7 Sep 2022 10:25am
Really cool to see
KDog
KDog
379 posts
379 posts
7 Sep 2022 11:24am
Funny you should post that,Sunday at my local two of us launch at a beach break lower tide ,no problem getting out fully lit up on 3.5 and SS pfi 730 & 103 mast couple hours of fun but challenging foiling. Time to come in the tide had come up a bit and so did the swell I tried to foil on the back of one with my front foot out of the strap to get as close to the beach as possible kind of worked but could not flip the foil skyward in time before the next one hit me from behind felt lucky only a small hole in the wetsuit and my leg.
Sandman1221
Sandman1221
2776 posts
2776 posts
9 Sep 2022 5:33am
Nice video and music, thanks. If I am coming out of the water with 2-3+ foot breaking waves, I will separate the mast/sail from the board and leave the sail past the breakers and carry in the board/foil,then quickly go back for sail.
Faff
Faff
VIC
1421 posts
VIC, 1421 posts
9 Sep 2022 9:45pm
Why I switched to winging.
miamiwindsurfe
miamiwindsurfe
204 posts
204 posts
9 Sep 2022 9:52pm
Faff said..
Why I switched to winging.


Going through shore break is definitely easier for for wingers. One of the reasons, I'm shrinking my board,sail size
CoreAS
CoreAS
923 posts
923 posts
10 Sep 2022 12:44am
I like watching the real world issues

Shorebreak is a pain! both wind or wing foil so it's very interesting watching how others cope with it
BSN101
BSN101
WA
2391 posts
WA, 2391 posts
10 Sep 2022 8:51am
Don't laugh but, we had some shore break here in Busso a couple of mths ago and I watch a very hardened ex pro struggle with launching on the fin. Winter storm was ugly.
Faff
Faff
VIC
1421 posts
VIC, 1421 posts
10 Sep 2022 1:16pm
miamiwindsurfe said..

Faff said..
Why I switched to winging.



Going through shore break is definitely easier for for wingers. One of the reasons, I'm shrinking my board,sail size


I was on a Wizard 103 (5' long) and mostly used a 4.0. Still a pain (in the neck especially, carrying it on my head).
CAN17
CAN17
575 posts
575 posts
11 Sep 2022 6:04am
Faff said..
Why I switched to winging.


At my local spots it seems like we always hear wingers tearing there wing canopy open with the foil on the way in. Not sure if this is because there is simply more kooks out there trying the sport?Personally I helped wingers detach there leash lines, even with 2 people helping it's no easy task in heavy shore break.
I detach my windsurf rig and leave it past the break but its sucks with the 111cm mast as you have to get out there pretty far at some beaches. These days if it's too big to get out I wanna prone foil anyway
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