2keen said..Puts a smile on my face thinking about that session
Foil is SAB 799/399 combo
When I think back to when I was learning to foil I remember thinking that while I was having fun I was only having fun if the conditions were "right".
12-15 knots constant wind AND flat water, didn't think foiling was going to suit conditions other than that.
Now I am confident with the basics sorted we are just starting to open up the full potential for windfoiling.
I feel the same way 2Keen. I have so much fun foiling and with inspiration from the Aussie crew I have gotten hooked on wave/swell windfoiling. I just want folks to enjoy it as well but I am amazed at how few foilers are into WWF as well as how few windsurfers even want to try windfoiling.
I think there is this misconception that Windfoiling is Hard to do and dangerous based on talking to folks I know. The thing is every time I get a windsurfer to give it a try on a big board (without straps) and a big foil they are flying 100ft within 30 minutes.
I also think folks are a bit reluctant to try swell riding, as I was, because it looks intimidating but once I realized carving back and forth on a swell was easier than learning to foil jibe (which is not hard) because you don't have to switch your feet. It just increased the fun factor.
My favourite topic on this form was Azmuth's "Jibing is not Hard". It probably took me five years to get my first true planing jibe on a windsurfer and it was closer to 5 sessions to do it on a foil. How do we get folks to understand windfoiling and wave windfoiling are not hard and so much fun?
. Like if I fell, how to get started again ?. uphaul or water start only ?.
