Windfoil South Australia - video

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RobMac
RobMac
SA
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SA, 107 posts
6 May 2024 7:59am
lao shi
lao shi
WA
1349 posts
WA, 1349 posts
6 May 2024 10:00am
Nice work, Rob.
Great atmospheric shots. Tricky gusts but a lot of fun running down the rollers near the beach in the offshore breeze.
Looks like I could have gone further down the line but it was hard to judge depth.
Wind 12-20knts
4.2m, 97L Tabou pocket air, axis 82cm mast, 703mm short fuse, 880 HPS front, 425 progressive stab. Weight 78kg
KDog
KDog
379 posts
379 posts
6 May 2024 11:19am
Now that looks fun!Nice foiling and drone work.
azymuth
azymuth
WA
2189 posts
WA, 2189 posts
6 May 2024 1:49pm
lao shi said..
Nice work, Rob.
Great atmospheric shots. Tricky gusts but a lot of fun running down the rollers near the beach in the offshore breeze.
Looks like I could have gone further down the line but it was hard to judge depth.
Wind 12-20knts
4.2m, 97L Tabou pocket air, axis 82cm mast, 703mm short fuse, 880 HPS front, 425 progressive stab. Weight 78kg


Didn't take you long to get back into it

Epic vid - nice going Rob
John340
John340
QLD
3423 posts
QLD, 3423 posts
6 May 2024 9:35pm
Wow, cross off wind! Great video and riding
WsurfAustin
WsurfAustin
660 posts
660 posts
6 May 2024 8:45pm
Beautiful water, nice riding.
dimacced
dimacced
176 posts
176 posts
20 May 2024 10:00pm
RobMac said..


Nice video and nice place!
I see you are using a 2021 pocket air from Tabou, may I ask you how it is windfoiling with that board, it is ok slogging on it? what is the wind limit 7and sail size limit you would recommend it for? Is 97 liters if I well understood.

Thank you

Cheers
Edoardo
lao shi
lao shi
WA
1349 posts
WA, 1349 posts
22 May 2024 6:26am
dimacced said..

RobMac said..



Nice video and nice place!
I see you are using a 2021 pocket air from Tabou, may I ask you how it is windfoiling with that board, it is ok slogging on it? what is the wind limit 7and sail size limit you would recommend it for? Is 97 liters if I well understood.

Thank you

Cheers
Edoardo


Yes it is 97L but only 173cm. The board is thick with volume under the feet. Slogging is ok at my 78kg, I can uphaul it fairly easily.
I can get going with the HPS 880 front wing (1100cm2) in 12 knots with a 5.3 and top end is only limited by sail and cahone size!
I have a 3.3 that I haven't got to use yet. I have used it with a 5.7 down to 4.2. 4.7/5.3 is probably the sweet spot with this foil.
Paducah
Paducah
2844 posts
2844 posts
22 May 2024 8:37am
Stunning at full screen and hi res. Awesome camera and windfoil skills by you both.
RobMac
RobMac
SA
107 posts
SA, 107 posts
22 May 2024 12:02pm
dimacced
dimacced
176 posts
176 posts
22 May 2024 6:11pm
lao shi said..

dimacced said..


RobMac said..




Nice video and nice place!
I see you are using a 2021 pocket air from Tabou, may I ask you how it is windfoiling with that board, it is ok slogging on it? what is the wind limit 7and sail size limit you would recommend it for? Is 97 liters if I well understood.

Thank you

Cheers
Edoardo



Yes it is 97L but only 173cm. The board is thick with volume under the feet. Slogging is ok at my 78kg, I can uphaul it fairly easily.
I can get going with the HPS 880 front wing (1100cm2) in 12 knots with a 5.3 and top end is only limited by sail and cahone size!
I have a 3.3 that I haven't got to use yet. I have used it with a 5.7 down to 4.2. 4.7/5.3 is probably the sweet spot with this foil.


I notice you use it strapless and have a position on the board much on the back vs the position of the straps that are much closer to the mast base as per pictures I have seen, did you use it with straps as well? Do you use it for winging as well?
lao shi
lao shi
WA
1349 posts
WA, 1349 posts
22 May 2024 7:39pm
Have not used it with straps as the front strap position is only really for winging. It is too in board for wind foiling.
I did use it to learn to wing but I am having too much fun wind foiling. The back foot kicker is good for pushing against.




Currently fixing the nose after one too many weed bomb hooked in catapults.
dimacced
dimacced
176 posts
176 posts
22 May 2024 9:54pm
lao shi said..
Have not used it with straps as the front strap position is only really for winging. It is too in board for wind foiling.
I did use it to learn to wing but I am having too much fun wind foiling. The back foot kicker is good for pushing against.




Currently fixing the nose after one too many weed bomb hooked in catapults.

How much is the thikness of the board if I may ask? It seems from the picture to be more than 97 liters in volume, dimensions quoted are 177x 69 at these dimensions with a thickness of 12 cm is more close to 105 liters than 97. I am asking since I got 2 opportunities for a 97 and a 107 liters board, the 107 though seem definitely more than the quoted volume @ 183 cm x 71 cm, and if the quoted volume is true, 97 liters I may have some problem uphauling in messy sea state so I would prefer the 107 for more alround performance.
Moreover it seems to be made with sandwich technology, this is uncommon for wing boards.

Sorry for abundancy of questions :-)

Edoardo
thedoor
thedoor
2506 posts
2506 posts
23 May 2024 4:46am
lao shi said..
Have not used it with straps as the front strap position is only really for winging. It is too in board for wind foiling.
I did use it to learn to wing but I am having too much fun wind foiling. The back foot kicker is good for pushing against.




Currently fixing the nose after one too many weed bomb hooked in catapults.


Damn! I can't say enough good things about Francks quick release harness bar.

azymuth
azymuth
WA
2189 posts
WA, 2189 posts
23 May 2024 6:12am
RobMac said..



Sweet vid - perfect soundtrack

Super riding Mark
lao shi
lao shi
WA
1349 posts
WA, 1349 posts
24 May 2024 11:32am
dimacced said..

lao shi said..
Have not used it with straps as the front strap position is only really for winging. It is too in board for wind foiling.
I did use it to learn to wing but I am having too much fun wind foiling. The back foot kicker is good for pushing against.




Currently fixing the nose after one too many weed bomb hooked in catapults.


How much is the thikness of the board if I may ask? It seems from the picture to be more than 97 liters in volume, dimensions quoted are 177x 69 at these dimensions with a thickness of 12 cm is more close to 105 liters than 97. I am asking since I got 2 opportunities for a 97 and a 107 liters board, the 107 though seem definitely more than the quoted volume @ 183 cm x 71 cm, and if the quoted volume is true, 97 liters I may have some problem uphauling in messy sea state so I would prefer the 107 for more alround performance.
Moreover it seems to be made with sandwich technology, this is uncommon for wing boards.

Sorry for abundancy of questions :-)

Edoardo


Looks to be a little less than 12cm. Hard to get photo to show it clearly and mine is only 173cm and that was before I repaired the nose.




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