Actually i was wondering how he managed to stay balanced on the board with kahoonas that big.

This is at Franqui in the south of France. Sailed there many times and not surprised he's sailing this close to the beach. The water depth is anywhere between 20 to 50 cm directly next to the shoreline. In some places the water is so deep that you can't stand when you're within 2 meters of the shoreline.

You can literally beachstart if you want to sail back upwind. There's no need to stand in the water. Just wait for a gust and jump directly from the beach onto your board.

TheTank said..
This is at Franqui in the south of France. Sailed there many times and not surprised he's sailing this close to the beach. The water depth is anywhere between 20 to 50 cm directly next to the shoreline. In some places the water is so deep that you can't stand when you're within 2 meters of the shoreline.

You can literally beachstart if you want to sail back upwind. There's no need to stand in the water. Just wait for a gust and jump directly from the beach onto your board.

Still death defying. One slip up...

Shifu said..
So much sideslip/leeway. Are these guys pointing up hard into the wind?

The angle to the wind is quite tight in that shot, but the boards are always crabbing significantly with a symmetrical fin. Its just that we don't usually get to see it from that angle directly in front so we dont notice it much.

The first 2 boards are tiny ! Or maybe they are just big guys..
Amazing sailing.

If you watch the entry closely you'll see they aren't single fins.

decrepit said..
If you watch the entry closely you'll see they aren't single fins.

If you watch the thread closely you'll see they aren't single posts.