Thanks man! :) There will be more content soon, had a lot to do recently but will have some time to edit everything from the past half year or so very soon :D
Thanks mate! There will be more soon, had a lot to do recently but there is slowly more time again :) I'm using the AXIS 1201 a lot recently and now I'm transitioning all to Gong I think. The new Veloce HDW is exactly what i wanted so i will order it in the bigger sizes as well and then se my AXIS 1201 probably to be all on GONG :D I still love the Leviathan but I sold it as i did not use it once this year. I'm allways paddling nowadays, no more pumping...
@@leo-stief Great! I am pump foiling at the Rudergesellschaft dock mostly tuesdays, fridays and saturdays. Sometimes also on Sundays. Maybe we can meet up. i would love to get some feedback from you. You inspired me to start with foiling :)
Very cool !! I am starting also small downwinders on lakes in Belgium but using a foil assist to take off and going back. I noticed I need at least a good steady 20 knots but higher will be better I think as I am heavy. Saw a Vampire board last week in France with a cool dude from Bavaria gliding like hell on waves with an Axis foil!
Nice, how much fetch does your lake have? Steady 20 kn sounds reasonable, here 20 kn ground wind mostly means 35 in the gusts so basically exactly like in the video's conditions. Yeah the Vampire Boards are sick, light and sturdy! How long can you go when always taking the foil assist upwind as well?
Thanks for posting 'Real Life' conditions for a lot of us. If the wind was more South at that location what minimum wind speed (kts) would you attempt a Downwinder there?
Yeah its not all Maui conditions :D Good question! As the wind is always very very gusty here, probably on a day thats like 16 kn base to 30 kn gusts or so. From Winging on days with max of 25 kn gusts with perfect direction south west wind, I unfortunately already know that its not enough to fly free when gusts don't exceed 25 kn. So I'll try again once it reaches the 30 kn Treshold I think :)
Hi Leo, nice that you're posting again. In previous videos, you were using the Sabfoil Leviathan 1350 as your big DW foil. Based on your reviews, I got one and have been using it for flatwater paddle-ups but have yet to do a downwinder with it. Do you think it would work OK in conditions like in this video?
Hey man, thanks! There will be more content soon :) I would have preferred the Leviathan 1350 for this day, but didn't have it with me at the time being. It would work fantastically! I'm now at a point where I usually don't use it for downwinders any more, as the AXIS 1201 is my new ligth wind wing, but I would choose the Leviathan 1350 anytime again to learn the paddle up and to get the first experiences downwinding. It's definitely too slow to keep up with good wind swell, but getting up is more important than being fast in the beginning!
Sehr cool! du machst mir Mut, weiter den Traum vom DWen auf dem Zürichsee zu verfolgen. Ich bin soweit ein kleineres Foil raus zu paddeln (sirus1700) und warte jetzt auf grossen Wind... denkst du der ist immer noch zu gross?
Moin, auf dem See gibts glaube ich kein zu großes Foil! Besser viel zu groß und unbeweglich als so klein dass der Stallspeed zu hoch ist! Den 1201 zum Beispiel hätte ich an dem Tag auf dem See auf jeden Fall nicht fahren können, großer Leviathan hätte bestimmt funktioniert. Viel Spaß beim testen! Da kommt bestimmt bald mal richtig Wind auf dem See vorbei :)
Für Downwinder auf dem Meer brauchst du dann auf jeden Fall kleinere Foils, aber ich würde auf jeden Fall sagen dass es auf dem See super funktionieren sollte!
He's back!!! 🎉😁 Thank you for your content, Leo!
Thanks man! :) There will be more content soon, had a lot to do recently but will have some time to edit everything from the past half year or so very soon :D
This is great thank you! I was looking for info like this because all I have is Lake Texoma and I was wandering if it was possible
You're very welcome :) Just wait for strong wind and you should be good to go!
great to see you back posting video. Can`t wait for more content. Are you using Gong, Axis and Sabfoil alltogether now?
Thanks mate! There will be more soon, had a lot to do recently but there is slowly more time again :) I'm using the AXIS 1201 a lot recently and now I'm transitioning all to Gong I think. The new Veloce HDW is exactly what i wanted so i will order it in the bigger sizes as well and then se my AXIS 1201 probably to be all on GONG :D I still love the Leviathan but I sold it as i did not use it once this year. I'm allways paddling nowadays, no more pumping...
@@leo-stief thank you for the update. sounds interesting. Do you think that the Veloce HDW also work for pumping/dockstarting?
Very Nice! You have to try Templiner See, Potsdam. It is often very windy there. I am also foiling there :)
I've been winging the Templiner See already! Its a nice spot as well :)
@@leo-stief Great! I am pump foiling at the Rudergesellschaft dock mostly tuesdays, fridays and saturdays. Sometimes also on Sundays. Maybe we can meet up. i would love to get some feedback from you. You inspired me to start with foiling :)
Very cool !! I am starting also small downwinders on lakes in Belgium but using a foil assist to take off and going back. I noticed I need at least a good steady 20 knots but higher will be better I think as I am heavy. Saw a Vampire board last week in France with a cool dude from Bavaria gliding like hell on waves with an Axis foil!
Nice, how much fetch does your lake have? Steady 20 kn sounds reasonable, here 20 kn ground wind mostly means 35 in the gusts so basically exactly like in the video's conditions. Yeah the Vampire Boards are sick, light and sturdy! How long can you go when always taking the foil assist upwind as well?
5 km with a dam at the end. I did not measure yet but upwind is indeed eating the battery
This is great information! It gives me great hope to try this in the bay. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks, glad the information can help, have fun in the bay! :)
Thanks for posting 'Real Life' conditions for a lot of us. If the wind was more South at that location what minimum wind speed (kts) would you attempt a Downwinder there?
Yeah its not all Maui conditions :D Good question! As the wind is always very very gusty here, probably on a day thats like 16 kn base to 30 kn gusts or so. From Winging on days with max of 25 kn gusts with perfect direction south west wind, I unfortunately already know that its not enough to fly free when gusts don't exceed 25 kn. So I'll try again once it reaches the 30 kn Treshold I think :)
Hi Leo, nice that you're posting again. In previous videos, you were using the Sabfoil Leviathan 1350 as your big DW foil. Based on your reviews, I got one and have been using it for flatwater paddle-ups but have yet to do a downwinder with it. Do you think it would work OK in conditions like in this video?
Hey man, thanks! There will be more content soon :) I would have preferred the Leviathan 1350 for this day, but didn't have it with me at the time being. It would work fantastically! I'm now at a point where I usually don't use it for downwinders any more, as the AXIS 1201 is my new ligth wind wing, but I would choose the Leviathan 1350 anytime again to learn the paddle up and to get the first experiences downwinding. It's definitely too slow to keep up with good wind swell, but getting up is more important than being fast in the beginning!
@@leo-stief Thanks, good info! I also have the new Sabfoil 1260 coming, which should be faster once I get more experience.
@@DeadriseFoilboards Uhhh let me know how it goes please :D I wanted to test it since they announced it but no one here ordered it yet...
@@leo-stief I absolutely will let you know. Our windy wavy season is fast approaching here in the Canadian Great Lakes!
Sehr cool! du machst mir Mut, weiter den Traum vom DWen auf dem Zürichsee zu verfolgen. Ich bin soweit ein kleineres Foil raus zu paddeln (sirus1700) und warte jetzt auf grossen Wind... denkst du der ist immer noch zu gross?
Moin, auf dem See gibts glaube ich kein zu großes Foil! Besser viel zu groß und unbeweglich als so klein dass der Stallspeed zu hoch ist! Den 1201 zum Beispiel hätte ich an dem Tag auf dem See auf jeden Fall nicht fahren können, großer Leviathan hätte bestimmt funktioniert. Viel Spaß beim testen! Da kommt bestimmt bald mal richtig Wind auf dem See vorbei :)
Für Downwinder auf dem Meer brauchst du dann auf jeden Fall kleinere Foils, aber ich würde auf jeden Fall sagen dass es auf dem See super funktionieren sollte!
nice insights! which fuselage are you using?
It was not mine so I'm not sure but I think it was the red crazy short :)
interesting
Der Müggelsee hat recht schnell Wellen die dir sicher reichen
Den will ich auch auf jeden Fall nochmal ausprobieren! Vor allem würde der Müggelsee bei jeder WIndrichtung gut funktionieren :DD
Berlin is not beautiful, bro. 0:16
True haha