Flying the Wing over JAWS

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  • Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
  • first day of testing the Wing out at Jaws proved to be successful. Only skies the limit now, the ultimate goal would be to soar over waves like a bird.
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    My ‪@GoPro‬ MAX

Комментарии • 628

  • @brianmacdougall5261
    @brianmacdougall5261 3 года назад +133

    Man, he's using the wing to position himself on the wave. This is a whole new ball game. Big props.

    • @PlanetsandtheWater
      @PlanetsandtheWater 3 года назад

      Nope, he's being towed by a jetski

    • @shornoMALONEY
      @shornoMALONEY 3 года назад +15

      @@PlanetsandtheWater He may be being towed in initially (not sure), but on the wave he's changing direction in the air, using the wing to position himself properly. Check out the wave at 1:50 for example.
      First he seems to be using the wing to make extra aggressive turns, then he launches into the air - left towards the breaking white water. But while airborne he uses the wing to turn, flying over and away from the breaking section, to land perfectly back on the clean section travelling right. Then he launches again after like 3 seconds. It's phenomenal control.

    • @bh2861
      @bh2861 3 года назад +1

      @@shornoMALONEY why are you even explaining this captain obvious? Of course he is using the wing go change direction..

    • @shornoMALONEY
      @shornoMALONEY 3 года назад +15

      @@bh2861 Uuh I was replying to the guy who mentioned tow-in, not interested in your opinion of my comment frankly.

    • @totalrobot
      @totalrobot 3 года назад +5

      @@bh2861 Keep it movin'

  • @plantaustralis
    @plantaustralis 3 года назад +153

    One of the greatest things I’ve ever seen

    • @BruceHarms
      @BruceHarms 3 года назад +4

      YEah that was downright crazy, the way he flew over the white water was looking pretty clean, effortless... Showing us whats possible, damn

    • @utmycout
      @utmycout 3 года назад +4

      I totally agree truely amazing. This was beyond my imagination till I saw it.

    • @junacrause8688
      @junacrause8688 3 года назад +2

      Indeed! I look at this and think...i can hardly ride a bike🤩

    • @alveer3321
      @alveer3321 3 года назад +1

      😚💧🌊⚡☝️

    • @braddahg
      @braddahg 3 года назад +5

      Seriously, what a time to be alive to witness. Watching what Kai Lenny is doing is like seeing man step on the moon for the first time. He's literally going where no one's gone.

  • @eamonshields2754
    @eamonshields2754 3 года назад +64

    Kai is a legend, a pioneer and a true waterman

    • @jquest43
      @jquest43 3 года назад

      But he killed that old man in new York?

  • @bayly1977
    @bayly1977 3 года назад +166

    Kai out in monster waves playing like it’s a two foot shore break

    • @ludlud5080
      @ludlud5080 3 года назад +1

      As usual 🤩🤩

    • @flyneagle1729
      @flyneagle1729 3 года назад +1

      That is the kine, two foot shore break for me & Kai flying like a fuken albatross. The world’s best, numero uno 🤙🏼

  • @inishiSW20
    @inishiSW20 3 года назад +21

    I'm a pilot and also fly sailplanes. I think you are actually experiencing "lift" from the wave and the headwind(air). Similar to soaring from mountains. Incredible footage! IF possible, if you can make and control a Wing with more lift and less drag(generally towards longer and thinner wings with less camber) that would be better.

    • @patrickwilliams2968
      @patrickwilliams2968 Год назад

      Had to look up camber. Wiki says.. "In aeronautics and aeronautical engineering, camber is the asymmetry between the two acting surfaces of an airfoil, with the top surface of a wing (or correspondingly the front surface of a propeller blade) commonly being more convex (positive camber). An airfoil that is not cambered is called a symmetric airfoil. The benefits of cambering were discovered and first utilized by George Cayley in the early 19th century.[1]

    • @craigx6647
      @craigx6647 Год назад

      Yeah you notice when he comes off the back of the wave he drops like a stone but on the waves he comes down really gently

  • @Mazza2809
    @Mazza2809 3 года назад +30

    This is hard to even comprehend. Kai is on another unreachable level for any normal human being... Thx for sharing this Kai!

  • @brentdenholm668
    @brentdenholm668 3 года назад +160

    I reckon Even Laird would be speechless
    Youre an Absolute freak Kai youre setting the bar really high

  • @dengordo
    @dengordo 3 года назад +97

    How many wings have been popped in making of this video? Next: Kai Lenny flying over Jaws with Umbrella

    • @Murr808
      @Murr808 3 года назад +14

      Kai “Mary Popins” Lenny 😂

    • @brodiwheeler7583
      @brodiwheeler7583 3 года назад +1

      @@Murr808 Yeessss! 🙌🏼😂

    • @SuperFlo8888
      @SuperFlo8888 3 года назад

      Umbrella Kai😹😹😹😹👻👻👻👻👻

    • @laprin....3177
      @laprin....3177 3 года назад

      Kai the best surfer in the world. A los of lenny.

  • @iblong9505
    @iblong9505 3 года назад +47

    Just when you think you've seen everything in surfing, Kai blows your mind wide open. Again.

  • @keeferdog5617
    @keeferdog5617 3 года назад +12

    FIRST TIME EVER SEEING THIS “WING” FOOTAGE- ABSOLUTELY “MIND-BLOWING”

  • @kylevanslyke4463
    @kylevanslyke4463 3 года назад +13

    So rad!!! Thanks for capturing the best angles!!

  • @dingocapo2087
    @dingocapo2087 3 года назад +8

    no lamo psyche counter needed !!!! pure STOKE and imagination , endless possibilities when KAI is in the water!

    • @jackstrada5263
      @jackstrada5263 3 года назад

      I can’t stand that stupid fawkin psych counter either. Corny af

  • @ave0828
    @ave0828 3 года назад +8

    Love waking up to a new video by Kai. Definitely gets my day started!

  • @latentsea
    @latentsea 3 года назад +39

    We used to do stuff like this all the time... said no one ever...

    • @nativetongues9649
      @nativetongues9649 3 года назад +2

      I honestly know a guy who would’ve said that.

  • @nelsonmuntz9317
    @nelsonmuntz9317 3 года назад +5

    Wing Surfer: "Oh SNAP, I'M ABOUT TO WIPE OUT!!!,,, WAIT,,, I HAVE THESE WINGS!... I CAN JUST FLY AWAY INSTEAD!!!"

  • @stanleyhipkiss4690
    @stanleyhipkiss4690 3 года назад +11

    Legit one of the most savage things ive ever seen

  • @q2w8i9o
    @q2w8i9o 3 года назад +1

    You are at another level. Just incredible. I can’t see anybody else wing surfing Jaws and flying over it. You are the best!

  • @AimeeNolte
    @AimeeNolte 3 года назад +144

    Just like the pelicans!!! I’ll bet your arms get so tired. This is rad.

    • @dominostimes2119
      @dominostimes2119 3 года назад +2

      It’s little training ☺️

    • @steveperreira5850
      @steveperreira5850 3 года назад +4

      That guy is tough, I Admire his strength, skill, and bravery!

    • @nesianofthepacific6863
      @nesianofthepacific6863 3 года назад +4

      Watching this makes my forearm soar already

    • @Apoz
      @Apoz 3 года назад +6

      No idea I'd encounter you at a surfing video haha. Jazz and the wind must be related somehow.

    • @dave1978cook
      @dave1978cook 3 года назад +1

      Staying ahead of the curve. A quick release body harness is needed.

  • @ejiber
    @ejiber 3 года назад +2

    Incredible! Kai is pushing the envelope of human athletic achievement, and he is also an inspiration to us to push our own envelopes!

  • @mtnvalley9298
    @mtnvalley9298 3 года назад +3

    Thanks f.or your efforts to all involved. Inspired

  • @DoubleTripleOGfromtheset
    @DoubleTripleOGfromtheset 3 года назад +5

    And this is what we've all been waiting for.
    Kai is living in the future.

    • @Ploz5555
      @Ploz5555 3 года назад

      I’ve several times dreamed of flying over breaking waves, like an albatros or a pelican...and now this. Incredible how far Kai is pushing reality into dream (or the opposite?). A slightly bigger wing would have make home been able to sustain the flight in the wave’s face: just a matter of time

  • @gloriavillar3143
    @gloriavillar3143 3 года назад

    From Madrid where there are not waves. Good to hear you 🤙 Flying, surfing, eaten, loving. What else... Thanks for sharing

  • @iainarthur7713
    @iainarthur7713 3 года назад +1

    The harness footage is some of the most breath-taking stuff I've watched (with 30 years of windsurfing behind me)

  • @grahambeyer6254
    @grahambeyer6254 3 года назад

    I doubt very much there is someone out there in the Universe doing exactly the same thing. Humans never cease to amaze me.

  • @jeremyacton4569
    @jeremyacton4569 3 года назад

    This is next level for the surfing world. Kite surfing fuses with surfing through the Wing.

  • @sid5556
    @sid5556 3 года назад

    Travis Pastrana des Océans et des rampes naturelle..🌊!!! Those Pictures give hope!!!EVERYTHING is possible....Thanks KaI🤙

  • @11kungfu11
    @11kungfu11 3 года назад +1

    Finally a chance to hit those deep waves with a possible escape. Well done lads. I seen these zipping around the flats last year, great idea on the waves.

  • @JorgeFM1002
    @JorgeFM1002 3 года назад +25

    Kai Lenny Airline! ✈️

  • @jeromeserre
    @jeromeserre 3 года назад

    Best. Wing. Video. Ever.
    Can't stop watching it.

  • @briancartmell9767
    @briancartmell9767 3 года назад +2

    Wow ! It’s fun to imagine what that would feel like. This puts you right there to do just that! Nicely prepared I appreciated including a rider down clip.

  • @jasonstation
    @jasonstation 3 года назад

    That just looks deeply pleasing.

  • @farwest6321
    @farwest6321 3 года назад

    Can WSA or someone make an award for Kai for being the most innovative surfer out there today ....such a pleasure to watch 🏄🏂🪂

  • @affordableplumbingandelect2119
    @affordableplumbingandelect2119 3 года назад

    Kai is like a mountain climber. They have no fear of heights and he has no fear of massive great waves. This guy is amazing on any watercraft in any size surf.

  • @stefanob.3480
    @stefanob.3480 3 года назад +4

    As always, something never seen before:) Master KAI!!!

  • @marceloriverorodriguez6911
    @marceloriverorodriguez6911 3 года назад +1

    For a long time i have not seen one video like that.Amazing!

  • @ODL957
    @ODL957 3 года назад +2

    Amazing, definetly Kai is leading the pack. By far the most interesting surfer out there, keep rasing the bar.

  • @ryansones1626
    @ryansones1626 3 года назад +2

    Just when you think you've seen Kai do everything, he says hold my RedBull... it gives me wings...

  • @tysonscott5375
    @tysonscott5375 3 года назад +6

    Is it a bird, is it a plane, nope it's just Kai flying in the middle of the ocean on some giant waves...

  • @fernandog.aguirre2791
    @fernandog.aguirre2791 3 года назад

    This is a talented guy that managed to stay focus and keeps his progression......He knows how to recognize opportunities. Lot of respect for this guy and HIS FAMILY that support's him. Bravo Mom and Dad, great job! Not easy to raise a kid on Maui without having the social " mediocre contamination"! Cheers!

  • @johncast9565
    @johncast9565 3 года назад +5

    He must have the strongest Core Strength ever! (And forearms)

  • @bigfoot2328
    @bigfoot2328 3 года назад +1

    Best waterman on the globe. Period.

  • @ficklemedia8733
    @ficklemedia8733 3 года назад

    without a doubt the most radical thing I've ever seen done on a board in over 30 years of riding

  • @KeefyGizzle
    @KeefyGizzle 3 года назад +1

    This looks sweet... It looks as if the surfers have adapted to overcome getting washed out by strapping the board to their feet and holding onto an inflatable wing... Very nice...

  • @bestfriend5600
    @bestfriend5600 3 года назад

    AWSOME, always pushing the envelope and expanding what we believe can be done. And in huge waves!

  • @Europius
    @Europius 3 года назад

    These shots are pure beauty! 🤩🤩

  • @erosqing
    @erosqing 3 года назад +6

    Amazing what kind of level is achieving Kai, for me he is definetely a sportman who change the paradigma. This video is insane.

  • @zorrobreizh44
    @zorrobreizh44 3 года назад +3

    Totally sick ! It's wonderful ! Waow, Kai, i think you're actually the best rider I've ever seen.

  • @MertERAS
    @MertERAS 3 года назад

    absolutely breathtaking moments if you are a surfer

  • @furrystep
    @furrystep 2 года назад

    Now this I call evolution! Must be fantastic. And the extra control!

  • @caseyanderson7600
    @caseyanderson7600 3 года назад

    Never surfed before only boogie boarded in a wave pool. Watching these surfing videos I can see how people fing it a spiritual experience beautiful video.

  • @BobbyHickey
    @BobbyHickey 2 года назад

    Totally amazing!
    Equally amazing is the photographer/photography.
    Often missed, deserves lots of credit.

  • @brodiwheeler7583
    @brodiwheeler7583 3 года назад

    Seems like one of the best tools for the spot! Just playing around in triple overhead surf like it’s knee high slop! Unreal!!! That clip of going over the falls from inside the wave was rad! 2:53

  • @Nicolai697
    @Nicolai697 3 года назад

    Incredible. Like those animated surfing video games from way back except its real.

  • @rickpappas6579
    @rickpappas6579 3 года назад

    One of the best videos I’ve ever seen!

  • @beastmode1739
    @beastmode1739 3 года назад +3

    Hello love your videos

  • @AquarianSoulTimeTraveler
    @AquarianSoulTimeTraveler 3 года назад +1

    This is actually really cool... It would make surfing a lot easier too having the wind keep you stable.

  • @DontDoLikeMeDoThis
    @DontDoLikeMeDoThis 3 года назад +3

    You are a special one Kai!

  • @huntertiveron7
    @huntertiveron7 3 года назад

    Always blowing my mind. Best surfer out there

  • @Zezeguizee
    @Zezeguizee 2 года назад

    The last shot is just insane !!

  • @canadadan4437
    @canadadan4437 3 года назад +1

    Wow amazing you are the man Kai 👍🇨🇦

  • @pmn8081
    @pmn8081 2 года назад

    Wow! That is incredible. Its like mother nature is coming after them and they just escape

  • @mariarohmer2374
    @mariarohmer2374 3 года назад

    So cool, Kai. Love how soft you land back on the wave.

  • @Bswithjay
    @Bswithjay 3 года назад

    As a kid man I love to surf but this is the next best thing I’ve seen

  • @davidmt23
    @davidmt23 Год назад

    never surfed, bit love watching various vids. this looks absolutely mental!. what skill and strength he must have . Great vid

  • @hayzeninouye
    @hayzeninouye 3 года назад +10

    Sick bro

  • @khacduynguyen3515
    @khacduynguyen3515 3 года назад

    He's living his life. Much love.

  • @meyburgh
    @meyburgh 3 года назад +1

    Yellow!!! the others stalled. Nicely down the line speed!!! finally it is like surfing getting more speed down the line. "arm extentions" will get the kite in the lift area easier - above the dead spot high pressure in front and below the lip.

    • @madhatter227
      @madhatter227 3 года назад +1

      I was going to say something similar. This is amazing and he's doing about 15 things at the same time, but there's clearly still a lot of room for improvement. Lots of stalling the wings out which looks like it actually slows him down compared to just riding the wave on a board. It must be absolutely exhausting on the hands and arms. Maybe a frangible link with a smaller version of a kitesurfing harness so it break away if he wipes out?

    • @meyburgh
      @meyburgh 3 года назад

      @@madhatter227 Have a look at 1:03 things came together there! Going side ways and faster like surfing down the line = having more air over the wing. The wave is also tapering so going a little "down hill". Kai did play in the danger zone - seagulls pull out earlier. The air compresses in front of the wave causing a dead spot. Will be good to add streamers to check airflow over the wing. Another idea is to go with a bigger wing in lighter wind so that the body size to wing size ratio will be smaller. - I like your idea of freeing some arm power with a harness of sorts, it can then be used for control - flaring/shape shifting/weight shifting etc. (Kai if you pay somebody to wax all your boards you will have time to read some comments from the cheap seats..😆 ) Kai and Laird does not wipe out, real watermen only hug the ocean.

  • @laurieharper1526
    @laurieharper1526 3 года назад

    That is magnificent. One of the best surfing videos I've seen.

  • @edsinofsky
    @edsinofsky 3 года назад

    I am in awe. Kai may be the best waterman of all time.

  • @fndrkFanClub
    @fndrkFanClub 3 года назад +1

    Insane...teasing the beast wave like this!

  • @infinitevelocity2.0
    @infinitevelocity2.0 3 года назад

    I was skeptical, but HOLY CRAP that looks AWESOME!

  • @luap1100
    @luap1100 3 года назад

    Super inspirational Kai! Next level! Thanks you!

  • @Wade_Winter
    @Wade_Winter 3 года назад

    I've been trying to invent this wing for years. Glad someone else did it for me .

  • @dineshbalani5183
    @dineshbalani5183 3 года назад

    Redefining the entire game. Sick.

  • @stratman9449
    @stratman9449 3 года назад

    Wow...what a talent....seems unreal what kai does.....amazing......

  • @king_kook_da_flyerer
    @king_kook_da_flyerer 3 года назад +5

    I would trade everything to experience what he does and feels in the ocean for just a moment. Then back to being that kook again.

  • @robbieevans6536
    @robbieevans6536 3 года назад +1

    Way cooler than kite boarding or kite dangling as it should be called.

  • @AthelstanEngland
    @AthelstanEngland 3 года назад

    I’ve never seen anything like this! Incredible.

  • @WCANO626
    @WCANO626 3 года назад +1

    This guy - Dude- I have goose flesh watching this (4th time) still!

  • @allfredo7753
    @allfredo7753 3 года назад

    First time I have seen this sport- WOW looks great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Like your background music- v. appropriate as well, My immediate problem is I'm no 68 and living on Long Island Sound Connecticut- def. prefer HI Go for it!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @madhatter227
    @madhatter227 3 года назад

    This is amazing and he's doing about 15 things at the same time, but there's clearly still a lot of room for improvement. Lots of stalling the wings out which looks like it actually slows him down compared to just riding the wave on a board. Also it must be absolutely exhausting on the hands and arms, his grip strength and arms are insane.

  • @iZiitoN
    @iZiitoN 3 года назад

    Kai takes surfing onto another dimension..

  • @orferents6722
    @orferents6722 3 года назад +7

    You are the best

  • @AlekseyChistilin
    @AlekseyChistilin 3 года назад

    Thanks for your choice of music! I'm glad my song fit so well!

    • @bw8476
      @bw8476 2 года назад

      Pity it clips! Or is that in the original and on purpose? I'm a bass head and this aches..

    • @AlekseyChistilin
      @AlekseyChistilin 2 года назад

      @@bw8476 This is not an original sound processing. Check the original sound

  • @dibaja4434
    @dibaja4434 3 года назад

    As long as there is an ocean filled with waves and wind...a mountain covered with snow...then Kai's only limitation will in fact be, his own imagination!

  • @capsolutions7278
    @capsolutions7278 2 года назад

    Mate you are just next level . Outstanding in everything you accomplish on the water

  • @landosmith1974
    @landosmith1974 3 года назад

    Human beings. Despite all our faults, we truly are the apex species on this planet. Incredible what we have achieved so far. This video is a wonderful reminder. Now if we can just devote more love and respect to our planet, imagine the future!

  • @bayleyanderson5444
    @bayleyanderson5444 3 года назад +2

    Sick vid!

  • @jbjuggler
    @jbjuggler 3 года назад

    Amazing flying and surfing. I flew hang gliders for years and it is evident that you are soaring the face for brief periods. Pretty amazing and superb control of your wing in the air to position yourself on the wave!

    • @sebcam9498
      @sebcam9498 3 года назад

      A wing tad bigger would permit sustained flight , for sure

  • @mrhawaiiglass
    @mrhawaiiglass 2 года назад

    Truly the best surfer I’ve ever seen! Much Respect ✊

  • @totalt6600
    @totalt6600 3 года назад

    I have always dreamed of flying,this looks like more fun. Ty

  • @Bayne847
    @Bayne847 3 года назад

    Humans are amazing. No matter how severe and crazy things are, we always invent a new way to make it more extreme. That looks like it's so much fun!

  • @cosmowerkstapes
    @cosmowerkstapes 3 года назад

    nice! melds surfing, sailing and hang gliding into one!

  • @bobigoror
    @bobigoror 2 года назад

    Thank you wind addicted friends for these wild experiences.

  • @edwardgibstein8449
    @edwardgibstein8449 3 года назад

    That is beyond super cool. Amazing Kai

  • @snakedike
    @snakedike 3 года назад

    I've been flying hang gliders since '83. These new wings look fun and really augment water sports. But there is a serious evolutionary step in their design that is going to be needed before you can achieve sustained flight on a wave like the pelicans.

  • @peggypenland1560
    @peggypenland1560 3 года назад

    Whewhooooo! Flying with a soft landing... well except for that last one... looks soooo fun!

  • @chumleyshaver7942
    @chumleyshaver7942 3 года назад +1

    Guy turned into his own drone camera

  • @lucashields2686
    @lucashields2686 3 года назад

    Ultimate waterman
    The guy can do anything
    Keep shredding

  • @stevenhusmann3816
    @stevenhusmann3816 3 года назад

    That looks so easy all you need is a wing and a prayer