I’m still learning to read the waves, in general I’ve learned that the faster I foil , the more forgiving the sea becomes if I misread a bump or two. And there’s a lot more energy if the foil is near the surface, as long as there’s no cavitation.
@@EntropyLoser yea riding high is key for so many reasons! And with speed. You don’t have to go fast though, there are many gears available. Fast can be detrimental if your forcing the speed with pumping but if it’s free speed from the bumps the more the merrier. Thanks for the great message! 🤙
Your use of drone adds an element to showing and sharing the experience. Gopro or 360 camera cannot fulfil this perspective. The bumps are visible here. Is there someone on shore controlling the drone?
@@nathanjmansfield9969 I’m loving the drone footage, getting to see the moments captured from a different perspective! My partner is flying the drone from the beach 🤙🤙
It seems like the drone is being piloted by someone onshore. It’s too risky to use the beacon-tracking automated drone (such as Skydio), drone and water don’t mix.
@@EntropyLoser yea my partner and I take turns flying it to film each other. I’m more willing to push it with battery times than she is… I sometimes land it with less than 10% battery… I think lowest was 8%.
Loving these videos. I’ve been practicing flagged out wing downwinding but every time I go out, there is a decent swell running nearly perpendicular to the bumps so that has made things tricky but I have had some success. Got a five minute run in some light winds on the 1201 yesterday! Searching for the flat spots that then turn into a bump really helped as opposed to trying to chase the peaks
@@watermancallum nice! Crossed conditions can certainly be tricky… I prefer the cross swell to be coming at me often or from the side rather than from behind. If you run into on coming swell it should create lift but often costs speed, but it can stay quite neutral overall. I like energy coming from the side as I’m normally on lifty foils and can turn on the side swell like quarter pipes or wedges 😁 If a faster swell is coming from behind though it often catches me out… when it passes under the foil it can remove lift energy… if it’s too fast to tap into its often just a detractor for me. What rear foil and fuse are you using? And 5mins is a good link, perhaps becoming time to think about removing the wing! I was doing links around five mins when I started to deflate the wing whilst I’m on foil linking. I’d carry a mini pump in a dry bag for if I came down to pump up again. This is a great first step to being wingless. I’d just deflate the leading edge wrap up the wing and carry the bundle under my are like a rugby ball, James Casey style.
@@downwind_drifter I’m using a 35skinny rear and 60cm fuse advanced plus. Also only about 67kg so on the lighter side of riders. Definitely will have a deflate in the future after some more winging in the bumps and perhaps try different foils. Also find that flagging the 4.5m off to one side makes it hard to concentrate on the bumps and change directions. My 3 m feels much more freeing and easier to ride downwind.
@@watermancallum smaller wings are much better, I find the same. My girlfriend is using a 3.8 mostly but I’m always pushing her into the 2.8 😅 Sounds like a slick efficient system! I’m really enjoying the crazyshort at the moment too, it seems perfect for most of my turns that I’m doing. The sillyshort is also good most of the time but can get a touch squirly when I snake it around. It also requires more concentration for the upwind journey.
How strong was the wind? How do you manage to get up on foil and upwind with such a small wing? I thought you need 25 knots of wind to get up with a 3m wing.
@@windaddict 14kts ish I’d say. Having a long board helps to build speed for taking off. Also, I have many tricks up my sleeve from paddling up with a paddle and such… you gain quite a skill set! reading the ocean and how to navigate it and make use of it. I can fight my way onto foil in 6-8kts with the 2.8m Ppc surge. 12kts and up I’m cruising. In 8kts I’m almost cruising with the 3.8m! Have you seen the videos where people can get on foil, by just bouncing on their sup foil board? That ability with some wind assist makes things very possible. 25kts and I’m completely over powered with the 2.8m I have a 2.3m from Ppc that I’d likely still be extremely powered up! Ah, untouched mentioned upwind too… that is the hard part. In 8kts I can’t really get up wind, I tried it recently and not for the first time… it’s very difficult and the only ground I make is from the energy I put into pumping my legs. If I didn’t add pumping in I’d just end up back at my starting point after each reach! Watch my next vid (spoiler alert) it’s in very light wind! Thanks for the great question! 🤙🤙
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I love thinking of the ocean as corduroy, another great visualization tool.
@@alisonventures2780 avoid those uphills!
That Birds Eye view!
Yeah it definitely shows how surfy that foil was for this run.
@@alisonventures2780 I was thinking more about the great drone work, that kept me in shot 🤙🤙
Stunning top view! Dreamy oh so dreamy.
@@michellesong1582 pretty amazing to get that shot lined up! Look out army bay 🤙🤙
Hello again! The drone and voiceover is excellent. Inspiring and informative, ty
@@NeuralEngin33r thanks for getting back in touch 😎🤙🤙
I’m still learning to read the waves, in general I’ve learned that the faster I foil , the more forgiving the sea becomes if I misread a bump or two. And there’s a lot more energy if the foil is near the surface, as long as there’s no cavitation.
@@EntropyLoser yea riding high is key for so many reasons! And with speed.
You don’t have to go fast though, there are many gears available. Fast can be detrimental if your forcing the speed with pumping but if it’s free speed from the bumps the more the merrier.
Thanks for the great message! 🤙
This is awesome!! So chill and so much great info. Thank you!! 🙏🌟🌈
@@zenji1 thank you 🤙😁🤙
Well done
@@selinaakaselenya 🌴🧘🏼♀️🌴
Your use of drone adds an element to showing and sharing the experience. Gopro or 360 camera cannot fulfil this perspective. The bumps are visible here. Is there someone on shore controlling the drone?
@@nathanjmansfield9969 I’m loving the drone footage, getting to see the moments captured from a different perspective!
My partner is flying the drone from the beach 🤙🤙
It seems like the drone is being piloted by someone onshore. It’s too risky to use the beacon-tracking automated drone (such as Skydio), drone and water don’t mix.
@@EntropyLoser yea my partner and I take turns flying it to film each other. I’m more willing to push it with battery times than she is… I sometimes land it with less than 10% battery… I think lowest was 8%.
Loving these videos. I’ve been practicing flagged out wing downwinding but every time I go out, there is a decent swell running nearly perpendicular to the bumps so that has made things tricky but I have had some success. Got a five minute run in some light winds on the 1201 yesterday! Searching for the flat spots that then turn into a bump really helped as opposed to trying to chase the peaks
@@watermancallum nice!
Crossed conditions can certainly be tricky… I prefer the cross swell to be coming at me often or from the side rather than from behind. If you run into on coming swell it should create lift but often costs speed, but it can stay quite neutral overall. I like energy coming from the side as I’m normally on lifty foils and can turn on the side swell like quarter pipes or wedges 😁
If a faster swell is coming from behind though it often catches me out… when it passes under the foil it can remove lift energy… if it’s too fast to tap into its often just a detractor for me.
What rear foil and fuse are you using? And 5mins is a good link, perhaps becoming time to think about removing the wing! I was doing links around five mins when I started to deflate the wing whilst I’m on foil linking. I’d carry a mini pump in a dry bag for if I came down to pump up again. This is a great first step to being wingless. I’d just deflate the leading edge wrap up the wing and carry the bundle under my are like a rugby ball, James Casey style.
@@downwind_drifter I’m using a 35skinny rear and 60cm fuse advanced plus. Also only about 67kg so on the lighter side of riders. Definitely will have a deflate in the future after some more winging in the bumps and perhaps try different foils. Also find that flagging the 4.5m off to one side makes it hard to concentrate on the bumps and change directions. My 3 m feels much more freeing and easier to ride downwind.
@@watermancallum smaller wings are much better, I find the same. My girlfriend is using a 3.8 mostly but I’m always pushing her into the 2.8 😅
Sounds like a slick efficient system!
I’m really enjoying the crazyshort at the moment too, it seems perfect for most of my turns that I’m doing.
The sillyshort is also good most of the time but can get a touch squirly when I snake it around. It also requires more concentration for the upwind journey.
Girlfriend is nailing the drone flying , another top-notch cid full of gems. Thanks for sharing 👍
@@christomo I’m excited by some of the recent footage, I can’t wait to work on it.
How strong was the wind? How do you manage to get up on foil and upwind with such a small wing? I thought you need 25 knots of wind to get up with a 3m wing.
@@windaddict 14kts ish I’d say.
Having a long board helps to build speed for taking off. Also, I have many tricks up my sleeve from paddling up with a paddle and such… you gain quite a skill set! reading the ocean and how to navigate it and make use of it.
I can fight my way onto foil in 6-8kts with the 2.8m Ppc surge. 12kts and up I’m cruising.
In 8kts I’m almost cruising with the 3.8m!
Have you seen the videos where people can get on foil, by just bouncing on their sup foil board? That ability with some wind assist makes things very possible.
25kts and I’m completely over powered with the 2.8m I have a 2.3m from Ppc that I’d likely still be extremely powered up!
Ah, untouched mentioned upwind too… that is the hard part. In 8kts I can’t really get up wind, I tried it recently and not for the first time… it’s very difficult and the only ground I make is from the energy I put into pumping my legs. If I didn’t add pumping in I’d just end up back at my starting point after each reach!
Watch my next vid (spoiler alert) it’s in very light wind!
Thanks for the great question! 🤙🤙