That was great! Those were the largest swells I have seen filmed for a DW run. I wonder if there is a limit to what you can paddle/pump into. Seems like the swell is so big that there is not enough angle on the swell face to initiate the downward/forward momentum. Disclaimer, I am a noob at foiling so maybe I am just not understanding it.
Thanks Jerome! This day had some nice bumps and faster moving swell lines. I was on a large foil (Axis PNG1300) and while it is great for getting on foil and connecting the bumps, it has more drag and less top speed to keep up with the faster swells. The next steps for me are to gradually decrease my foil size, which require more skill and effort to get up on foil, however they are more efficient and faster top speed so I will be able to keep up with the swells and do better turns. Size wise, the sky is the limit!
@@jeromesurffoil7033 no problems! Mast size depends on personal preference for your conditions. Typically 75-82cm. Shorter is easier to get up, less drag, easier to breach in bumpy conditions or during turns. Longer is slightly harder to get up, drag increases, has more 'safe height' area where you won't breach or touch down. I like 82cm.
@@Jeff_Rowley Does longer also give you more "pump" without touching the water on the down? I guess that is what you refer to as touch down but in my limited experience shorter masts are much harder to pump, especially with a relatively long board because the nose will hit the water. Is that correct?
@@millerivanamaccom foils are more efficient (faster) near the surface. Look at extremes, eg 10cm short mast vs 200cm long mast. The 10cm will be easy to get up to it's most efficient height and have least drag. Trade-off is it will breach on a 10cm bump. You would feel very connected to the foil. Some guys love 70cm for DW. The 200cm mast will take so long to get the foil up near the surface. So much work, so much drag. Yes it would allow more pitch in your pumps, but I wouldn't call it an advantage. Also riders aren't used to riding at that height. It wouldn't breach or touch down even passing 1m bumps. It also depends on where you are riding it mostly- ocean or bays etc.
great video, show a normal day with a normal people like me. I love it. thanks a lot
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Hi, nice video!,
what is the size of your board and what is your foil (1099? 1300?) thanks!
Hi Arthur, all the information you seek is in the video description above 🤙
That was great! Those were the largest swells I have seen filmed for a DW run. I wonder if there is a limit to what you can paddle/pump into. Seems like the swell is so big that there is not enough angle on the swell face to initiate the downward/forward momentum. Disclaimer, I am a noob at foiling so maybe I am just not understanding it.
Thanks Jerome! This day had some nice bumps and faster moving swell lines.
I was on a large foil (Axis PNG1300) and while it is great for getting on foil and connecting the bumps, it has more drag and less top speed to keep up with the faster swells.
The next steps for me are to gradually decrease my foil size, which require more skill and effort to get up on foil, however they are more efficient and faster top speed so I will be able to keep up with the swells and do better turns.
Size wise, the sky is the limit!
@@Jeff_Rowley Thanks for the explanation! How does mast size for downwinding come into play? Will a longer mast tap into the swell energy more?
@@jeromesurffoil7033 no problems! Mast size depends on personal preference for your conditions. Typically 75-82cm. Shorter is easier to get up, less drag, easier to breach in bumpy conditions or during turns. Longer is slightly harder to get up, drag increases, has more 'safe height' area where you won't breach or touch down. I like 82cm.
@@Jeff_Rowley Does longer also give you more "pump" without touching the water on the down? I guess that is what you refer to as touch down but in my limited experience shorter masts are much harder to pump, especially with a relatively long board because the nose will hit the water. Is that correct?
@@millerivanamaccom foils are more efficient (faster) near the surface. Look at extremes, eg 10cm short mast vs 200cm long mast. The 10cm will be easy to get up to it's most efficient height and have least drag. Trade-off is it will breach on a 10cm bump. You would feel very connected to the foil. Some guys love 70cm for DW.
The 200cm mast will take so long to get the foil up near the surface. So much work, so much drag. Yes it would allow more pitch in your pumps, but I wouldn't call it an advantage. Also riders aren't used to riding at that height. It wouldn't breach or touch down even passing 1m bumps. It also depends on where you are riding it mostly- ocean or bays etc.