SPEEEED - How to WindFoil

SPEEEED - How to WindFoil - Fast !

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Жыл бұрын

I like to go WindFoiling, FAST! Over the last 5 years I've learned a few things... so here are some tips and observations on how to WindFoil at speed.
See Seabreeze forum for more
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/W...

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@robmilligan3650 Ай бұрын

Great video - I need to start heeling the board more to windward when trying to stay in control. Also interesting ref oversheeting too. How tight are your footstraps (thinking about crashing!)?

@Berowne Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! My foot straps are a bit loose so I can fall out. Maybe too loose? Actually my rear straps are rigged like a race board upwind strap…. As far apart and loose as possible so I can twist my foot to the right position as needed.

@brettwindfoil Жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting this. Lots of ideas here I can try and apply to my attempts to go faster on the foil. Its possibly a minor detail but I'm interested in what fuselage.lengths you're using with your different front wings. I've been working on the assumption a 100 or 105 fuse would be best for speed (less drag) but recently a guy I briefly met said he gets to 30kn using a 115 and that he found 105 too unstable. Any thoughts re fuse length? Cheers

@Berowne Жыл бұрын

Yes I prefer 100 fuselage but the iQ team have managed 30+ knot top speeds with 115+ fuselage. For stability try moving the mast back 5mm and see if that was the cause!?!

@fitnessandinjury Жыл бұрын

Such a great video. So even if you are on a broad reach you still sink the Windward rail a bit? Wouldn't it cause the board to turn up wind?

@Berowne Жыл бұрын

Yes but then you use back hand pressure and foot pressure to keep the nose pointed on course.

@thematronsmilitia 11 ай бұрын

Would you ever cross the Straights of Florida as an experienced windfoiler? That's a situation in which speed would be important because it's a long enough journey to be exhausting already, and you don't want to be out there longer than you have to given it's a somewhat unpredictable stretch of seas. Do you foil for hours at a time? I want to make the journey but thought it might be worth getting thoughts from someone more experienced. Obviously I would need to put in a lot of practice of my own before attempting it

@Berowne 10 ай бұрын

Maybe ask the question on Seabreeze. www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Windsurfing/Foiling/

@rowingocean 11 ай бұрын

Your foil sails are same as mine! Which one do you prefer? Loft or Patrik?

@Berowne 10 ай бұрын

Over the last 4-5 years foiling sails have really improved. I used to ride MauiSails for slalom (and modified these with a new clew eyelet) thr. First bought 2x lofts (8&10). I then found a deal on 3 phantom when I wanted to buy a 9… then upgraded some slalom sails to Patrik (5&6) and 7 from loft so had too many different brands. Now I got 9,8,7,6 in CHS, 10 & 5 in Patrick and looking for a 4… nine of these were “bad” sails I’ve lived them all. Loft and Patrik might last a bit longer. Phantom and CHS seem to be built a bit lighter. Patrik long cams are cool.

@mintoxace5571 Жыл бұрын

I use a JP 100cm wide course racing board with an IQ foil set up and I find the board is constantly wanting to touch down on the water, even with 2.5 degrees take out onto the foil mast. If I move my mast base back, I can’t get the balance point of the harness lines correct on the IQ Foil sails (HGOs). Any ideas?

@Berowne Жыл бұрын

Lots of opinions and help in Seabreeze. www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Windsurfing/Foiling/Harness-line-position--forward-lines-versus-balanced-lines

@elmanuel472 Жыл бұрын

Gear used in the video? Pros / Cons worth mentioning?

@Berowne Жыл бұрын

So much gear. So much to say. I like F4 foils and have most of them. Sort of an obsession. Try to use the smallest wing you can fly in the lulls. Or smaller if going for peak speed. Sails they are all good. Foil dedicated sails are almost mandatory for 30 but any slalom sail is good for 25. I don’t own anything with less than 4 cams so can’t comment on these. 91 Board is great for most foils except 420 and below. A 400 or less foil needs less rail pressure so 75 wide is good.

@Berowne Жыл бұрын

See Seabreeze for more advice www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Windsurfing/Foiling/F4Foils-Tuning-Tips-Towards-30-knots-

@elmanuel472 Жыл бұрын

@@Berowne Thanks!

@a1pestservice Жыл бұрын

Where you get your nose protector or is it a DIY job.

@Berowne Жыл бұрын

20mm eva foam Matt from hardware store. Interlocking end piece makes nice curves. Hot melt glue to hold on but it let’s go after a big impact and needs to be reapplied. But also removable.