Some foil carving action... the new generation is quite impressive!

He is on the new "T" (Tall) wings that, a bit like wetsuit sizes, are hybrids between two sizes: a LT has basically the width of a L with the foil and cord of a M. So you get the speed of the very high aspect line ("veloce"), with the surfability of the medium aspect line ("curve").

One of those days when you'd normally just drive on by. More of a pump session than a "surf" but heaps of fun.

Enjoy,



Ride safe,

JB

colas said..
Some foil carving action... the new generation is quite impressive!

He is on the new "T" (Tall) wings that, a bit like wetsuit sizes, are hybrids between two sizes: a LT has basically the width of a L with the foil and cord of a M. So you get the speed of the very high aspect line ("veloce"), with the surfability of the medium aspect line ("curve").

It would be great to see Malo actually ride an entire wave in, pump back out, then ride another rather than these short hectic edits. Gearing everything towards the "oh look, a shiny thing" generation can't help the bottom line (they have fewer bucks to buy foil gear anyway)
Many of us still have attention spans longer than three seconds

Something more along the lines of JB's videos would be a huge improvement.

Thatspec said..
It would be great to see Malo actually ride an entire wave in, pump back out, then ride another rather than these short hectic edits.

Yes, I totally agree, and I have said it in the past, too :-)
I have even posted on the Gong forum this same video above as an example of a nice to watch vid...

From time to time Patrice posts rushes on his instagram with longer sequences, but alas, these short edits seem to please a majority of people, whatever their age...

Anyways, another heavily edited one:

After work session in caribbean , 4mn 8 waves in a single set.

Nice Casso, is that on your Solo shot

Casso said..

Epic

Absolutely awesome morning tow foiling on the Goldie . The best drone footage from Stefan Vrettas.

Yeah Dan getting it together mate , well done.

Fun little session out at Foil Bay. A pretty weird swell, flat one second then closing out the next. But got a lot of link ups and covered some ground (stats below). Most glides were over a minute, so I chopped and merged to try make it watchable .

Riding the Naish Hover 125 with JET 1400HA, 310HA rear, C35/75cm Mast.






Ride safe,

JB

azymuth said..

JB said..
Fun little session out at Foil Bay. A pretty weird swell, flat one second then closing out the next. But got a lot of link ups and covered some ground (stats below). Most glides were over a minute, so I chopped and merged to try make it watchable .

Riding the Naish Hover 125 with JET 1400HA, 310HA rear, C35/75cm Mast.

Ride safe,

JB

Killer vid
Clearly shows you don't need to move your feet to carve - always amazed how many dudes insist that it's necessary.

Thanks Azymuth, GoPro'ing on the paddle makes it hard to carve too, so definitely carve much harder but can't show you .

Setting up of your gear, getting neutral and understanding foil trim are all good components of a carveable setup. Having your feet strapped or not should not affect things. Ideally you do not want to rely on the straps when riding.

I strongly recommend spending time tuning your gear. changing one thing at a time, and understanding what each variable does. Then you can consciously go into tuning with an aim and not just random.

My priorities are,
- Foil mount position. Trying the get the neutral feel you want/need.
- rear wing. Applying enough down force or lift for the feel you want (front foot pressure) and lift.
- Stance is a derivative of the above. And will often become a spanner in the works forcing you to start again at the top.

Tune, re-tune. Ride and understand. If it's not right, change it. Everything has limitations, but also most things are tuneable.

Ride safe,

JB

Casso said..

Excellent footage. Drone pilot nailed it. Awesome edit. I really enjoyed this one!