Foiling. It'll never catch on.

Tell us the actual wind conditions n size of the riders. Lil flea weights id reckon? Yet to see any big rigs up n flyin in the foiling advertised 8-10kts sweet spot. Just sayin. Looks fun though.

olskool said..
Tell us the actual wind conditions n size of the riders. Lil flea weights id reckon? Yet to see any big rigs up n flyin in the foiling advertised 8-10kts sweet spot. Just sayin. Looks fun though.

This shot is a little out of context but there where plenty of witnesses on the beach.
Darryl AUS049 I am guessing 100kg/110kg
on a 9.0 foiling consistently.
Dan Engdahl I am guessing a smidge lighter on either a 9.2 or bigger.
wind around 8-10knots just before the start of racing on the Sunday of the Cervantes weekend.

CAN17 said..
It really is no contest in the light stuff. From the water coming off the tail of the foil board it looks like its just starting to accelerate. Dan probably could have used a board with a bit more width/volume. No??
What board is AUS 049 on.Custom?

When your not planing more board and more width is always going to be better.
the top foil guys here in WA are on customs.
the pic below was Shot just prior to the one above.

Thanks for the feed back guys. When foiling was first introduced manufacturers were saying you could downsize the sails used to get planing n on the foil. Just curious as most i see around are using same size sails as used for normal boards ??? Got me wondering.

I think two distinct types of foiling developing ie more freestyle slower foiling with big shovel type front wing which get going very easily but max out speed wise and then there's the more racing go fast/ course type foiling where you run pretty comparable size sails to normal sailing ( but still way smaller) but are still sailing in conditions you'd still struggle to get going with normal gear unless it was huge ie yesterday we were out on 7.7/7.8m sails with more speed type foils In 8-14 knots planning 80% of the time as all you really needed was a gust to get going and the end of each run

When it's that light I'm on me bike

I know the guy in some of the above photos. ( Closer to 110 than 100kg :)
Almost over powered at times on the 9.0. Compared to all the slalom guys who struggled to get to the start of their race which was finally called off due to lack of wind. What a lot of people forget is I am normally course racing on the foil so my sail sizes are actually 2.5 m2 smaller than I would be using for normal formula. ( ie 10.0 v 12.5)

I can get going on my Starboard race/slalom foil in about 8-10kts with a 7M (@75KG). The difference is that foiling in that amount of breeze is genuinely exhilarating where using big slalom gear (80cm W x 8.6M) can be enjoyable but is generally hard work and a bit frustrating at times. I've enjoyed doing both but the foil thrill now trumps the slalom in <18kts. The added freedom that comes with being able to point much higher is a bonus.

I think if your got another 20 years of windsurfing or even 10years can you see out season after season watching foilers cruze around. You might as well take the plunge and get heaps more time on the water

If you always get less than 15-19 mph wind, foil rules.

Imax1, just checkin out whether i need a van or a motorhome to get all the toys to the water