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Windfoil South Australia - video

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Created by RobMac 4 months ago, 6 May 2024
RobMac
SA, 90 posts
6 May 2024 7:59AM
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lao shi
SA, 1293 posts
6 May 2024 11:30AM
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Nice work, Rob.
Great atmospheric shots. Tricky gusts but a lot of fun running down the rollers near the beach in the offshore breeze.
Looks like I could have gone further down the line but it was hard to judge depth.
Wind 12-20knts
4.2m, 97L Tabou pocket air, axis 82cm mast, 703mm short fuse, 880 HPS front, 425 progressive stab. Weight 78kg

KDog
315 posts
6 May 2024 11:19AM
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Now that looks fun!Nice foiling and drone work.

azymuth
WA, 2031 posts
6 May 2024 1:49PM
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lao shi said..
Nice work, Rob.
Great atmospheric shots. Tricky gusts but a lot of fun running down the rollers near the beach in the offshore breeze.
Looks like I could have gone further down the line but it was hard to judge depth.
Wind 12-20knts
4.2m, 97L Tabou pocket air, axis 82cm mast, 703mm short fuse, 880 HPS front, 425 progressive stab. Weight 78kg


Didn't take you long to get back into it

Epic vid - nice going Rob

John340
QLD, 3123 posts
6 May 2024 9:35PM
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Wow, cross off wind! Great video and riding

WsurfAustin
551 posts
6 May 2024 8:45PM
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Beautiful water, nice riding.

dimacced
174 posts
20 May 2024 10:00PM
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Nice video and nice place!
I see you are using a 2021 pocket air from Tabou, may I ask you how it is windfoiling with that board, it is ok slogging on it? what is the wind limit 7and sail size limit you would recommend it for? Is 97 liters if I well understood.

Thank you

Cheers
Edoardo

lao shi
SA, 1293 posts
22 May 2024 7:56AM
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RobMac said..
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Nice video and nice place!
I see you are using a 2021 pocket air from Tabou, may I ask you how it is windfoiling with that board, it is ok slogging on it? what is the wind limit 7and sail size limit you would recommend it for? Is 97 liters if I well understood.

Thank you

Cheers
Edoardo


Yes it is 97L but only 173cm. The board is thick with volume under the feet. Slogging is ok at my 78kg, I can uphaul it fairly easily.
I can get going with the HPS 880 front wing (1100cm2) in 12 knots with a 5.3 and top end is only limited by sail and cahone size!
I have a 3.3 that I haven't got to use yet. I have used it with a 5.7 down to 4.2. 4.7/5.3 is probably the sweet spot with this foil.

Paducah
2536 posts
22 May 2024 8:37AM
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Stunning at full screen and hi res. Awesome camera and windfoil skills by you both.

RobMac
SA, 90 posts
22 May 2024 12:02PM
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dimacced
174 posts
22 May 2024 6:11PM
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lao shi said..

dimacced said..


RobMac said..
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Nice video and nice place!
I see you are using a 2021 pocket air from Tabou, may I ask you how it is windfoiling with that board, it is ok slogging on it? what is the wind limit 7and sail size limit you would recommend it for? Is 97 liters if I well understood.

Thank you

Cheers
Edoardo



Yes it is 97L but only 173cm. The board is thick with volume under the feet. Slogging is ok at my 78kg, I can uphaul it fairly easily.
I can get going with the HPS 880 front wing (1100cm2) in 12 knots with a 5.3 and top end is only limited by sail and cahone size!
I have a 3.3 that I haven't got to use yet. I have used it with a 5.7 down to 4.2. 4.7/5.3 is probably the sweet spot with this foil.


I notice you use it strapless and have a position on the board much on the back vs the position of the straps that are much closer to the mast base as per pictures I have seen, did you use it with straps as well? Do you use it for winging as well?

lao shi
SA, 1293 posts
22 May 2024 9:09PM
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Have not used it with straps as the front strap position is only really for winging. It is too in board for wind foiling.
I did use it to learn to wing but I am having too much fun wind foiling. The back foot kicker is good for pushing against.




Currently fixing the nose after one too many weed bomb hooked in catapults.

dimacced
174 posts
22 May 2024 9:54PM
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Have not used it with straps as the front strap position is only really for winging. It is too in board for wind foiling.
I did use it to learn to wing but I am having too much fun wind foiling. The back foot kicker is good for pushing against.




Currently fixing the nose after one too many weed bomb hooked in catapults.

How much is the thikness of the board if I may ask? It seems from the picture to be more than 97 liters in volume, dimensions quoted are 177x 69 at these dimensions with a thickness of 12 cm is more close to 105 liters than 97. I am asking since I got 2 opportunities for a 97 and a 107 liters board, the 107 though seem definitely more than the quoted volume @ 183 cm x 71 cm, and if the quoted volume is true, 97 liters I may have some problem uphauling in messy sea state so I would prefer the 107 for more alround performance.
Moreover it seems to be made with sandwich technology, this is uncommon for wing boards.

Sorry for abundancy of questions :-)

Edoardo

thedoor
2291 posts
23 May 2024 4:46AM
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lao shi said..
Have not used it with straps as the front strap position is only really for winging. It is too in board for wind foiling.
I did use it to learn to wing but I am having too much fun wind foiling. The back foot kicker is good for pushing against.




Currently fixing the nose after one too many weed bomb hooked in catapults.


Damn! I can't say enough good things about Francks quick release harness bar.

azymuth
WA, 2031 posts
23 May 2024 6:12AM
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Sweet vid - perfect soundtrack

Super riding Mark

lao shi
SA, 1293 posts
24 May 2024 1:02PM
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lao shi said..
Have not used it with straps as the front strap position is only really for winging. It is too in board for wind foiling.
I did use it to learn to wing but I am having too much fun wind foiling. The back foot kicker is good for pushing against.




Currently fixing the nose after one too many weed bomb hooked in catapults.


How much is the thikness of the board if I may ask? It seems from the picture to be more than 97 liters in volume, dimensions quoted are 177x 69 at these dimensions with a thickness of 12 cm is more close to 105 liters than 97. I am asking since I got 2 opportunities for a 97 and a 107 liters board, the 107 though seem definitely more than the quoted volume @ 183 cm x 71 cm, and if the quoted volume is true, 97 liters I may have some problem uphauling in messy sea state so I would prefer the 107 for more alround performance.
Moreover it seems to be made with sandwich technology, this is uncommon for wing boards.

Sorry for abundancy of questions :-)

Edoardo


Looks to be a little less than 12cm. Hard to get photo to show it clearly and mine is only 173cm and that was before I repaired the nose.






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