Lots of Competitors were on the US Windsurfing Nationals Course at Kanaha yesterday to do some Demo Foil Wing and Wingsurfer Racing. Thanks to Rick Vetromile the Race Director of the Nationals for letting us run the course!
Rob Gittoes film
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I reckon wing racing could definitely be a solid sport. They're never going to beat kites or windsurfers on fast course racing but 2 unique race styles they could be good for-
Wingcross- motorcross style racing with lots of obstacles and manuevers to get through, there could be slalom sections, sections in and out of surf, hurdles or whatever.
Long distance wing+ paddle- riders could be set up with a wing a paddle and a backpack for supplies and set off for a long distance down wind race like Perth to Geraldton or something like that.
I haven't worked out all the logistics just yet, just throwing ideas out there
Great to see how they perform against each other. A lot more Duatones than Naish out there. But doesn't seem to be too much between both brands in my view.
The biggest difference between the 2 brands (Naish & Duotone) that I could see & people mentioned were the structure of the 2 wind wings...The Duotone had a boom & and a more structured shape vs the Naish that had the handles & a looser wing structure...
Alex Aguera used a 3m in the first race which gave him a slow start & not enough power upwind when everyone else was on a 4m....He then switched up to the 4m for the next 2 races & got a first & a 2nd & was on the new GoFoil GL wing...
