Foiling around a course

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windsufering said..
Banging corners after a while gets pretty boring, do those things stay on foils when tacking

are you related to lotofwind

Yeah you can't stay on the foil when tacking as obviously you have to go around the front of the mast, this is an issue. You can foil gybe easily enough, although it takes practice.

I can't believe there are not bigger fleets, it is incredible racing and nationals were very competitive, particularly thanks to the NZ crew who came over and schooled us. The racing is different because the speeds are so high that the gains and losses can be huge and yeah there is a bit of banging the corners moth style but you get that with high apparent wind sailing.

The other thing is that a wider range of body types can be competitive. I used to race boats at a high level and it's something I always missed in windsurfing, I just stuck to wave sailing and freestyle. I tried formula once but at my weight of 70kg and not being very tall I was never going to be anywhere and the rigs and loads were ridiculous. It's different on the foil, us light weights can be much more competitive and the rigs and loads are much smaller, the PWA has set the max sail limit in 2020 to 9.0m, it's 10.0m this year.

Most of us at the nationals just used one rig and one foil, realistically to cover every racing option you need 2 sails and a large and regular front wing. The big front wing only helps in the real low end 6-10kts and really only Starboard offer that as a racing option at the moment. They will probably develop to be more efficient higher up the wind range but it's a similar story to the moths, as soon as you're well powered, the regular foil seems to be the go.

NSW state titles are this weekend at Kurnell, get amongst it

Amazing video. When you stop at the top mark to wait for a few friends and still do well.

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lotofwind said..

Chris 249 said..
Basically all he says is "unless you sail what I sail, your gear is crap".

Ummmmmmmmmmm,, you obviously are very confused, I don't poledance but said the vid of foiling poledancing was awesome.
Don't feel bad for not understanding, getting confused easily happens to us all eventually.

I'm not confused at all. The point is that you've spent a lot of time here slinging **** at people because you personally don't like what they sail, just as in this thread where you could have ignored the other boards or been positive towards them but you instead slagged them of as "old school" stuff that "mows the lawn" and doesn't look like fun.

Yes, the foiler looks awesome but that doesn't mean you have to knock the other boards. The fact that you lack the brains or imagination to see the positive side of boards like the Techno or Raceboard is your problem, not that of the boards.

Nice vid Julien! I liked the cheeky overtake at 11:20.
Ahh the sweet blue waters of Morton Bay.

What's the purpose of the bit of bungy above the boom?

You don't "need" lots of sails and foils. Power is not linear. You get more bottom end out of a foil because it's more efficient. You still get the same top end out of a sail. It takes a bit of practice to be able to do it.

I wonder how long it will be before we see windfoiling duck tacks.