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SPQR
Joined: 18 May 2004 Posts: 274
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Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2020 10:55 pm Post subject: |
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Sounds good, thanks Kevin.
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kevinkan
Joined: 07 Jun 2001 Posts: 1661 Location: San Francisco
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Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 4:46 am Post subject: |
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got in two wing foiling days at Cabrillo Beach in LA this week (Tuesday & Thursday). Winds were light, but I guess that's what foils are for. A bit more challenging winging in the open ocean as opposed to the flat waters of candlestick. Also the chopswell makes it harder to get going, and I don't seem to be able to harness the incoming swell/waves the way I can with windsurf foiling to get going.
I did make five consecutive jibes today which was really awesome! I think that run accounted for more than half the jibes I made the entire day! Previous record was two jibes in one day.
Stoked!
Also, it was like 75-80 degrees in LA. Quite pleasant. Cabrillo also has grass rigging and hot showers.
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Gwarn
Joined: 22 May 2013 Posts: 124 Location: SF
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Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2020 9:17 pm Post subject: T.I. |
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Nice day at T.I. sailing a 5.0 on my big board
This is day 3 just this week and it's only the 3rd week in Feb.
Loyal to the foil
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bert
Joined: 10 Apr 2000 Posts: 665
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Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2020 10:16 pm Post subject: |
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John,
Damn..your board looks a lot like my Pella foil board
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SPQR
Joined: 18 May 2004 Posts: 274
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Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2020 1:07 am Post subject: |
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You are sailing TI in. 3/2 wetsuit? Wow!
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Gwarn
Joined: 22 May 2013 Posts: 124 Location: SF
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Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2020 11:14 am Post subject: T.I. |
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Bert,
My door is 6'2"x31", 4.5" with a little rocker in the nose flat bottom to a single concave (like a waterski). The board pops up quick so I think the idea worked? This is my first and last square nose as when I dip the noise during a turn it sprays water right into my face.
SPQR,
Yea the 3/2 was to thin after 1.5 hours I was chilled to the bone. new suits on there way.
With foiling the board is only a launch platform the details aren't as important as a board with a fin. For my style of free riding I'm looking for a small as I can get. All the boards for this year are cheap test builds (throw aways) I have 21 hours into the the double ender my goal is to get my time down to 16 per board . My shaping shack is at work so I work 2 to 2.5 hours at a time per step after work there are 7 steps in these cheap build. Rapid Response is my idea this year 6 to 8 boards designs.
The board on the rack is 4'9' x 28
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dvCali
Joined: 23 Aug 2007 Posts: 1314
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Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2020 9:32 pm Post subject: Stick Feb 23 |
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Very interesting day at the Stick. The wind is somehow up and we have the following line up:
Devin (180-190 lbs) with large freeride board and 8.0-8.5 Ezzy sail
DvCali (160 lbs) with slalom board and 6.5 ACX
Robert (200+ lbs) with Moses 720 wing (the Balz special, a fast one) and 5.4 NP Atlas
We start at around 1:30-2 and we all doing fine ... for maybe 30'. Then the wind drops and Devin starts to get off the plane, following not much later by DvCali. Robert keeps going. D and D keep slogging, planing, slogging. Wind comes back a bit, but it is in very narrow corridor. Robert keeps going. D & D give up. Devin leaves.
Second round. DvCali takes his foil out, switching sails with Robert. so I am now on 5.4 he is using my ACX 6.5. Wind is way down but we are both doing fine (I put in some of my best runs ever ) all the way to Sierra Point ... in ridiculously weak winds.
Moral of the story? Robert sails all afternoon, and I do too when I take my Flikka out. Foil IS a game changer!
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boggsman1
Joined: 24 Jun 2002 Posts: 9123 Location: at a computer
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Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2020 8:54 am Post subject: |
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Tomales 4.5 all day, I guess it’s Spring ..
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kevinkan
Joined: 07 Jun 2001 Posts: 1661 Location: San Francisco
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boggsman1
Joined: 24 Jun 2002 Posts: 9123 Location: at a computer
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Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2020 2:45 pm Post subject: |
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kevinkan wrote: | boggsman1 wrote: | Tomales 4.5 all day, I guess it’s Spring .. |
you still windsurf? haven't seen you in years! normally, you would be telling us all it was still ski season! |
Ha Ha ...I did yesterday, dusted off the gear and got out there!!!! Its summer at Squaw, so I decided to hit the water...
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