Downwind Foil with Zane Schweitzer RAW Foil Talk during Maliko Run on Maui

Downwind SUP Foil with Zane Schweitzer and Kane De Wylde from Maliko Gulch to Kanaha.
During this SUP Hydrofoil Downwinder I rode my AK 1300 HA Foil with Starboard 4ʻ6" Wingboard. Nice mellow cruise down the coast with this AK Foil. Was stoked how the HA 1300 felt with lots of lift an comfort while navigating the swells and bumps while having great low-end lift getting the board to flight from paddling into the swell. It wasn't as fast as Kaneʻs foil but was able to get up off the water with much less effort and early on in the wind line. Great foil for a easy and fun surf style downwinder while also a great choice for foil surfing in the waves and pumping. Not the fastest foil but great lift, pump and easy comfortable rides!
The Wind has been epic for Downwinders and the foil makes it so exciting.

[@Piros181]

Nice Popeye forearm Zane ,great commentary mate.

[@smythsinc1]

man that was so inspiring , thank you for taking the time to film , i picked up so many good points can't wait to use them . cheers Cameron from Noosa

[@Brian-nh9dk]

I didn't know you could paddle up on a wing board 🦾

[@rockguitarpower]

That was so great! Super helpful... any idea how well your technique would translate to fresh water lakes? I’m on Lake Ontario in NY, we get good sup downwinders in the fall, curious how the energy differs since we don’t have ocean current. It’s all wind driven rollers and white caps. Any thoughts/advice?

[@Zaniac1]

Thanks for the comment and I’m happy you found this to be helpful. A lot of this technique most definitely can translate for you out in Lake Ontario, with freshwater bodies as big as that, I’m sure you get some pretty good bumps on windy days! I’d say the biggest difference is there wouldn’t be groundswell and all wind swell which means bumps a bit closer together and maybe not as defined. I’ve done some Downwinder‘s in Chicago on the great lakes and had a blast, a lot of good foil Downwind potential on Lakes for sure.

[@myspiritbusiness]

@@Zaniac1 Awesome! Thanks for the reply. Super stoked to try it out this season. Last quick question... what wing (front and back) were you using on your setup for this run?

[@FireSpyder918]

Hi Zane! It’s me cole

[@aolegario1]

This guys pretty good. If he works hard enough he could win the Ultimate Waterman 😂

[@antonmaier2263]

how high were the waves?

[@yes2cookies651]

Dumb question but why do you decide to go for the swell in front of you versus going one behind you?THX