What can you learn in your 1st year of Wingfoiling?
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- čas přidán 6. 04. 2022
- April 1st, 2021 was the 1st time I got on foil. I took a lesson behind a jetski at Good Breeze and managed about 30 seconds total. It took 23 more days of trying before I was able to get on foil with a wing.
By June of 2021, I was trying my 1st jibes. Within a few months, I was competently tacking and jibing. I started jumping in the late summer and progressed to high aspect foils and sinker boards. The winter winds polished everything to the point you see here.
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Very nice congratulations !!! I saw your first vids you came a long way... I am in 20 month - still struggling with the heelside tack ... not planning to jump ... but for sure the surfing i am trying to enhance... that is the greatest feeling .. and doing up wind in a lift hooked in .... very nice
TY! I nailed my first heelside tack several months ago. That is one that if I do not stay on top of it, I get worse. As the wind picks up, I am hoping to bring the heelside tack from the flats into the waves. I dropped a ton of the technical stuff for a more flowing ride, but that one needs to come back. Not many things looks as nice as a well executed heelside tack across the face of a wave. Also, I remember talking to you when we were both exploring jibes last in June of 2021. Thanks for following! You are definitely one of the few OGs.
Haha this is me! I’m about to drive out to hood river for a grovel session. Me and the kids did some towing behind the fishing boat which I think is a valuable way to check out the foil if you have access.
Wow you are learning fast ,I am on my second year and I’m still not foiling.
Out of curiosity, what does that translate to in terms of hours on the water in above 15 mph winds? I had a huge spike in my learning, but that correlated closely to the 1500 miles I logged over a period of hundreds and hundreds of hours. If you have put in more than 50 hours and still have not gotten on foil, have you sought instruction behind a jetski? That is very helpful to shortcut that first process. The next thing you might consider is if your gear is appropriate. With the right foil/wing combo in 15mph, you almost need to fight the foil to stop it from flying. The last thing is setup, if the gear is incorrectly setup, you will be fighting the unnecessary fight.
I struggled the first 30 days. My gear was not the best, the winds were not always good, and I had no instruction on how to get on foil using the wing outside of CZcams.
I need more wind and more hours
You have progressed so far and HIGH!!!
It was not so long ago that I stared up at you, running circles around me, and wondering how you did that magic! You were the 1st person I ever saw wing in person. I watched in wonder. Thanks for coming along for the ride. It would not be the same sport without guys like you to ride with!
That's unnatural man, and super human, you must be proud and talk about yourself a lot.. I would haha! 🤙👍
😁🤣😄🤙Thanks! Tons of time on the water is all. What is unnatural is my obsession with the sport.
@@foilfanatic where do you live and how far is your honey hole? I think (no i know) the hardest part of this sport is not being in an ideal spot. And yes we try to go out in light wind, fair wind and 15+ days, but those are few and far between. I have to wait until Baja before I can go out everyday...I think that is where you really excel...i think. But still impressive given you work..excellent my friend.
@@colomacountry Thanks. I live in Florida near Monster Hole and about an hour from Fort Pierce. I can walk across the street and get into challenging ocean conditions or 3 blocks to the flats. I have been lucky enough to trail many pros down the waves at Fort Pierce. You are correct in assuming I am better positioned than most riders. But there is more to the story....
Florida is not known for perfect wind conditions and so I watch the forecast and drive anywhere from 30 minutes to two hours to find a location that matches the conditions. We had a good year from December until late April that provided an accelerated learning curve. Before December, it was rough.
If you look at my videos prior to December, the theme was mostly low wind. If you learn in low wind, ability in high wind is can be stellar. Check out the video on the V3 Slingwing, you will see me foiling in about 6 to 8 mph max winds. If you learn on the flats, transferring the skill to the waves is not a chore. The point: make the most of your spot. Try and adapt if you can, it pays off on the good days. In Florida, there are not many good days between May 15 and December 15.
@@foilfanatic great info thanks. Ive seen a bunch of vidoes on fort pierce and it looks awesomr. I have a slingwing 6.4 and love it in all conditions. I could never imagine getting up in 10 mph, but i know its me and not the gear...i think. This will be a good year of progression for me, as ill be in Baja and Gorge or possible South Padre. Maybe all 3 haha. I'll watch your other vids. Favorable winds to you!
Hi William great job! I have dedicated the same amount of hours and coming up to the one year mark and 53 yrs old and having a blast prone foiling on 5'4" FG i just nailed down the 1125 and can keep it up on the pump outs 2for1's found the 925 a little harder to keep up on foil at 190LBS. 86KILOS.6'0 tall and very good shape. Cant wait to see you winging before are wind dies here. I live on beach in Daytona so not far from you only ride the 1125 winging also my favorite wing at my level. I proned almost everyday last summer waist high perfect glass peelers all summer right out my door. I need a wing board everything seems huge to me (SWING WEIGHT) maybe the 88L armstrong? What would you all suggest ive never tryed to water start but have rode a 80L little tricky balancing on my knees for minute but once standing up on 80L quatro no problem.... i have about 20 sessions winging but don't fall on my jibes anymore with the 1125 and the 1550V2 was epic wing and still is to reach another level to get me on the 1125. If you all could suggest a wing board for me or have one i could buy please let me know. Thinking about hitting up hood river in one month so i can get better. Sure i will meet many of you all at hood. Keep shreading!!!!
My go to boards for the moment are the Cabrinha Codes. They are similar to the Armstrong FG boards but at a substantially lower price. I also love the Armstrong FG boards of all sizes. I rode smaller FGs (50L) but found Florida winds are not stable enough to really enjoy sinkers. I moved to boards that are about negative 5 to 9L. They sink if I come to a dead stop, but I have zero issues doing jumping spin tricks with them. The extra volume gives me a better chance of riding off. I just started recovering from COVID. I tried wining yesterday and lost 100 percent of my strength and endurance. I am hoping to get a session in before the wind exits for the summer. Still, we chase the afternoon storms all summer to get a bit of wing time in.
You can take good pictures
It's a cool video.
Where is the camera?😆
I mounted a Gopro 360 to a pole that was sticking about 3 foot out of the water. A few jumps were inches over the top of the camera.
@@foilfanatic Thank you for explaining in detail.
It will be helpful. I want to try it.
I🔔 to the channel.😄
@@BriskBreezeWindsurfing subbed to your channel as well. Looking forward to seeing the same angle from a different side of the world!
According to your calculations I have 19 more days of frustration before I get on foil! Fughhhhhhhhh! LOL. I will make it happen though. On average, how often do you get in the water per month? You've set a pretty high bar for a year of progress.
Thanks for the compliment, it was not lost on me. The 1st month, I was out there every day. Bad wind, good wind, no wind. That set the pace for the next year. In low wind months, I might get out 10 to 15 times. Five of those times I might have only gotten on foil for a single run. I was probably on the water for 27 to 29 days in March this year. Each session was between 2 and 6 hours long. 50 miles was the most I logged in a single day. I logged about 522 miles in March. I think that was over 80 hours. I have a full time job, so it was a challenge.
If you are at all like me, getting on foil may be the most difficult thing you have done. In the end, it has been one of the most rewarding things I have accomplished. I build on that single success almost daily. I live incredibly close to both the ocean and flats. I have a job with very flexible schedule. Most people will not be able to match my progress because I have those advantages. I have yet to met someone that once they got on foil wasn't completely stoked on the ride. Push through the mentally and physically challenging 1st month and it will pay off for the rest of your days.
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@@foilfanatic Hell yeah! Super encouraging! I am of similar age (54), live within 10 minutes of salt and fresh water, have a few decades of surf/skate experience (no wind/sail), and have a semi-flexible work schedule. I have been able to get short flights surf foiling. I realize that this is something that will take a good amount of time and effort. My goal is to succeed in wing foiling! Keep them vids coming! And, throw some Bad Religion tracks on there!
@@jeromesurffoil7033 Love some BR. I was skate snowboarding and kite mountain boarding background. Water was a massive obstacle to overcome. With that surf background, you will be killin it in no time.
It's not Rush..but Deaftones works 🤘😄🤘
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I'm about the same age, with similar experience and musical taste. Can I request Midlife Crisis by Faith No More? Great videos. Please keep it up.
😄🤙 I love it! DJing is now becoming my new hobby behind winging and editing. Great song!
Hello. What gear did you use to start? (Bvolume, Foil set up, Mast length, fuse length) I am happily struggling to learn.
I did not begin with the greatest setup. I started seeing more progress when I moved to a 98L Macro board, a 7M Airush Freewing, and the Armstrong 1850 foil. I would suggest starting with a board that is about your weight in KG plus about 10 to 15L. A larger wing helps get you on foil without much pumping in about 15 to 17mph winds. Something like a 1950 front foil with a 300ish size tail makes for a stable experience with plenty of lift for most people. Using a medium fuse, like a 60 to 70cm, is a more stable experience as well. A 6M Mantis provides good low end grunt to help get on foil, but still some performance as your progress. A larger board will be useful later on light wind days as long as you don't go overly large.
@@foilfanatic Thanks for reply. I weight 72 kg. My gear that I'm learning on: 80L board, 5m wing, 1700 front foil, 350 back foil, 72cm fuse and 92cm mast. I am starting to lift up. I need at least 12 knots to lift up.
@@tonolegarda9919 Sounds like you are on the right path.
Sweeet! 🤙