The shorebreak struggle

Warning: this video is not that interesting.
There aren't many examples on CZcams of what it's actually like to get through shorebreak with a wingfoil setup. Here's the conditions I usually deal with.

[@billyfeamster1899]

Thank you for the video. I wish more people would show their process of getting out and up in waves.

[@flyingfootage]

Sometimes it takes a lot of work to have fun 👍🏄🏼‍♂️

[@wiepkejan]

Respect for your perseverance!

[@Alexi-ze4qg]

Thanks for the vid. I've heard some people recommend not leashing yourself to the board until you get pass the shorebreak. What's your take on this?

[@dylan_the_wizard]

Is there a good argument for doing that? I can't imagine why you'd want the board to wash away. Usually if I'm about to take a bigger wave, I grab the board with both hands and drop the wing, so I can control where the foil goes and keep it away from my body and my wing. But generally one hand to keep the board on its side and one hand on the wing to toss it over the waves is enough until I can get into deeper water and sit on the board. Maybe in bigger/powerful waves things are different?

[@randylemke5331]

Man that makes me think twice about getting out thru the break. I was wondering where you were?

[@apricotscrub]

Why not let go of the handwing in the shore break while holding your board? Will the shore break damage your wing on its own??

[@yohann.roussel]

Looking at your images, I realize the front straps must be helping me going through because I have a better handling of the board holding it by the strap.

[@dylan_the_wizard]

Yeah for sure! It's so much easier with my sinker board that I can hold onto by a strap and just push right through the whitewater. This 85L strapless thing is difficult to keep your arm around to keep it on its side, so the foil doesn't catch the bottom (or your legs). I just upgraded to a bit smaller board with straps, hopefully this will help.

[@youdigsurf]

even in prone for duckdiving =( im missing mine or to hoist myself back on the board 😅

[@gamma8283]

why you dont lay the board flat on water foil upsidedown?

[@dylan_the_wizard]

This works ok when the waves are tiny but these are moving so much water that it often flips the board sideways and then the foil comes down like a guillotine to stab you or your wing.

[@gamma8283]

@@dylan_the_wizard
so you go first and the board behind you, could solve some problems if you are able to hold the board on the tip. thx anyways for sharing
👍

[@matija3791]

​@@gamma8283and where does the wing go with your technique?