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Trek
Since 28 Aug 2016
6 Posts
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Sun Aug 28, 16 9:43 am Hydrofoil wakesurfing.... |
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Something to do when we can't kite....
[youtube]https://youtu.be/sjCgw96UZj0[/youtube]
Im not sure how to post videos.
https://youtu.be/sjCgw96UZj0 |
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flipper
Since 17 Oct 2011
320 Posts
Obsessed
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Sun Aug 28, 16 4:06 pm |
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ccol! |
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juandesooka
Since 21 Jan 2014
98 Posts
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Mon Aug 29, 16 10:06 am |
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awesome....that's something to try in the doldrums |
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Wind Slither
Since 04 Mar 2005
2579 Posts
The 503
METAL
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Mon Aug 29, 16 1:11 pm |
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I noticed he had his front foot in front of his foot hook the whole time. Is that a behind the boat thing or is his hook too far back? |
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Trek
Since 28 Aug 2016
6 Posts
Kook
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Mon Aug 29, 16 2:53 pm |
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The hook is facing backwards in the furthest back screw for the front straps. I just stuck it there for a handle. My feet are where they belong...roughly between the footstrap screws. |
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BeerKite
Since 29 Mar 2011
471 Posts
Obsessed
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Mon Aug 29, 16 3:30 pm |
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Rad!
I'm liking where this is going. Won't be long before we see wake to wake transfers I bet. |
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skideeppow
Since 26 Aug 2011
518 Posts
Addicted
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Mon Aug 29, 16 6:32 pm |
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Pretty sick. Is that the long mast or a shorter version?
Nice work |
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Trek
Since 28 Aug 2016
6 Posts
Kook
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Mon Aug 29, 16 7:58 pm |
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25" SS mast. We tried a couple times with full length masts and found that if you ride at a normal height, say with only half the mast out of the water, the wing is too far under the wake to tap any power...and riding 3 feet off the deck on a full length mast, on a wave, right behind a boat is a little sketchy.
I'm just learning how to foil and didn't really know if this would work.
I probably have about 1.5 total hours on foil-all behind a boat. Just had my first session with a kite at Rufus a couple days ago.
This video was shot about 3 minutes after I locked into the wake for the first time. In other words, I'm not very good.
It'd be fun to see a ripper give it go. Transfers, flips, and I think a guy (or girl) could drop way back on the wave. |
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Hein
Since 08 Mar 2005
1315 Posts
Possessed
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Tue Aug 30, 16 7:14 am |
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Thanks for posting. I asked LP to make a 18-24" short mast for us to try behind the boat.
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hilton
Since 15 Aug 2008
791 Posts
Opinionated
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Tue Aug 30, 16 2:15 pm |
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Very cool.
Someone should alert the marketing department at Slingshot (and Liquid Force).
They are really "missing the boat" if they don't include the foils in the wakesurf lineup for 2017. |
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Trek
Since 28 Aug 2016
6 Posts
Kook
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Tue Aug 30, 16 2:28 pm |
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Nice wave!
Indeed. There's a lot more land-locked surfers and wakeboard people is the U.S. than kiters for sure.
Everybody that owns a 120,000 Malibu or Mastercraft is going to want a foil in their quiver of toys.
I see Slingy and LForce marketing "wake specific" foils in the near future. |
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juandesooka
Since 21 Jan 2014
98 Posts
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Tue Aug 30, 16 2:38 pm |
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Like an AirChair that you can stand up on? |
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kitebot
Since 20 Feb 2007
251 Posts
Obsessed
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Tue Aug 30, 16 3:21 pm |
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I wonder if this would work on a regular ski boat or whether it needs a wakesurfing boat to throw a big enough wake. After seeing that hydrofoil surfing video with Kai riding tiny swells, I'm thinking this wouldn't need nearly as big a wake as a regular wakesurf board. |
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Trek
Since 28 Aug 2016
6 Posts
Kook
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Tue Aug 30, 16 4:05 pm |
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Like an airchair you can stand up on and most importantly, ride without a rope. |
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dpow
Since 13 May 2011
83 Posts
Seattle, WA
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Thu Sep 15, 16 2:03 pm |
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I read this thread today and then got an email from slingshot a few hours later with this video: http://youtu.be/eTEewkwiiFA |
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Gman
Since 11 Feb 2006
4907 Posts
Portland
Unstrapped
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Thu Sep 15, 16 2:25 pm |
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word of caution - remember when you let go of the rope - you have tossed your get out of jail/trouble free card
so when you fall - you dont have the cheater kite bar or tow rope handle to pull you away from the head splitting ax - it can come at you quick from any of 360 degrees
wet suit, life vest, helmet cant hurt _________________ Go Deep!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eu2pBpQolKE |
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mcsailor0303
Since 18 Mar 2009
184 Posts
The Dalles
Stoked
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