What it is like for an old bloke (70 yrs) to take up foiling.
Progressed from SUP foiling to Wind foiling and then Wing foiling.
Sunday, July 22, 2018
Wearing a watch - Suunto
Saturday, July 14, 2018
Pumping
I knew all along that pumping was worth doing but I was focussed on getting up and foiling before trying it.
Anyway in today's conditions (3.5+m and 11 secs) the sheltered bay was giving all sorts of opportunities to foil. Most of what I did was use a breaking or broken wave to get going and then as it swelled out to pump to keep going. Left me with a positive feeling that I was getting somewhere. Lots of exercise.
ALSO bumped into a bloke with a SMIK board - see photo.
I took this photo to check his tail rocker against mine. I can't see any difference. The positioning of the foil box was basically the same as mine - reassuring.
A bonus for me was that the board was also 130 litres and could be used as a sailboard.
After 5 years of doing what I do, it was strange to find someone with anything similar.

A bonus for me was that the board was also 130 litres and could be used as a sailboard.
After 5 years of doing what I do, it was strange to find someone with anything similar.
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
Resources
Learn how to foil - free
foil-academy.com/courses/surf-foil-academy
Talk to people about foiling
facebook.com/groups/1836444329746160
foil-academy.com/courses/surf-foil-academy
Talk to people about foiling
facebook.com/groups/1836444329746160
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