What it is like for an old bloke (born 1950) to take up foiling.
Progressed from SUP foiling to Wind foiling and then Wing foiling (Mothin')
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Windfoiling Gybe lesson
The instructions that go with this video are on the Windfoil page:
windfoilzone.com/../5-keys-to-close-your-first-foiling-jibes
Monday, July 15, 2019
Finally an explanation
For months I have been doing something wrong with my windfoiling.
This site and Wyatt Miller have the explanation of what I should focus on to solve these problems:
gleiten.tv/index.php/video/action/story/v/3288/s/64/page/436
My list of takeaways from this is:
My list of takeaways from this is:
- crank upwind in gusty overpowering conditions - resist the habit of sheeting off in the gusts;
- get your body weight forward, by default and use the front leg to balance the pitch;
- do not hang out the side of the board, stand straight up;
- use lots of room to slowly gybe the board, hold off flipping the sail;
- don't worry about being too far downwind, getting back up is easy;
- move harness lines forward and don't get too concerned if you don't hook in.
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