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I use a Slingshot Phantasm 657

It's in Sopelana, Northen Spain.

Gracias !!!

Es en Laredo, en Cantabria, España

Thank you. No drone involved, I filmed it hand holding the camera while I was kitefoiling by her side

En Agosto suele ser viento flojo. Para foil pueden salir algunos días Laredo funciona con NE, pero es bastante aleatorio. Puede haber uno o dos días buenos y luego 10 días sin nada. Si te andas moviendo, otras playas de NE son Somo y Liencres.

Hoy hemos tenido unos 7-11 nudos. Con el foil hemos disfrutado. En verano estos días sí son frecuentes, pero más de 15 nudos ya es más difícil. La mejor temporada suele ser de Abril a Junio, el resto del año es bastante aleatorio

This is Laredo in Northern Spain

@@greggphealey yeap, 8m

@@akinfar I'll have to try the wingie thing some day... Ha ha ha!

@@glidejunkie ayayayayaiiiii lo que acaba de decir ...... ayayayaiiiiii.... y ya se porque ....... sera por un futuro foil drive para carvear en las Waves como nunca imaginamos con anterioridad 😇😇😇 ....quizas ......

shhhh 😉 y que podamos seguir disfrutándolo !

@@glidejunkie tranquilo .... no se lo dire a nadie 😀

Ian tiene nivelón ! es muy muy bueno

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exacto, las posibilidades navegación aumentan muchísimo con el foil. Veo que hemos compartido experiencias especiales como Antártida y gorillas!

Hola, Sí, llevaba el movil e iba retransmitiendo el track en vivo por si se torcían las cosas

@@cantabriagourmet9474 un placer Rulo!

❤❤ que pasión x el deporte y por el agua 😅 Gracias x compartirlo. Muchas gracias al fotógrafo. 🤗🤗🌹😘

@@anagunescritora es lo que tiene la adicción al mar !! gracias por comentar

@@JoseAntonio-nc2to gracias, me alegro de que te guste. No tengo apoyo de tierra. Llevo el móvil por si ocurre algo... Y cruzó los dedos! Solo lo hago cuando veo que el parte y las condiciones están claras, pero entiendo que cierto riesgo sí hay. En otoño igual bajo al sur

Lo del Estrecho suena genial, me encantaría, aunque supongo que hay que planificarlo muy bien

@@glidejunkie Por supuesto, aunque que el estrecho por su parte más cercana al continente Africano es de 19Km hay que tener en cuenta muchos factores. Corrientes, tráfico marítimo, mejor viento para la travesía, suele haber dos vientos predominantes. Información a comandancia, barco de apoyo imprescindible. Pero se podría superar todos estos obstáculos. Se ha cruzado con kite en muchas ocasiones. David Meca lo cruzo nadando ida y vuelta.

This session was last Saturday and it was a very good day for foiling with 14-17 knots. Today is going to be 20+ knots so I will be on my 3,7m and I am going to test a new Phantasm 581 foil

@@nicklabergethanks, I was on my 8m Cloud

yeap, that's the best option, But this time I wasn't expecting this wave and caught me by surprise with the kite low, so the wave pushed me towards the kite, loosing line tension and dropping the kite. This one was much bigger than the previous waves I was riding, I could hear the noise of the wave braking behind me, but I was too busy to look behind me trying to water start after a previous fall. It was quite bad, with the kite caught in the white water of several waves pulling me underwater. After a life of playing in the waves, scuba and free diving, deep and cave dives... there was a moment when I thought: this time I really screw up, this is it. Luckily it all ended up with a torn shoulder muscle after a long washing machine...

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it was meant to be that relaxing ! goal achieved !

Gracias, es cerca de Sopelana, Vizcaya. Una de las zonas de costa pioneras del parapente en el norte de España. En los días buenos se puede llegar hasta estos acantilados más apartados

Thanks mate, I wrap the lines around the ends of the bar, first 5-6 wraps in one end, and then one wrap in each end, crossing through the center. I will have to make a video about my bar set up... I use this kind of carbon tube which is 20mm x 16mm (2mm thick wall): amzn.to/3z70JcM I really trust this extra thickness and it is much stronger than the usual 1mm thick wall. I wouldn't trust a 1mm thick wall tube. It may look strong enough, but the holes make it weaker. I 3d print my own bar grips with a large volume printer like this: amzn.to/45kVanl . I actually use an older model, but that's the one I would buy now. I use TPU filament like this: amzn.to/3VmhtED.

@@glidejunkie thanks for the response, and the links! A video about your bar setup would be awesome 😎

:-) I only do that with friends that know I won't cut them in half, they know they are - kind of- safe !

@@glidejunkie Oh yes, I can see you waving at them. When my friends and family ask me what I am doing on the water all the time. I will show them your videos and tell them its me :-)

thanks!!

Thanks !!

Thank you! glad you like them

I use 20m lines (these must be around 19m now after trimming them to fix some stretch/wear). Cloud kites are very quick turning

Thanks !

yes

thanks ! glad you enjoy de videos. ´The bar is pretty simple. Just a 20mm diameter carbon bar, 2mm thick wall, no flag release. Just a quick release to get rid of the whole kite if things get pretty ugly. Flag release is a personal choice that each rider must evaluate himself. In my case that I ride small Clouds that are depowered a lot by just letting the bar go, I don't see the need for flag release. But I understand the potencial safety issue in some circumstances.My bars do not have a central hole. They have a rotating ring that is always aligned with the central line, so I can sheet in and out at the same time I turn the kite without the typical friction of the line going through the hole. The grip is 3D printed in polyurethane, with oval shape and finger grips at 45º to fit the most common hand position, and a pocket for the thumb finger in the central part when I go one handed. So minimalistic but super efficient and ergonomically designed. I'll make a video about it

@@glidejunkie Thanks for the quick reply. Could you show a picture of your bar without the hole. It's hard to imagine how the rotating ring works without seeing it. In your videos you hand is mostly in the centre of the bar so hard to see the how the ring workd. Much appreciated, Drew

@@DrewInBrissie @glidejunkie Yes please. A quick video of your bar setup would be great. If you would like to share your .stl files for the 3d prints that would be awesome. Or sell them if you want to get some of your time expense back.

My Clouds are the D model but have the E bridle upgrade. I haven't tried the newest model that has just been released which has the lighter and stiffer material in some parts of the leading edge. But I have just hear from the Facebook Cloudriders group that the new model turns even faster. And it is a tad lighter too, so I am sure the newest models are great too. Greg only releases new model when he is sure the improvement is worthwhile after many prototypes tests.

@@glidejunkie Thank you! I'm currently riding single strut Cabrinha Contras and lately had a chance to try some Cloud kites (D model just like yours) and liked it a lot. I also tried Slingshot UFOs (similar sizes) and somehow didn't liked it at all. Feels much slower/heavier compare to the Clouds. So I'm seriously thinking of getting myself some Clouds now.

@@crocodile172 some early UFOs came with very short rear pigtails which made them stall easily and lousy handling. It was solved with an extra 20-25cm pigtail. Make sure you didn't test one of the faulty units. The newer models are supposed to be good, similar concept to Clouds, but a little less drift, and behave a little more like a normal strutted kite. If you tried Clouds and you liked them, that's the way to go.

@@glidejunkie I tried UFO v2. It was not back stalling but felt very grunty comparing to Cloud and even my Contras. With Clouds I can do those little helicopters easily and looks like not even possible with UFOs.

@@crocodile172I have ufo v2. I love it. It turns so fast, easy to loop. I agree it has silver grunt- which is good bc I can switch to twin tip of the wind picks up

I use this swivel mount: amzn.to/4ccU3Z9. I am planning to make an improved DIY version with ceramic bearings, but the original one works well. I opened it and put marine grease on the bearing so it lasts longer in marine environment.. The pole is about 1m, but held at the middle point, so it only extends about 0.5m. I put a counterweight at the other end to balance it. This would be a good carbon tube for this purpose: amzn.to/4egoWxC

Ok and how do you get the mount firmly affixed to your helmet?

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Thank you for sharing that

Gracias Sebastian. Yo cambio los pies antes o después de la virada, pero no durante la virada como hacen en race. Rob Claisse explica bien la maniobra del cambio de pies en: th-cam.com/video/BHJ-K_8QUmk/w-d-xo.html . También en instagram.com/reel/C1mBpy3I_sQ/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Intentaré hacer uno en español algún día. El cambio de pies requiere una coordinación de movimientos: pisar atrás en el foil para aprovechar el movimiento hacia arriba de la tabla que te da un instante de impulso hacia arriba, la cometa hacia arriba mientras bajas la mano trasera para que suba la cometa a la vez que bajas la barra para crear sustentación de cometa. Tienes que buscar el punto de la tabla donde se encuentra el empuje del foil hacia arriba, normalmente será un poco por detrás del pié delantero. Ese es el punto de la tabla donde por un instante deben estar los dos pisé. Acerca primero el pié trasero hacia delante para que el paso sea más corto. El peso se mantiene en la pierna delantera, el torso se mantiene tenso. Todos esto factores hay que coordinarlos al principio mientras se aprende, luego se convierte en un movimiento natural, sin pensarlo

Thanks !

I had a 5m Peak. I liked the simplicity concept and how efficient it is for its size. The drift is also very good, even slightly better than Clouds. But I didn't like the the flutter feeling in the bar and the turning is not nearly as smooth as with Clouds. I used very short lines with the Peak trying to improve its turning speed, but this implies more crashing the kite in the water during failed kite loops and dealing with relaunching was a hassle (not with the Hybrid). So I sold my Peak very fast because I always chose the Clouds instead of the Peak. I know the hybrid relaunches well, but I assume the turning remains pretty similar to Peaks, and seeing and hearing how Hybrids fly I can see that the fluttering remains the same, unless you always keep some tension on the bar. This being said, this is just my personal preference and I am very used to Clouds over the years, but there are very good riders using Peaks and Hybrids doing all kind of tricks. Some former Cloud users have sold their clouds and now use Peaks. Clouds do not offer much passive lift neither, I don't think they are superior to Peaks in this regards. Unlike race kites that offer tons of lifts pulling the bar and give you plenty of time and lift for tacks, Clouds performance is linked to speed, so maneuvers are quick and a little more tricky. Although I like Clouds I am also open to other brands and designs. In fact I now own an Airush Ultra Team 12m for light wind days that is replacing my 10m and 13m Clouds for sub 10 knots days. Although both are light kites they are totally different concepts: Ultra sits at the edge of the wind window and the more you pull on the bar the more power generates so it's good for fast upwind straight courses. Clouds sit deep in the wind window are much faster to turn but not as good for going upwind in light wind and large Clouds stall easier if you pull too much on the bar. So for light wind, when carving fast is not that much fun, I am enjoying cruising with te Ultra

Thanks

Thanks ! customer gear feels good

Yes, still I am using cloud manufactured 2013

Yeap, my beloved Laredo ! I use a Insta360 X3 camera amzn.to/3R0Nfp7. I use the Insta software for reframing the 360 footage and Final Cut to put everything together