Great video as always Ben. As for fin or foil, I tell people think real estate: location, location, location & personal preference. Rocky launches, nasty shore break or shallow water with weeds make for an unpleasant foiling experience. If you have a nice, low dock to launch off of you get a totally different experience. When I first started windsurf foiling in 2018 I did it 45% of the time, but as the newness of it wore off windsurf foiling time reduced to 33%. This year, now that I dabbled in wing foiling my windsurf foiling dropped to 6%. Windsurf foiling is still fun, but it is a different feeling. Personally, I don't think they should mix foils with fins in racing as it then becomes a gear choice. I would prefer to see a morning session on foil followed by an afternoon session on fin, or visa versa. With everyone on the same gear then the skill & tactics become a bigger factor. You would end up with the best foil sailor, the best fin sailor & the best combined sailor.
Well, this is refreshing. I was heavily involved with the sport in the 70's and 80's. Back when daggerboards were ubiquitous. I introduced NACA sections to the sport and had the beginning of a custom daggerboard business when the IYRU banned custom blades... Got an MS in CS and never looked back. Well except for now. Nice to see it's still goimg.
For the Gorge chap and the 360. Back foot out is a bit easier, which he is already doing. But keep your front foot in - it never comes out. Sail back, body forward. Almost trying to look around the mast. The counter balance as in many windsurfing moves, is vital. Cape Town is already getting it's warm days which is shutting down the wind. Best you get 20% on fuel as well... 😑It had a few days but False Bay definitely had heaps more compared to where I am. A lot of W and SW for too long.
Poor Darren Woodham ☹️. I tell you, that man is the keenest, most hard working person at getting to where he wants to be. Darren is the epitome of what sport is about; he works hard and pushes himself beyond his limits and never takes 'no' as an answer, he gets up from every fall, dusts himself down and learns from his mistakes and it's all with the most lighthearted, down to earth attitude 🙌
Option D....was the most likely... by the way. Good luck on S.A. this year. We are still on La Niña, for the third year in a row (never happened before).
RE the 360…tip…imagine you’re going for a 540 or 720 or whatever but not a 360…that way you’ll keep carving where normally you get stuck in the back to wind position…
Vin or foil? Foiling is not a substitute for windsurfing on a vin. It’s a add-on. A different discipline (like freestyle vs wavesurfing or courseslalom vs downwindslalom or formula). Besides practical things for foiling (big stuf to take to the beach, depth needed and no aquatic plants), the feeling is total different, that makes it a add on discipline (look at the footage from Yordy, that feeling on a Highspeed slalom board …oh oh…beautiful). For the practical aspects, in shallow water (with plants) you can surf with a short weedvin, not with a foil. Lots of places where beginners surf are shallow. So commercial thinking we should stay on the vin to. But in very light wind, foiling can be nice to do because you can’t plane on a vin then.
This buzz about fin vs foil or fin along foil is just missing the point. What makes an event worth ? The drama. You need unexpected and exiting happening. What is slalom anyway for most every day rider ? It is just the same as F1 car racing for every day commuter. I have been free foiling for 4 years now, using almost only small wave sails, and my foil range is from 12 to 35kt. Sub 10kt ? Forget it. I have tried large camed sail, it's just incredibly tiring and if you get airborn, utterly boring. Better get on a floatty and try some flow style. But on my local spot, most days are just crap for fin windsurfing, even if you get gusts over 20kt, the lull are so long you're just stuck slugging most of the time. That's what foiling have changed for me : more sailing days. And every time I have good conditions for fin windsurfing, I am much more fit to take advantage of it. So should we have fin vs foil or fin along foil events ? who cares ? as long as we get good drama and good commentaries.
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thanks for the shoutout Ben! hope we can get some real action soon!
Was about to send it to you
Krasses Feature:)!! Gg wp
Wow a lot happening in windsurfing! Thank you! I'm just an old sloooow "grandpa" windsurfer but still LOVE the sport. The best!
Still the best windsurfing content on TH-cam. Love ya work 🤙🏼
Hi Ben, great video.
Leon Jamaer is riding the great left at Pavones, Costa Rica.
Learning windsurfing is learning resilience to the top of your capacities ❤
PWA Japan, glad to hear you are commentating. Hope they get good wind.
Absolutely great episode again Ben. Such great content.
Thanks for the round up as always great work.....any chance of an old school send it Sunday with nothing but sends like a mega montage 😆
Great video as always Ben. As for fin or foil, I tell people think real estate: location, location, location & personal preference. Rocky launches, nasty shore break or shallow water with weeds make for an unpleasant foiling experience. If you have a nice, low dock to launch off of you get a totally different experience. When I first started windsurf foiling in 2018 I did it 45% of the time, but as the newness of it wore off windsurf foiling time reduced to 33%. This year, now that I dabbled in wing foiling my windsurf foiling dropped to 6%. Windsurf foiling is still fun, but it is a different feeling. Personally, I don't think they should mix foils with fins in racing as it then becomes a gear choice. I would prefer to see a morning session on foil followed by an afternoon session on fin, or visa versa. With everyone on the same gear then the skill & tactics become a bigger factor. You would end up with the best foil sailor, the best fin sailor & the best combined sailor.
Hats off to Nils for filming even when he wasn't up to sailing!!
glad to ;)
Oh, That finger nail looks painful... Top show love it
Well, this is refreshing. I was heavily involved with the sport in the 70's and 80's. Back when daggerboards were ubiquitous. I introduced NACA sections to the sport and had the beginning of a custom daggerboard business when the IYRU banned custom blades...
Got an MS in CS and never looked back. Well except for now. Nice to see it's still goimg.
Trying the one-handed 360 really helped me with my 360s, it puts the sail into the right position
Hey thanks Andreas, Im excited to try it.
That dog was definitely a windsurfer
For the Gorge chap and the 360. Back foot out is a bit easier, which he is already doing. But keep your front foot in - it never comes out. Sail back, body forward. Almost trying to look around the mast. The counter balance as in many windsurfing moves, is vital.
Cape Town is already getting it's warm days which is shutting down the wind. Best you get 20% on fuel as well... 😑It had a few days but False Bay definitely had heaps more compared to where I am. A lot of W and SW for too long.
I'll give that a try. I'm hoping to get a few more days on the water even though winter is here. Thanks for the tip.
"go with the choice that scares you the most" Well that's scary in itself.
Hi Ben
Leon Jamaer is of course in Pacasmayo, Peru… the never ending lefty ❤️🤙🏼
Can’t claim it. Gear and harness looks ambitious for first go… look forward to next attempt.
Poor Darren Woodham ☹️. I tell you, that man is the keenest, most hard working person at getting to where he wants to be.
Darren is the epitome of what sport is about; he works hard and pushes himself beyond his limits and never takes 'no' as an answer, he gets up from every fall, dusts himself down and learns from his mistakes and it's all with the most lighthearted, down to earth attitude 🙌
Aw thank you. Life is just so much fun when you fill it with passions. Windsurfing this morning and rock climbing tomorrow xx
@@thechippedtoothsurfercts528 you are most welcome young man. Keep on pushing, you tornado 🌪 xx
Ref 360....focus on keeping the carve going...keep both feet in straps, helps the finish
Alright thanks, I'll try it.
As Usual great episode! 👍
Oh man. That was an opener.
Option D....was the most likely... by the way. Good luck on S.A. this year. We are still on La Niña, for the third year in a row (never happened before).
I'm on the list! Yeww!
Legend Ben 🤙🏼🤙🏼
For ifca the race format is that foil and fin will be raced as two separate categories and prizes will be given separately as well
RE the 360…tip…imagine you’re going for a 540 or 720 or whatever but not a 360…that way you’ll keep carving where normally you get stuck in the back to wind position…
That's a good idea. My first attempts were pretty much a gybe 180 not thinking about the 360, so I'll try to think 540.
The dog for the win.
good one Ben!!
Sarah was Slicing up that Swell.
Did that in 1985 even more violently but my head and neck went into the sail. Neck has never been the same. Be careful not to do that "maneuver"...
Vin or foil? Foiling is not a substitute for windsurfing on a vin. It’s a add-on. A different discipline (like freestyle vs wavesurfing or courseslalom vs downwindslalom or formula). Besides practical things for foiling (big stuf to take to the beach, depth needed and no aquatic plants), the feeling is total different, that makes it a add on discipline (look at the footage from Yordy, that feeling on a Highspeed slalom board …oh oh…beautiful). For the practical aspects, in shallow water (with plants) you can surf with a short weedvin, not with a foil. Lots of places where beginners surf are shallow. So commercial thinking we should stay on the vin to. But in very light wind, foiling can be nice to do because you can’t plane on a vin then.
This buzz about fin vs foil or fin along foil is just missing the point. What makes an event worth ? The drama. You need unexpected and exiting happening. What is slalom anyway for most every day rider ? It is just the same as F1 car racing for every day commuter. I have been free foiling for 4 years now, using almost only small wave sails, and my foil range is from 12 to 35kt. Sub 10kt ? Forget it. I have tried large camed sail, it's just incredibly tiring and if you get airborn, utterly boring. Better get on a floatty and try some flow style. But on my local spot, most days are just crap for fin windsurfing, even if you get gusts over 20kt, the lull are so long you're just stuck slugging most of the time. That's what foiling have changed for me : more sailing days. And every time I have good conditions for fin windsurfing, I am much more fit to take advantage of it.
So should we have fin vs foil or fin along foil events ? who cares ? as long as we get good drama and good commentaries.
wooww cool video!! :D
Beach start on day one?! -sure she can claim it. She just needs some more wind next time.
That first crash…exactly what fucked my ‘old man’ shoulder… but I wouldn’t change a thing! 😁
I think, Leon is in Chile or Mauritius
Ben what's the strong cape town months? December? X-mas? Thanks.
December, Jan, feb.. but I’ve had of my best session in nov and March but it’s not as consistent
Can you get back g
Down to Geraldton ASAP pleaseeeeee
Great film ,Perry speedrecord ,53.7kn🏆🌍😎🤟🖕
OUCHHH!!!
👍👍👍
Go ifca
I think to claim it she actually has to move, my vote, she can’t claim it. 🙂
Hi Ben, for the costs it is better to restrict. But don't like this solution because this does not safe money for the riders. So useless rule