Ever want for a more buoyant foil board to improve light wind performance? An SUP with a foil on it?
A board with thin rails (so they submerge into water well) would be very helpful for the reason you describe above.
I think area would help more than volume in a botch transition.
That's quite flawed, sure you're more balanced and stable, because you're chest deep in the water, whereas the corky surf board would keep you waist deep.Its way easier for me to practice balance on the alaia in a swimming pool than for example a corky surf board.
Neck deep for me. But bending the knees e.g. for a water start the board is not that deep in the water. Easy to waterstart the alaia in very light winds.bragnouff wrote: ↑Tue Feb 20, 2018 10:10 pmThat's quite flawed, sure you're more balanced and stable, because you're chest deep in the water, whereas the corky surf board would keep you waist deep.Its way easier for me to practice balance on the alaia in a swimming pool than for example a corky surf board.
And in our context of foiling to get back on the plane, being deep in the water takes extra power to overcome.
I agree however, that when powered enough that getting on the foil is no problem, it is somehow easier to do some slow speed transitions and foot switches when the board is fully submerged.
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