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Postby plummet » Fri Jan 18, 2019 11:03 am
I've had a couple of good rides lately.
Dailing jumps in on my new enduro 8m. 20-28 knots. Sweeeet wind and sweeeet ramps. By the end of the session I was fully dailed abd got some sweeeeeeet jumps and managed some real nice hover landings. I really starting to enjoy the kite.
Oh yeah.
Then the other day i had a sweet session on the hydrofoil. Rode some real long waves/swell for about a 1km run at a time. Clean swell about shoulder high, perfect wind angle to ride dtl for 1km then tack straight back to the start, rinse and repeat. A very sweet foil wave riding session.
Double oh yeah!!!
Share some of your stoke worthy rides.
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Postby Toby » Fri Jan 18, 2019 11:14 am
That’s the way it should be
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Postby GregK » Fri Jan 18, 2019 9:41 pm
Riding my foil board is really starting to click for me - made two foot switches on foil last time I was out, pretty stoked about that.
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Postby knotwindy » Sat Jan 19, 2019 1:23 am
Out today in head high swell and steady 9 meter conditions. Had a great early session with only 2 others out and was dialing in a fun move. Launch off the swell as it lips, big slow backroll ending with a downloop transition onto the same swell. Smoothest landing possible on the downslope. Feels so good. And then the day got better. Got into a pod of spinner dolphins playing in the swell and rode downwind with them for a mile plus. Three of us on the same swell, two to my left, one to my right. I turn left, they go left, I turn right, they go right. At one point I could have put my front foot on the left one he/she was so close. Un-f’n-believable. Best session ever. Stoked for weeks!
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plummet
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Postby plummet » Sat Jan 19, 2019 1:32 am
That is awesome!..
Keep the stories coming!
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Postby Macster » Sat Jan 19, 2019 9:29 pm
I live in a city of 4 million people where the isn't really such a thing as a secret spot anymore when it comes to kiting.
However, when crossing the bay recently on my hydrofoil I hugged the coast, looking out for new areas I hadn't been to and found something interesting.
The spot isn't accessible by land and you have to do about a 5km downwinder to get there from the nearest / safest launch site and it only works on a mid tide but holy crap: 1.5km x 400m, knee deep flat water paradise. Not a single other kiter, beach swimmer, kayak, jetski, fishing line, SUP, learner, dog, kid flying a normal kite. I kited there until it hurt and had an amazing session. Never had to look over my shoulder for others or abandon my tack to avoid a collision just as I was about to pull a trick.
Only problem was getting back. Had to do about 30 facts upwind...
Anyway, stoke located through discovering a new spot and getting away from the crowds in a city where that's almost... impossible.
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plummet
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Postby plummet » Sat Jan 19, 2019 9:53 pm
That is cool. I have a few spots like that. Well quite a few as I'm typically the line foiler and my town is only 70000
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Postby BernieTomic1 » Sun Jan 20, 2019 3:07 pm
Macster wrote: ↑Sat Jan 19, 2019 9:29 pm
I live in a city of 4 million people where the isn't really such a thing as a secret spot anymore when it comes to kiting.
However, when crossing the bay recently on my hydrofoil I hugged the coast, looking out for new areas I hadn't been to and found something interesting.
The spot isn't accessible by land and you have to do about a 5km downwinder to get there from the nearest / safest launch site and it only works on a mid tide but holy crap: 1.5km x 400m, knee deep flat water paradise. Not a single other kiter, beach swimmer, kayak, jetski, fishing line, SUP, learner, dog, kid flying a normal kite. I kited there until it hurt and had an amazing session. Never had to look over my shoulder for others or abandon my tack to avoid a collision just as I was about to pull a trick.
Only problem was getting back. Had to do about 30 facts upwind...
Anyway, stoke located through discovering a new spot and getting away from the crowds in a city where that's almost... impossible.
How do you hydrofoil in knee deep water?
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Postby JakeFarley » Sun Jan 20, 2019 8:44 pm
Perhaps with a short mast... or very carefully...
My stoke session was yesterday. I was very happy to get out on a warm southerly winds, 16-22 knots, gusty, 72 deg. F, on my 11m xbow. After navigating through the 15 or so kiters and the 7 windsurfers that have to ride next to the beach/launch area, I got as far away as I could from them. No one for several hundred yards. I was in some nice flat water and was able to boost some big air. Later went outside to navigate around to the leeward side of a causeway (no trees/obstruction) for some good flat water speed runs and to boost some good air. After that I came in to get my surfboard, rode for about another 1/2 hour and came in as the wind was dying somewhat and I was getting tired. I'm happy to get out once or twice a week.
Today the wind is higher, more gusty and the air temp is around 50 and dropping. I'm happy to just watch the football playoffs and have a cold beer. Cheers!
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Postby Macster » Sun Jan 20, 2019 8:51 pm
I cruised past on the foil in deep water further offshore. Came back with my twin tip.
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