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Jugglajon
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Kite Foil League

Postby Jugglajon » Tue Jul 20, 2021 1:38 am

Kite Foil League / Salty Brothers are putting out some great footage of the racing at the seabreeze invitational.
Great drone and boat footage with entertaining commentary.

Kite Foil League Channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1O08p ... YrFXfMKlPg












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Re: Kite Foil League

Postby tkaraszewski » Wed Jul 21, 2021 10:34 pm

The next event will be in Santa Barbara next month.

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Jugglajon
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Weight: 100 Pies
Local Beach: Holbox, or wherever I end up.
Favorite Beaches: Clee, Lytham, Holbox, Kappalady, Vella Island, Alankuda, Keros, Long Bay - Turks and Caicos, Rawai, OBX
Style: Foil, surf, freerace, ski, landboard
Gear: Axis Tray 94cm -MIA
Axis 545-MIA, 660 and 1000
Axis 96cm mast -MIA
Moses 633/483 and diy pocket board with C72 mast.
18m Slingshot Phantom
9m Core X Lite
7m Edge V8
6m HK Fury Pro
Axis 136 limited
Airush Sector V3 60
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Re: Kite Foil League

Postby Jugglajon » Wed Jul 21, 2021 11:10 pm

Im looking forward to watching some more.

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Re: Kite Foil League

Postby MaximumAC » Thu Jul 22, 2021 3:51 am

What's this high-mode/low-mode stuff?

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Style: Foil, surf, freerace, ski, landboard
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Axis 545-MIA, 660 and 1000
Axis 96cm mast -MIA
Moses 633/483 and diy pocket board with C72 mast.
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Re: Kite Foil League

Postby Jugglajon » Fri Jul 23, 2021 4:43 pm

I 've been trying to translate the sailing jargon too. I think (likely to be wrong) it is talking about angle of the craft to the wind and its speed.

High Mode - High and slow, Low mode - low and fast is as far as I've managed to translate so far. After that it always references sail set ups...
Any sailors/racers that can help out?

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Re: Kite Foil League

Postby bkkite » Fri Jul 23, 2021 7:25 pm

I’ve loved watching these, the commentary cracks me up. Would love to see more close ups of the riding so we can see what they are doing, you get some when they turn around the buoys , but I’d love more!

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Re: Kite Foil League

Postby tkaraszewski » Wed Aug 04, 2021 6:00 pm

Jugglajon wrote:
Fri Jul 23, 2021 4:43 pm
I 've been trying to translate the sailing jargon too. I think (likely to be wrong) it is talking about angle of the craft to the wind and its speed.

High Mode - High and slow, Low mode - low and fast is as far as I've managed to translate so far. After that it always references sail set ups...
Any sailors/racers that can help out?
Yes, "high mode" versus "low mode' indicates sailing a higher angle at lower speed (upwind, the opposite downwind). For example, if you're headed upwind to a mark, and you're just barely able to make the mark you might sail a "high mode" that is slightly slower to avoid having to do two more tacks to get around the mark.

In a downwind "high mode" you are going for full on speed even though you won't be sailing as straight toward the bottom mark. You may do this to avoid traffic, get across to the other side of the course where the wind is stronger, etc.

"Low mode" is the opposite in both directions. Upwind, sailing low has faster boat speed but worse angles, and downwind low mode has better angles but worse speeds.

"High" and "low" just mean "angle close to straight upwind" and "angle close to straight downwind" in this context.
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