Postby soplo » Mon Nov 23, 2020 11:05 pm
I know snowkiting is picking up, but can we talk about wing foiling on water for a minute? "Buy straw hats in winter," they say.
I'm curious if many of you have tried it, and if you think it could work well on reservoirs in CO, please. It seems like a mellow alternative to kiting (safer, easy on the knees, based on conversations with some of you), and since I've never actually water launched, a decent way to enjoy the water.
I've seen some tutorials where people just kneel or stand on a high-volume board, eventually get moving, and then progress to getting on-foil. I wouldn't expect to be on-foil for the first session (or maybe several), but I'm interested in making a go of it. So, I'm curious, have you all tried it, and/or what do you think about the viability of this in CO? For me, it'd most often be Blue Mesa.
There are also suggestions to get a board that's 10-20 liters more than your weight in kilos, but I'm seeing people on huge boards that would be like 50L more than my weight. Curious what the tradeoffs there are, and how the foil size plays into it.
Thanks for any thoughts!