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Every foiler's light wind dream

Postby a99 » Tue Jan 17, 2023 9:08 pm

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Re: Every foiler light wind dream

Postby a99 » Tue Jan 17, 2023 9:11 pm

a99 wrote:
Tue Jan 17, 2023 9:08 pm
https://www.instagram.com/reel/ClR2BD8D ... MyMTA2M2Y=

Your dream come true with.....15k euro price

https://takuma.com/en/accueil/308-etow.html
But i think kitedrone can more effective as it can film you also and be more universal at all.
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Re: Every foiler light wind dream

Postby palmbeacher » Tue Jan 17, 2023 9:13 pm

How is this ever going to be practical? You tow yourself into a wave and let the etow behind?

At this price point an efoil makes a lot more sense. Not sure what niche Takuma is trying to fill here.

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Re: Every foiler light wind dream

Postby a99 » Tue Jan 17, 2023 9:18 pm

palmbeacher wrote:
Tue Jan 17, 2023 9:13 pm
How is this ever going to be practical? You tow yourself into a wave and let the etow behind?

At this price point an efoil makes a lot more sense. Not sure what niche Takuma is trying to fill here.
Seems yes,

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Re: Every foiler’s light wind dream

Postby leeuwen » Tue Jan 17, 2023 9:23 pm

Regardless of practically:
I totally see the value of a tow vs e-foil.

I have never ridden an e-foil but since it needs to house a big heavy battery pack I don’t think it will ever come close to a small nimble foil without the added weight and size in regards to riding experience.

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Re: Every foiler's light wind dream

Postby jakemoore » Tue Jan 17, 2023 9:48 pm

There are some people cobbling together tow-boogies and the concept looks great to me.

But $15,000 and 300 lbs for this?
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Re: Every foiler's light wind dream

Postby Peter_Frank » Tue Jan 17, 2023 9:58 pm

Tow and eFoil, isn't it like riding a motor boat?

Who cares 🤣

Sorry, if you live in a historical sailing nation, and hardly never a day without wind, you get spoiled, I know.

In some places you hardly never get any wind, I assume, must be dreadful :roll:

8) Peter
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Re: Every foiler's light wind dream

Postby lederhosen » Tue Jan 17, 2023 10:05 pm

300 lbs of self controlled robot terrifying the local line up! I wonder what happens a moment after 0:47 in that takuma clip.

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Re: Every foiler's light wind dream

Postby jakemoore » Tue Jan 17, 2023 11:34 pm

lederhosen wrote:
Tue Jan 17, 2023 10:05 pm
300 lbs of self controlled robot terrifying the local line up! I wonder what happens a moment after 0:47 in that takuma clip.
Ha ha! Upside is the surfers might forget they are mad about the hydrofoil.
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Re: Every foiler's light wind dream

Postby tkaraszewski » Tue Jan 17, 2023 11:38 pm

I have never dreamed of this.


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