Bit of fun in the last swell chasing some big fat ones. This is combination of the last few tow sessions . Tested out the new Gofoil GL80 & Axis K-600 both incredible wings .
K-600 is a tiny kite wing yeah? Speed to burn.
That looks absolutely ridiculous fun. Ive got to get a ski.
Scratch that- I've got to talk a mate into getting a ski.
Yes the K-600 is a kite wing , incredible to tow with it's just so smooth . The other tow crew were on a Armstrong 800 that looked really good as well but didn't get a chance to try .
Out of all the foil sports I recon towing puts the biggest smile on ya dial.......long fast rides with big crashes, Piros you would have to point the camera at yourself laughing when guy ate ****.
Here's a quick edit from Sunday's session. Playing with editing.
This was all one wave/2x waves pumping out/ 2-4-1's/
Riding the Hover 110 and Jet1240HA with 85cm mast.
Very nice JB.. It looks so smooth..
Like a hot knife through butter.. 
Happiness is a high aspect foil.. 
Select to expand quoteDavidJohn said..Happiness is a high aspect foil..
On flat water 
Select to expand quotePiros said..
This is pretty cool
Top vid 
Agree with his comments - foiling turns the ocean into a skate park
^^^^ more than that, a constant sight from sailing of various kinds is albatross, pelicans and gannets running the face of waves in the compression zone of the wind. I've always wanted to do that.
Foiling swell and waves and chop is about as close as we're going to get to that, and that is well demonstrated in that video.
We have been doing a bit on the Gold Coast on our prone boards in the Southerlies such a fun way to surf and go downwind.
Super fun session on the Hover 110 and JET 1800HA.
Tiny waves but tones of fun.
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These guys are getting really creative with the back wash and having a blast!
That's pretty cool.
The tides must have been crazy high for them to do that at Kewalos. I've scraped my fins coming in there too many times to count.
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No ocean, no wind, no problem . got myself a bungee
Foiling is great :)
Hi knatti,
I am in process of trying to lakefoil, my start choices are Dock, Bungee or next to/behind "no wake" electric boat (max speed 6mph)
Still working on board/deck design, basic is 23/32" plyboard 42" long, 18" wide. Thinking of smaller wooden section and attaching a boogie board.
Foil is Slingshot HG I84 in B position (normally windfall with it in C). Also have a SS Gamma 64, however this set up with the plywood board does not float on surface, so will wait until have a more floaty deck.
Have plenty of bruises and no success with dock start.
Tried bungee today, 1/2" by 50ft, doubled over to make twice the power, and half the length. Extended, it fits nicely between my docks. Very difficult to get board organized with all the bungee force, think need a book to hold the bungee handle, however needs to release easily. The first few I tried got the handle stuck in the hooks. So no success there.
Tried the boat a week or so ago, sitting on back deck and trying to stand up and hold a pole extended perpendicular to boat. No great success but got up on the pole a few times.
Questions:
What board and foil are you using?
Have you wakefoiled before (I have not)?
How are you starting?
What diameter and length is your bungee?
Cracker weekend on the Gold Coast perfect winters day on the efoil , with no wind and no waves.
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Cracker weekend on the Gold Coast perfect winters day on the efoil , with no wind and no waves.
Looks great ....
www.instagram.com/tv/CED5qKoFLxf/?igshid=rg91tp3crs1s
Adam Bennets on fire in some beach break wedges!
Really next level foil surfing
Be loyal to the foil because if you stray too long, you might end up kooking it...
Select to expand quoteCasso said..
Be loyal to the foil because if you stray too long, you might end up kooking it...
Casso, thanks for posting the crashes video. Some of them are a bit too close to home. I think it was Kalama that said something like "you don't want to stick around to see what happens in the end".. to me this is a huge differentiator from surfing. You cant really fight the crash to save it.. at least as much as surfing.
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Spring has sprung - so get out there and do it...
Casso, thanks for posting. Looks like a great spot. Nice little flowey connections. Looks like a shorter mast eh?
Also at 1:38, looks like the turbulance makes the foil unstable and then maybe it breaches in the foam. This happens to me all the time.
To me when its happening, I feel like I am up to wing too soon in the foam without enough speed. The wing launches then waffles and causes exactly what you see here.
I think if in these situations, I taxi on board a bit longer, then to wing, I might be better off. What do you think?
Thanks again for sharing all of your cool videos casso.
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