I kite foil – freeride and, soon, waves, not racing – and I can honestly say that the moaning about foils I hear here is mirrored by the conservative members of the windsurfing, kiting, surfering and stand-up paddling communities who have yet to realise that foils open opportunities to sail, surf of kite that leave the remaining ‘surface slappers’ in the carpark or marina banging on like pub bores. Sure, a foil on a 70ft’er in the 40s isn’t, maybe the best idea. Yet. But keep in mind that as recently as early this year my kiting community was slagging off the new-look, handheld wind wings as a kooky nonsense. This week once of the makers – F-One – posted footage of riders using the wings on foils, no harnessed kitw, and jumping. Yachties, do not be like the die-hard windsurfers who, and still, delittled kiters as ‘tea baggers’. Foils are opening new boundaries for all of us. On Sunday I plan to take my new large foil into swell that a surfer wouldn’t sniff at. This is pushong the envelope. In this week of the Apollo landing anniversary, do you have the right stuff? …?.
No keel ah? Should be interesting in gusty conditions. Looks great sailing along in consistent wind and flat water, but experience tells me that sailing is rarely like that. They will need to be wearing seat belts when this thing drops off the foils.
Perfect wind
Amazing .and such a ride. Awsome.
Talk about dry sailing
Teyo Hasc easy
Wahoo…awesome
Arno LaPlume speeeed
Fabulous, and so ridiculous with her upward leg, looking like a chameleon chasing a fly…
Hugo Renevey next level
Sebastian Hackl crazy 😀
I kite foil – freeride and, soon, waves, not racing – and I can honestly say that the moaning about foils I hear here is mirrored by the conservative members of the windsurfing, kiting, surfering and stand-up paddling communities who have yet to realise that foils open opportunities to sail, surf of kite that leave the remaining ‘surface slappers’ in the carpark or marina banging on like pub bores. Sure, a foil on a 70ft’er in the 40s isn’t, maybe the best idea. Yet. But keep in mind that as recently as early this year my kiting community was slagging off the new-look, handheld wind wings as a kooky nonsense. This week once of the makers – F-One – posted footage of riders using the wings on foils, no harnessed kitw, and jumping. Yachties, do not be like the die-hard windsurfers who, and still, delittled kiters as ‘tea baggers’. Foils are opening new boundaries for all of us. On Sunday I plan to take my new large foil into swell that a surfer wouldn’t sniff at. This is pushong the envelope. In this week of the Apollo landing anniversary, do you have the right stuff? …?.
thats not really Sailing Aye ? its gliding
Won’t make for interesting racing I’m afraid
This red headset is a bit misleading… ?
Mike Franklin Too fast for Sydney harbour ?
Mark Smith holy shit, low flying
Yes!!!
The perfect evolution of the classic hull when it’s about total speed.
And yes, it’s still sailing.
Speed,speed,dpeed!!!!??⛵??????
Get this next Mark Spring
No keel ah? Should be interesting in gusty conditions. Looks great sailing along in consistent wind and flat water, but experience tells me that sailing is rarely like that. They will need to be wearing seat belts when this thing drops off the foils.
Gavin Hunt amazing how far sailing has come.
Incredible
Very cool! But just go back to one design 12meter boats….F1 is shit, tgatscwjere yer geaded
Not sailing.
Charlie Barmonde wtf??
This foil outsude Is absolutely unsafe!!!!!
Not nice!!!!!!
Crazy….???
Lee Townsend Charlotte Folland us in scotland send send send it!!
Drew GarnettGarnett Nigel Wilson Angus Humphris James Dodd
Armand Thomassian!
Marcelo Araújo de Almeida duas páginas para você
Interesting technology. Goofy unneeded music.
That not sailing! It’s flying! They are very different!! It shouldn’t be classified as sailing!
Dennis Conner would break that foil off in the pre-start.
That’s sailing!!!
Look at that world class trimming
Blackdog 4 Stuart Sawyer ? ?
A planing monohull–are you freakin’ kidding me???