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Yeah apparently the New north sonar SF v2 is ready but they're delaying release until 2027. I guess they had to fire their whole NZ foil team because they were making all the Euro corporate employees look bad. Now the release has to wait till 2027 because there's only 5 working days between now and then when all the required marketing people aren't on a month long vacation to Gotten****tenburg and they can agree on the brochure layout.

Stumbleweed said..

TooMuchEpoxy said..

Stumbleweed said..
Strapless rider checking in.

I've tried a front strap. When I had it dialed in I did experience an instant jump in control and pump up on foil ability.

That said, straps are horrible when poorly placed. The strap takes up a considerable amount board real estate. When I tinker with my foil or board setup (which perhaps I do too much), sometimes the strap will be in exactly the wrong place. Aargh!!!

And then there are the times I unintentionally hit a sand bar or ball of weed at speed and go ass over teakettle. Boy am I ever glad my foot wasn't in a strap.

Oho man, bad strap placement is the worst. I 100% buy strapless boards and add inserts EXACTLY where My feet go like I ride strapless and take a grease pencil out and mark my feet and add the straps in the right spot.

I don't know how I'd mark the positions.Do you remember where your feet were when riding? Neither of my boards has much in the way of visual landmarks.

Or maybe you're some kind of badass who can mark out foot position while riding. :)

I'm 90% prone and 10% wing so riding around without power and reaching down and fiddling with my feet isn't that big of a deal. Try it next time you're out you'll probably realize it's not that hard. The trick is the grease pencil. Getting the cap off and back on a marker is tricky!

My real tricky maneuver is picking up a lost hat without coming off foil. I can only pull it off like 30% of the time, but when I do, it feels pretty special!

For me, if I'm riding my hardest in waves, I have maybe 5 "get on foils" in me before I'm tired and my riding level steps down a notch. Sitting in the water, climbing onto the board, slogging, pumping onto foil. It's a lot of work compared to just staying on foil. The straps allow me to stay on foil when I would have come off and stay on the board when I would have fallen off. Even in some gnarly crashes I can almost always muscle the board back to the right direction to get back on foil. That means fewer times clawing my way back on foil and more of my session riding at my best.

I never switch feet ever. Even when I rode strapless years ago.

As far as jumping it's the same as strapless kitesurfing, I have to actively coach myself not to get bored and jump on flat days. I can't afford To destroy boards like that.

as far as injury I think board width is important. 24" wide is ok but any bigger I think is an issue. Modern skinny boards are great. It's just a matter of how Much leverage the board has.