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ActionSportsWA

1005 posts

ActionSportsWA

WA, 1005 posts

13 Apr 2018 4:07pm

Hey Peeps,

A word of caution, learning foiling may result in the following conditions:-

Changing the colour of SB arrows from Red to Green

Purchasing a seat harness

Desiring to kite on the river instead of the ocean

Wanting to start flying large ram air foil kites.

I fear the condition may be permanent. Take heed I say!

DM

warwickl

NSW

2360 posts

warwickl

NSW, 2360 posts

13 Apr 2018 7:11pm

You must know me.

GeoffD

73 posts

GeoffD

WA, 73 posts

20 Apr 2018 7:51am

ActionSportsWA said..
Hey Peeps,

A word of caution, learning foiling may result in the following conditions:-

Changing the colour of SB arrows from Red to Green

Purchasing a seat harness

Desiring to kite on the river instead of the ocean

Wanting to start flying large ram air foil kites.

I fear the condition may be permanent. Take heed I say!

DM

This is all your fault, Darren. I seem to remember you extolling the virtues of a foil kite? "they're not as hard to fly as everyone says" or some other such "inspirational" nonsense.

Red arrows...check
Seat harness...check
River?...not yet. Pending.
Foil kite...check

It's the end of the world as we know it.

airsail

QLD

1600 posts

airsail

QLD, 1600 posts

20 Apr 2018 6:39pm

I find I'm complaining the wind is too strong now, used to be the other way around. Bloody foils, started with one, now have 4 ??

Plummet

4862 posts

Plummet

4862 posts

20 Apr 2018 6:25pm

Hmm I don't fit the mould. Always had foil kites. High wind is my favourite. Only kite in the sea. Don't have a seat harness.

emmafoils

307 posts

emmafoils

307 posts

20 Apr 2018 7:01pm

High winds in the ocean = big swell=best foiling conditions (with a small LEI)

INTHELOOP

QLD

1855 posts

INTHELOOP

QLD, 1855 posts

21 Apr 2018 11:07am

airsail said..
I find I'm complaining the wind is too strong now, used to be the other way around. Bloody foils, started with one, now have 4 ??

you can ride foils in any wind given design is good and mast stiff enough.

Stevie ss

16 posts

Stevie ss

WA, 16 posts

3 Jun 2018 11:57am

ActionSportsWA said..
Hey Peeps,

A word of caution, learning foiling may result in the following conditions:-

Changing the colour of SB arrows from Red to Green

Purchasing a seat harness

Desiring to kite on the river instead of the ocean

Wanting to start flying large ram air foil kites.

I fear the condition may be permanent. Take heed I say!

DM

ActionSportsWA said..
Hey Peeps,

A word of caution, learning foiling may result in the following conditions:-

Changing the colour of SB arrows from Red to Green

Purchasing a seat harness

Desiring to kite on the river instead of the ocean

Wanting to start flying large ram air foil kites.

I fear the condition may be permanent. Take heed I say!

DM

Sounds like the anti foilist is hooked :)

Raw Boards

68 posts

Raw Boards

WA, 68 posts

3 Jun 2018 1:27pm

ActionSportsWA said..
Hey Peeps,

A word of caution, learning foiling may result in the following conditions:-

Changing the colour of SB arrows from Red to Green

Purchasing a seat harness

Desiring to kite on the river instead of the ocean

Wanting to start flying large ram air foil kites.

I fear the condition may be permanent. Take heed I say!

DM

Wow.....

spartacus

NSW

121 posts

spartacus

NSW, 121 posts

3 Jun 2018 9:37pm

Foiling Ocean with waves & swell cannot be overlooked!

eddiemorgs

QLD

391 posts

eddiemorgs

QLD, 391 posts

11 Jun 2018 6:04pm

spartacus said..
Foiling Ocean with waves & swell cannot be overlooked!

So much fun!

alverstone

533 posts

alverstone

WA, 533 posts

28 Jun 2018 1:07pm

ActionSportsWA said..
Hey Peeps,

A word of caution, learning foiling may result in the following conditions:-

Changing the colour of SB arrows from Red to Green

Purchasing a seat harness

Desiring to kite on the river instead of the ocean

Wanting to start flying large ram air foil kites.

I fear the condition may be permanent. Take heed I say!

DM

You obviously haven't yet tried an long offshore upwinder before the seabreeze cranks, then going back carving the occasional swell when it does come in ...

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