For those who are stoked on the foil craze.... we have the biggest fleet of Hydrofoil racers at any intentional event to date, coming to Rockingham in 2 weeks for the final stop of the Hydrofoil Pro Tour.Lots of locals, first season racers, and interstate foilers attending too!!

Underoath said..
Just going to leave this here for when the lads find their testicles.

Oh yeah. Love a good storm session. I have a forecast tomorrow for 35-47 knots....... OOOOH...
Wont be any hydrofoil with that madness. It will be back to trustee carbon mutant and 6 reo storm session. bring it on ching chong I say.

juandesooka said..
Sounds to me like you two are saying the same thing. Just it's not all about balls / fear of injury, the plateau is also about lack of new thrills and lack of easy wins. For me, it's all 3 but the last one is biggie....and I know it's lazy but once the easy fruit is picked it gets less fun.

I am with plummet I guess.....average in lots of things, but a master of none. Maybe above average in a few things eh.

Foiling.....so much to learn....I am in the low level intermediate honeymoon period, can't get enough.

Yeah I call myself above average to good at the disciplines/sports I do. But not excellent.
With the exception of kite buggy racing in the sand dunes. For that fringe discipline of a sub fringe part of a fringe sport I am the man....... Currently the NZ champion.

Plummet said... I'm yet to find a sport for pissing with rain, no wind.

Oh you've found that sport alright. But it's not only limited to bad weather!

Talking yourself up to greater altitudes than the space station! Not only here but on the other 2 forums you pollute too! Yeah, forum pissing is your specialist subject.

I know you. All the locals know you. None of us like you. You know that too.

FFS you'd love to have all these guys online thinking you are what you WISH you were.

Dream on dream boy.

Ummm... (Giggles at thread)
Strewth plummet your buddy just verbally punched you in the dik

Shush it's 2am here we're all counting sheep.

THE DONG said..
Ummm... (Giggles at thread)
Strewth plummet your buddy just verbally punched you in the dik

No idea who this angry tomasb is. Never heard of him before. So can't call him a buddy by any means.
I feel sorry for him. Getting angry at what others type on internet forums.
Life it too short to get pissed off at such pointless things.

He right about one thing. I do like a bit of internet forum pissing. Its what I do to chillax. Type some pointless **** onto the internet. Talk it up, have some banter.

Wow Tomasb....well I'll be dammed. Long time no hear....

SaveTheWhales said...
I see the higher you are - the better for cruising, untill the blades get jamed in long weeds !



Whats the story if your cruising or doin the Rotto race and theres lotsa weed around.. turning your weapon into a drift anchor ?
It gives me the s**ts on a surfboard but easy enough to jump clear it or ride backeards

In case that was a serious question the answer is that there is probably no more weed catching ability than a decent length fin on a windsurfer that needs upwind ability.
So you hit weed on your freeride windsurfer your race kiteboard or your foil, same old same old.
Although my only weed collect just had me lose lift and gain wobble. Touched down stopped cleared it.
Weed on my windsurfer speed board. Now thats a whole lot of wow.

SaveTheWhales said...
I see the higher you are - the better for cruising, untill the blades get jamed in long weeds !



Whats the story if your cruising or doin the Rotto race and theres lotsa weed around.. turning your weapon into a drift anchor ?
It gives me the s**ts on a surfboard but easy enough to jump clear it or ride backeards

Solid things (like fish) knock you off balance, weeds you can ride with though they suck air down and upset the foil. Can result in falling off and if there's enough crap in the water, just give up.

Plummet said... I'm yet to find a sport for pissing with rain, no wind.

Pinball

This thread is hilarious.. I am continuously amazed at people's desire to bag others.I've been foiling for close to 3 years, coped more flack than most since I started before most peeps even knew what it was. I didn't chose racing but waves, which made my voyage even more 'interesting'.. so I can say I speak from experience, of sorts.

Today I DO ride waves on my foil, in every possible condition from 8 knots glass to 30 knots mush and everything in between. I only need 2 kites, a 5.5 and an 8 . Those that know where I ride know I will take the foil out 'on purpose' so I learn more and more. Does this mean I can't ride Surfboards, top and bottom turns etc, even a twin tip (have 2).. Hell No! I can ride anything at my level - this is simply to set the background of my post..

So.. when did I EVER bag another side of the sport? I have not, and I also do not waste time in negativity. But my point is: After years of development, world cups and tours, basically every brand finally jumping on the band wagon, the great Laird Hamilton, the unquestionable Kai Leni, disciplines like Hydrofoil Racing, SUP Foiling, Wake Foiling, Surf Foiling, and now Waves becoming a real discipline... Why the hell would you waste time bagging an obvious emerging side of the sport? Specially since all you will be demonstrating is your own lack of understanding a new world and ability to adapt. Instead, be happy the waterways have emerging sports, people are pushing the limits into new frontiers..

Try it, don't try - your bag. But shut the hell up with the criticism, grow up - the proof is there for all to see. If the America's Cup yachts think it's ok to spend hundreds of millions of dollars in it, we'd better wake up and pay attention. So much more is coming in Hydrofoiling.. I've seen the new stuff and we will be going places never though of before. I am happy Kitesurfing has new avenues for me to explore, we've done the same thing over and over, for far too long.

The only question I have now is: who will be the first to get barreled on a Foil? I only wish I had the skill, and the youth, the years to learn it to that stage.

Be happy we are witnesses :) Peace up and sweet Seabreezes to us all


Plummet, welcome to the good side Bro

Sir V said..
Now I'll sit and wait for the backlash responses LOL.. but in the meantime here's some of the upcoming shots from this year's video, currently in production









Btw, I didn't drop in.. that is Bertrand Fleury and we do coaching sessions ON the wave . He pushed me onto that one, so when your coach says GO you take it - trust me it's bigger than it looks from this angle eheheh.

Fantastic shots Sir V.

Loving it.

mazdon said..

tomasb said...

Plummet said... I'm yet to find a sport for pissing with rain, no wind.

Oh you've found that sport alright. But it's not only limited to bad weather!

Talking yourself up to greater altitudes than the space station! Not only here but on the other 2 forums you pollute too! Yeah, forum pissing is your specialist subject.

I know you. All the locals know you. None of us like you. You know that too.

FFS you'd love to have all these guys online thinking you are what you WISH you were.

Dream on dream boy.

I was going to say "kayaking", and then this ^^ got all awkward

kayaking is awesome in the rain. strange a kiwi like plummet doesnt know that.

Come on sir V get closer to those peaks....

just out of interest, what's the water 'draw' on those buggers, and have any of you guys developed an empirical measure when you are going along about how deep is deep enough?