Hydrofoil

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mvdv
mvdv
NSW
74 posts
NSW, 74 posts
20 Sep 2013 9:18am
Sorry if posted here before (did a search and couldn't see it).

Unless the rules exclude it, may not be long before someone modifies a design for downwinders.




More photos here.
www.damienleroy.com/site/index.php?option=com_morfeoshow&task=view&gallery=27&Itemid=80
DavidJohn
DavidJohn
VIC
17570 posts
VIC, 17570 posts
20 Sep 2013 9:38am
Not posted before but has been dicussed with pics and vid of another guy doing it.

He's gunna need a longer paddle..

DJ
PTWoody
PTWoody
VIC
3982 posts
VIC, 3982 posts
20 Sep 2013 2:24pm
DavidJohn said..

Not posted before but has been dicussed with pics and vid of another guy doing it.

He's gunna need a longer paddle..

DJ


This is why we all need extendable paddles.
GizzieNZ
GizzieNZ
4103 posts
4103 posts
20 Sep 2013 2:39pm
Was he tow started or did he use his own paddle power?.....I am curious. Hard to imagine he extended his extendable paddle as he built up speed?
GizzieNZ
GizzieNZ
4103 posts
4103 posts
20 Sep 2013 3:56pm
Oh........I see whereas I instantly thought "cool bananas" here's an on to it dude paddling into a wave and then using the power of the ocean to do the foil thing........maybe not
surffoils
surffoils
42 posts
42 posts
20 Sep 2013 7:19pm
Its not as complex as it seems.
This guy paddled into waves at Curl Curl Beach in Sydney.

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Even on small waves there's enough power within the wave to lift a surfer. The bigger the area of the foil the easier it lifts.

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Balance is the key.
GizzieNZ
GizzieNZ
4103 posts
4103 posts
28 Sep 2013 7:47pm
So how does one put a foil on the bottom of a board?
How would one even know how to construct the foil itself?
DavidJohn
DavidJohn
VIC
17570 posts
VIC, 17570 posts
28 Sep 2013 10:10pm
GizzieNZ said...
So how does one put a foil on the bottom of a board?
How would one even know how to construct the foil itself?


You can buy them.. They've been around for years.. Waterskiing.. Tow surfing.. Windsurfing.. My local windsurfing/sup shop has one.

DJ
GizzieNZ
GizzieNZ
4103 posts
4103 posts
29 Sep 2013 2:07pm
okay....but still having conceptual problems as how to attach to board.....leash plugs......or mayb just Hero surfboard mounts ?
We not talking about drilling holes through board I hope :)
DavidJohn
DavidJohn
VIC
17570 posts
VIC, 17570 posts
29 Sep 2013 4:10pm
GizzieNZ said...
okay....but still having conceptual problems as how to attach to board.....leash plugs......or mayb just Hero surfboard mounts ?
We not talking about drilling holes through board I hope :)


Yes.. Drilling he's through the board.. Plus heaps of reinforcement .
DJ



Retzy
Retzy
VIC
130 posts
VIC, 130 posts
29 Sep 2013 5:13pm
My local windsurfing/sup shop has one.


I'm ringing him tomorrow, but I'm not bolting it to my beloved Starby Pro..... :)
GizzieNZ
GizzieNZ
4103 posts
4103 posts
29 Sep 2013 3:25pm
I think I can get a 10 foot mana.....might have a hint of a crease in the nose but otherwise wide and floaty

but mayb if it is a working and doable concept someone could do a purpose designed foil board......am thinking foil attached to central stringer (or stringers?
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