pitbulldoug said..
Good steady 20-30 kts for starters
I was going to say: longer arms and living on Maui would help...
I've been working on hip strength and esp. mobility a lot over the winter here, and just tried this again on a coffee table the size of a pump foil board, and it worked without anything to pull on with what would be my upwind/front hand, so I'm pretty stoked to go try it on the water now...
Hip range of motion and strengthening have been a focus for a while now...perhaps it is paying off