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Important safety issues addressed by Blue Planet Surf - To be watched before using Hydrofoils!

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Created by Skeeee > 9 months ago, 6 May 2018
Skeeee
VIC, 260 posts
6 May 2018 12:05PM
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Seajuice
NSW, 919 posts
6 May 2018 7:46PM
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It's already on this section Skeeee. Look at Sup & surf foiling videos. But hey. Good to be on twice in case someone missed it.

blueplanetsurf
316 posts
7 May 2018 11:19AM
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Thanks for re-posting Skeeee, better safe than sorry :)

blueplanetsurf
316 posts
9 May 2018 2:35PM
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I'm stoked this video is getting a lot of attention. I know it's a super long video. To make it easier to skip to certain topics covered, I made a glossary in the description of the video where you can link to a topic and just watch a segment you are interested in. The links don't work here but these are the topics discussed in the video and the time in the video, in the video description on YouTube you can click on the time to link directly to the topic.

To skip to certain topics, here is a glossary of topics covered, click on the time to go directly to the topic:

Introduction/ Purpose: 1:03
Getting help/ coaching from others: 3:21
Sharing knowledge/ Man'ao: 4:00
Getting started without coaching/ getting gear online: 5:40
Getting to know the spot before going out: 6:45
Learning by towing first/ lessons: 9:17
Paddling in/ taking off: 11:15
Short mast for learning: 13:25
Controlling the foil: 14:00
"Dominating" the wing 17:26
Comparison to snowboarding/ front foot pressure: 17:57
Bail out quickly if foil lifts too fast: 18:53
"Low and in control": 20:00
Choosing the right wave to foil on: 21:50
Getting in/ out of the water: 23:19
Paddling out through the surf: 24:20
Risk Management Process: 25:40
Rex on getting started: 26:40
Coaching/ helping beginners: 27:53
Self regulation vs. legislation: 29:45
Going over shallow reef with foil upside down: 33:35
Using a tail handle: 35:55
Checking the depth: 37:40
Avoid damaging the reef: 38:28
Stay humble, we're really not that good: 39:35
Put a leash on it!: 42:10
Use a long leash: 44:40
Keeping the leash from tangling around foil/ floater: 46:04
Coil leashes, floating, retracting leashes: 47:50
Dangers of offshore wind and juicy waves: 50:23
Look for Bunny Hills: 51:50
Sand off sharp edges: 52:38
Wearing protective gear- impact vest: 53:07
Why a helmet is a good idea, Josh Seymore crash footage: 53:55
Casso "Crash Reel" footage: 54:50
Downwind Foiling: 57:50
Avoiding Rolling Falls on the Foil: 58:58
Squaring off the Body: 59:06
Placing the feet in the right place: 1:00:58
Marking foot placement without straps: 1:03:30
Pointing into turn with knees: 1:05:50
Mast sizes: 1:06:17
Wing Sizes: 1:08:00
Comparing Easy Foiler 1440 to Kai and Iwa wing sizes: 1:09:16
Sam's Tail Handle: 1:09:54
Sam's Paddle Clip: 1:11:09
Different ways to carry a foil board: 1:13:15
Foil size depending on rider weight and conditions: 1:17:00
Tandem Foil Surfing: 1:18:30

exiled
367 posts
9 May 2018 4:52PM
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blueplanetsurf said..
I'm stoked this video is getting a lot of attention. I know it's a super long video. To make it easier to skip to certain topics covered, I made a glossary in the description of the video where you can link to a topic and just watch a segment you are interested in. The links don't work here but these are the topics discussed in the video and the time in the video, in the video description on YouTube you can click on the time to link directly to the topic.

To skip to certain topics, here is a glossary of topics covered, click on the time to go directly to the topic:

Introduction/ Purpose: 1:03
Getting help/ coaching from others: 3:21
Sharing knowledge/ Man'ao: 4:00
Getting started without coaching/ getting gear online: 5:40
Getting to know the spot before going out: 6:45
Learning by towing first/ lessons: 9:17
Paddling in/ taking off: 11:15
Short mast for learning: 13:25
Controlling the foil: 14:00
"Dominating" the wing 17:26
Comparison to snowboarding/ front foot pressure: 17:57
Bail out quickly if foil lifts too fast: 18:53
"Low and in control": 20:00
Choosing the right wave to foil on: 21:50
Getting in/ out of the water: 23:19
Paddling out through the surf: 24:20
Risk Management Process: 25:40
Rex on getting started: 26:40
Coaching/ helping beginners: 27:53
Self regulation vs. legislation: 29:45
Going over shallow reef with foil upside down: 33:35
Using a tail handle: 35:55
Checking the depth: 37:40
Avoid damaging the reef: 38:28
Stay humble, we're really not that good: 39:35
Put a leash on it!: 42:10
Use a long leash: 44:40
Keeping the leash from tangling around foil/ floater: 46:04
Coil leashes, floating, retracting leashes: 47:50
Dangers of offshore wind and juicy waves: 50:23
Look for Bunny Hills: 51:50
Sand off sharp edges: 52:38
Wearing protective gear- impact vest: 53:07
Why a helmet is a good idea, Josh Seymore crash footage: 53:55
Casso "Crash Reel" footage: 54:50
Downwind Foiling: 57:50
Avoiding Rolling Falls on the Foil: 58:58
Squaring off the Body: 59:06
Placing the feet in the right place: 1:00:58
Marking foot placement without straps: 1:03:30
Pointing into turn with knees: 1:05:50
Mast sizes: 1:06:17
Wing Sizes: 1:08:00
Comparing Easy Foiler 1440 to Kai and Iwa wing sizes: 1:09:16
Sam's Tail Handle: 1:09:54
Sam's Paddle Clip: 1:11:09
Different ways to carry a foil board: 1:13:15
Foil size depending on rider weight and conditions: 1:17:00
Tandem Foil Surfing: 1:18:30


Great job indexing. I tried to thumb up twice but it turns out you can't. It really would be great to subdivide this video into multiple parts though. People are looking for shorter clips and might just bounce past this going though youtube. Better that they take in a tenth of it than skip it altogether, right?

blueplanetsurf
316 posts
10 May 2018 9:57AM
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blueplanetsurf said..
I'm stoked this video is getting a lot of attention. I know it's a super long video. To make it easier to skip to certain topics covered, I made a glossary in the description of the video where you can link to a topic and just watch a segment you are interested in. The links don't work here but these are the topics discussed in the video and the time in the video, in the video description on YouTube you can click on the time to link directly to the topic.

To skip to certain topics, here is a glossary of topics covered, click on the time to go directly to the topic:

Introduction/ Purpose: 1:03
Getting help/ coaching from others: 3:21
Sharing knowledge/ Man'ao: 4:00
Getting started without coaching/ getting gear online: 5:40
Getting to know the spot before going out: 6:45
Learning by towing first/ lessons: 9:17
Paddling in/ taking off: 11:15
Short mast for learning: 13:25
Controlling the foil: 14:00
"Dominating" the wing 17:26
Comparison to snowboarding/ front foot pressure: 17:57
Bail out quickly if foil lifts too fast: 18:53
"Low and in control": 20:00
Choosing the right wave to foil on: 21:50
Getting in/ out of the water: 23:19
Paddling out through the surf: 24:20
Risk Management Process: 25:40
Rex on getting started: 26:40
Coaching/ helping beginners: 27:53
Self regulation vs. legislation: 29:45
Going over shallow reef with foil upside down: 33:35
Using a tail handle: 35:55
Checking the depth: 37:40
Avoid damaging the reef: 38:28
Stay humble, we're really not that good: 39:35
Put a leash on it!: 42:10
Use a long leash: 44:40
Keeping the leash from tangling around foil/ floater: 46:04
Coil leashes, floating, retracting leashes: 47:50
Dangers of offshore wind and juicy waves: 50:23
Look for Bunny Hills: 51:50
Sand off sharp edges: 52:38
Wearing protective gear- impact vest: 53:07
Why a helmet is a good idea, Josh Seymore crash footage: 53:55
Casso "Crash Reel" footage: 54:50
Downwind Foiling: 57:50
Avoiding Rolling Falls on the Foil: 58:58
Squaring off the Body: 59:06
Placing the feet in the right place: 1:00:58
Marking foot placement without straps: 1:03:30
Pointing into turn with knees: 1:05:50
Mast sizes: 1:06:17
Wing Sizes: 1:08:00
Comparing Easy Foiler 1440 to Kai and Iwa wing sizes: 1:09:16
Sam's Tail Handle: 1:09:54
Sam's Paddle Clip: 1:11:09
Different ways to carry a foil board: 1:13:15
Foil size depending on rider weight and conditions: 1:17:00
Tandem Foil Surfing: 1:18:30








Great job indexing. I tried to thumb up twice but it turns out you can't. It really would be great to subdivide this video into multiple parts though. People are looking for shorter clips and might just bounce past this going though youtube. Better that they take in a tenth of it than skip it altogether, right?







It seems that shorter videos should work better but I'll share something I only recently realized after many years of posting videos on YouTube:
The YouTube algorithms suggest videos based on watch time. In the past we have tried to post both short and sweet videos and extended cuts and we found that it's always the longer videos that get suggested more resulting in many more views and watch time.

For example, this extended cut is over 18 minutes long has over 80k views:


While this shorter 6 minute video we made using the exact same footage and information has less than 1k views (as of today):


The fact that our Foil Safety video got over 15k views in the first 10 days proves to me that longer videos are an effective way to reach a large audience.
I doubt there are 15k foilers in the whole world at this time, so obviously there is a lot if interest in foiling from people that have not tried it yet.



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