Dutchies WA video mashup
Many thanks;
Thomas Hofmann - drone
Lindsay Preece - Ironbark Photos
Music Pandrezz - On the Beach
Slingshot Hover Glide foils, Wizard 105, Simmer Tricera & Blacktip
Too much fun ![]()
Don't mind the haters. Sailed in similar conditions a couple days ago (but inland). Playing on every swell you can grab. Bliss. ![]()
Like fat old guys looking for a way to have fun.
Try wavesailing, not shoulder slow carving.
If you have waves. There are a lot of places that are on the ocean that don't have wavesailable waves. We're just here doing the best we can with what we have. Azymuth is having fun and wanting to share it. Try not to measure his fun vs yours. We have enough Eltee sailors here who do that already.
There's enough darkness already out there. Try to be the light. ![]()
Dutchies WA video mashup
Many thanks;
Thomas Hofmann - drone
Lindsay Preece - Ironbark Photos
Music Pandrezz - On the Beach
Slingshot Hover Glide foils, Wizard 105, Simmer Tricera & Blacktip
Too much fun ![]()
AWESOME!
Great vid and super smooth riding! We only have one wind direction that gives us some lumps to swell ride on, but when it happens, that's absolute my favorite.
If you have waves. There are a lot of places that are on the ocean that don't have wavesailable waves. We're just here doing the best we can with what we have. Azymuth is having fun and wanting to share it. Try not to measure his fun vs yours. We have enough Eltee sailors here who do that already.
Exactly !
We seldom have waves locally in summer but we have awesome windswells with stronger seabreezes.
I probably should've mentioned - there's two sailing in the video, Simon and me ( JJ ).
Some of the video is a year old and I'd like to think we've improved since then - but I hope it still shows the fun we're having ![]()
Thanks all for the positive vibes ![]()
I thought the video was great Azy. Good footage, some good skills and a real cool chill music vibe. I wouldn't listen to anyone who says otherwise. ![]()
Awesome stuff JJ and Simon.
Great variety of camera angles.
I'll be getting my 2019/20 wizard 105 in the spring. I love how foiling allows you to vary your speed(unlike any windsurf board); you can go fast or slow, go up wind at crazy angles then sheet in with the back hand and get that g-force turn like Simon did at the end of the video![]()
Like fat old guys looking for a way to have fun.
Try wavesailing, not shoulder slow carving.
If anything they should get respect for doing something new at an older age.
Old (and sometimes fat) guys (and sometimes, but too often yet, gals) foiling should have its own thread.
I started foiling at age 70 and, after 165 sessions (I'm a nerd, I keep a log), have not looked back. Compared to formula, using small sails in light winds is pretty nice.
Hope this is a good thread to share this one - for some reason, the thumbnail is broken but at last check the video was there.
Its amazing how far ahead of the wave they are riding the swell. It either says something about where the energy in the wave is at depth or else how little energy a foil requires. Either way very cool video in idyllic conditions.
Nice Video, the Drone shots are the best. The problem with having a Drone is you get a lot of shots of your friends but not so many of yourself ![]()
Foiling is fun, especially when the alternative is siting on the beach or shloging on a big board with a big sail. I think it's going to continue to grow because if you can windsurf its a quick learning curve and allows you to stay on a small sail planning/flying through all the turns. While making a non breaking swell feel like a head high breaking wave.
I still windsurf if I can be powered up on my 4.8 especially if there are breaking waves but foiling on the same 4.8 rather than struggling on a 6.0m and 100+L board is way more fun for me.
Thanks for sharing and keep having fun.
Hope this is a good thread to share this one
Thanks for sharing the vid - nice DTL wave riding!
Both vids are bloody awesome. Top skills. Great to see sailors pushing boundaries and having a heap of fun. I have a loooong way to go til I master gybing a foil, so I love seeing others do it and learn from their techniques.
I prefer windsurfing to foiling, but when it's less than 12-14 knots, I'll get out the foil and a sub 6m sail because it sure beats lugging a 7+m sail around on conventional gear.
Each to their own. ![]()