I'm slowly getting better at landing & recovering after over foiling, but not when the board swings into wind. If that happens I have to get my foot out of the strap (just using front strap), scurry up to the mast & swing the sail way to turn back down wind forward before the board stops dead & I fall off.
Tony Logosz mentions in his foil-academy.com tutorials that this is a common problem for foil newbies but doesn't offer a solution. What's the fix?
If the board turns downwind or heads straight after landing there's no problem as I can keep sailing.
Any tips appreciated.
Thanks,
Greg
If the board turn into the wind, it is most-likely because you are getting to slow with all your weight back to keep foiling. Speed is your friend with foiling. At least until you are getting too fast :-). In my opinion, there is no way to recover from that. Once you get better, you are going to avoid that situation. It's like a catapult, you do not learn how to recover (just how to get out of it the best way, but you are still crashing), but how to avoid it.
David
How slow do you think you're going when the board swings? What foil size set up are you using? I'm on the i84, and my board will start to swing at about 7-8 mph of board speed. When the board start to swing, I immediately take a step forward and get off foil as quick and smoothly as possible. That's how you recover. Now I don't sail with foot straps, so this technique is very convenient to do. If you're in front foot strap then it would be a challenge. Try sailing strapless, then this won't happen to you.
As board slams down into the water, try sheeting IN hard and throw the rig towards the nose.
I did it hooked in and in both straps. Works if there is enough wind.
Thanks for the responses. I haven't been taking speed into consideration so that's a great pointer. I've been mainly focused on controlling the foils angle of attack and venting gusts in the sail while maintaining fore & aft balance. Speed is another thing to keep in mind.
it does explain why I've sometimes dropped off the foil even when riding high - stalled due to loss of speed.
I do foil strapless occasionally but find I have less lateral control of the board so find it harder to keep on a straight heading.
BTW A few of us from Ballina sailed at Yamba last w/e off Whiting beach. What a top spot in a Northerley! Klm of flat river water with a low break wall blocking the chop and smooth wind across the wide river.
Thanks for the responses. I haven't been taking speed into consideration so that's a great pointer. I've been mainly focused on controlling the foils angle of attack and venting gusts in the sail while maintaining fore & aft balance. Speed is another thing to keep in mind.
it does explain why I've sometimes dropped off the foil even when riding high - stalled due to loss of speed.
I do foil strapless occasionally but find I have less lateral control of the board so find it harder to keep on a straight heading.
BTW A few of us from Ballina sailed at Yamba last w/e off Whiting beach. What a top spot in a Northerley! Klm of flat river water with a low break wall blocking the chop and smooth wind across the wide river.
Saw a guy who was maybe 15 day foiler flip his Naish rear wing upside down!
He said this allows him to breach and come down without the board pointing upwind.
