Select to expand quotePaducah said..
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Interesting that the majority of options shown above need less wind than windfoiling.
A Brain stimulating collection of vids ...got me thinking ...am i heading in the right direction
Great stuff. One thing is that the freestyler on Garda has a lot more than six knots of wind.
Select to expand quoteChris 249 said..
Great stuff. One thing is that the freestyler on Garda has a lot more than six knots of wind.
The video said it was in less than 15 knots
Select to expand quoteGestalt said..Paducah said..
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Interesting that the majority of options shown above need less wind than windfoiling.
Not really. In 15 knots on my windfoil, I'm on a 4.7. In 10-12 knots, I can be on a sub 6 m. The windfoil requires the least amount of wind to sail past displacement mode. That matters to some people, who crave that feeling, and not to others, who don't care as much about it.
Fun is not something I, nor I'm sure most of us here, measure objectively. All those things look fun in some shape or manner. We all do what's best suited for us given where we live, the experiences we want, the means at our disposal etc. Good luck in finding your happy place for you. 
I'm not sure that freestyler is in 15kts unless its 15g20. They are efficient but still need quite a bit more than a foil.
Select to expand quoteGestalt said..
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Nice to see a video where people struggle to get going after a wipe out or bogging between sets.
Select to expand quotepeterowensbabs said..Gestalt said..
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Nice to see a video where people struggle to get going after a wipe out or bogging between sets.
The wind gets so light in the vid. There's times it would be lucky to be 5 knots. For me that's wave sup weather but at some point I'd love to be able to do it on a shortboard. Just need more confidence and skill
When it's super light I struggle to catch the wave.
Select to expand quoteGrantmac said..
I'm not sure that freestyler is in 15kts unless its 15g20. They are efficient but still need quite a bit more than a foil.
It says less than 15 in the video. Looks like it's around 10-15. The little boats in some shots don't like winds over 15knts and the other windsurfers are dredging.
That aside I can plane at 15knts so I'm sure the pros can.
Select to expand quotePaducah said..Gestalt said..Paducah said..
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Interesting that the majority of options shown above need less wind than windfoiling.
Not really. In 15 knots on my windfoil, I'm on a 4.7. In 10-12 knots, I can be on a sub 6 m. The windfoil requires the least amount of wind to sail past displacement mode. That matters to some people, who crave that feeling, and not to others, who don't care as much about it.
Fun is not something I, nor I'm sure most of us here, measure objectively. All those things look fun in some shape or manner. We all do what's best suited for us given where we live, the experiences we want, the means at our disposal etc. Good luck in finding your happy place for you.
Lol
Select to expand quoteTardy said..
A Brain stimulating collection of vids ...got me thinking ...am i heading in the right direction
Yup. I reassesed what I was doing a few years back after Watching freestyle friends rip apart a light wind session while I was on an 8.5m race sail and formula board which at the time was my lightwind setup.
As a result I switched to smaller freestyle wave gear. I never quite managed to learn to Vulcan but managed to learn how to get smaller gear going in lighter air and never looked back.
