OT: Foil Surfing

[William]

Or in this case, down winding...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QfFRvd7H6I

It will probably be a while for us bigger guys, but this looks like so much fun!






William

[pdmtong]

My best friend (who lives in Haiku) is friends with all those Maui guys who are innovating.

They are all so great in the water once they master a genre they get bored and move on via innovation.

[bcroslin]

whoa - with all the insane wind we get at this time of year this is totally doable here on the west coast of FL

[54ny77]

laird hamilton was the big time innovator there with his big wave hydrofoil surfing.

wave energy--such cool stuff. whaddaya call that science, hydrodynamics?

[Bruce K]

These foil boards have made the transition to kite surfing.

You want to talk about speed and "flying".....

BK

[dave thompson]

These foil boards have made the transition to kite surfing.

You want to talk about speed and "flying".....

BK

The Lord of the Wind North American Kiteboard Championship is held every year on our beach in Los Barriles. The foil board contests are amazing; speeds in excess of 40mph! Watch this video, the foils start around 2:40 in. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=W4VN-3wkEN8

[weisan]

Strong core!

[Vientomas]

Kitesurfing, windsurfing, wake boarding, suping...It's been around for a while now...3 year old video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62k3D6Jb69s&index=2&list=PLOBHu4YrZCSGwtda6cHIN0FpGw5wWdwkn

Pretty cool to see on the water. Very quiet...foils sneak up on ya :)