Kneeling (up or down?)

Congratulations.
You've managed to discard the only positive features of standup paddleboards and surf skis and come up with a new activity that distills the very worst of both sports.
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by alakaboo » Tue May 05, 2015

Sunday, May 6, 2018

Some foil success

Today I caught two waves where I took off kneeling up; got to my feet before the board went up on the foil and rode the wave mostly on the foil.

The difference was that I was surfing with a bloke riding a SUP (5'9" 90 something litres).
A case of money see monkey do.

Also, I had even higher spacers under the rear of the mast base.
I am still struggling with the amount of rocker on that board.

When I paddle onto a wave I have the nose of the board very close to the water (force of habit).
I know at this angle that the foil is diving, not flying. I am going to either paddle on further back or tilt the foil base even more.

Watching this SMIK flat-bottom board today brought this home to me.

Cross posted to:
supwindfoil.net
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So many in the 1770s on their knees

So many in the 1770s on their knees
en.wikipedia.org A view of Karakokooa in Owyhee by John Webber