M20 Foil race

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Piros
Piros
QLD
7296 posts
QLD, 7296 posts
29 Jul 2019 4:01pm
Possibly the hardest finish I've ever seen , talk about a pump fest . Permanently cured me from ever wanting to do this race but what an amazing effort by all that entered. This is definitely the F1 of paddle sports.

www.facebook.com/oceanpaddlertv/videos/366522974020948/
Gofoil Australia
Gofoil Australia
NSW
75 posts
NSW, 75 posts
29 Jul 2019 4:20pm
Huge day in Hawaii with Kai Lenny pumping his way past Jeffrey Spencer to take the win in another record time 2hrs 29minutes & having done 2 M2O's the head wind into the last couple of km's is hell on a raceboard let alone trying to pump into it...
SupTomo had a shark encounter mid way into the race with the shark attacking his foil :(
Huge Congratulations to James Casey with an emotional win just beating Boothy & another amazing win for Terene taking out her 3rd M2O & in record time...
Huge day on Maui with the national Slalom windsurfing titles but the highlight of the day was the first ever Wind Wing Foil event & watching legends of the sport Robbie Naish & Alex Aguera battling it out around the course... I've got a new appreciation of this new sport & the speeds they were doing...Good to see the boys from Surf Fx there too...






frenchfoiler
frenchfoiler
505 posts
505 posts
29 Jul 2019 2:42pm
Piros said..
Possibly the hardest finish I've ever seen , talk about a pump fest . Permanently cured me from ever wanting to do this race but what an amazing effort by all that entered. This is definitely the F1 of paddle sports.

www.facebook.com/oceanpaddlertv/videos/366522974020948/


Amazing !!

I don't see Clement Colmas on the video, if the time is right, he must have flown up wind as well to be so close ???

CHAMPION: Kai Lenny (Hawaii) 2:29:38
Runner-up: Jeffrey Spener (Canada) 2:37:44
3rd: Clement Colmas (New Caledonia) 2:38:36
4th: Titouan Galea (New Caledonia) 2:52:31
5th: Bernd Roediger (Hawaii) 3:07:21
6th: Zane Schweitzer (Hawaii) 3:07:26
JEG
JEG
VIC
1469 posts
JEG JEG
VIC, 1469 posts
29 Jul 2019 4:49pm
great effort to those M2O crossers!
mattllew
mattllew
75 posts
75 posts
29 Jul 2019 4:45pm
incredible. The feeling of prone paddling towards the finish line with Kai Lenny still up on foil behind you must be gutting to say the least
Piros
Piros
QLD
7296 posts
QLD, 7296 posts
29 Jul 2019 8:03pm
Poor Jeff that would have been devastating. Yeah Frenchy , Clement must have motored home . Jeff was running a full blown custom Slingshot and Kai was also on secret squirrel MFC custom. Both these guys kept their wings covered up out of the water. I'm just loving this evolution it's insane.

All the hype before the race was just how fast Jeff's Foil was in the open ocean. My guess these guys are riding super high aspect wind foil designs.
Scotty Mac
Scotty Mac
SA
2060 posts
SA, 2060 posts
29 Jul 2019 8:56pm
Wow that last part was tough
tightlines
tightlines
WA
3509 posts
WA, 3509 posts
29 Jul 2019 8:34pm
That is insane.

I almost have a coronary if I manage to pump for 100mtrs.
PeterP
PeterP
873 posts
873 posts
30 Jul 2019 12:27am
How was the start!!!!! Dude on red board took off like a bullet! How they can maintain this for 52km is beyond me but so amazing to watch.

It struck me how everyone was riding the bumps, left right right left left - except Spencer - he just went straight......The shortest way between to points is a straight line and he was miles ahead by China wall! And then KaLenny pulled another magic trick...with a bit more swell they'll ride to the finish line and be done in 2 hours.

It was really cool and this is going to develop further = we need 500m flatwater foil sprints in the olympics!
frenchfoiler
frenchfoiler
505 posts
505 posts
31 Jul 2019 2:49am
www.facebook.com/oceanpaddlertv/videos/1450751451742510/

Looks like Jeffrey was going stray, not much turn, just straight and crazy fast, effortless, amazing !
805StandUp
805StandUp
128 posts
128 posts
31 Jul 2019 3:07am
So amazing that Kai was able to pump upwind for so long!
JEG
JEG
VIC
1469 posts
JEG JEG
VIC, 1469 posts
31 Jul 2019 7:57am
805StandUp said..
So amazing that Kai was able to pump upwind for so long!


because Kai knows
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