Saw this today in an article on wave sailing www.windsurf.co.uk/ross-williams-ross-tips/

"Aerials

If there is no other option than to do an aerial, I would just say don't hold back and go for it. Hold on to your boom, because if you do get your timing wrong and you are too late, the last thing you want is to not be able to get your feet out of the straps. Hold onto the boom so you are still connected to your equipment. If you have a bad wipeout, once your feet are out of the straps, then you can let go of the boom. I always try to hang on to the boom and it is always the last thing I will disconnect from if I do wipe out."

I'm firmly in the "hold onto the boom at all costs" camp to stay away from the foil and was wondering if some (obviously, not all) of the foot injuries people tended to suffer early on was because of not having that habit ingrained yet?

Aerials lol


i have slipped off the board before and managed to get my foot on the foil, despite still holding onto the boom. It was a bit of a weird crash as the board toppled sideways off the foil and I fell onto the other side of the board with the rig still upright.

Not typical to land a foot near the foil in a crash if you're holding onto the boom since you're usually travelling towards the nose of the board with the rig, but it is possible.

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Subsonic said..


Aerials lol


i have slipped off the board before and managed to get my foot on the foil, despite still holding onto the boom. It was a bit of a weird crash as the board toppled sideways off the foil and I fell onto the other side of the board with the rig still upright.

Not typical to land a foot near the foil in a crash if you're holding onto the boom since you're usually travelling towards the nose of the board with the rig, but it is possible.

The original bit was about wave sailing My aerials in windfoiling usually are half loops over the nose (catapults)

hold on to the boom and also try and sheet in and push with the front arm, otherwise you might hit your leg onto the boom which is painful

This will protect you from hyper extension of the ankle.
The case would be if you're falling backwards and the board is going up as you don't put enough weight on it anymore. If you let go of the boom, the board is very likely to tilt violently sideways causing an hyperextension of th ankle.
Classical injury in wingfoil..

For catapults, I make safety footstraps bindings...

www.free-ride-addicted.fr/e-boutique/paire-de-fixations-de-securite-d-g-pour-footstrap/

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Paducah said..
Saw this today in an article on wave sailing www.windsurf.co.uk/ross-williams-ross-tips/

"Aerials

If there is no other option than to do an aerial, I would just say don't hold back and go for it. Hold on to your boom, because if you do get your timing wrong and you are too late, the last thing you want is to not be able to get your feet out of the straps. Hold onto the boom so you are still connected to your equipment. If you have a bad wipeout, once your feet are out of the straps, then you can let go of the boom. I always try to hang on to the boom and it is always the last thing I will disconnect from if I do wipe out."

I'm firmly in the "hold onto the boom at all costs" camp to stay away from the foil and was wondering if some (obviously, not all) of the foot injuries people tended to suffer early on was because of not having that habit ingrained yet?

I designed these as a result of foot binding in the strap and resulting injury.
www.bartlettcomponents.com/products/fcs/
Ther are so many awkward ways to fall foiling. I designed the FCS to release regardless of the angle or direction of fall. I've fallen forward holding on to the boom, backwards when foiling out going to windward, in which case the board rolls to leeward (the worst IME). And directly backwards when losing mast base pressure and the board "wheelies out". I had gotten really gun shy to use the straps. If it were just a case of momentary pain and continuing on, it would be fine. But watching the wind blow for weeks while being off the board while healing was more painful than the injury. With the FCS, I don't have to think about it. I can get my foot snug in the straps and ride with confidence and peace of mind.