Thank you, took some time to put that together, and not just the foiling! Nice sound track, and liked I could still hear the real sounds too. So were you and the wingers hitting sea life when you crashed?

And what a playground SF bay is, makes my bay feel like a pond, but I enjoy it all the same! Though I could and have gone to Tampa bay, similar scale as SF bay, definitely helps to have a buddy for long trips like that.

Thanks Sandman. I saw lots of seals and a few dolphins but they typically get out of the way. Those crashes were mostly foiling out but a few touchdowns that I could not bounce off.

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thedoor said..

Have you wave wind foiled under the Golden Gate bridge at Fort Point?

Looks like foil raids are a thing...
Nice vid - definitely an iconic spot to sail

Great video and great foiling. Foiling is fun especially when you get to enjoy it with friends.
Still like the black stealth sail
Keep them coming

Nice work as usual Door !, thanks for posting. Love watching video's since we've been windless for a couple weeks. August came early this year

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John340 said..

thedoor said..

Have you wave wind foiled under the Golden Gate bridge at Fort Point?

Nah. it looks tempting but its pretty hectic. There is great swell over by the north tower which is fun to ride and is much more open.

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thedoor said..

John340 said..

thedoor said..

Have you wave wind foiled under the Golden Gate bridge at Fort Point?

Nah. it looks tempting but its pretty hectic. There is great swell over by the north tower which is fun to ride and is much more open.

Very cool videos. There are two areas in the Bay here in Tampa that I foil in regularly, with corresponding swell and bridges. I'm always tempted to sail over and go under but it just seems spooky...wouldn't want to do it on my own. So far I've gone under a bridge that my 430 mast fits under but I've only done it a handful of times, and it's a very protected area (with corresponding poor/gusty conditions)

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aeroegnr said..

thedoor said..

John340 said..

thedoor said..

Have you wave wind foiled under the Golden Gate bridge at Fort Point?

Nah. it looks tempting but its pretty hectic. There is great swell over by the north tower which is fun to ride and is much more open.

Very cool videos. There are two areas in the Bay here in Tampa that I foil in regularly, with corresponding swell and bridges. I'm always tempted to sail over and go under but it just seems spooky...wouldn't want to do it on my own. So far I've gone under a bridge that my 430 mast fits under but I've only done it a handful of times, and it's a very protected area (with corresponding poor/gusty conditions)

West of the north tower of the Golden Gate bridge it is a grave yard of ... coast guard rescues. The wind is always less on the west side of the bridge, and in a light day like the one in the video it can die off in a blink. A foil might be ok, and a medium/high wind day it feasible, butthe dooris wise to avoid crossing over much if at all(I think the # of rescues record is close to a dozen kiters. All stuck there ten years ago! My only GG "rescue" happened there 35 years ago, stranded just passed the bridge, a passing sailboat gave me a tow with a rope! I was on a Fanatic Bat!!!!!)

Inspiring video. I am officially giving foil another try! I can use a JP 135 foil board for the next two weeks and it should help pass the terrifying absolute beginner stage.

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duzzi said..

aeroegnr said..

thedoor said..

John340 said..

thedoor said..

Have you wave wind foiled under the Golden Gate bridge at Fort Point?

Nah. it looks tempting but its pretty hectic. There is great swell over by the north tower which is fun to ride and is much more open.

Very cool videos. There are two areas in the Bay here in Tampa that I foil in regularly, with corresponding swell and bridges. I'm always tempted to sail over and go under but it just seems spooky...wouldn't want to do it on my own. So far I've gone under a bridge that my 430 mast fits under but I've only done it a handful of times, and it's a very protected area (with corresponding poor/gusty conditions)

West of the north tower of the Golden Gate bridge it is a grave yard of ... coast guard rescues. The wind is always less on the west side of the bridge, and in a light day like the one in the video it can die off in a blink. A foil might be ok, and a medium/high wind day it feasible, but the door is wise to avoid crossing over much if at all (I think the # of rescues record is close to a dozen kiters. All stuck at the same time there four years ago! My only GG "rescue" happened there 35 years ago, stranded just passed the bridge, a passing sailboat gave me a tow!)

Inspiring video. I am officially giving foil another try! I can use a JP 135 foil board for the next two weeks and it should help pass the terrifying absolute beginner stage.

Definitely let us know how you get on. That is a great board. What foil are you going with?

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thedoor said..

duzzi said..

aeroegnr said..

thedoor said..

John340 said..

thedoor said..

Have you wave wind foiled under the Golden Gate bridge at Fort Point?

Nah. it looks tempting but its pretty hectic. There is great swell over by the north tower which is fun to ride and is much more open.

Very cool videos. There are two areas in the Bay here in Tampa that I foil in regularly, with corresponding swell and bridges. I'm always tempted to sail over and go under but it just seems spooky...wouldn't want to do it on my own. So far I've gone under a bridge that my 430 mast fits under but I've only done it a handful of times, and it's a very protected area (with corresponding poor/gusty conditions)

West of the north tower of the Golden Gate bridge it is a grave yard of ... coast guard rescues. The wind is always less on the west side of the bridge, and in a light day like the one in the video it can die off in a blink. A foil might be ok, and a medium/high wind day it feasible, but the door is wise to avoid crossing over much if at all (I think the # of rescues record is close to a dozen kiters. All stuck at the same time there four years ago! My only GG "rescue" happened there 35 years ago, stranded just passed the bridge, a passing sailboat gave me a tow!)

Inspiring video. I am officially giving foil another try! I can use a JP 135 foil board for the next two weeks and it should help pass the terrifying absolute beginner stage.

Definitely let us know how you get on. That is a great board. What foil are you going with?

The Cadillac, a Moses 790 with 85 cm carbon mast. The JP135 might be less vivacious than my Flikka 117 and take off earlier. We'll see how it goes!!!!!!!

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duzzi said..

thedoor said..

duzzi said..

aeroegnr said..

thedoor said..

John340 said..

thedoor said..

Have you wave wind foiled under the Golden Gate bridge at Fort Point?

Nah. it looks tempting but its pretty hectic. There is great swell over by the north tower which is fun to ride and is much more open.

Very cool videos. There are two areas in the Bay here in Tampa that I foil in regularly, with corresponding swell and bridges. I'm always tempted to sail over and go under but it just seems spooky...wouldn't want to do it on my own. So far I've gone under a bridge that my 430 mast fits under but I've only done it a handful of times, and it's a very protected area (with corresponding poor/gusty conditions)

West of the north tower of the Golden Gate bridge it is a grave yard of ... coast guard rescues. The wind is always less on the west side of the bridge, and in a light day like the one in the video it can die off in a blink. A foil might be ok, and a medium/high wind day it feasible, but the door is wise to avoid crossing over much if at all (I think the # of rescues record is close to a dozen kiters. All stuck at the same time there four years ago! My only GG "rescue" happened there 35 years ago, stranded just passed the bridge, a passing sailboat gave me a tow!)

Inspiring video. I am officially giving foil another try! I can use a JP 135 foil board for the next two weeks and it should help pass the terrifying absolute beginner stage.

Definitely let us know how you get on. That is a great board. What foil are you going with?

The Cadillac, a Moses 790 with 85 cm carbon mast. The JP135 might be less vivacious than my Flikka 117 and take off earlier. We'll see how it goes!!!!!!!

Perfect wing to start on

Edit: not that your are starting :) but for getting back into it

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duzzi said..
West of the north tower of the Golden Gate bridge it is a grave yard of ... coast guard rescues. The wind is always less on the west side of the bridge, and in a light day like the one in the video it can die off in a blink. A foil might be ok, and a medium/high wind day it feasible, butthe dooris wise to avoid crossing over much if at all(I think the # of rescues record is close to a dozen kiters. All stuck there ten years ago! My only GG "rescue" happened there 35 years ago, stranded just passed the bridge, a passing sailboat gave me a tow with a rope! I was on a Fanatic Bat!!!!!)

Inspiring video. I am officially giving foil another try! I can use a JP 135 foil board for the next two weeks and it should help pass the terrifying absolute beginner stage.

. That sounds wild

I'm amazed some times at the currents around here so I can only imagine what it's like between the piers...

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thedoor said..

John340 said..

thedoor said..

Have you wave wind foiled under the Golden Gate bridge at Fort Point?

Nah. it looks tempting but its pretty hectic. There is great swell over by the north tower which is fun to ride and is much more open.

Fabulous video, great editing. The bay looks like a wonderful foiling playground.

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duzzi said..

Inspiring video. I am officially giving foil another try! I can use a JP 135 foil board for the next two weeks and it should help pass the terrifying absolute beginner stage.

Duzzi, the early stages of foiling is a curious combination of exhilaration and terror. The terror slowly subsides with time on water and flight control. The JP 135 & Sabfoil will really help. So will a light wave sail.

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thedoor said..

duzzi said..

thedoor said..

duzzi said..

aeroegnr said..

thedoor said..

John340 said..

thedoor said..

Have you wave wind foiled under the Golden Gate bridge at Fort Point?

Nah. it looks tempting but its pretty hectic. There is great swell over by the north tower which is fun to ride and is much more open.

Very cool videos. There are two areas in the Bay here in Tampa that I foil in regularly, with corresponding swell and bridges. I'm always tempted to sail over and go under but it just seems spooky...wouldn't want to do it on my own. So far I've gone under a bridge that my 430 mast fits under but I've only done it a handful of times, and it's a very protected area (with corresponding poor/gusty conditions)

West of the north tower of the Golden Gate bridge it is a grave yard of ... coast guard rescues. The wind is always less on the west side of the bridge, and in a light day like the one in the video it can die off in a blink. A foil might be ok, and a medium/high wind day it feasible, but the door is wise to avoid crossing over much if at all (I think the # of rescues record is close to a dozen kiters. All stuck at the same time there four years ago! My only GG "rescue" happened there 35 years ago, stranded just passed the bridge, a passing sailboat gave me a tow!)

Inspiring video. I am officially giving foil another try! I can use a JP 135 foil board for the next two weeks and it should help pass the terrifying absolute beginner stage.

Definitely let us know how you get on. That is a great board. What foil are you going with?

The Cadillac, a Moses 790 with 85 cm carbon mast. The JP135 might be less vivacious than my Flikka 117 and take off earlier. We'll see how it goes!!!!!!!

Perfect wing to start on

Edit: not that your are starting :) but for getting back into it

Oh, but I am! I am totally helpless with a foil!
aerongnr: current at the Golden Gate can go up to four knots. Most often 1-2, but when it goes big, and you are in the water, it is like a fast river! The shore passes by at a clip!

John340: I'll be on my Point-7 Spys, rigged soft, lot of pull. After this video I am ready to sacrifice July (or more) to finally try to learn!

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aerongnr: current at the Golden Gate can go up to four knots. Most often 1-2, but when it goes big, and you are in the water, it is like a fast river! The shore passes by at a clip!

Yes, that is a very difficult if not dangerous flow. When I have measured it here, it was 1-2 knots. I was getting over a 2 knot difference when slogging on a marginal day depending on the direction I was going, per my watch. The wind was only 10-12 or so with some holes that were even lower. I could maintain and gain some ground but pumping to get on the foil was much more achievable in one direction that then other.

With 4 knots you need to be well/over-powered and likely have a support crew with a boat . I had to swim back a low volume board that I tried to get working (stupidly/naively) in that current on another day and I had to keep an angle going to keep from getting swept back to an adjacent port. I don't think it was going to be a dangerous thing here because the tide was coming in and I would end up on ground soon either way but it would be a multiple hour adventure at one point vs. walking 5-10 minutes. Only spooky thing was seeing manatees (not recognizing them) and hopping onto the small board out of fear before realizing they weren't something vicious.

So, good on thedoor for not going under that bridge!

And also, duzzi, glad that his post inspired you to be on a foil again! I see these videos that thedoor and others post and it's inspiring me too! Especially when he's launching into 360s and riding clew first down waves.

That's amazing thedoor! Great windward ability, range AND wave riding! I love the waterstart shot and the duck to clew first wave riding! All that distance and you still had the juice for a few laps with the wingers near the launch! Respect!

Duzzi, you're going to send it! We are all routing for ya!

I don't think the door has the common sense to not go under the bridge

www.instagram.com/tv/CMY3sD7jkQ8/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

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thedoor said..
I don't think the door has the common sense to not go under the bridge

www.instagram.com/tv/CMY3sD7jkQ8/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Ahhh awesome!

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thedoor said..
I don't think the door has the common sense to not go under the bridge

www.instagram.com/tv/CMY3sD7jkQ8/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Sweet!

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duzzi said..

thedoor said..

duzzi said..

thedoor said..

duzzi said..

aeroegnr said..

thedoor said..

John340 said..

thedoor said..

Have you wave wind foiled under the Golden Gate bridge at Fort Point?

Nah. it looks tempting but its pretty hectic. There is great swell over by the north tower which is fun to ride and is much more open.

Very cool videos. There are two areas in the Bay here in Tampa that I foil in regularly, with corresponding swell and bridges. I'm always tempted to sail over and go under but it just seems spooky...wouldn't want to do it on my own. So far I've gone under a bridge that my 430 mast fits under but I've only done it a handful of times, and it's a very protected area (with corresponding poor/gusty conditions)

West of the north tower of the Golden Gate bridge it is a grave yard of ... coast guard rescues. The wind is always less on the west side of the bridge, and in a light day like the one in the video it can die off in a blink. A foil might be ok, and a medium/high wind day it feasible, but the door is wise to avoid crossing over much if at all (I think the # of rescues record is close to a dozen kiters. All stuck at the same time there four years ago! My only GG "rescue" happened there 35 years ago, stranded just passed the bridge, a passing sailboat gave me a tow!)

Inspiring video. I am officially giving foil another try! I can use a JP 135 foil board for the next two weeks and it should help pass the terrifying absolute beginner stage.

Definitely let us know how you get on. That is a great board. What foil are you going with?

The Cadillac, a Moses 790 with 85 cm carbon mast. The JP135 might be less vivacious than my Flikka 117 and take off earlier. We'll see how it goes!!!!!!!

Perfect wing to start on

Edit: not that your are starting :) but for getting back into it

Oh, but I am! I am totally helpless with a foil!
aerongnr: current at the Golden Gate can go up to four knots. Most often 1-2, but when it goes big, and you are in the water, it is like a fast river! The shore passes by at a clip!

John340: I'll be on my Point-7 Spys, rigged soft, lot of pull. After this video I am ready to sacrifice July (or more) to finally try to learn!

Any update on your foiling Duzzi?

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aeroegnr said..

duzzi said..
West of the north tower of the Golden Gate bridge it is a grave yard of ... coast guard rescues. The wind is always less on the west side of the bridge, and in a light day like the one in the video it can die off in a blink. A foil might be ok, and a medium/high wind day it feasible, butthe dooris wise to avoid crossing over much if at all(I think the # of rescues record is close to a dozen kiters. All stuck there ten years ago! My only GG "rescue" happened there 35 years ago, stranded just passed the bridge, a passing sailboat gave me a tow with a rope! I was on a Fanatic Bat!!!!!)

Inspiring video. I am officially giving foil another try! I can use a JP 135 foil board for the next two weeks and it should help pass the terrifying absolute beginner stage.

. That sounds wild

I'm amazed some times at the currents around here so I can only imagine what it's like between the piers...

here's an old video of a big ebb at the South Tower Golden Gate Bridge

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aeroegnr said..

duzzi said..
aerongnr: current at the Golden Gate can go up to four knots. Most often 1-2, but when it goes big, and you are in the water, it is like a fast river! The shore passes by at a clip!

Yes, that is a very difficult if not dangerous flow. When I have measured it here, it was 1-2 knots. I was getting over a 2 knot difference when slogging on a marginal day depending on the direction I was going, per my watch. The wind was only 10-12 or so with some holes that were even lower. I could maintain and gain some ground but pumping to get on the foil was much more achievable in one direction that then other.

With 4 knots you need to be well/over-powered and likely have a support crew with a boat . I had to swim back a low volume board that I tried to get working (stupidly/naively) in that current on another day and I had to keep an angle going to keep from getting swept back to an adjacent port. I don't think it was going to be a dangerous thing here because the tide was coming in and I would end up on ground soon either way but it would be a multiple hour adventure at one point vs. walking 5-10 minutes. Only spooky thing was seeing manatees (not recognizing them) and hopping onto the small board out of fear before realizing they weren't something vicious.

So, good on thedoor for not going under that bridge!

And also, duzzi, glad that his post inspired you to be on a foil again! I see these videos that thedoor and others post and it's inspiring me too! Especially when he's launching into 360s and riding clew first down waves.

the current is fastest at the north and south towers of the bridge.... out in the middle it's calmer (but can still rip). most people who sail here carry a marine radio in case of breakdown or other calamity. lots of coast guard rescues... mostly kiters and wingers now, but I got rescued last year after I broke my mast in the shipping channel 1/2 mile east of the bridge with a container ship bearing down on me a mile or two out. decided not to F around with that thing inbound and made the call.

Lots of people sail outside the bridge, but you want to be conservative and not just go blindly out the gate. Lots of relatively inexperienced people on foils going where perhaps they shouldn't be these days.... water outside the bridge near the South Tower can be extremely rough and hard to get back up on a wing board if not experienced. Easier windsurfing if you have a good water start.

The currents also have lots of idiosyncrasies here... I got ebbed out wind foiling once and was way out but the eddy pulled me all the way back to the backside of Fort Point and I was able to land safely despite the sizable waves/shorebreak. Got lucky!

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sunsetsailboards said..

aeroegnr said..

duzzi said..
aerongnr: current at the Golden Gate can go up to four knots. Most often 1-2, but when it goes big, and you are in the water, it is like a fast river! The shore passes by at a clip!

Yes, that is a very difficult if not dangerous flow. When I have measured it here, it was 1-2 knots. I was getting over a 2 knot difference when slogging on a marginal day depending on the direction I was going, per my watch. The wind was only 10-12 or so with some holes that were even lower. I could maintain and gain some ground but pumping to get on the foil was much more achievable in one direction that then other.

With 4 knots you need to be well/over-powered and likely have a support crew with a boat . I had to swim back a low volume board that I tried to get working (stupidly/naively) in that current on another day and I had to keep an angle going to keep from getting swept back to an adjacent port. I don't think it was going to be a dangerous thing here because the tide was coming in and I would end up on ground soon either way but it would be a multiple hour adventure at one point vs. walking 5-10 minutes. Only spooky thing was seeing manatees (not recognizing them) and hopping onto the small board out of fear before realizing they weren't something vicious.

So, good on thedoor for not going under that bridge!

And also, duzzi, glad that his post inspired you to be on a foil again! I see these videos that thedoor and others post and it's inspiring me too! Especially when he's launching into 360s and riding clew first down waves.

the current is fastest at the north and south towers of the bridge.... out in the middle it's calmer (but can still rip). most people who sail here carry a marine radio in case of breakdown or other calamity. lots of coast guard rescues... mostly kiters and wingers now, but I got rescued last year after I broke my mast in the shipping channel 1/2 mile east of the bridge with a container ship bearing down on me a mile or two out. decided not to F around with that thing inbound and made the call.

Lots of people sail outside the bridge, but you want to be conservative and not just go blindly out the gate. Lots of relatively inexperienced people on foils going where perhaps they shouldn't be these days.... water outside the bridge near the South Tower can be extremely rough and hard to get back up on a wing board if not experienced. Easier windsurfing if you have a good water start.

The currents also have lots of idiosyncrasies here... I got ebbed out wind foiling once and was way out but the eddy pulled me all the way back to the backside of Fort Point and I was able to land safely despite the sizable waves/shorebreak. Got lucky!

Whew that sounds like you've had some experiences! I try to keep some margin. Yesterday the wind would've been okay for a lot longer if not for the current. They were about 180degrees opposed, so getting upwind took zero effort but getting downwind was quite uncomfortable on a compact foil board in swells and having to resist a 1-2knots flow. I left myself some room to get pulled by the current in case something happened, and still have a relatively short shore swim, as I would've been swept into the open bay. I still think about getting a marine radio again but I wrecked the first one after the charge port got open and it got flooded. I'm not sure if that was user error or accidental (or both?).

Dropping wind with a strong current can be a challenge. 4 knots or so would not leave an out if the wind dropped below foilability, so a backup plan seems absolutely necessary.

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aeroegnr said..

duzzi said..
West of the north tower of the Golden Gate bridge it is a grave yard of ... coast guard rescues. The wind is always less on the west side of the bridge, and in a light day like the one in the video it can die off in a blink. A foil might be ok, and a medium/high wind day it feasible, butthe dooris wise to avoid crossing over much if at all(I think the # of rescues record is close to a dozen kiters. All stuck there ten years ago! My only GG "rescue" happened there 35 years ago, stranded just passed the bridge, a passing sailboat gave me a tow with a rope! I was on a Fanatic Bat!!!!!)

Inspiring video. I am officially giving foil another try! I can use a JP 135 foil board for the next two weeks and it should help pass the terrifying absolute beginner stage.

. That sounds wild

I'm amazed some times at the currents around here so I can only imagine what it's like between the piers...

here's an old video of a big ebb at the South Tower Golden Gate Bridge

Wow! I think all foilers should be made to watch this video before launching at Crissy.

that said, i'm hoping for a good day there today. Hopefully this marine surge pops.... it's ebb week! not much groundswell out there right now though.... just asked one of the gurus, and he said "mediocre at best" today... under promise and over-deliver!

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thedoor said..

duzzi said..

thedoor said..

duzzi said..

thedoor said..

duzzi said..

aeroegnr said..

thedoor said..

John340 said..

thedoor said..

Have you wave wind foiled under the Golden Gate bridge at Fort Point?

Nah. it looks tempting but its pretty hectic. There is great swell over by the north tower which is fun to ride and is much more open.

Very cool videos. There are two areas in the Bay here in Tampa that I foil in regularly, with corresponding swell and bridges. I'm always tempted to sail over and go under but it just seems spooky...wouldn't want to do it on my own. So far I've gone under a bridge that my 430 mast fits under but I've only done it a handful of times, and it's a very protected area (with corresponding poor/gusty conditions)

West of the north tower of the Golden Gate bridge it is a grave yard of ... coast guard rescues. The wind is always less on the west side of the bridge, and in a light day like the one in the video it can die off in a blink. A foil might be ok, and a medium/high wind day it feasible, but the door is wise to avoid crossing over much if at all (I think the # of rescues record is close to a dozen kiters. All stuck at the same time there four years ago! My only GG "rescue" happened there 35 years ago, stranded just passed the bridge, a passing sailboat gave me a tow!)

Inspiring video. I am officially giving foil another try! I can use a JP 135 foil board for the next two weeks and it should help pass the terrifying absolute beginner stage.

Definitely let us know how you get on. That is a great board. What foil are you going with?

The Cadillac, a Moses 790 with 85 cm carbon mast. The JP135 might be less vivacious than my Flikka 117 and take off earlier. We'll see how it goes!!!!!!!

Perfect wing to start on

Edit: not that your are starting :) but for getting back into it

Oh, but I am! I am totally helpless with a foil!
aerongnr: current at the Golden Gate can go up to four knots. Most often 1-2, but when it goes big, and you are in the water, it is like a fast river! The shore passes by at a clip!

John340: I'll be on my Point-7 Spys, rigged soft, lot of pull. After this video I am ready to sacrifice July (or more) to finally try to learn!

Any update on your foiling Duzzi?

Not really The summer fog is forcing a bit of itinerant sailing. I went twice to TI in great 4.2 conditions, I think it was flooding judging by the water level, but I never check the tide. Then Larkspur a couple of days, and then I spent the last few days at Candlestick figuring out the AV 60 with the 6.5 in semi-marginal conditions, and playing with the Futura 71. It is kind of fun to be there by yourself now that the State Park closes at five pm. You have the whole place for yourself. I am waiting for Crissy to clear out, but it rarely does so in July.

So ... zip .. no foiling ... I need to find a spot where to pick it up again. Martinique? It is time to leave the States anyway!!!!!

PS For our Australian hosts and friends. Candlestick Park in the Bay Area is a sort of iconic place for windsurfing. Only spot with sort of flat water in the whole Bay. We launch from a State Park, that is in a minority neighborhood, and, predictably, has been left to disintegrate for decades. The Unknown sailor below is Duzzi, riding a Carbon Art 52 wide in 2008. The Baseball stadium you see to the right has now been demolished.

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thedoor said..

duzzi said..

thedoor said..

duzzi said..

thedoor said..

duzzi said..

aeroegnr said..

thedoor said..

John340 said..

thedoor said..

Have you wave wind foiled under the Golden Gate bridge at Fort Point?

Nah. it looks tempting but its pretty hectic. There is great swell over by the north tower which is fun to ride and is much more open.

Very cool videos. There are two areas in the Bay here in Tampa that I foil in regularly, with corresponding swell and bridges. I'm always tempted to sail over and go under but it just seems spooky...wouldn't want to do it on my own. So far I've gone under a bridge that my 430 mast fits under but I've only done it a handful of times, and it's a very protected area (with corresponding poor/gusty conditions)

West of the north tower of the Golden Gate bridge it is a grave yard of ... coast guard rescues. The wind is always less on the west side of the bridge, and in a light day like the one in the video it can die off in a blink. A foil might be ok, and a medium/high wind day it feasible, but the door is wise to avoid crossing over much if at all (I think the # of rescues record is close to a dozen kiters. All stuck at the same time there four years ago! My only GG "rescue" happened there 35 years ago, stranded just passed the bridge, a passing sailboat gave me a tow!)

Inspiring video. I am officially giving foil another try! I can use a JP 135 foil board for the next two weeks and it should help pass the terrifying absolute beginner stage.

Definitely let us know how you get on. That is a great board. What foil are you going with?

The Cadillac, a Moses 790 with 85 cm carbon mast. The JP135 might be less vivacious than my Flikka 117 and take off earlier. We'll see how it goes!!!!!!!

Perfect wing to start on

Edit: not that your are starting :) but for getting back into it

Oh, but I am! I am totally helpless with a foil!
aerongnr: current at the Golden Gate can go up to four knots. Most often 1-2, but when it goes big, and you are in the water, it is like a fast river! The shore passes by at a clip!

John340: I'll be on my Point-7 Spys, rigged soft, lot of pull. After this video I am ready to sacrifice July (or more) to finally try to learn!

Any update on your foiling Duzzi?

Not really The summer fog is forcing a bit of itinerant sailing. I went twice to TI in great 4.2 conditions, I think it was flooding judging by the water level, but I never check the tide. Then Larkspur a couple of days, and then I spent the last few days at Candlestick figuring out the AV 60 with the 6.5 in semi-marginal conditions, and playing with the Futura 71. It is kind of fun to be there by yourself now that the State Park closes at five pm. You have the whole place for yourself. I am waiting for Crissy to clear out, but it rarely does so in July.

So ... zip .. no foiling ... I need to find a spot where to pick it up again. Martinique? It is time to leave the States anyway!!!!!

PS For our Australian hosts and friends. Candlestick Park in the Bay Area is a sort of iconic place for windsurfing. Only spot with sort of flat water in the whole Bay. We launch from a State Park, that is in a minority neighborhood, and, predictably, has been left to disintegrate for decades. The Unknown sailor below is Duzzi, riding a Carbon Art 52 wide in 2008. The Baseball stadium you see to the right has now been demolished.

EPIC!

Respect!