Same here.
Found jibing in gusts works better than jibing in lulls.

So refreshing to see that reel, the first one made him god like! But alas he's only a real good dude who show us another level of flying and crashing. Bring on 12 knots for me to get out.

The video shows two locations.

The scenes with the wind coming from the right are at Lake Mojave in, I believe, October 2019. The launch site is cabinsite on the far southeast corner of the lake. Good wintertime spot. Worth the 1,000 mile drive from the Pacific Northwest if ya just gotta get some TOF. Foilable winds pretty much every day. Warm air, cold water in January.

The scenes with the wind coming from the left are at the Event Site in Hood River in the summer.

The rider is a Slingshot team rider who lives in Utah. I met him last January at Mojave. He was testing a Ghost Whisper prototype. This video shows his wipeouts, but other videos of him show him keeping his board and himself completely dry through dozens of jibes, including multi-flips and ducks. He definitely shows how much fun you can have on a foil with a small sail in strong winds.

boardsurfr said..

Nice to see he has to work for it . Funny to see that he still breaches with the 111 cm mast. Lots of catapults when in touchdowns - I don't think I'll be on a no-nose board anytime soon.

Yeah, surprising number of those are touchdowns - your comment prompted a rewatch. I'm wondering if he was flying higher than usual for the camera? Then again, as brutal as some of those touchdowns were, maybe that's the reason. (Meanwhile, Paducha cancels order for 87 l. foil board... )