Just some video from a few days in November and me trying to describe the different kinds of wave conditions at Kanaha on the North Shore.

Great video and awesome looking conditions, is that a custom wind foil board?

Looks super fun Adrian, thanks for posting this!

super good. Did you ever hit the reef with the foil?

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CoreAS said..
Great video and awesome looking conditions, is that a custom wind foil board?

Yes Sir, It's a Roberts. Just over 6ft about 28" wide and about 110L. It weighs under 15lbs. I guess he can make it lighter without all those foot strap inserts .
Oh it can take a beating as he reinforces the nose as well as other critical areas.

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thedoor said..
super good. Did you ever hit the reef with the foil?

Ahhh that reef. If you pay attention to the tide and don't get greedy avoiding the reef is not a problem. And if its borderline depth you can just foil on the outside of the reef. JJ would love it on a strong easterly the downwinders are epic. I have been out there when you can't see your buddies sail over the next swell.

But the answer is yes and its my fault for not switching to my 85cm mast or loosing track on where I am coming over the reef. As it has high spots. Also when the tide is low I should sail down to Ka'a which has a gap in the reef and is the preferred swell riding spot for wingers. I am just too lazy to sail the 500m from Lowers to Ka'a

Oh, I am lucky that I am not a good enough foiler to notice the impact on performance all the gouges in my foil have. But it sure is fun!

Often look at Craigslist maui a lot of the foils for sale have reef scratches just the price you have pay to play on reefs.

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CoreAS said..
Great video and awesome looking conditions, is that a custom wind foil board?

Yes Sir, It's a Roberts. Just over 6ft about 28" wide and about 110L. It weighs under 15lbs. I guess he can make it lighter without all those foot strap inserts .
Oh it can take a beating as he reinforces the nose as well as other critical areas.

Board looks awesome, I haven't seen a Roberts board for ages...great stuff

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KDog said..
Often look at Craigslist maui a lot of the foils for sale have reef scratches just the price you have pay to play on reefs.

You are 100% correct. No one likes to gouge a foil but most folks I have ask say exactly what you quoted. Albeit that many of them are sponsored

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Hess said..
Just some video from a few days in November and me trying to describe the different kinds of wave conditions at Kanaha on the North Shore.

Wave carve heaven, sweet turns - thanks for the vid

I was there in November. Launched off that same spot in Kanaha a few times.

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FoilWays said..
I was there in November. Launched off that same spot in Kanaha a few times.

Nice, I was there most days. And there are never more than a few windfoilers. Did we meet?

Great video. Loved the chilled out commentary!

Awesome stuff. Someday I'm gonna drive 200 miles to try some swell riding . Even at 27 knots on my lake, the wavelength is too short to get much of a ride.

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CoreAS said..
Great video and awesome looking conditions, is that a custom wind foil board?

Yes Sir, It's a Roberts. Just over 6ft about 28" wide and about 110L. It weighs under 15lbs. I guess he can make it lighter without all those foot strap inserts .
Oh it can take a beating as he reinforces the nose as well as other critical areas.

Foil mast right at the end of the board?

Faff, yes, that is typical of Roberts. I also have a Roberts with the finbox completely at the aft end. The footstraps are set for using a race foil for freeriding.

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Hess said..

CoreAS said..
Great video and awesome looking conditions, is that a custom wind foil board?

Yes Sir, It's a Roberts. Just over 6ft about 28" wide and about 110L. It weighs under 15lbs. I guess he can make it lighter without all those foot strap inserts .
Oh it can take a beating as he reinforces the nose as well as other critical areas.

Foil mast right at the end of the board?

Yes Sir. The Tuttle box is integrated into the tail. You get such a positive feel of the foil.
Rob says it helps with earlier take-off. I can confirm it does seem to Pop out of the water.
And although I do stand close to the tail I have never stepped off the deck pad. Rob is pretty good at this stuff but he is more into Free Race or Race than Wave foiling himself. So if you want to go fast you should talk to Rob.

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WsurfAustin said..
Awesome stuff. Someday I'm gonna drive 200 miles to try some swell riding . Even at 27 knots on my lake, the wavelength is too short to get much of a ride.

The open ocean is awesome for downwind swell riding when the wind is up. But if you can find a spot that has Swell near 90 degrees to the wind it even makes it easier to turn both ways on the swell while keeping power in the sail for carving.
And when you go please post a vid. Love learning for what others are doing

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FoilWays said..
I was there in November. Launched off that same spot in Kanaha a few times.

Nice, I was there most days. And there are never more than a few windfoilers. Did we meet?

I don't think we met, but I might have seen you. I didn't WindFoil. I good old standard fin windsurfed, and winged. Only windsurfed two days. One day at Kanaha where the wind kind sucked... until a squall came through and lit me up good. That was fun. But then I went past the breakers, jibbed and the wind fully died. Lol. I had to sit out there for a while and wait.

Black Friday I windsurfed in Kihei, Maui Sunset. THAT was fun. No waves, but great nonetheless.

This is the video from that day: www.instagram.com/p/Clb-MOSJ1sd/

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Hess said..

FoilWays said..
I was there in November. Launched off that same spot in Kanaha a few times.

Nice, I was there most days. And there are never more than a few windfoilers. Did we meet?

I don't think we met, but I might have seen you. I didn't WindFoil. I good old standard fin windsurfed, and winged. Only windsurfed two days. One day at Kanaha where the wind kind sucked... until a squall came through and lit me up good. That was fun. But then I went past the breakers, jibbed and the wind fully died. Lol. I had to sit out there for a while and wait.

Black Friday I windsurfed in Kihei, Maui Sunset. THAT was fun. No waves, but great nonetheless.

This is the video from that day: www.instagram.com/p/Clb-MOSJ1sd/

Nice Vid, Kihei can be fun and sometimes the swell and tide cooperate to produce some great sessions at Sunset. The reef there is too shallow for me to foil so I launch at Kewakapu or the Pier when foiling in Kihei.

This trip there were several days at Kanaha that had nice waves and off shore squally wind. Those days the Windfoil shines as the windsurfers, except for the pro's, stay on the beach while the Wingers have to paddle out to the wind line. That's when I love the floaty Windfoil boards that just make life easier.

Is it just me or is the weather getting weirder and weirder. After me talking up Maui in November in the vid, I landed in Maui for the first time facing southwest as the trades have not been blowing much all winter. Folks are are complaining how there has been no wind or 40+ mph during this winter.

Thank goodness i took up foiling as I have had fun on light Kona (south) wind the last couple of days but no waves. Hopefully it just this season and things will get back to "normal". What has winter been like where you live?

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Hess said..
What has winter been like where you live?

Awful!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Seattle area)

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thedoor said..
super good. Did you ever hit the reef with the foil?

Hey Door this should give you an idea of what the reef can do to your foil if you are stupid and try to ride swell/waves when the tide is too low.
The red Bondo I used smoothed the reef scars and the white putty filled in some of the delimitation from hitting turtles. The turtles are fine
And yes this foil/stab has more drag than the new set I have. Just use it now when the tide is iffy.