Hi everybody,

I wanted to know if some brave guys here manage to do it?
Windfoiling is my 90% activity as here conditions are rarely optimal to take my freewave board. So I wanted to spice up my practice
I already can jump with constancy with the foil entirely out of water so I think I'm ready to brake something .

I've never done it before (neither on a fin board)... is it a really bad idea to begin it on a foil? I'm far more confident on my foil than on my fin board.

So...if you have some good advices or encouragement or caution you are welcome



Vincent (from Belgium)

From what I could see on the net: harness off, centered on the board, front hand and back hand back, impulse on the back leg straighten (as a normal jump) just before the end of the impulse bring mast towards the wind (like I wanted to do a jibe in the air) as soon as the stab is out...pull in hard (back hand) + turn head over shoulder + tuck rear leg.....waiting....landing...open the sail! Ouf!

Trying it on a fin will save you an extra meter of drop when things go bad. I remember one of my first duck attempts where i just fell off the board and was surprised by the extra impact because of the height of the foil. Just something to keep in mind.
But don't mind me. Im just an old guy who is a bit pain adverse. I admire your ambition. Let us know how you progress. Good luck!

I'm hoping you give it a try and nail it. I'm in a similar boat to you but I've only tried small little foil jumps and it's rarely windy enough here to get air on a fin.

I can do forwards on a wave / free wave board and also do jumps on a windfoil board. I have tried to do 1-2 forwards on the windfoil (not landed) but it's scary going over the front and you need to fully clear the foil before you pull the trigger - so it's almost like a stalled forward. I would recommend learning on a fin because it's much easier to spin round on a smaller lighter board.

If you want to start playing around with rotations I have found the back loop / push loop much easier to attempt on the windfoil. I have tried many but haven't landed any, but it still feels pretty good spinning around and landing on your back.

The issue I have with jumping windfoil boards is the gear breakage aspect. Recently cracked a twin track foil box just doing a few chop hops, would love to know how many boards the top foilstylers go through.

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Roy said..
I can do forwards on a wave / free wave board and also do jumps on a windfoil board. I have tried to do 1-2 forwards on the windfoil (not landed) but it's scary going over the front and you need to fully clear the foil before you pull the trigger - so it's almost like a stalled forward. I would recommend learning on a fin because it's much easier to spin round on a smaller lighter board.

If you want to start playing around with rotations I have found the back loop / push loop much easier to attempt on the windfoil. I have tried many but haven't landed any, but it still feels pretty good spinning around and landing on your back.

The issue I have with jumping windfoil boards is the gear breakage aspect. Recently cracked a twin track foil box just doing a few chop hops, would love to know how many boards the top foilstylers go through.

What foiling setup are you doing the moves on?

I'm currently running the Medusa pro 869 with 92cm mast and 370 tail. The board is 105lt starboard IgniteAir.

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Roy said..
I'm currently running the Medusa pro 869 with 92cm mast and 370 tail. The board is 105lt starboard IgniteAir.

Do you find it easier to jump with a faster front wing like that vs. something closer to the 1200cm range?

No stones here for that. Please document your attempts

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Roy said..
I'm currently running the Medusa pro 869 with 92cm mast and 370 tail. The board is 105lt starboard IgniteAir.

Do you find it easier to jump with a faster front wing like that vs. something closer to the 1200cm range?

I haven't tried enough foils to say. I used the Slingshot i76/65 then moved to the Medusa pro. Speed definitely helps on height but I think the key for jumping is lift..so you need a setup with strong front foot bias.

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aeroegnr said..

Roy said..
I'm currently running the Medusa pro 869 with 92cm mast and 370 tail. The board is 105lt starboard IgniteAir.

Do you find it easier to jump with a faster front wing like that vs. something closer to the 1200cm range?

I haven't tried enough foils to say. I used the Slingshot i76/65 then moved to the Medusa pro. Speed definitely helps on height but I think the key for jumping is lift..so you need a setup with strong front foot bias.

Thank you.

I really just need to grow a pair. Nothing else is holding me back.