This group was formed in June 2020 by Sean Hogan from New Caledonia and has been well received by wind foiling members sailing many locations. The group has grown to more than 50 now but there is always room for more to share tracks from their local sailing spots.

KA72 is a user friendly site that accepts uploads from most GPS devices on the market

If you are not familiar with KA72 or this group, take a look and consider joining us on your journey, go to KA72.com

Any questions on how to join up or how to post to this group feel free to ask by replying to this thread

For me this group has helped with improving the basics like consistent speed over longer distances and gybe technique

Cheers
TK

Membership pending.

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regal1 said..
Membership pending.

awesome regal
Tip- when uploading file to KA72 select Activity as 'Windfoil'
This way the track will automatically load to Windfoil Worldwide Group
(the reason I mention this is your current default activity may be set as windsurf)
Cheers
TK

Thanks fo that Tony !

on the subject of the group, would you guys prefer a year ranking over month ranking ?

we could also have month and year on screen but then would have to discard one category as ka 72 web page only allows 6 items displayed.

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seanhogan said..
Thanks fo that Tony !

on the subject of the group, would you guys prefer a year ranking over month ranking ?

we could also have month and year on screen but then would have to discard one category as ka 72 web page only allows 6 items displayed.

I am happy with the current categories as they are
But if others want change that is fine too
Having year long overall standings could get boring with close to the same order the whole year

Have joined!

I put my name in the hat simply so some other poor soul wouldn't be at the bottom.

Hello, I am not very fan of the distance category concerning the performance in windfoil even this one favors me widely. Year ranking category could be fine, Darryl's one !

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jpqr said..
Hello, I am not very fan of the distance category concerning the performance in windfoil even this one favors me widely. Year ranking category could be fine, Darryl's one !

For sure if others agree, remove distance and add something else
The 5 x 10sec is a good benchmark

Yes don't think we need an annual ranking. This would just mean more management as there are occasionally spiked tracks or drives home. Currently we can just ignore them and all reset the following month. Now distance , who's got time for that:)

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Paducah said..
I put my name in the hat simply so some other poor soul wouldn't be at the bottom.

You'll have stiff competition

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DarrylG said..
Yes don't think we need an annual ranking. This would just mean more management as there are occasionally spiked tracks or drives home. Currently we can just ignore them and all reset the following month. Now distance , who's got time for that:)

You still can't admit I did 42 knts...

JPQR ! distance is my only chance not to be at the bottom of the rankings !!! Unless I add awesomeness and then I win !

I think distance is important, but in case could be replaced by the hr. If you want 5 x 10 it is better to remove the 500 metres or the 2sec. otherwise too many speed categories.

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powersloshin said..
I think distance is important, but in case could be replaced by the hr. If you want 5 x 10 it is better to remove the 500 metres or the 2sec. otherwise too many speed categories.

I see your point there, but maybe 30min instead of hour as a lot these foilers seem to prefer a short and sharp session, we don't want any heart attacks on the playground

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tonyk said..

powersloshin said..
I think distance is important, but in case could be replaced by the hr. If you want 5 x 10 it is better to remove the 500 metres or the 2sec. otherwise too many speed categories.

I see your point there, but maybe 30min instead of hour as a lot these foilers seem to prefer a short and sharp session, we don't want any heart attacks on the playground

Ditto for 30 minutes

Great to see the new month kick off with so many new members posting for the first time

Yes your post certainly boosted the amount of members !
Jusavina isn't cheating anymore and I went down all the way in the rankings !! won't improve anytime soon we went into full lockdown yesterday....

Would be happy to see the distance category modified to "an hour" or 5 x 10. Not everybody has the time for three-hour sessions and It does seem to have a huge effect on the standings compared to the other disciplines?

IMHO removing the distance category would be detrimental to the group. My understanding of the group was it was set up for fun for all types of Windfoil with any kind of gps. If the distance is removed all of the categories will be either speed over time and speed over distance. So why shouldn't some of the slower guys see their name at or near the top of one of the categories and boost their over all ranking for their efforts . I'm sure most people have the opportunity once a month to put in a few hours on the water. I totally agree the hour is a great category and would like to see it included some how. I am also a fan of the 5*10 over the 2s where less accurate devices are being used.
Happy foiling

Can we have a 24h category?

Upcoming KA72 November 2021 HOUR OF POWER
Would be great if as many Windfoiler's as possible could sign up in support of KA72, it's only AUD$10 and it helps keep the wheels turning
Where I sail in an hour 50 gybe's are required, but still fun to see what average speed I can achieve

The bar is lifting, seems the 2sec 30kt mark is sorted for quite a few, awesome performance guys and girls, will we see 35 soon !
500m not too shabby either !

indeed, did you see matt91's score from yesterday ? not to mention he hasn't received the full R kit from phantom, he's riding on bits and pieces. I wonder how fast he's going to go considering he already did 34 with a starboard race foil !

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tonyk said..
The bar is lifting, seems the 2sec 30kt mark is sorted for quite a few, awesome performance guys and girls, will we see 35 soon !
500m not too shabby either !

Tony,

Drifter's (my) 2sec 29.98Kts on the 26/11. "Tell them they're dreaming". It's only 16kts in My Data on KA72. Looks like a software glitch on KA72.

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John340 said..

tonyk said..
The bar is lifting, seems the 2sec 30kt mark is sorted for quite a few, awesome performance guys and girls, will we see 35 soon !
500m not too shabby either !

Tony,

Drifter's (my) 2sec 29.98Kts on the 26/11. "Tell them they're dreaming". It's only 16kts in My Data on KA72. Looks like a software glitch on KA72.

Quite a spike, a number to aim for in the future

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seanhogan said..
indeed, did you see matt91's score from yesterday ? not to mention he hasn't received the full R kit from phantom, he's riding on bits and pieces. I wonder how fast he's going to go considering he already did 34 with a starboard race foil !

Well Sean looking at Matt91's result for Thursday I have a feeling he now has is new foil kit, congrats Matt nice performance, keep pushing

LOL not yet Tony ! still missing the small stab and short fuselage.

but the kid's a beast, no fear whatsoever and very good at tuning his kit.
(he did 27 on my 1100 freeride wing +115 fuselage with my 8.0 foilglide)
His alpha is pretty slick too...

he needs to go for km's now to finish the year
we are considering entering the french speed base network

www.ffvoile.fr/ffv/web/actualites/actus_detail.asp?ID=18401&fbclid=IwAR3okNoFuyd4c8Titvb0MfW7I2ij3iP7KuzALd_gkEEFBy-hy_sgpBT7dN4#gsc.tab=0

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seanhogan said..
LOL not yet Tony ! still missing the small stab and short fuselage.

but the kid's a beast, no fear whatsoever and very good at tuning his kit.
(he did 27 on my 1100 freeride wing +115 fuselage with my 8.0 foilglide)
His alpha is pretty slick too...

he needs to go for km's now to finish the year
we are considering entering the french speed base network

www.ffvoile.fr/ffv/web/actualites/actus_detail.asp?ID=18401&fbclid=IwAR3okNoFuyd4c8Titvb0MfW7I2ij3iP7KuzALd_gkEEFBy-hy_sgpBT7dN4#gsc.tab=0

I can see that a category has been dropped in favor of showing the sailors' yearly scores. The yearly score includes any windsurfing activity, not just windfoiling as far as I understand, and I am not sure why it is important in a windfoil group.
I am not sure of the algorithm, but probably it would favor the ones that also fin.

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powersloshin said..
I can see that a category has been dropped in favor of showing the sailors' yearly scores. The yearly score includes any windsurfing activity, not just windfoiling as far as I understand, and I am not sure why it is important in a windfoil group.
I am not sure of the algorithm, but probably it would favor the ones that also fin.

Hi
This group is setup to only show windfoil nominated tracks in all categories including yearly ranking
The windfoil category is in the KA72 drop down menu, after selecting the windfoil emoji will show
It is possible in your personal MyData/MyTracks on KA72 to change any past sessions to windfoil
Dylan has also set up a MyData/Mystats page so you can review all PBs for Windfoil separate to Windsurf
Hope this helps
Cheers
TK