Yesterday at Seacliff, South Brighton, SA (too much seaweed at the moment :()

Fun Spring Ding:

Session out on the River in Perth WA, crazy frontal conditions throughout the day with some 35+ knot fronts, 200km down south they recorded 101km/h gust, so a good choice to go on the River, surprisingly steep wind chop that was quiet annoying to sail through as the period between waves was so short, a Longer mast definitely helped.

This is my first ever video of me winging and I started this year so any tips or recommendations of what makes a good video will be appreciated, tried to compile 1 hrs of footage into a shorter clip from the 3hr session on the water :)

Wing foiling in the Nai Harn backwash jellyfish maze.

The westerly winds have started blowing, and Nai Harn is filling up with wind, and swell again, creating lots of backwash from the surrounding mountains' rocks. We have certainly foiled cleaner days' waves here before, that's for sure, but enjoyed trying to carve out some lines in this swash nonetheless.

Jellyfish & ocean debris served as additional obstacles intent on challenging the chop navigation further. When you're accelerating down the face of a confused wave, the last thing you want to see is a huge translucent Medusa head, staring up at the line of your advancing foil's descent. Thankfully, all those years of playing Pacman, were not in vain.

Thanks for watching

Long distance racing (70kms!!!!!!) French style

Join us for some Wing Foiling at Naiyang Beach, Phuket, Thailand. This is a top spot on the island, for Wing Foiling & Kitesurfing, offering 3 distinct environments; from long, clean rolling island-backed reef waves on the South side, to larger downwinder friendly swell, that can be foiled in from way out on the horizon, and finally, the more challenging surf breaks, that churn, and froth relentlessly, over a low lying sandbank, on the North side. Set in the Sirinat National Park, this place is an absolute foiling / kiting paradise, that invites you in with its raw, undisturbed panoramas, and chilled-out beach vibe, and then offers you a variety of conditions, and challenges, to immerse yourself within, all in reach of a single launch /return point. A must-visit destination for wind and wave-powered fun!

Side by side riding my Veloce XXL (1900sq cm/107cm) and my Veloce LT (1340sq cm/90cm) in about the same conditions. Making a few more of my behind-the-back tack attempts and even trying a new move. I tend to look hilarious and full kook when trying anything new.

Most wingers have been sizing down their largest (light wind) foil as they improve, but I haven't convinced myself to get rid of my Veloce XXL....yet. I still have plenty of fun using it in lighter conditions, and even cross-over conditions where I can get away with using my smaller LT.

You're making that XXL turn really well Dave, not a very noticeable difference between the two in the video. Amazing what you can get done in such a small space!

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Thatspec said..
You're making that XXL turn really well Dave, not a very noticeable difference between the two in the video. Amazing what you can get done in such a small space!

As much as the turning looks similar, the XXL definitely requires some practice and finesse to get it to carve more aggressively. On the plus side it wants to stay on foil no matter how slow I get, and I feel like it actually makes me a better rider on the smaller foil. With the GoPro Max I have to stay pretty close to the camera or I turn into a small spec quickly, so I turn frequently

Video I did of some mates foiling on a local dam here in Western Australia, nice crystal clear fresh water on a sunny but very cold day. I was asked to post here so here goes

chasing down some boat wakes

Wingfoiling in Maui (+ windsurfing and surfing)

two videos from the same day at Treasure Island, San Francisco Bay

Some winging at Queens Beach North in Redcliffe.

Chasing a fishing boat full of salmon off of Treasure Island

Fanatic Aero Free 1000
Fanatic Sky Wing 4'8" x 60l
Duotone Unit D/LAB 3.5

Kevin, that's amazing. How far were you from the boat?

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Kevin, that's amazing. How far were you from the boat?

hey marc, i was on the 2nd wake... i find the 1st wake usually has a lot of surface chop... this one was pretty choppy as well and I was just keeping up... turns weren't super comfortable. i bugged off and came back on the 3rd or 4th wake and that had a little less energy and was more tolerant of turns. 2nd wake i was close enough to have a conversation with the guys on the back of the boat if they were paying attention.

funny thing later I got on the wake of the Pacific Pearl... a boat I was on in December 2021 for a crabbing and fishing charter. Looking maybe to book one of these boats next week for salmon

Join us on a road trip, from Phuket to Phang Nga, Khao Lak, and through to Ranong, as we search Thailand's Monsoon-whipped western coastline, for epic locations to wing foil the seasonal surges.

Lightwind session 9-13 knots here in Mallorca, Spain. Unedited 35 min long

Ian putting the hammer down in a pretty hectic westerly at Bishops.

Summer on Oahu is the best: long days, south swells, tradewinds and beautiful sunsets, what more can you ask for as a wing foiler?

The Molokai 2 Oahu Race was cancelled again this year and a shorter course on Oahu took it's place- The BlueWater Hawaiian Classic. The organizers set up a special, shorter course for SUP foilers to be able to race in the bumps- from Portlock Point to the Windsock at Kaimana. They also opened the race to Wing Foilers and we ended up having the biggest field yet of foiler racers on Oahu gather at the start off of Portlock Point.

The video voiceover touches on the history of the race, training, participants, equipment used, technique and strategy, results and more.
Photo credit: Pat Meyers
videos by: Jeff Chang, Derek Hamasaki, Kevin Lee, Robert Stehlik and others
editing: Lucas Purcell and Robert Stehlik

These are the official Foil Race results for the foil divisions:

molokai2oahu
The Foil Division featured both Wing and SUP from China Walls to Kaimana Beach! The classic Hawaii Kai run a was perfect match for Nani Dalene who dominated with 2nd overall ??

Men Wing FOIL
Robert Stehlik 26:30
Eli Maioho 28:06
Josh Lawrence 28:23

Women Wing FOIL
Nani Dalene 27:55
Glennel Jordan 47:70

Men FOIL
Jack Ho 28:19
Andrew Gibbons 30:24
Eric Sterman 30:50

Women FOIL
Andrea Moller 46:00

Great post Robert. Thanks and well done on getting over the line.

my first downwinder!

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The Molokai 2 Oahu Race was cancelled again this year and a shorter course on Oahu took it's place- The BlueWater Hawaiian Classic. The organizers set up a special, shorter course for SUP foilers to be able to race in the bumps- from Portlock Point to the Windsock at Kaimana. They also opened the race to Wing Foilers and we ended up having the biggest field yet of foiler racers on Oahu gather at the start off of Portlock Point.

The video voiceover touches on the history of the race, training, participants, equipment used, technique and strategy, results and more.
Photo credit: Pat Meyers
videos by: Jeff Chang, Derek Hamasaki, Kevin Lee, Robert Stehlik and others
editing: Lucas Purcell and Robert Stehlik

These are the official Foil Race results for the foil divisions:

molokai2oahu
The Foil Division featured both Wing and SUP from China Walls to Kaimana Beach! The classic Hawaii Kai run a was perfect match for Nani Dalene who dominated with 2nd overall ??

Men Wing FOIL
Robert Stehlik 26:30
Eli Maioho 28:06
Josh Lawrence 28:23

Women Wing FOIL
Nani Dalene 27:55
Glennel Jordan 47:70

Men FOIL
Jack Ho 28:19
Andrew Gibbons 30:24
Eric Sterman 30:50

Women FOIL
Andrea Moller 46:00

Well done Robert great race and thanks for the time to put this together , really interesting . I was only speak to Mick Di Betta yesterday on the beach I sent him the link to this video.

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FoilIsland said..
Join us for some Wing Foiling at Naiyang Beach, Phuket, Thailand. This is a top spot on the island, for Wing Foiling & Kitesurfing, offering 3 distinct environments; from long, clean rolling island-backed reef waves on the South side, to larger downwinder friendly swell, that can be foiled in from way out on the horizon, and finally, the more challenging surf breaks, that churn, and froth relentlessly, over a low lying sandbank, on the North side. Set in the Sirinat National Park, this place is an absolute foiling / kiting paradise, that invites you in with its raw, undisturbed panoramas, and chilled-out beach vibe, and then offers you a variety of conditions, and challenges, to immerse yourself within, all in reach of a single launch /return point. A must-visit destination for wind and wave-powered fun!

That looks like a really fun spot!

Also worth mentioning Thailand just legalised cannabis, might have to take a holiday

My first wing foil slalom championship organised by UK Windsurfing at Stokes Bay, UK on the 20th of August 2022. We've had 10 races, 3 of which I missed due to the wrong gear selection (5.5 Slick was not enough for me) so I ended up racing on my 7m Slick which was way too big at times but I managed to finish 6th out of 12 overall.
It was great to see what level other wingers are and that juniors are pushing hard and realised that I'm not fast at all
Next step is to get an ultra high aspect foil and learn how to push harder

Port Beach, super gusty 15-25 knot southerly
Clay and Sam

Freshly crowned Defi Wind winner Bastien Escofet just returned to WA from competing in Europe over the summer and is showing off his new bag of wing foil tricks.