Great commentary! Very inspirational and informative. Keep up the good work.

@downwind_drifter1040

Ай бұрын

Thanks for reaching out and saying 🤙🤙 The game theory vid seemed to spark some interest in people, the second half of it I’m pointing out all my lines etc. Perhaps worth a watch for you. kzread.info/dash/bejne/aotr25dupNHFXZM.htmlsi=LO3zlxWbTM5-nipe

I reckon an interesting challenge is to ride so high that you can hear ripples from the wing. Works better with a wing, but have managed it in dw in conditions like the video. I wonder about the shorter mast making it easier to ride high, feels less scary :)

@downwind_drifter1040

Ай бұрын

In flat water I pump with the foil at the surface, it often breaks free from the water. In bumps I’m more hesitant as the terrain is shifting so rapidly, especially when taking in to account the boost from getting near the surface and breaching parts of the system. I like to think of the 3d space above the water and use that as my “game zone” riding high gives me more space to play in the game like a new level unlocked… it can get a bit tedious if you have to keep pumping and this is normally when I start using the upper parts of the 3d zone, otherwise I personally like the security of the masts middle 1/3 If I need to speed up in bumps or on a wave I will for sure go to max mast height to chase sections down. I’m loving the built in efficiency of a shorter mast currently, I’m also using a 75 which is great. I’m not afraid anymore, I used to be… I get annoyed at falls and often have to force myself to ride in ways that can make them happen Thanks for reaching out 🤙🤙

@skatehills

Ай бұрын

@@downwind_drifter1040 nice one, yeah I experimented with winging in glassy conditions, and it is crazy how close to the surface you can get the foil, and how it just is so much more efficient. It does get skatey and a bit loose, and definitely not viable to do in bumps, but it shows how much close you can get. I found on the 1201 a few times where I let a tip poke out and just dropped like a stone, so as you say, you need to get used to it and feel out the limit

@downwind_drifter1040

Ай бұрын

@@skatehills I had two interesting breaches pumping the crazy or silly short fuse recently where the rear foil breached… the air slid forward and surrounded the fuse and then slid back off like a jet stream behind me. I felt and heard it which is what made me look down. It didn’t effect me enough to cause much more than a small wobble which I put down to my recent stance work of riding the front foil and barely needing the rear 🤷‍♂️ I was lucky to witness it 🤙🤙

What is the location?

@downwind_drifter1040

Ай бұрын

Auckland, New Zealand 🤙

@bigtone667

Ай бұрын

@@downwind_drifter1040 Very nice.

Like - the rink of the foil not the nose ..advice TNKS

@downwind_drifter1040

Ай бұрын

It helped me a lot too! 🤙

I really enjoy your videos. I am at the beginning of my downwind journey. Winging upwind and deflate. Do you think I will have more success with the 85cm mast vs the 80cm?

@downwind_drifter1040

Ай бұрын

Thanks for saying and messaging 🤙 What brand? That aside I’d say the 80cm is the best for you, as it is for me!

@franerunjic4436

Ай бұрын

I ride North equipment. They have a new SONAR HM High Modulus Carbon Mast in length 80cm and 85cm.@@downwind_drifter1040

@downwind_drifter1040

Ай бұрын

I find the 80cm nearly bang on, if I had to change size by say 2cm I’d choose to go down in length… 78cm rather than 82cm. When learning to dw it’s all about successful runs, and a shorter mast is good for this. It’s less drag in the water and you’ll be more connected to your foil. Where the shorter masts potentially lack is the surfing aspect, you’ll be more likely to breach when laying it over in a turn. This is a ways down the line when starting out and should be worried about. Go the 80cm it will feel better, likely be stiffer, and will be less drag. Thanks for reaching out 🤙🤙

@markreadett7412

Ай бұрын

Great riding in light conditions 🤙😀

@downwind_drifter1040

Ай бұрын

@@markreadett7412 thanks for saying 🤙👀🤙