I think that probably was only about 25 knots board speed! I was hanging out over the sand as the drop off in depth is almost vertical, so you can literally run the side of the board along the sand and the fin won't hit. The sand is also quite soft, so you need to step off onto the sand or you can't easily climb out.
Great video Dave. Not sure who had the most fun. You guys or that pair of dogs!? Always great to get of a feel of the different spots. Puts all the numbers in perspective. Looks epic. Nice to see our fellow team member Antman in action too. Keep the vids coming.
Hi Mark, the board came to me like that. I think there had been an issue with the tuttle box in the factory, so it had been 'fixed'. It's dead flat now in front of the box, so a great board.
G'day Dave, what type of watch are you using. I have the Garmin Forerunner 245. Tracks ok, but no speed of the run displayed until the download to my phone. Will have to drop up to this location for a blast at some stage, on a Severne Dyno with weed fin. 😁
Yeah, a great spot for any type of sailing. That was a Garmin 6X Pro running the GPSTC Datafield. You can load that software to your watch - check out this link: www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Windsurfing/Gps/Garmin-GPSTC-Datafield-to-complement-the-Motion-Simple-Logger?page=11. I only use the Garmin for on-water feedback and use a Mini-motion GPS to send my speeds to the GPSTC. In that example, my watch had 41.2 knots as the 2-second max, but the motion had 40.8 with all of the error data so you can check for any spikes, etc. The two GPS's are usually very close, but you can't use the Garmin for positing to the GPSTC because you can't check the validity of the data. I was using a weed fin (as I feel they are quicker), but you don't need one!
I find the iSonic really good. The back foot is a little closer in to centre, rather than out on the rail making it feel better off the wind and the board seems to gybe nicer, being a little longer perhaps. It also seems easier to get going. I've got the Starboard 81 Slalom Foil 2022, so am comparing it to that and at the moment, prefer the iSonic 83, but continue to swap between the two.
@@daveandgeri Interesting. It looks like the tail is a bit wider than my Blast. I found the Blast a bit too narrow in the tail for race foils but I haven't gone anywhere near as fast as I have on my dedicated foil board. I haven't seen very many videos of people using the isonics with foil boxes, just the dedicated race boards. Thanks!
