Totally agree with everything! You also get longer and less crowded sessions while everyone else is sitting on the beach waiting for the "perfect" wind 😁
That was really good! You got the whole process suitcased and so well explained. I'll be trying your sweet method in our local swells! Thanks and keep the great content coming!
Fantastic clips at the end. I really look forward to your posts Wingman. The 1050 is a great foil. In Lake Michigan wind swell, I can go straight down a 3-4 foot wave without popping out. The 1050 just locks in.
@@wingmanfoilclub I'm still learning how to glide while luffing so I'm still using the wing as a crutch. And the big lake is choppy, low periods, and cross chop. But I caught one wave on the 1050 for about 45 seconds and I still dream about it. Most other bigger waves I only last 20 seconds. I can complain about not being in Maui, but at least we have a big body of water and some surfable conditions. The Axis 1300 is really fun because it can glide on a 1-2 foot wind swell before the lake gets too choppy. I can't depower completely on it, yet, but I'm about 50% of the way there. Then when the chop picks up, the 1300 is hard to control.
@@martinomovies 45 seconds? That is so awesome!.. I just ordered HPS 1050. I am mostly riding with PNG 1010 these days, but I cannot wait to try HPS series.. and.. finally (!?) to the ART series! 😜😎.. Well, I just started getting success with my tacking now, but I am soooo wanting to ride waves & swells!!
Which direction should you be luffing the wing? In front of you (downwind)? Behind you (upwind, but down from apparent wind)? Usually I find it wants to go in front of me and then I can’t see 😂. I wonder is the foil size impacts this because of you go slow your apparent wind is less.
Usually it’s gonna be downwind of you, but depending on which way the wind is blowing in relation to the waves that could change. Some people also try to get the wing behind them, but I just do downwind if the wind is side shore.
Very nice instructional vlog, I messed up the other day and went on the HPS 880 and should have been on the 1050, I think the 1050 would have been awesome but just couldn't be bothered to come in and change it. Are you sticking with the Axis Froth? I'm thinking either this or the Ensis Rock n Roll 87 choice to be made soon , happy winging 🤙
880 is great but a little small for bigger riders and smaller swell. I’m looking to upgrade my board at some point. I like the shape of the Froth, but I’ve had to repair the rails so many times my board now weighs 15 pounds. I’d like to get a sub 10 pound board. The PPC boards look really nice. I like the XPS construction of the Appletree but they are heavier. I might get Camet or Proper to build me a custom just because weight is so important.
@@wingmanfoilclub that's good to know, yes I can imagine the board does not weigh the same now with all that material for repair. I bought the 880 as it was a bargain and I thought what the hell let's give it a try, but the 1050 is just so good all round for me. As for boards a lot of people here in Spain, once they now what they want shape, size and volume end up with custom boards from Tarifa. I am not on that level so looking at factory boards. I will test the Ensis and see what it's like. I have a friend who rides the 77l and says its just all round good. Let's see what evolves, thanks for the reply. 🤙
I didn’t quite understand one thing- let’s say you ride the face of a wind swell and it starts to die. Are you suppose to pump back to the next bump behind it? Or should there be other bumps on the right or left? I assume you cannot catch up with the bump in front of one you are riding?
If you’re going fast enough or have a foil that pumps well you can definitely pump across to the next bump, but I usually only do that if I see a really big bump ahead because then I know the effort pumping is going to be worth it and I’ll be able to rest as I glide on the next drop in. If that doesn’t seem like a feasible option, you have to look for something else to ride that maybe you can get some speed from. Left, right, behind. You may have to pump in any direction. But like I said the wing adds drag, so our options are more limited than a prone or SUP, and it helps to go faster and stay on bigger swell. And/or use a bigger foil. Check out the link I added to the top right corner when I mention the Josh Ku video. You can all his decision making so well on the drone video.
Best course of action is always to pull off and go to the bump behind. This is for a few reasons. The easiest to understand though, If you try to up and over the bump in front of you. That means you will have to pump uphill and over the back of that bump. It's difficult to pump uphill while the bump is moving away from you and sucking your foil down. There are ways to get through to the bump in front. They're advanced downwind skills though. Brute force can do it, but will tire you out really fast. 3 choices. Up and over. Side to side on the bump you are on. Peel off and reconnect to the one behind. Peeling off and reconnecting is the skill you NEED to learn to be able to downwind for 200km like James Casey did. "You'll never ride 1 bump all the way down the coast."
I don’t think you’ll have any problems with that board size and riding swell. Lots of people are going with the bigger downwinding boards for wing these days. 1010 should work pretty well to learn swell riding I think.
The best spots in my opinion are C St, Oxnard, Topanga, Dana Point, Ledbetter… but it really depends on wind and also shore break. Some days it’s very hard to get out past the break. The last clip in this video was at Cabrillo which doesn’t usually have great waves and a lot of seaweed, but it can be pretty good on big days. The big storms wiped out some seaweed which allows me to ride that clip but I still got caught a couple of times and you see me get high on the foil at the end to go over some. There are a few secret spots too. :)
