Great to hear about your journey - its interesting to hear that you used the wing as well, really supports on foil skills from what we found. Its all about putting the parts of the jigsaw puzzle together ....paddle skills, foil skills, pump skills. Will - SUPboarder
Nice work & top tips! Still following you just behind on progress. I've also managed flat water paddle ups and now fairly consistent with them. Hoping to get out in the bumps this week as we finally have some wind here on South Coast UK.
It really is! Thanks for the kind words. I did my first DW in flat water a few days ago. It didn't go so well. Lots of paddling, not much foiling. I could get up ok, just struggling to stay up!
@@hydrofoilacademy I've had a few shockers. One quite recently. It happens, but each run makes you stronger, physically and mentally, irrespective of the 'success'... Keep on keeping on!
Wow congrats on the journey! So how long did it take you time-wise to get from that first paddle session to where you are now? I'm pretty similar to you, very decent wingfoiler in the waves, can connect waves proning, but zero paddling experience/skills. Have done a few wingfoil DW runs with a 3m wing trying to not use it and just rely on the foil, which is great fun but totally see the appeal of the freedom of not having the wing. Thanks for making the videos!
Hi Mate, in terms of time it was around 4 weeks from stepping on the board to being able to do small DW runs in good conditions. I've still got a long way to go but I feel like i've now broken the back of it. I would highly recommend starting the journey, it's so good! There will be some humbling moments but it's worth it. Let me know how you get on.
Sorry, I forgot about this.. It was the Armstrong APF 1675 with a glide 220 tail (not shimmed). I did shim the baseplate with a 1 deg shim. I will be doing a full video on this soon.
Hallo …… greetings from GERMANY… I Like your Movies … Great !,, My Question : is it a big Differenz by Downwind And flatwater Foiling .. Betwin 82 cm or 75 cm Mast …. Which Mast ist better for beginner Thanks for answer …… Friz
Hi Friz, Thanks for the kind words. A 75cm mast is easier to paddle up as there is less drag. But an 82 will be better in the pumps. So for Downwind, the 82 will be better but for flat water paddle ups, the 75. Hope that helps
No, for this journey I’ve not used the Boost to help. I wanted to do it just with paddle power. Don’t get fixated on the flat water paddle up. It’s not important to being able to DW in bumps.
What I meant by this is that I'm a Dad with two young kids and work full time job (outside of the industry) so I don't have heaps of time to do this everyday. I just wanted to know how long it would take to able to do a proper DW run. I'm still not there yet!
Well done Gav! Nice seeing you getting nice wins on the board. Congrats mate
Thanks 👍
haha you and I are kindred spirits when we fall :)
Mate! It's one of the most frustrating things i've done. But it's sooooo good when it works.
These were great videos! I’m an intermediate winger in good river and looking to expand my foil world to doing stuff.
Great to hear!
Great to hear about your journey - its interesting to hear that you used the wing as well, really supports on foil skills from what we found. Its all about putting the parts of the jigsaw puzzle together ....paddle skills, foil skills, pump skills. Will - SUPboarder
I'd assume it's the F-One Jam.
It was the Armstrong APF1675
To this day, I find my biggest skill deficit is paddle technique. It's so hard to get this right under the pressure of catching a bump.
Nice work & top tips! Still following you just behind on progress. I've also managed flat water paddle ups and now fairly consistent with them. Hoping to get out in the bumps this week as we finally have some wind here on South Coast UK.
That is awesome!
Great to see the quick progress but that's not been without effort Great stuff. It is totally addictive. Its all i think about TBH! 😂
It really is! Thanks for the kind words. I did my first DW in flat water a few days ago. It didn't go so well. Lots of paddling, not much foiling. I could get up ok, just struggling to stay up!
@@hydrofoilacademy I've had a few shockers. One quite recently. It happens, but each run makes you stronger, physically and mentally, irrespective of the 'success'... Keep on keeping on!
Hi thanks for the video it’s cool 👍🏻👍🏻 When you speak of the HA 1450 for the bumps, is it the v1 or v2 version ?
Thank you! It's the V2 i'm referring to.
Can you now reveal which north frontwing did you refer to at @1:56?
They have a range of pump and downwind foils just about to be released. It was one of those. 🤙
My guess P1800 as you said it wasn’t great for DW
Wow congrats on the journey! So how long did it take you time-wise to get from that first paddle session to where you are now? I'm pretty similar to you, very decent wingfoiler in the waves, can connect waves proning, but zero paddling experience/skills. Have done a few wingfoil DW runs with a 3m wing trying to not use it and just rely on the foil, which is great fun but totally see the appeal of the freedom of not having the wing. Thanks for making the videos!
Hi Mate, in terms of time it was around 4 weeks from stepping on the board to being able to do small DW runs in good conditions. I've still got a long way to go but I feel like i've now broken the back of it.
I would highly recommend starting the journey, it's so good! There will be some humbling moments but it's worth it. Let me know how you get on.
still nothing that can be released about that magic front wing?
Sorry, I forgot about this.. It was the Armstrong APF 1675 with a glide 220 tail (not shimmed). I did shim the baseplate with a 1 deg shim. I will be doing a full video on this soon.
Hallo …… greetings from GERMANY… I Like your Movies … Great !,,
My Question : is it a big Differenz by Downwind And flatwater Foiling .. Betwin 82 cm or 75 cm Mast …. Which Mast ist better for beginner
Thanks for answer …… Friz
Hi Friz,
Thanks for the kind words. A 75cm mast is easier to paddle up as there is less drag. But an 82 will be better in the pumps. So for Downwind, the 82 will be better but for flat water paddle ups, the 75. Hope that helps
for you
Is Stoke Foiling Boost no longer necessary?
I'm thinking about purchasing Boost.
For this journey I’ve not used the boost much as I wanted to try and do it without. But it would definitely help. I’d recommend it!
I got it. I also plan to purchase a PPC paddle
What foil setup were you using?
Size of front wing, length of mast
I mate, sorry I can't say yet as its still not been released. Not long and ill let you know
Did Stoke Foiling Boost help with flat foil? I'm trying flat foil with SULTAN7.8 & SAB1550, but I can't do it well、、、
No, for this journey I’ve not used the Boost to help. I wanted to do it just with paddle power. Don’t get fixated on the flat water paddle up. It’s not important to being able to DW in bumps.
any chance you can at least reveal the release date for that front wing?
I've been told it will be released end of November this year.
@@hydrofoilacademy Fantastic. As we are in December now you should be able to add the foil model and specs to the video :) Cheers.
@@hydrofoilacademy yeah would be great to know! It might be one of the new v2MA foils?
How many session to learn? Thank you!
So far I’m on session 15. And I think I’m about halfway there. Going to do my first downwind run tomorrow!!!
@@hydrofoilacademy just 15 session to start to fly in flatwater?
I did a flat water paddle up on my 9th session. If you have the right gear it’s completely achievable
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Thanks mate
Great videos. But you are not an average Joe 😊
What I meant by this is that I'm a Dad with two young kids and work full time job (outside of the industry) so I don't have heaps of time to do this everyday. I just wanted to know how long it would take to able to do a proper DW run. I'm still not there yet!
Ha. Was thinking the exact same thing.