Downwind SUP foiling | How to start | STEP 1
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2023
- We met up with Matt Elsasser in Hood River, Oregon to learn how to downwind sup foil. Downwind SUP foiling is becoming more and more popular, so we wanted to bring the basic knowledge into one video to get you started on you journey.
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I dig that paddle! Also, you are making the technical look so easy.
Incredible right.
Great invention - Maybe someday, I’m only 70 !
You got this!
Me too and I'm 73. I do know that back in the day … in a galaxy a long, long time away… um forget that … I would have bought one of these things. Man did that look cool to do!
@@wereflea8496Can get an efoil (electric assisted foil) and do it even when you are 100.
Good ol Columbia Gorge, so recognizable.
succeeding in standing on such a board is already a challenge, succeeding in taking off is another challenge which requires a very good technical and cardio level
My neighborhood bro! I cant wait til i get to try this awesome sport. On the Columbia no less!
That looks sick
That water look cold cold 🥶
Like a dolphin in the waves. So jealous
This is the future of shipping.
This looks like so much fun
This looks so enjoyable.
Thanks for sharing this 😁... great pointers
Thank you!
Absolutely fantastic
Now we know how the Vikings got to this continent..😮😅
Those guys had balls of steel. The North Atlantic is insane even in a large boat.
Fabulous!!!
whats your rig? board looks good for tiny waves, I've had pipe dreams of surfing a lake nearby on wind swell days
These things look like so much fun.
Such grace.
How fun!!
All I can hear is Spencer Sterling in the background going he he he he he
Hahahahaaaaa I was thinking the same thing.
Mind Blown! 🤯
It’s almost as if the paddle is also used a tail, a counter balance.
Oh my goodness, I would love to try that but, I'm too old now,.... Love it though.😊
Never too old. I’m 55 and going to start wing foiling.
This looks super fun but exhausting. I'm too fat right now. 😂 I've been stuck in a rut between 240 and 250 for nearly 10 years now.
I was in the same rut until Type 2 diabetes woke me up. Low carb eating has helped me greatly, dropping 30 pounds when combined with walking.
Keto with intermittent fasting. Go watch some Dr. Berg videos. Will change your life. I went from 270 to 205.
Awesome skills and awesome video level 🤙😎✨
Hopped on the back and got some action!!
Too expensive for us in developing country.
We still put priority in affording for life, such as everyday food and education fee for children.
But one day, I really dream that I can go to the beach for wind foiling or do surfing, much more time for this healthy outdoor activity.
Amiin 🤲
This area looks like the Columbia river gorge..❤
Yep it is!
This the comment I was looking for👍
That’s very cool.
Camera man is incredible
I wanna try this so bad
YOU KNOW DE RULZZE!!!
Goat
Man I wish I lived near the ocean and had time to do things I enjoy. Must be nice.
How did he record his voice ? Via a wireless Mike transmitted to a drone 😮😮😮 hmm..??
Let’s not over think this, maybe he had a microphone and a mobile phone in his pocket.
Are you serious?
You can see he's got something hanging around his neck, so probably a cell phone or some small audio recorder, and then he just syncs the audio up with the video from the drone later.
Crazyyy good
Swell city 🔥
De e fint de! :)
I want one
I like
I'll never try it, but I'd like to understand it.
You can watch the full video on the UA-cam channel!
It's got like a single fin and then a small wing or foil as they're called attached to it. It's essentially the same as an airfoil on a planes wing and creates lift in the water the same way a planes wing does through the air. Just think of the water as really thick air. That's why the board rises up, as the foil is lifting it. But the water needs to be going over the foil fast enough for it to create lift. The same way a planes wing does or it'll stall and fall out of the sky. Or in this case the board sinks back down to the water. Anyway, I hope this helps you understand how it works. Or just search it on youtube. I'm sure there'll be plenty of vids showing the bottom of the board and explaining how it works.🙂
"Breaking: Surfer invents perpetual motion machine."
Is that one NOT battery powered?
‘“Curses, foiled again”! 🤪
I would have tried it 70 years ago. I am 90, so that’s to much for my old body.
You are not 90
@@portalbuilder7021 didn’t ask. Go home Karen.
@@LyroLifethat didn’t even make sense
@@LyroLifeya no 90 year old is privy to the term Karen, sorry sport
@@LyroLifedefinitely not 90. Plus, you’ve posted videos with yourself in it, and you are definitely not 90.
That’s sick. How do I get into this sport?
www.wingfoilprocenter.com
Buy one your in ??
So what happens if you fall off that thing out there dude? Does it stay afloat while you try and climb back on? And how do you get it going again?
The board floats and you climb back on and try again, and again, and again, and again... lol
Drats. Foiled again!
How many knots are the waves? And what is your speed when you fly? Thanks!!
The bumps are probably averaging about 10-15 mph. You can go faster by turning back and forth
wow this is cool... whats the advantage of the stingray paddle?
You know da rulez
Great short! What paddle is that? Bizarre looking blade -- but obviously effective. Intriguing...
Hit up @mattelsasser he can let you know!
Phew! I thought a great white shark was about to jump out of water any moment..
The Quickblade Stingray paddle in action…🙌
wingfoilprocenter.com/products/quickblade-stingray-72-sup-foil?_pos=1&_psq=stingray&_ss=e&_v=1.0
I’ll buy one when they make them more affordable. The price for a quality foil is insane.
Gong Foils are reasonably priced. Plus they're proven by multiple foil discipline world champ. Get in the water and foil already!
@@jeromesurffoil7033 went on the website, no way the average person has $1k for the beginner package. I understand the demand is focused on a certain consumer base, but to me they are outrageously priced. Thanks for the suggestion though.
Do you need somebody down? Wind to pick you up? I mean you can't turn around and go back right?
Mate my back hurts just thinking about trying to balance on that thing.
This is hilarious looking
I just moved to an area with a lot of motorized water sports, but I've never seen foiling. How difficult is it to start?
you know da rulez
With a motor, that thing would be boss.
They have it www.liftfoils.com
That looks cold
Is that Columbia river?
It's to me like it's the Hood River where it meets up with the Columbia
Looks like the lower columbia river
Looks like you are on Hood River.
Yep 100%!
bello e inteligente ingenio, solo creo que serà mas atractivo para tiburones que las tablas normales. La ventaja es que el primer ataque irà contra la estructura submarina...
What is the principle in this method? What keeps the foil able to move forward?
The swell of the waves have energy lifting the foil as it speeds along.
Makes me seriously wonder why we haven’t exploited this principle to generate electricity with underwater turbines. Oh yeah, I forget, Bg Oil!
Wait..what is causing the forward movement when he's not pumping...when he's just standing still?
Downwinder - most people got to walk back to the car
Great. I am also completely a surfoil and started practicing. Thank you for sharing your experience

What skills do I need before I should consider trying this?
No skills! Just dive right in....
Does it come with a respirator?
huh silly question from a non foiler/kitter/surfer... but wouldn't something like a wingsuit be useful in such a situation ? I wonder if you could orient your body in a way where you body (and wingsuit) is generating lift .. it would have to be designed orthogonally to a skydiving wingsuit I think... but I feel like it could work
Bumps doesn’t sound right, I wonder if there’s another word we could use for sections of water that’s raised above the normal surface level?
Drone pilots on point!!
Want one but live on the gulf. Sometimes it's still as a lake
I live on the gulf (between Houston and Galveston) and foil 1-2 times a week. You can always pump foil or wing foil when you can't down wind.
Noooo, u cut of the one for the boys!!!
Is that a frog gig or a paddle ?
What's the name of the board you're using?
something i would buy and never be able to do......
How big a problem is it that it’s a one way ride? Must take long to paddle back or do you have someone to pick you up?
The wind and waves normally travel upstream here, so paddling back isn't too bad. It's easier to get upwind with a wing, though.
That was super inspiring how much was your bored
Nice ones are over 1k, add a motor and you're really getting up there.
What are the water bikes?
That's Lake Ontario if anyone is curious.
Nope, the Hatchery in the Columbia River Gorge.
@@dcmackintoshI was just being silly. That's a huge river eh?
@@finnmcginn9931 There are three dams on the lower Columbia, so it's like a lake with current. I live about 1 mile upstream of where this was shot.
What size board is that ? 😮
It was a 7'0 from lift foils. liftfoils.com/products/70-108l-down-wind-sup
Perhaps you should know that those bumps are actually called waves. Bumps are common on terra firma.
What happend if you are not “bumping”?
Great stuff that's the best paddle f9iling so far ,verry clever,🌍🔱🏆53.7kn wssr
*sterling spencer foil sound engauged...
Is that Turnagain arm?
What foil are you using?
Lift Foils 150 HA X. with a 20 carve tail.
what is downwind SUP model ?
I wonder how this is against sharks?
Please how to get it
Is this in a lake?
Is it as easy as it looks?
Yes. Just like pro skateboarding.
@@sandorpalcso1142 doubt it’s that tricky bro
no. sup foiling is harder than wing foiling. you need really good balance to paddle a board that short enough to get up on the swell.
Fuck no - it’s like a surfing a single ice skate
not sure if joking
What foil do you use?
Have a look at the full video here: ua-cam.com/video/pr3Z5JseGr0/v-deo.html Matt's foil is wingfoilprocenter.com/products/lift-foil-front-wing-150-high-aspect-x?_pos=1&_sid=95397d581&_ss=r
wingfoilprocenter.com/products/lift-foils-x2-series-mast-32?_pos=2&_psq=32+mast&_ss=e&_v=1.0
wingfoilprocenter.com/products/lift-foils-26-carve-back-wing?_pos=1&_psq=lift+26&_ss=e&_v=1.0
Why pump when you can efoil?
:)
What's the max age for this game ? It seems exhausting.
Never a MAX! Just need to pick the right days.
Do you need the wind for that?
To generate the swell, yes.
Correct re: wind and swell. But having the wind at your back helps a bit too, as would going against the river current.