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Ok ok, 2 days foiling in a row! (to force myself to foil i just put the foil gear in the van like "whatever it takes!)
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Dealing with the chop was a real struggle! I did up/down with the "fesse serrè"! I badly tryied to hinge at the waist and keep a steady leg pressure on the board.
Congratulations. I gave up foiling after 6-7 tries, because I could not deal with the horrible learning curve. Just terrified. Longest flight maybe 100 meters. I still have the equipment, a Flikka and Moses 790 that nobody wants to buy because almost everybody in the San Francisco Bay Area moved to winging. I do look with envy at my two friends who are still foiling, They are doing great, but it took them years to get there.
If the wind is over 15 knots I see no advantage with foil, but under that the advantage is large. Even in high winds foil seems to work a treat. Yesterday I was out in 27-29 knots gusts with a 3.7 (I am 70Kg), and my friend (100 Kg) with a 3.3 and Moses 720. He was having a blast ... although he stopped after a while because it was too much and needed a 2.5. So keep it up!