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    Posted: 07 Feb 08 at 8:59pm
if your foiling the wand hits a wave it kicks up I guess, but it was making them mine on Saturday.
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Thats the problem i think... the wand doesn't 'understand' waves therefore the foils will be all over the place.

For example, the wand could be at the top of a wave fully up whilst your still coming down the previous wave already up foiling fully, couldn't you just leap out for the water? or is it there a clever weight calculation so things like this doesn't happen?
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Originally posted by Splosh

Thats the problem i think... the wand doesn't 'understand' waves therefore the foils will be all over the place.

For example, the wand could be at the top of a wave fully up whilst your still coming down the previous wave already up foiling fully, couldn't you just leap out for the water? or is it there a clever weight calculation so things like this doesn't happen?



The wand is flexible so it absorbs small changes in water height as it flexes before it transmits to the foil.... a really flexible wand will absorb quite serious chop  at the expence of vauge feedback... a stiffer wand will give more precise feedback but as a result will react to each and every wave which im guessing isnt very comfortable.
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aghh... that a clever piece of kit! I finally understand!
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Originally posted by Chris Bridges

Foilers of that size don't sail well when its choppy anyway from what I have seen, at the Tiger the waves hit the back in mid air and it just pitched and the sailor bounced on the water about 5 metres away, then launched off wave, caught up with another went down the wave bow first again resulting in a spectacular flip


I don't remember seeing anyone bounce as you described, tho it sounds fun...

Wave sailing is getting better all the time with improvements in control systems - sailing in a chop isn't that bad.


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Now I understand........Good thread, loads of info, good pics.

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