It's not my kid, but the little one is already jumping better than the big one. As long as you don't jump there 's no need for straps. With straps everyting is much more risky. (the little one has a broken foot now due to straps while windsurfing (freestyle move.)

@@yannickver crazy young ones :)

Until now I only fell 2 times on my wing, a small hole in the wetsuit and a minor cut. I always wear my impact vest and helmet for extra protection. I have also taken away the sharp tips of my foil and stab with some sandpaper. Your board will be too big for pumping. I think the maximum boardsize will be about 130-135cm, a longer board will be too hard to pump. Also be careful not to start with a too small board, the small boards like Kluber 80 from Gong will be very reactive and the learning curve will be very steep. Best way is to start with a mid size board. hope this helps...

The frontwing is a sabfoil W1100, not the best wing for pumping. Now we have the W1350 and it's much much better.

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Merci !

Dat zijn de Gavers in Harelbeke. Altijd spiegelglad water en heel weinig volk, wind is wel niet zo constant. In het begin van de zomer wordt het wier geoogst, zodat er relatief weinig last is van het wier.

beginnen met normaal beginners materiaal en eenmaal onder de knie ander materiaal kopen. Voor binnenwater moet je ander materiaal kopen dan voor de zee. Voorzie een grote foil die snel uit het water komt. Die downwinder planken zijn heel smal en niet aangepast om op te beginnen, maar ze zijn wel top voor binnenwater. Ook een grote foil met grote AR helpt enorm. (terug niet geschikt voor beginner)

this foil is 1870 cm². You need a very efficient big foil with a high aspect ratio. The gong sirius foil XL is ok for foil pumping. I don't know your model.

@alaincastrotolosa It's a technique that is use to learn foil pumping. By doing this you get a 'feeling' from the foil, without the difficulties from standing upright on the board. it's widely used.

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@bernhardwachter9681 Hi Bernard, Trial and error strategy. Started with the mast more forward but moved it backwards and the results became better.

When I crashed my hybrid in the waves it just floats over the waves and restarts (relatively small waves) . If you have a big breaking wave over it, this might give problems. (but with all types of kites this might give problems). I have read on fora from users getting water in the inlet valve and having problems to restart. There are small holes on the sides of the kite to let the water/sand out. On flat water, if you wait water will get out and it will restart. in breaking waves I think it will not restart. But the restart is so fast, If you are lucky you can restart before the next wave hits the kite...

I don't have a boat, so hard to try it. I think the only problem you might get (apart from twisting the lines or bridles) is to inflate the kite enough on the boat or in the water. Even with a normal launch on the beach it takes some time to inflate the kite properly. The restart on itself will not be a problem.

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thx for confirming reverse start !

Alleen op 't land en werkt perfect... op 't water is dat niet nodig, gewoon aan 1 lijn trekken en hij gaat omhoog.

the point was not to compare, but just to give an idea of power difference...

Hi Arne, so you went from 799 to 909 ? thx. I'll check that wing.

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Yes it's hard... and if you find a dock, not all of them are safe for dockstart.

Sorry, don't understand the first question. It takes a lot of time to get all details perfect. I you change 1 thing to the setup it's not working anymore. All is done by feeling and the pumping technique wil probably still improve a lot comming season.

@@yannickver Sorry mis writting my question. just correct it.

@erbesnard Hi, I think all is aligned and straight. Probably visual illusion by the wide angle from the cam.

@matthiasv7585 Hi Matthias, it was the sabfoil W950, which we replaced by a W799 recently. Almost same lowend and much more reactive.

aggressively and hybrid to not fit in the same sentence ;-). the hybrid is not a peak or a ram air kite... it's slower en less power in the power strokes. For my hybrid 7,5 I need 10-11kn to get on the foil. I'm 87kg dry.

@gerardaarle good tip, but on the other side (left turn) there is a clubhouse, models on the ground, people and some trees... he launches in the wind unfortunately towards the sun that day... not much better options.

@user-lc1tq1bm5i Have a look at my page, all last videos are made with OA4. It's much much better than the OA1 that I had before. It ticks all the boxes for me. I held it vertically for short test, but don't use it as such. You can attach it sideways if you wish... it's possible. It's a very good cam, so far no bad points. (overheating because of EU regulation, but this can be switched of with a crack. and only overheating when there is no cooling) The only think I'm missing is the burst mode in photo mode. Very good cam, go for it ;-)

@@yannickver Thank you for the quick answer. The reason I asked about vertical position is because I want to use it to improve my riding. Ideally I would like to see my board, bar and kite. And 360 camera's do not seem to be robust enough nor have the right mounts for kitesurfing.

@@user-lc1tq1bm5i 360 cams are ideal for this but as you say their selfphone like appearance makes them very fragile. My brother has one and: fragiles lenses, and condensation on the protection from the lenses. Not ideal to mount on your helmet. The OA4 has the widest pov from all classic action cams. Don't forget that I still use stabilisation on the modes I tested here, If I switch the stabilisation of it's becoming even much wider. I tried now, if you put it more to the front of your helmet and slightly tilt the cam down you will see your feet and bar in vertical position. I think you will have what you search for.

oui, c'est très fatiguant, et pas uniquement le pumping: Il faut aussi à chaque fois resortir de l'eau.

it's much harder than it looks ;-).

@@yannickver I agree, and being an ok wing foiler, I thought how hard can it be :-) But great to see your skills man, wish I could fast forward to that.

we live very close to the lake. A lot of sessions are possible and this helps. I thought I already said it, but make sure you have the good gear that is made for pumping. At the moment we are making a smaller dedicated pump board, as this kitefoilboard is a bit too big.

@@yannickver My gear is top notch, but you cant buy skills.. F One Jam 1900, with a 80 cm mast and Ensis hip hop pro 98. I live only 25 min from a very nice dock, but I only go when the wind is low.. Had a session yesterday with some progress, got several attempts on 30- 50 meters from the dock before stalling or crash.

@loriotla Thx, I only kitesurf strapless, it's much safer for ankels and knees. Only in big waves it's a handicap not to have them. You loose more the board. I do also Kitefoil, started 5 or 6 years ago. Also strapless ;-).

@gflaig9131 the best nugget there is for kitefoiling ;-).

@charlieroberts8217 You are welcome ! Happy you like it !

Hi Jacob, all my other gliders are max 1,5m, I flew them for years and was and I am still very happy with them. Both have pro's and contra's. The difference in efficiency between small and big gliders is massive, it's much more than I expected. and yes a small glider you can't see them 100 meter away but they are cheaper, easier to handle (transportwise).

@@yannickver wonder if it's reynolds numbers regarding bigger planes

@@jacobdavidcunningham1440 I'm not expert, but yes something like that: bigger Aspect ration are possible and increased chords so higher reynolds numbers.

@banzai166 the max height in the graph is reached by thermals. I never go higher than 120m as this is the max allowed in EU. But once in a thermal if you wish you can go to a few 100 meters, the higher you go the more powerfull they are and it becomes really easy.

@@yannickver Respect my friend, Respeckt! working very well.

@myriamchene1009 Hi Myiam, it's the M83P, 83 cm mast. Special mast for pumping.

@damsfly Oui en effet ;-) Je suis toujours étonné de voir beaucoup de windsurf/kitesurf et toutes les variantes possible en foil faire du planeur RC...

@@yannickver yep, le vent c'est la vie!

Directly from the producer in Poland. No disctributors here.

Hi Don, Here's the spot... I guess your locations are way better... www.google.be/maps/@50.8423758,3.3171727,16z?entry=ttu Yes, we are very happy with the gear we have.

Ya the Grenadines are amazing wing foiling and warm, and I also live in Florida and Maine. Your launch is very cool, and a great building to store your gear. I just bought a F-One V2 5.5 thanks to your videos..great style on the foil..

thx ! those wings are great.

It does! The only problem that you can have is a tangled bridle before the launch. In that case you are F#.

@yannickver I have been there so many times with My P.L arc scorpions 🦂 😅 . keep ripping mate

@niels1niels2niels3 don't forget this has been filmed with wide angle on my helmet on a foil, so at least 2 meter above the water surface. Unfortontely, even a big wave looks small through a wide angle lens. This is the north sea: Zeebrugge.

Dit zijn beelden van vorig najaar, ik loop wat achter met editing van de beelden. Vanaf 10-11 graden kan je zonder hanschoenen varen, wel handen uit het water houden. Door het koude water zou ik nu nog handschoenen dragen.

@@yannickver super dankjewel! Begin ze ook wel een beetje beu te worden haha!

Glad you enjoyed !

@gregorygoodwin847 Thx a lot. Drone is the only way to have some original footage when you are alone in the field ;-). Will try to find a drone pilot in the future, shis will give probably even better footage.

@MartijndeGraaf1001 Thx a lot !

No, for a first attempt this is good, at least he stood on the board. Most cannot do that the first attempt.

@@yannickver Could you please tell me how much budget do I need to get a foil like yours?

@@1avie it's important to have dedicated gear if you want to do pump-foiling. We started with our regular (big) wingfoil but even after hundreds of attempts we could not stay on the foil. (see our YT channel or the pinned comments on this short) So you need a special dedicated pumpfoil and mast (stiffer than normal). We have the sabfoil W1350 pumpkit. It's not cheap. (around 1700€) and board we use our kitesurf board and it's around 800€. You can lower this budget by buying a brand with aluminium masts and you don't really need a board. You can just use a painted piece of wood. Don't forget to check the second hand market... Foil pumping is very hard but very rewarding and a perfect training if you are into other foil sports.

@HardxCopsxKali 1. Yest it's easier if you can run, but not all pontoons allow this: our pontoon has metal stakes unter it and the foil would hit. Even if you run and you jump on the board if you loose control, the board en Foil (or the person) will probably hit the dock/pontoon. The gear is fragile and expensive. The jump start is hard, but the safest way to do it, for you and your gear. 2. it's very hard to coordinate everything, and if your feet are a few cm off the ideal point it's impossible to control the foil. (try to jump on something you throw in front of you and you will realise how hard it is to land spot-on). Standing and controlling a foil is a fragile equilibrium. It's much harder than it looks.