Harnesses – Hooks – How to Hook In and Out and Be Safe

Harnesses and HooksHarnesses are a great way to point further upwind and rest the arms and prolong a fun session.  Being attached to a powerful wing up high on a tall foil can also be intimidating and lead to a scary fall.  In this video tutorial series I show and explain various harnesses and hooks, both metal spreader bars and hooks, and the ding free hooks.  I also show how to hook in and hook out in various wind strengths, and on bigger 6 and 8 meter wings.  I also go over what can go wrong and how to protect oneself and stay safe.

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Downwind Wing Foiling – Surfing the Bumps

Downwind Wing FoilingFlagging out the wing and riding the bumps downwind is the focus of this video series.  Covering what to look for and reading the water, techniques to keep riding, and gear selection.  These video tutorials were filmed in the San Francisco Bay and Delta. 12 videos.

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San Francisco Bay Area Foil Resources – Lessons – Shops – Boats – Efoils

San Francisco Bay Area Foil ResourcesFolks often ask me who in the San Francisco Bay Area offers lessons, repairs, where to get boards, foils, wings and who has boats or electric foils.

So this page is a list of resources that I know of in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Foil Tail Wings – Stabilizers – How they Work – How to Choose a Tail Wing

Tail wings StabilizersThis tail wing video tutorial shows the different tail wing shapes and how they fly.  I explain what the different shapes and sizes do, and how they feel when foiling.  Also how a beginner can choose the best tail for learning and then what tail to move onto as they progress.  Finishing with some talk of bolt patterns and switching between different brands of tails.

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Shimming and Wedging – How Why and When to Adjust the Angle of Foil Wings

Shimming and WedgingShimming and Wedging the angle of our foil wings can be confusing, in this video series I explain how, why, and when to adjust the angle of incidence of our foil tail wing, front wing, and mast.  In these videos I show and explain 3 ways to shim or wedge a foil and how each change effects flight.

The first three videos are animations explaining how shimming works and why to do it.  The next four videos I show how I shim a foil.

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