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Hey Doug…yet another water sport that I suck at, but totally enjoy. Due to the light weight to power ratio, the 5m Foil Wing stays aloft well on the downwind turn if I use to boom leverage to rotate the nose of wing into the wind over my head instead of trying a duck gybe by rotating the nose towards the water and clew overhead. Been yanked on every duck gybe so far, but is should work if on foil with speed in light wind. Just got a high volume multipurpose SUP/Surf/Foil board to learn some flat water (no foil) board skills while getting enough air time with the Foil Wing to make flying it automatic and mindless before adding a foil underneath the board. The only major problem I’ve had is getting it away from the kids. Every kid wants wings to fly, and the foil wing gives them some sense of that in an accessible way. I’ve spent significant time dual-flying it in ankle deep water with my 8 year old granddaughter…we’re ready for a (me kneeling) dual-down-winder on the SUP soon…really great family fun that also makes major points with the wife. The dealer who sold it to me says his demos are being mobbed at the beach by kids and beachgoers that you would typically never expect to try to windsurf or kite. He anticipates the wing will introduce a lot more people to our various board based watersports….Foil Wings may prove to be a gateway drug for creating new wind addicts…yikes!
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Hi Tom…great to hear about your upcoming road trip. If you venture south to Henderson Bay (pending actual wind direction), take a look at the Westcott Beach State Park area for flatter conditions. Southwick Beach State Park further to the south should be cranking side-on with a break rather far out washing wide sandy shallows. The break zone can by rather busy and the inside swash and outside swell are usually dandy. Good breakfast at the Cherry Tree Inn between Southwick Beach and Henderson Harbor on Rt 3. Sackets Harbor Brewing, Goodfellos, and Tan Pan Galley, all in Sackets Harbor just up the road are best in the area after sessions. Hope you guys score.
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Hey Geoff, great to see you out on the water again… totally agree that some surreal summer sessions were served up by Seneca on Saturday and Sunday…outstanding in every way! The grins of the the riders were surpassed only by the even bigger grins on the faces of the hundreds of spectators who enjoyed watching a truly special July FLX wind and water spectacle this weekend.
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The early Sunday session on Seneca was indeed a couple of hours of pre-frontal fun. Enjoyed it on my 10.5 Jekyll and a couple of different sized boards. A few bombs and lulls here and there and some small wind direction variations in an otherwise surprisingly good session despite the forecast. Local venue and weather knowledge coupled with a few phone radar consults and dumb luck resulted in a session score for Geoff, Brad and myself…got to get up earlier WD. Tough spring season so far…taking what we’re given. See you on the water.
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A great time with some great watermen at a great venue. Next year we are considering moving the event to coincide with the “I Love My Park Day” volunteer day that NYS Parks and Recreation typically schedules the first or second Saturday in May. Plans include reserving Shelter #1 which is right between the board and kite launch areas so we can session, eat and drink after giving a few hours of volunteer time in stewardship of the Seneca venue. See you on the water!
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My Saturday Seneca kite session was the inverse of Geoff’s board session. He was a bit under-powered at the beginning and end with a some great speed and jibes in the middle, while I was in survival mode during the middle of the session with some great rides beginning and end. A very rewarding spring session that quickly shook the winter dust off of our board and flying skills, fully engaged our real-time observation weather skills and that required us to apply our local knowledge of the Seneca venue. Many thanks to Geoff for the take-off and landing assists!
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Hey Doug, glad to hear that your “shake-down” spring session went well with the updated knee and new drysuit…hopefully our north-dominated weather pattern will relent soon so we can enjoy more southern Seneca.
As for the May 28th Surf Bash, Brad and I have scored some significant swag for the attendees…hope to see everyone there. -
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