Storm windfoiling looks pretty futuristic, especially in this new video by Horue. The video reached 10.000 views within 3 days and we have to admit watching Philippe Caneri speeding over the water reminds us a bit to James Bond movies.
When we saw the first foil on a windsurfing board it looked like a mix of windsurfing and sailing and was made for light wind conditions. Now we see a foil in 50knots conditions and it seems to work quite ok. But what are the advantages to use a 70l board with a 2 square meter sail and a foil over a classic windsurfing equipment? Why would you carry one more extra bulky piece to the beach? Will we see many windsurfers usings foils? Or is foiling just a new trend with an expiration date? Is foiling windsurfing or just another new sport?
We would like to know, what you think about foil windsurfing? Write your opinion in the comments section below and/or place your vote in our little poll.
Technically it could be classified as windsurfing, because it uses the same combination of board and sail. HOWEVER, it fails to capture the crucial aspect of windsurfing, which is being in touch with the water, carving the rail, riding the chop etc. So here is my conclusion: it is a variation on windsurfing, neither a replacement nor what some people call ‘evolution of the sport’. It’s just different. It looks fun. Maybe it will catch on, maybe not. But that’s all. It doesn’t NEED to be shared in the same category as windsurfing, it can have its own category (it… Read more »
It will have a place in water sports. It looks like fun.
I look at it as I do kiting. Looks like fun but my goal remains to continue to raise my windsurfing skill level.
Windsurfing, in its traditional form still has my first and foremost attention, and resources. In my opinion it is the best watersport there is. That said, there is plenty of room for all.
I feel that foiling is a step away from what we love in windsurfing, that planing feeling, feeling the board bouncing on top of the surface, the rails, the carving, the surfing. With that said, foiling probably still is a new and fun sensation, just not something I want to try all that much. But as it’s looking now, it could well be the future of all three sports (kite/sup/wind), at least in some areas.
I think it’s impossible to have an opinion if you ve never tried it. Personally I have never set foot on one, but honestly it looks damn smooth in a straight line and probably easier-safer in those nuclear winds. Could it possibly be the way forward in speedssailing? If it does stick, it WILL be because it’s fun
Isn’t windsurfing more about feeling the rails, touching the water with your body and releasing the fin sometimes? Foiling is a light wind option, but probably can’t beat the real windsurfing feeling.