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There he is, wearing a shorty, hovering over the water as he windsurfs a foil on the Pamlico Sound. Mike Burns does it all, with a smaller sail and in warmer conditions that I ever do/rig/get. To quote Frank Messina: We all hate him.
This is worse than when he learned the leopard loop.
(Photo by Brian Klauser.)
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C'mon now,
He's not all bad.
He's on a BIC!!!
Posted by: iggy | March 09, 2017 at 02:23 PM
I didn't say he was bad. I said I have 341 reasons to hate him. That's a lot of reasons.
So that's a foil with a trimbox adapter?
:)
Posted by: Michael | March 09, 2017 at 02:35 PM
Haha!!!! You guys are funny!!!
Fact 1: foiling will be the most fun you've had on a windsurfer since you got planing for the first time.
Fact 2: It can happen in 5 knots
Posted by: Mike Burns | March 09, 2017 at 03:51 PM
And to answer the box question. Any board with a deep tuttle will do.
Posted by: Mike Burns | March 09, 2017 at 03:52 PM
Later model larger Bics have deep tuttles. Acquired a 148 for just such use. LP in the Gorge do a regular tuttle, too. Windance has an adapter for tuttle and powerbox.
I can't make mine with a 7.0 go in 5 knots but it is pretty close to replacing the Formula/9.5 combo that is my warm weather bread and butter. When I'm not crashing every two seconds I'll try something larger.
I've only done a few skips and jumps but it positively addicting and puts you back at the beginning of the learning curve.
Posted by: William | March 09, 2017 at 11:59 PM
A shorty....wow,looking toward to getting home to Avon but board shorts and lots of sunscreen are the call in Rico!
Posted by: Bill Barber | March 11, 2017 at 03:57 PM
OK, here's where you can get your US foil board, tailor-made by Alex, to suit you.!
http://www.tillo-international.com
Posted by: zaosan | April 01, 2017 at 11:54 AM