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lezo
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Postby lezo » Sun May 04, 2014 9:10 pm
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SpunMonkey
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Postby SpunMonkey » Mon May 05, 2014 2:41 am
WOW! That is a long time to travel at 30knots. impressive the speed and the fitness these guys must have
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Postby cglazier » Mon May 05, 2014 4:13 am
Very impressive to maintain that speed over open water for an hour.
If anyone has more details please post.
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Postby BraCuru » Mon May 05, 2014 9:00 am
30kts - amazing
So far I managed to keep an average 29kts on a distance of 1km ish - that's it.
Top speed 32kts.
Please give more details.
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Postby SalmonSlayer » Mon May 05, 2014 2:18 pm
SpunMonkey wrote:WOW! That is a long time to travel at 30knots. impressive the speed and the fitness these guys must have
Agreed,
I have only hit ~32kts for short periods of time on my regular twin tip and felt like I was riding on the edge of my comfort zone.. To hold that speed for an hour, is unimaginable to me. I would be interested to hear what kite and board he was using as well as conditions.
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Postby Laughingman » Mon May 05, 2014 2:55 pm
Salmonslayer
lezo wrote:Maxime Nocher
(Sword/North) won today at the Defi Guyader in the beautiful Douarnenez Bay in Britanny, 30 nautical miles speed-crossing in 58"30 before Nico Parlier
(Spotz/North) at 1'00" and Sebastian Cou
(Spotz/North) at 1'15"
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Postby windfreak74 » Mon May 05, 2014 4:26 pm
impressive to say the least!
Pros will allways push the limits of the sport!
i have 7 herniated discs that tell me i probably will never achieve that!
What would be an average speed for long distace cruising on a foil?
how much energy does it take compared to racing board or tt riding ?
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Postby SalmonSlayer » Mon May 05, 2014 4:44 pm
Laughingman wrote:Salmonslayer
lezo wrote:Maxime Nocher
(Sword/North) won today at the Defi Guyader in the beautiful Douarnenez Bay in Britanny, 30 nautical miles speed-crossing in 58"30 before Nico Parlier
(Spotz/North) at 1'00" and Sebastian Cou
(Spotz/North) at 1'15"
Thx,
I saw that. I was looking for a little more detail. Model of kite. Standard board or any modifications. Maybe some other details on what gear may have helped them endure those speeds for that long.
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Postby Peter_Frank » Mon May 05, 2014 7:06 pm
windfreak74 wrote:impressive to say the least!
Pros will allways push the limits of the sport!
i have 7 herniated discs that tell me i probably will never achieve that!
What would be an average speed for long distace cruising on a foil?
how much energy does it take compared to racing board or tt riding ?
I dont think it requires ANY energy at all - but lots of talent
You can cruise huge distances with no effort at all, on a hydrofoil - even when there is 1 meter chop waves, you just cruise along at high speed, feeling "nothing" but joy (no impacts whatsoever - amazing)
For high speed long distance you need a smaller foil (less drag) than for up/downwind racing in light wind, but you still have very low forces as far as I can tell from myself and theory (as I can not ride THAT fast
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But requires skill and balls, as if you crash, you SPLASH
PF
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