hydrofoil

elvisleg · Posted: May 05, 2005 10:12 am Post subject: hydrofoil

i saw laird hamilton doing big waves on a surfboard that had a hydrofoil giving him crazy air.could it be done on a wakeskate?

senorbueno · Backside 180 Joined: 28 Sep 2004 Posts: 1593

I thought those hydrofoil things ran off of the current of the ocean, so I don't know if a pull from a boat would be able to equal that (it seems like it would, however), but I don't know if that's something I would want to try. It would be about as cool as one of those air chairs Rolling Eyes

nick · Posted: May 05, 2005 10:45 am Post subject:

It would be very lame IMO. The reason he uses them on big waves is because the chop is 6 ft high. And wakeskating isn't really about who can get the biggest air with a hydrofoil, it's about tech tricks and style. My 2¢...

senorbueno · Backside 180 Joined: 28 Sep 2004 Posts: 1593

Nick Taylor, agreed.

Gore · Faceplant Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 35 City: Polk County

I've thought about that before, it would probably be loads of fun. But i bet you'd quit the first time you took a hydrofoil to the shin.

chriscut · Backside 180 Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 2000

he did that in Step into liquid. But, he had K2 step in snowboard bindings and boots holding him onto the board. I'm sure it could be possible with enough tweaking.. but the question is, do you really want to add a sharp piece of metal to the bottom of your board?? I think it would be pretty cool to try w/a wakeboard though, but then again having one foot come out of the boot and having the foil stab you in the face wouldn't be too much fun either.

nick · Posted: May 05, 2005 11:15 am Post subject:

I <3 being stabbed in the face with a heavy sharp piece of metal at 23 mph