erice 732 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Choppy seas and a collision with a shark didn’t stop Brian Walters and Justin Grobler completing the first-ever kite-foil double-crossing of Cook Strait at the weekend. The duo set out from Makara Beach on Saturday morning in a light northerly and finished the 68 kilometre return trip in 2 hours and 58 mins, averaging almost 23.2 kmh. https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/300264906/cook-strait-tamed-by-foiling-kite-surfers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aardvarkash10 960 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 a friend was in the first group to windsurf teh strait, and the first woman ot do it. She now wingfoils and is teaching Mrs Aaardvark to do it. https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/surfsail-1978 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waikiore 399 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Remember that well, must be getting old... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fish 0 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 There is so so much going on in the foiling space at the moment. I can see it totally eclipse yacht racing. I was watching a couple of moths tearing around Manly last night, and pondering my stoush with Tamure about the cost of racing sails for keel boats (sorry about that Tamure). For a bit more than the price of a black square top for a 35 fter, you can get a black square top on a boat that can go 2 or 3 times faster than the 35 fter, be $20k / yr cheaper to operate and maintain, and not have to worry about coordinating half a rugby team of crew just to go for a sail. If you really want, you can line up against several AC skippers one on one as well (refer to Foil Week boI in Racetalk). Throughout the white pinhead / black square top discussion, I'd overlooked the fact I have a black squaretop. It cost me under a $1,000 new, and I'm using it 2 or 3 times a week. Consistently getting 13 - 14 knts, which is twice as fast as typical speeds on the yacht requiring my $40k sail wardrobe. And at 13-14 knts I am slow, am still learning. I'm hoping to be foiling in 2-3 months, and total outlay would be $6-$7K. Should be able to achieve speeds of 20knts with that outlay, and 30knts with some poosher gear - budget another $5k on top of the $6-7k to get to 30 knts. Can rig up in 10 minutes, compared to about an hr for my yacht. Starting to wonder why I own the yacht, especially now I need to sort out the antifoul again... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waikiore 399 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 You are not the only one reviewing the cost of boats on marinas... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.