Fun day with Phillip

My son Phillip has had a few windfoiling sessions now. He had some time on the foil in Hatteras in the spring and this was his first session of the summer.

I was on my 6.0 Echo wing and the Fanatic Stingray 140. He was on the old Techno 148 with the Slingshot 76 foil.

We had a great time in the surprisingly good 15 knot winds. It is great to have someone out there with me and with the foil it can be quiet enough that we chat while sailing together. So cool.

Phillip heading out

Son and father windfoiling and wingfoiling

Phillip up on the foil - thanks Rosie for the photos

Another father son photo
(Most of the turbines were actually working)

Getting my foiling jibes better by actually carving the foil

All smiles after a great session

My GPS trail with a lot of nice foiling jibes
12.5 km in 45 minutes

Consistent speeds on the 99cm foil

Technically I guess I could put this on my www.launchpadwindsurfacademy.ca/blog. I was complimenting Phillip on his skill foiling for a half hour without even getting his hair wet. Then he said “I had a great teacher”. I think the only big tip I gave home was to bend his knees when about to overfoil? I do look forward to when he starts trying to jibe!