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Anyone ride at "The Meadows" (Nor-Cal)

QuikSSilver — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:35:37 GMT

any delta riders? more specifically the Meadows??
saw a guy out there today.
A few years ago, there would be quite a few super good riders out there but I haven't seen any Foilers, aside from myself, out there. until today!

if you ride the meadows chime in!~

and if you were the one out there today... nice set!!

2011 USHA Nationals

flfoiler — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:31:10 GMT

The 2010 USHA Nationals in Colorado displayed some amazing riding at all levels and completed the fourth event held in the beautiful state of Colorado. The Rocky Mountain Hydrofoil Club has done a great job in hosting the Nationals, but the goal has always been to rotate this USA Waterski national event between three venues. A Western U.S. site, the existing Central U.S. site, and an Eastern U.S. site. This would display hydrofoiling, at its highest competitive level, across America as well as give hosting clubs a reprieve from this massive undertaking.

With this being said, it has been a challenge to make this a reality. Ok, no more rambling. I have the great pleasure and honor of announcing to our outstanding hydrofoiling community that we are on are way to achieving our long standing goal. The 2011 USA Waterski, USHA Nationals will be held in Jacksonville, Florida, at Victory Lake. This is the site of the current Southeast Hydrofoil Club organized Spring Fling and Last Fling Till Spring. The SE Hydrofoil Club is humbled to have been asked to host this event and will do its best to uphold the excellent legacy established by the Rocky Mountain Hydrofoil Club. The dates are set, start working on your travel plans early; join us July 7,8,9,10.

2011 will find three events held at this venue, starting with the Spring Fling, followed by the Nationals; and ending the year with the Last Fling Till Spring. WOW! Scout the site early and join us for the upcoming 2010 3rd annual Last Fling Till Spring less than a month away! If you have not been here it is a user friendly venue with the airport very close to the site, an excellent host hotel, and a phenomenal privately owned lake to shred on.

The final part of our goal is to have one of our western hydrofoil clubs host the event down the line. This is in the planning stage and I am personally very excited to get a competitive tournament back on the west coast.

Remember October 2nd and 3rd, a month away is your first chance to visit and compete at the site where next years marquee event will be held. Come join the fun. PRO RIDERS ATTENTION!! For the first time in a long time a CASH price will be awarded to the top three finishers. $750.00 in prize money will be up for grabs. This is in addition to the Big Air Competition that will award $$ for top finishers. So come compete at the last competition of the year and register for the Last Fling Till Spring (posted on the forum). Its time to get this EXTREME sport back on track and get waterskiing back in the mainstream.

SPONSORS AND SPECTATORS!! We are here for you. Free to the public is a chance to watch some of the top as well as up and coming hydrofoil riders from around the country. Sponsors, what can we do for you? We want to help you get your product out there and what better way to do that than with the help of the best extreme watersport going.

Hope to see you there.

David W. Petersen (AKA Cupcake, thanks MJ)

USHA Board Member
Competition Committe Chair
SE Hydrofoil Club Board Member

USHA Award 2010 Nominations are open!

mjpohl — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:51:14 GMT

Starting NOW to Sunday 9/12 - Award nominations are open! :excited:
http://www.hydrofoil.org/Nominations.html

Award Nominations
USHA is ready for this year's award nominations for the 10 awards to honor up-and-coming athletes and dedicated individuals in the sport of hydrofoiling.
• You don't have to compete in order to be nominated, but you do need to be a USHA member.
• Nominees will be judged for their performance from 9/1/2009 to 8/31/2010.
• USHA members can submit a nomination entry form between Wednesday, September 1st to Sunday, September 12th.
• USHA nominations will be voted on in September. USHA awards winners for each category will be given to USA-WS for several award nominees in similar categories.

This year, the following awards will be given out for these categories:

Male Athlete of the Year
A male winner will be recognized each year for his outstanding athletic achievement, and his work as an ambassador for the sport of hydrofoiling.

Female Athlete of the Year
A female winner will be recognized each year for her outstanding athletic achievement, and her work as an ambassador for the sport of hydrofoiling.

Junior Athlete of the Year
Any junior athlete 17 years of age or younger on January 1 will be recognized each year. The award is for outstanding athletic achievement and work as an ambassador for the sport of hydrofoiling.

Volunteer/Ambassado r of the Year
A winner will be recognized each year for their dedication and contributions as a representative, coach, or judge for the sport of hydrofoiling.

Hydrofoil Club of the Year
A club will be recognized each year for their contributions as representatives for the sport of hydrofoiling. The term "club" in this category refers to a group of individuals (with at least 2 members) registered as a USA-WS club with the club type of "Hydrofoil".

Most Improved Male Athlete of the Year
A male winner will be recognized this year for his outstanding athletic achievements during the year, and his work as an ambassador for the sport of hydrofoiling.

Most Improved Female Athlete of the Year
A female winner will be recognized this year for her outstanding athletic achievements during the year, and her work as an ambassador for the sport of hydrofoiling.

Rising Star Award
Any junior athlete 17 years of age or younger on January 1 will be recognized for this year. The award is for outstanding athletic achievements during the year in the sport of hydrofoiling.

Best Supporting Member of the Year
An individual (non-skier) will be recognized this year for their dedication and contributions to the sport of hydrofoiling in the areas of boat driving, media or other.

That's Incredible Award
An individual (skier or non-skier) will be recognized this year for an amazing feat during the year, and the dedication to the sport of hydrofoiling.

http://www.hydrofoil.org/Nominations.html

Spokane River Idaho

tbskis — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:40:02 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GoTQVAh2oc

Spend four days on the Spokane River Idaho, it was nice.

Shredready

Bobby Earl — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:16:41 GMT

Extra protection for your skull and eardrums! Shredready will be at the TX flyin with raffle prizes and lids for purchase for $59-that's a great price for a lid these days! Go to www.shredready.com and check out products. Thanks to everyone who is rocking the shredready line-especially BGA and DD-two of the top riders on the planet.:cool2:

Austin Riders Hit the Perd August 2010

foilingjunky — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:05:01 GMT

All points bulletin from Al to throw down or be carded at the Perd last weekend. Four of five riders trying or landing mobes and Al hitting his Wake BNC at speed = bringing it. Andy is catching up too. He hit his 1st or second off-side frontside roll. Great day. Enjoy!

What Binding System Do You Use?

Suicidal-Element — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:01:40 GMT

What Do You Got?

foot stay questions

turbohoje — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:20:17 GMT

background story (you can skip this part)
i have a foot stay coming apart at the mount point. i believe its an old cinch stay bec the name on it is gone, but it doesnt have any plastic overlays on it either. the nylon strap has ripped out of the mount once before, so i used put the mounting screws through some fresh holes and they are ripping out again. part of the issue is ive lost some length on the strap and i dont believe its long enough anymore. my last crash my foot came out and found something sharp to cut itself on... no bueno.

questions
i'm considering replacing my foot stays, is cinch the way to go or are there better alternatives?
i see there are a couple of products by cinch, the behind the leg strap and the over the foot part. is there a benefit of the over the bridge strap? (i think i have stock)

i need to re-attach the foot pad to the board, from the looks of it 3M 90 is the best way to go. i have 77 and 80 at my house, is there any reason why those wont work or shall i not waste any time and get the 90.

at what point do i need a rope release? the cinch one (since i was on the site) looks like two strips of velcrow that sheer apart. seems hokey, but i also dont want to buy the comptech one. thoughts?

Box for shipping wings!

EricR — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:19:06 GMT

Anyone point me in the right direction for boxes?

This is what I came up with for the M 2.5!

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Shadowbox - anybody using ?

blmeanie — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:18:46 GMT

After the initial hype on the Shadowbox http://www.shadowboxlive.com/
and seeing one put up in the classifieds this week http://www.foilforum.com/forums/show...owbox-For-Sale
I wondered if anybody is using it on a regular basis?

M 2.5 For Sale

EricR — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:52:32 GMT

Sold!

Used as a back up wing. New ano job. Wings has a few small pits on bottom side (bought this way as a blem) but doesn't affect the ride.

$200

Pics of the pits to follow!

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TX and Havasu Flyins

TX Foilhead — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:27:33 GMT

Its Flyin season!!!

Benton Front Roll Mobe attempts

Skidude — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:35:54 GMT

Here are a few attempts at the front roll mobe...I was only trying to get to the 180 rotation mark, but found I can make it all the way around with not too much effort. I've got to change some timing for the pull for the handle pass, and my axis/balance point, but I think it can be done.

I know, I've still got a long way to go, but, it was fun and I'll keep trying!

Thanks Matt, Al, Clint and Andy for filming and supporting.

LE Shock Tower for sale

Yeti — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:51:27 GMT

I have a LE Shock Tower for sale.
Comptech shock.With pump.
No seat pad.

Good condition..

600.00 O.B.O I'll pay for shipping (USA only)

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gainer and wake roll help...video

greenworks — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:21:42 GMT

any help would be great. the gainer is only at 1 in 10 clean land and ride away, seems to have aroll in it. looking to be more consistent and bigger.

wake roll is a little more duanting, landed 3 and rode away but maybe 1 in 15.

suggestions for either would be great!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvY8t9vI2Ks

schoolarship to Orlando wakeboard centre

ivigsx — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:27:03 GMT

Please help my daughter Lauma to fulfill her wakeboard dream and win a schoolarship for trainings at Orlando World Wakeboard Centre the next spring. In 2010 she became an Estonian champion and Latvian vice-champion, last summer she was 4th at the European junior group. You can watch her ride here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhPwtM_hFIo

All you have to do is to open the web site with votes (below this text), fill in the phone number (with a + country code) and when you receive back a SMS, write this unique voting code in the frame below the phone number and press Vote. Thanks!

http://www.labiedarbi.lv/lv/balso_pa...i-ildenai.html
Right Top corner there's the text:
Lai atbalstītu šo projektu (To support the project):
1.Zemāk ievadi savu telefona numuru (fill in "+", then your country code and phone number in the frame below)
2.Mēs nosūtīsim uz Tavu numuru SMS ar kodu (we will send to your number SMS with a voting code)
3.Lūdzu, ievadi kodu formā, un balsojums tiks pieņemts! (Please write the code in the new frame below the phone number and press Vote)

Thank you for your help!
Ivars
www.udensklubs.lv

Lessons / ride-time in Orlando

Argonaut — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:29:23 GMT

Hi ... a couple of weeks ago I posted that I was a newbie in need of help, and travelling from UK to Orlando for a holiday.
I hooked up some lesson time with Geno , but on the day lucked out on the weather .,... it rained, lake got quite choppy, and Geno was off to Korea next day so timing did not work well.

However I had 10 days in Florida, and this forum proved it’s networking ability .... contact made from member HUCKER84, who offered to help me out with some water time while in town.
As it turned out HUCKER84 (aka Jeff Haughey) lives only 10mins from my Hotel !
His house is superbly located ... right on Lake Sheen of the Butler chain lakes, and with a Malibu Wakesetter VLX hanging up in a boat hoist, for me it was a dream set-up.
I tow my boat to local bay and have to contend with 36’ tidal range, water that goes out by more than a mile, limiting when I can get out ...and even then have waves, current & swell to contend with.
I also have to pay equiv of $7.50 a gall for fuel .. but that is another matter

I booked a slot with Jeff, he was ready to roll on the dot at 9am, and we had a great session of water time on the Saturday morning, coupled with loads of patience from him .... in fact it went so well, and benefitted me, I called him on Sat night and booked again for Sunday.
After Jeff made some tuning changes to ski (-ve shim) I felt a significant difference, still a long way to go until my runs finish by choice J ... but certainly my duration between start and crash has improved considerably.
Jeff’s Ski has a UFO rear wing, mach 2.5 front, b-39 Tbar and Evo seat tower, so I‘m hoping I can apply what I learnt on my stock SS Pro ... which should be somewhat tamer.

Arrived back in UK today ... hopefully be trying out what I learnt this weekend.

A very big thank you to Jeff ... a great guy to hook up with in Orlando if somebody is looking for a ride.

shim thickness

Hucker84 — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:22:30 GMT

what's the shim thickness of the number 4?

Cinchmax belt (without pad) - $30 shipped US

22-8 — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:06:32 GMT

SOLD!!

I have a Cinchmax belt in perfect condition that I am selling without the pad (can order from Lonnie for $20). I ordered a custom length belt so no longer use this one and use 2 pads on my belt hence why one is not included in this. Pics are below.

$30 shipped in US.

Thanks!

Michael
jmc2cc@yahoo.com
214.394.2312
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Cinchmax release for sale - $45 shipped in US

22-8 — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:56:23 GMT

I have a used Cinchmax release in great condition for sale. Will sale for $45 shipped in US. Pics are below.

Thanks!

Michael
jmc2cc@yahoo.com
214.394.2312
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Shadowbox For Sale

EricR — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:31:13 GMT

Sold to Big Jay!

Used 3 times since it was replaced under warranty May 2010.
$385 shipped!

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Help

Hilmar — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:03:51 GMT

hey, i have been jumping for a while now not very high but hope it is comming :smile:

i have a question when i am about to jump i do the "dip" and then its like i am pulling in the rope, like i am pulling me self closer to the boat to make my self go faster and thats doing slack in the line, and that is wrong right ? i should use the boat to drag me up to a jump right?
hope you know what i mean here?

WOW am I spoiled!!!

Big Jay — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:12:13 GMT

Chad has an old Air Chair he won at the 2009 National's. He brought it out to the lake on Sunday for entertainment purposes. The water was beat up and my tail bone was/is sore as hell but I decided to give it a go anyhow. This ski has a black powdercoated foil assembly. The fusalage is SQUARE. It is pointed in the front and back. The wings are flat and other that being rounded around the edges it's flat on top and bottom. The rear wing looks like the front wing just a little smaller. The seat is plastic. There are no foot beds. The seat belt has a metal buckle.

When I got in it I felt like I was stepping foot into a 77 Pinto. The thing didn't float very well. My butt was over the strut. My knees were less bent than normal. My feet were on a hard slick surface. The belt wouldn't really tighten up quite enough.

When I said go the first thing I noticed was how much more strength was needed to come out of the water. I guess the modern wings make it easier to get up too. Once up I noticed the ski was very quick. I was riding at 24. The ski hummed and clunked. It was heavy on the handle and when the wings broke surface (2 foot chop and 28" of strut) the ski fell out of the sky like a stone in vacuum.

I cut out a little, added a little 'stank' to a jump and was rewarded with about 12" of air. Then a huge SMACK as the board bounced of the water.

Next was a gainer. I landed nose first. Then I thought, "load it on a roll instead" and I landed on my side. I added 2 mph and tossed another gainer. I hucked the hell out of it to make it around but I had too much spin and washed it out. I was going to try again but at this point the water was more like an ocean and I was laughing to hard to think strait.

To all you innovators out there. THANKS A MILLION!!!

just wondering

rob496 — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 03:54:01 GMT

how much rope how fast and how big of wake

Comptech Release Hard To Reset?

EricR — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 02:14:15 GMT

I have had to replace this part on both of my releases. Not cheap at $90!

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New Vest

EricR — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 02:08:01 GMT

For all you folks that get the clearance / closeout emails.... Looking for a new Comp Vest. Current one is a Liquid Force that someone posted 2 years ago... I think I paid $25 :excited: Its getting tired.

Thanks!

Need help Identifying a Used/New Board

Capri63 — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:59:42 GMT

I have been riding an old Air Chair and recently purchased a Sky Ski on Ebay that is in FANTASTIC condition. I am very excited and anxious to get it out on the water and compare the obvious upgrade to what I have been riding.

That being said I do not know any of the terminology that is used hereand would greatly appreciate some help Identifying exactly what I purchased ie: Tower, T-bar , & fins, for future post references..... I would also like to know if the Ski is compatible for any future upgrades. Thank you for any and all help....
The T-bar measures 40 " from top to bottom
The front fin measures approx 10" x 17"Attachment 5729 Attachment 5728
The rear fin measures approx 5" x 12"

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Finally landed my first gainer

tjdavis — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:07:10 GMT

After riding for a few months I finally landed my first gainer, which is the first jump I have ever landed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMZLNtg5gpg

one of my other attempts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H56-u9DbmAU

and the crash that ended the day, this one made me black out completely. That was a first and hopefully the last. ENJOY !!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtTRwa4Ua0U

Lake of the Ozarks or Rolla, MO Sept 12?

skyskijones — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:20:44 GMT

Anyone around the Lake of the Ozarks area that i might bribe to take me for a pull September 12? I will be in Rolla, MO and have the day off that Sunday. More than willing to bring gas mula! PM me if so.

Thanks,

AL

Problems with Comptech shock

suprarider — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:21:41 GMT

Our Comptech shock blew a seal and leaked oil out last season. We sent it to SKYSKI and had it rebuilt. Now it won't hold air pressure and keeps bottoming out. We've tried pumping it up to 180 but it won't hold. Anyone else having/had problems, I don't want to drop $500 for a new one yet. It's a 2007 model on a Pro. Any help would be appreciated.