🌊 Why I'm trying to do Wing
I want to feel the wind.
I want to regain that feeling of advancing on the sea with my own power.
30 years ago, I was obsessed with windsurfing.
At that time, the feeling of the moment of catching the wind on the sea and running through it at once was irreplaceable.
But I had a family, worked hard, and when I realized it, I kept my time away.
If I had left the board, sail, and other gear I bought with a lot of money in the backyard of my parents' home, I would have been thrown away by my parents before I knew it.It was the first time I had ever seen a woman.And I couldn't complain because I hadn't noticed it for years.
Until recently I was passionate about golf, and I was out at monthly competitions every month.I also enjoyed playing with my teammates.
However, it is not far from that 'joy of hurtling through the sea by the wind'.
'I want to resume windsurfing someday'続I have been thinking so.
And now.
The child almost left the nest, and the rhythm of life calmed down a little.
In the depths of my heart, the voice of 'I want to go out to the sea again' gradually grew louder.
However, I felt that resuming the old windsurfing was a bit of a hurdle.
A lot of gear management, time-consuming setting--I think it was done because I was young.
Even if the feeling is young, the mind and body are different from those days.
Large sails, large boards, the hassle of setting up and tidying up.
And above all, nothing can be done without the wind blowing.
Once you know the pleasure of planing, it is not enough in a state where you can not run in the breeze.
In the future, when I retire from work, I live near the sea and enjoy planing on the beach only on days when the wind blows.
In addition, I have drawn such a dream that I am absorbed in planning on the southern island.
But now that I still live in Saitama and have a full-time responsible job, what should I do?
The days of worry continued.
While researching the latest windsurfing news on YouTube, I saw amazing footage.
It was走 the board was completely floating and running.
It seems to be called 'windfoil'.
When I looked it up, the lift of the foil allowed me to run faster than the planing
of the fins, and even in the World Cup, I was able to run faster than the plane depending on the condition.He said the number of players using foil is increasing.
The times had changed a lot before I knew it.
Further investigation revealed that the foil board had spread to a variety of fields, including surfing and kitesurfing
.
And a new sport combined with a 'wing' like
a wing - that's 'wing Foil', he says.
I felt that Wingfoil was, in a nutshell, 'making good things.'
Unlike windsurfing, the setting and storage of the wing is very easy.
In the wind, ① Sail body, ② mast, ③ joint, ④ boom,⑤ harness are combined,
and fine setting adjustment is necessaryIt takes a lot of effort.
On the other hand, the wings just let air in.That air pressure is the only parameter.
An even bigger attraction is that you can plan even in the breeze.
As mentioned above, once you taste the planing, you can't enjoy it without it.
Some say that in Wing Foil, there are days when you can plan about 3 times more than windsurfing.
This is the best.
Also, I feel that the planing jive, which is highly difficult in windsurfing,
can be mastered relatively easily in wing foil(Guess).
In addition, windsurfing also has a 'wave' system that rides and jumps on waves, but the
slalom (speed system) that I was doingThe tools are also different.
If it is a wing foil, it is likely to be able to both speed and wave riding (estimated).
that means――
- Easy to set up and store, time-saving
- there are many days i can plan.
- i think i can master the planing jive.
- if it's a wing, you can ride the waves.
There are these 4 big advantages.
Especially for me now, ① and ② are very important.
'This is the only way to start the wing foil!'
It was natural to think so.
For me, wing foil is not just a sport.
It's a time to connect yourself with the wind
, and an energy to keep your life moving again.
And wing Foil is also the sport of the future.
No electric motor, no fuel, just wind, gravity, and your own body.
It is the ultimate form of 'experiencing natural energy while playing'.
I am now involved in the development of energy that does not emit COル even at work.
I feel like there is a wing foil on the extension line.
Earth-friendly, and above all 'pleasant' energy.
So, I decided to do wing foil.
It is ”an extension of my dreams when I was young
“ and 'the way I live now itself.'
Basically, I want to run over the ocean like this.
If you set the wing to off (neutral position), it will be surfing.
This is a windfoil scene, but you can learn the principle of foil.