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Personal Safety Gear - Episode 2

Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2024 10:38 pm
by Wingman


What safety gear or personal items are you using when foiling?

Re: Personal Safety Gear - Episode 2

Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2024 8:38 am
by Hdip
The tops of my feet were so torn up after my first session. Ridiculous. After you start getting regular flights you can stop wearing booties. But definitely wear them for the first few sessions, even in warm water.

Re: Personal Safety Gear - Episode 2

Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2024 9:05 am
by Wingman
Hdip wrote: Sun Apr 14, 2024 8:38 am The tops of my feet were so torn up after my first session. Ridiculous. After you start getting regular flights you can stop wearing booties. But definitely wear them for the first few sessions, even in warm water.
I would go back and forth with the booties and only wear them at the rocky launches (the last few low tides at Leo were brutal), but then I have to adjust my footstraps each time and getting the footstraps just right (not too tight not too loose), is an art more than a science.

Re: Personal Safety Gear - Episode 2

Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2024 9:07 am
by Wingman
@Jbwiden What did I get wrong about the marine radio stuff? Maybe you could put a better summary here for future searchers.