Windsurf – August 2019

PWA FOIL RACING

MACIEK RUTKOWSKI

I

t was a week of adjusting and always trying to get the right

settings and getting the power to release ratio just right on

your gear. Enough power to fly high and enough release

to go fast. I’ve been juggling wings, juggling fuselages, sails,

masts, everything. It is a very steep learning curve. For me this

event has been a baptism by fire. Even so it has been a good

showcase for foiling. We did course racing, slalom and high

wind racing. The windy day was hard and physical. Sometimes

you would stop when you tried to go upwind because

the wind picked up to 40 knots and you just couldn’t

physically go upwind any more with your 8.0m. I was just

trying not to get slammed. Downwind was really hard and

scary to sheet in. Personally though, I would rather race in 30

knots than 4-7 knots!

30 AUGUST 2019

“IT IS A VERY STEEP LEARNING CURVE.”