On the 7/26/20 Progression Project Podcast, Dylan Wichmann recommended doing dock starts to improve pumping and to learn how to do breach turns.
So I was recently in the Perris Lake area, and I stopped off at the boat launch to practice my dock starts. I was using the Takuma 1300 LOL with stock tail for my dock start attempts. I improved to where I'm at least landing properly on the board, but then the foil sinks before I can get pumping.
Right when I felt like I was about to get the timing right for the first pump, the damn Park Ranger tells me stop jumping off the dock. I replied that I'm NOT diving off the dock (which is strictly prohibited). The Park Ranger then says that it's after 4:30PM and even kayaks are not allowed to launch after 4;30. I complied and left.
So is there a dock in the So Cal area that would be good for doing dock starts?
I live in Oceanside but the harbor bans hydrofoils. Maybe when I can actually do a dock start, I'll try a rock start off the Oside jetty
So I was recently in the Perris Lake area, and I stopped off at the boat launch to practice my dock starts. I was using the Takuma 1300 LOL with stock tail for my dock start attempts. I improved to where I'm at least landing properly on the board, but then the foil sinks before I can get pumping.
Right when I felt like I was about to get the timing right for the first pump, the damn Park Ranger tells me stop jumping off the dock. I replied that I'm NOT diving off the dock (which is strictly prohibited). The Park Ranger then says that it's after 4:30PM and even kayaks are not allowed to launch after 4;30. I complied and left.
So is there a dock in the So Cal area that would be good for doing dock starts?
I live in Oceanside but the harbor bans hydrofoils. Maybe when I can actually do a dock start, I'll try a rock start off the Oside jetty