I watched a guy kite surfing (sailing) today. He was mostly reaching back and forth all day... (looked very fun) and...
... I got a chance to talk with the guy. I asked him if he is able to point and he looked at me confused... (my bad) so I rephrased and asked if he can sail into the wind. He said... "oh yeah! on this board just a little but you can buy boards with foils and with the right kite you can sail way into the wind".
I don't know what he meant by a foil. He might have meant a keel or a fin.... or maybe a true foil.
The other encouraging thing is that this guy was about my age and he told me he is just now learning... Oh yeah! I'm going to have to get into this.
... I got a chance to talk with the guy. I asked him if he is able to point and he looked at me confused... (my bad) so I rephrased and asked if he can sail into the wind. He said... "oh yeah! on this board just a little but you can buy boards with foils and with the right kite you can sail way into the wind".
I don't know what he meant by a foil. He might have meant a keel or a fin.... or maybe a true foil.
The other encouraging thing is that this guy was about my age and he told me he is just now learning... Oh yeah! I'm going to have to get into this.