This is called the #pumpfoil.
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We see a lot of these at a local big lake around here but electrified, quite impressive and very fast as the water resistance is minimal with these hydrofoils... mostly in wetsuites.
But apparently you don't need to get wet
Wearing a Bavarian dirndl in October in South Germany is indeed quite appropriate
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This is called the #pumpfoil. She is #pumpfoiling
You pump up and down with your legs and that motion alone is all that is necessary to translate via a hydrofoil under the water surface (like a wing) to give you lift and forward motion
You need good balance, endurance, and if you stop pumping you lose lift and sink rapidly
EDIT: this is Alina Kornelli. See @bruno 's comment below
EDITEDIT: https://youtube.com/@alinakornelli
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@JohnJBurnsIII I wonder what starting out in the middle of the lake would be like. Could someone even do it? They'd need a paddle maybe. Or something with a very big hydrofoil. Imagine the effort to get it under your feet in the water then churn churn churn and lift yourself out of the water!
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Just, you know, get the board under your feet under the water and have abs and legs of solid iron and just lift yourself out of the water in the middle of the lake, easy
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@JohnJBurnsIII I wonder what starting out in the middle of the lake would be like. Could someone even do it? They'd need a paddle maybe. Or something with a very big hydrofoil. Imagine the effort to get it under your feet in the water then churn churn churn and lift yourself out of the water!
@benroyce @JohnJBurnsIII
A little parachute type thing and a lot of wind! -
Just, you know, get the board under your feet under the water and have abs and legs of solid iron and just lift yourself out of the water in the middle of the lake, easy
Yes. Open water starts... how physical would you need to be.
The swim back could get depressing quite fast.
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This is called the #pumpfoil. She is #pumpfoiling
You pump up and down with your legs and that motion alone is all that is necessary to translate via a hydrofoil under the water surface (like a wing) to give you lift and forward motion
You need good balance, endurance, and if you stop pumping you lose lift and sink rapidly
EDIT: this is Alina Kornelli. See @bruno 's comment below
EDITEDIT: https://youtube.com/@alinakornelli
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@benroyce@mastodon.social @edgeofeurope@mastodon.social This is Alina Kornelli. A well known athlete:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alina_Kornelli
The dress is a german Dirndl. A traditional Bavarian outfit. Often worn at Oktoberfest in Munich. Or even while pumpfoiling, if it happens to be Oktoberfest season.I thought the dress added a lot of extras, I love that she's wearing a dress! Completely unexpected and fun 🩵
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I thought the dress added a lot of extras, I love that she's wearing a dress! Completely unexpected and fun 🩵
Plus; fuck it: if we want to wear a dress, we wear a dress. Nothing wrong with wearing a dress
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This is called the #pumpfoil. She is #pumpfoiling
You pump up and down with your legs and that motion alone is all that is necessary to translate via a hydrofoil under the water surface (like a wing) to give you lift and forward motion
You need good balance, endurance, and if you stop pumping you lose lift and sink rapidly
EDIT: this is Alina Kornelli. See @bruno 's comment below
EDITEDIT: https://youtube.com/@alinakornelli
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I suspect the foil has to be different based on weight of rider.
Could you even get the board under you? Inherent buoyancy of the board you stand on...
The makers must have video of how-to...
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Plus; fuck it: if we want to wear a dress, we wear a dress. Nothing wrong with wearing a dress
@pascaline @bruno @edgeofeurope
That's why I posted the video. If it was just someone pumpfoiling that's cool but doing it in a dress is such a great over-the-top flex
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@benroyce@mastodon.social @edgeofeurope@mastodon.social This is Alina Kornelli. A well known athlete:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alina_Kornelli
The dress is a german Dirndl. A traditional Bavarian outfit. Often worn at Oktoberfest in Munich. Or even while pumpfoiling, if it happens to be Oktoberfest season.the dress and hair did at least three things for the video:
indicators of movement and airflow
showing off that she’s stayed dry
season and place
That’s a lot to fit into a short wordless video
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@FritzAdalis @kevin and core/ abs
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This is called the #pumpfoil. She is #pumpfoiling
You pump up and down with your legs and that motion alone is all that is necessary to translate via a hydrofoil under the water surface (like a wing) to give you lift and forward motion
You need good balance, endurance, and if you stop pumping you lose lift and sink rapidly
EDIT: this is Alina Kornelli. See @bruno 's comment below
EDITEDIT: https://youtube.com/@alinakornelli
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@pascaline @bruno @edgeofeurope
That's why I posted the video. If it was just someone pumpfoiling that's cool but doing it in a dress is such a great over-the-top flex
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My friend had kids. They grew up to also learn "boarding".
They've taken it to unbelievable heights.
4 ft X 8 ft board. Couches with 1. 2. 3 people sitting on it. Or using 6 ft. Ladder.
None of this stuff is fastened to the board... so learned experience is what it takes.
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I think it could be done with a specially designed hydrofoil that is very large and very light. Expensive material. It would have to be a special kind of pumpfoil designed for open water starts
Or an electric assist. Or a paddle you have to carry with you slung over your shoulder or else. If you lose it: you're stuck
And with all these caveats, it would still only be possible for very athletic people
