A surfer adding to the brown water 
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Iāve been twice, both times were 4m-5m winging the whole timeā¦which is good and bad. Less windy in am, strong in pm, but still can tow foil. TheFoilKook was there a few weeks after me and said it was less windy.
If youāre a winger too, itās really good. Problem is, offshore wind, so need boat support or courage and paddling muscles should something go wrong. Our group, and a prior group I talked so, had prepaid boats, so most riders ended up towing for the PM session instead of winging. Both have pros n cons.
PS watched the Titouan clipā¦that better showcases how a proper ripper can ride it top to bottom, big cutbacks, etc. Interesting to note, his riding seems stronger with wing than withoutā¦maybe just more used to itā¦or maybe having the wing behind with strong offshore winds gives something to lean on. In general, most choose to tow because being able to surf without managing a wing is nicerā¦but maybe that shows there are some other advantages. The other is having the freedom and control to choose any wave you want, kick out and get the one behind or a few backā¦which for a medium-poor pumper is a taste of the joy many of you pump monkeys have. The winging is a smorgasbord, with 20 empty lined up walls in front of you, deciding which one you want to turn on.
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Iām very much still a kook but I found the bigger days definitely had too much energy for me to carve the wave well. I personally preferred the days that were smaller with lighter wind.
That said, I felt like the majority of the foilers there were all just trying to get āthe longest waveā possible vs. push their progression and practice turning. Lots of safety surfing to get footage of a 4 min+ wave. Iām even guilty of that.
Hereās an example of a smaller day - Iām just too much of a kook to lay down harder turns. Open to any feedback / coaching!
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Thereās a guy who edits all that footage for you down there. I can find it in Lafc chat if you need me too. Send him the footage. He sends you edited to music clip.
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The drone pilots not going to the outside point is annoying.
Fast forward this to 2:30 and you get an idea of what the point looks like on a decent day. I had better waves out there consistently, but I was trying to shred them and not worried about making the inside, so maybe Half mile rides instead of 20 miles 
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I guess the novelty of an extremely long wave is hard to argue with. Similar to the tidal bores that Bennets makes look pretty good (reality check here)
Your footage looks great, I donāt think there is much to say other than push harder, more committed turns.
This on the other hand looks absolutely unreal.
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Having done both Namotu and Chicama, Iād go back to Chicama first, without question if I was planning a destinationā¦
Namotu is great. One spot, which is a long boat ride, near Castaway Island is some of the most fun foiling I have done. But the stars had to align to make it work.
Everything surrounding the island can be foiled, but the currents are very strong and the reefs can get very shallow. No question it has the prettier water.
Chicama on the other hand offers some critical sections that can easily get overhead. There is almost no risk of hitting reef rocks etc. so its more friendly for all levels, but extremely shreddable for advanced foilers who want to rip turns.
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Thank you! Definitely going to try to commit harder during this next swell.
And yeah, Namotu is dreamy. Especially the Adam/Wilko week. Such a fun crew.
Highly recommend to anyone that has considered it!
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Youāre ripping first off. Those waves gotta be leg burners. I know on a regular surfboard I never finished a wave in Peru. My legs gave out after the 17th or so top turn haha.
You never get the nose of your board to point UP the wave though. So you never get fully to the top of the wave. Youāre always cutting your turn short just a little bit. A lot of the really good guys go beyond the wave to do their top turn. There is still power for the foil on the very tippy top of the swell and even a little bit on the back side youāll still be getting speed forward. Might have to blow a few waves to figure that one out though. At least the boat will tow you right back up.
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Thanks dude!
Great great tip. Definitely will try to point my board up the wave during this next southern swell.
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Cool to see wake thief going surfing, I guess the appeal here is pretty obvious!
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