68 INTERVIEWANGUS MCINTYRE
Tried any foil specific kit yet? If so, what?
If not, are you thinking you might? Any particular places you’d like to foil –
home or away?
I’m not that fussed by boards as I’m yet to see anything on
the market with an interesting design. On the sails front, I
had the pleasure of demoing the 2018 Loftsails Skyscape
last summer and was actually very impressed by the inflight
stability, even if I struggled with sticky cam rotation. I’d also
love to have a go with an Ezzy Hydra and the Duotone F-Type. Dahab would be cool. I went there in 2011 and loved it. Cruising
around the lagoon would be epic but watch out for that reef!
Are you a ‘fiddler’ as far as your own gear
goes? Do you alter settings or are you
set on something specific?
The mast foot goes right to the front of the slot unless it is
particularly light. The back straps have been on and off my
board like it’s a cruise ship. I’ve not managed to sail in them
yet and have grown weary of smashing myself up at 25
knots. Just like on your regular fin, the back strap is overdrive
for your foil board.
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What do you think a location has to have for
it to be ‘foil ready’?
Perfect foiling conditions for me are a consistent Force 4 with
flat water, a short sandy beach with a cocktail bar at the top.
Is there such a place?
Interestingly enough, I think I just described Vassiliki! I’m sure there
are plenty of places in the Med that fulfill that brief though. Ialyssos
(Rhodes) is an epic venue, even without the cocktail bar.
The south coast is actually teeming with incredible foil spots.
Calshot, Lepe, Hayling Island sea front, Chichester Harbour. Even
Southampton water is delightful if you catch it at high tide.