Everyone knows the problem - when the conditions are at their best, nobody usually wants to capture the action on the water. Action cams such as GoPro, Insta360 & Co are therefore very popular, but the viewing angles for windsurfing and wingfoiling are usually limited and restricted to perspectives from the top of the sail or the wingtips of the wing. This can look nice, but also quickly exhausts itself.
Shots from the water are usually much more exciting. But instead of shooing a photographer into the cool water, you can also build a floating island with little effort on which you can mount your cam. The original idea came from Dailydose maker Jürgen Schall, but we have modified it slightly and named our water photographer "Jürgen" in honour of the "inventor". Jürgen is regularly in action for our surf photo shoots, doesn't shiver in the cold and doesn't moan when it takes longer. You can easily recreate this floating island - and here's how:
For this you need:
- Floating noodle about 150 centimetres long (ideally in a bright colour)
- Adhesive tape
- a flat stone weighing about 300 grams
- a sturdy bag as a floating anchor
- about 1-1.5 metres of rubber rope
Of course, you also need an action cam and a suitable mount:
The building instructions
Manuel Vogel
Editor surf
