i’ve been getting asked a lot about foiling recently. i can see the interest of all my surfer friends that want to try. the first question usually is: is it hard? i tell them “yes it’s hard. it’s the hardest thing i ever tried in my life. remember the first time you tried to do something and couldn’t? multiply that frustration by a 100. no matter how good of a surfer you are, foiling will put you back in diapers.” the next question is: is it dangerous? “yes it’s dangerous. almost every foiler will get hurt at some point. if you can’t afford to get hurt, don’t foil.”
and last: is foiling like surfing? i tell them “when i ride a waist high wave, i’m flying so fast that my eyes are burning. that same waist high wave on a foil is comparable to surfing a 10′ wave on a shortboard. so every time i take off on a waist high day in town, i’m actually feel like i’m surfing 10′ North Shore. it’s an incredible feeling and i’m saving a lot of gas. haha.”
