Mind Surfing is a practice that will help you become a better surfer, foiler, winger, board rider.
There is an old saying - If you can see it, and believe it, you can achieve it.
This can be especially helpful if we have had experiences that were uncomfortable, say a wipeout, and we want overwrite or rewrite a new possible outcome. By picturing the outcome we want in our mind repeatedly we change our default or goto thoughts and feelings to the ones we want.
I had an experience surfing in Santa Cruz. Just me and 2 other people out on a small inconsistent morning. The other 2 guys paddled for each set as if I didn't exist, no concept of sharing, or a lineup where we take and give turns. After about 20 minutes of this, I set an intention and saw it clear as day in my mind that I was paddling for and going to ride the next wave no matter what. Soon after a wave approached and I laid down on my board and started paddling for the wave, neither of the other 2 guys paddled nor even tried to catch that wave, it felt as if my vibe was so strong that they knew my intention as strongly as I did.
For as long as I can remember I have visualized turns I want to do. When I started foiling there was no way I could even think of doing these turns, I didn't even have a concept for how to do them, nor even how to control the foil to do these turns. I saw others with more experience who could do these turns, I kept imagining myself doing those turns. Within a year or so I could do these turns, and now I can do whatever turn I want, the only limitation is hydrodynamics and the design of the foil itself.
I tested the Foil Drive Gen 2 in flat water, in downwind conditions, and prone surf foiling. Also I am reverse engineering the Foil Drive to asses the value, and ability to hack or upgrade. Let's explore together if the Foil Drive is a viable way to get more waves and time on foil, or all the things the critics say about it.
Big thanks to Cort at 101 Surfsports who lent me the entire prone Foil Drive, board, and foil setup in the photo. Also huge thanks to Evan of Axis at Live2kite who lent me his personal Foil Drive and let put it on my mast and give it a thorough test, also I saw a really cool Axis/FD integration that might be available soon...
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Review of the Code 1300 S foil. I tested the Code 1300 hydrofoil winging, and on a short surf session. The video in this review is of me winging the code foil. I talked about how it feels, what conditions I would ride it, and what I believe it's designed for and does well at. Cort at 101 Surfsports let me demo the Code foil.
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A review of the new 2024 F-ONE Seven Seas 1100 hydrofoil (currently on the F-ONE website they are calling it the Seven Seas and the 2022 model is called the SS Carbon). Tested for speed, maneuverability, wing tip ventilation, and glide.
I previously reviewed the Seven Seas 2022 Version 1200 and 1000 in the foil reviews page.
The 2024 is quite different, I was initially shocked at how different it felt, and pleasantly surprised with the changes.
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I surf foiled the F-one SK8 850 foil. I was mostly testing to see how it handled wing tip piercing the surface, and how it performed in head high plus long period swell.
In this video I show what happens when the wing tip comes out, and compare the SK8 ride characteristics to the F-one Eagle, Seven Seas, and Phantom foils.
Also there are additional videos of a short wing foil session speed test, and another surf session in small gutless surf.
Thanks to Olivier at Covewater for letting me demo a SK8.
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This page is dedicated to whatever new stuff we happen to be testing and working on.
When I have something to report I will post here and update the posting date, kind of a preview before a tutorial is ready.
I added 4 videos of the F-one Seven Seas 1200, reviewing this wing both surf and wing foiling. Available on the foil reviews page.
Jeff Clark's larger wing foil boards came in and I have 2 sessions on the 118L (5'10"). I am stoked to report that the extra volume is well placed and right away I noticed the improved stability over my 95L. I am only 2 sessions on the Jeff Clark board, and yet schlogging was a pleasure, and touching down a non issue. It's been so long since I have ridden higher volume boards that I forgot how nice it is to be able to touch down or even plane along the surface with no issues or pearling or sinking. He only had 2 boards made and with the good feedback is working on having more boards made. I am not a jumper so I don't know if this construction can stand that type of abuse, for my everyday surf style they are great. Going into the light wind season I am so stoked to have a short stable board in my quiver.
One of the reasons this matters to me is that the 110-140L size board is what a lot of beginners and intermediate riders end up buying, and it's a huge benefit if these boards are stable to stand and schlog on. In my opinion stability is priority one for a higher volume board, for me this was the single biggest factor that made wing foiling easier to learn.
I added 2 videos of no pump acceleration take offs, these are helpful with small high aspect foils, and when one cannot pump. Can find the videos at the bottom of the small board knee start page.
Also added an update to weak side or switch foiling, 1 video on small body weight board and no pump take off.
I also added a video on how to flip over an 8 meter wing while sitting on a body weight board at the bottom of the wing handling page.
I demoed a full 2022 Cabrinha wing foil setup: wing, foil, and board. The camera died before I got on foil so no foiling, I did make a video review of my short test on this gear on the foil reviews page.
Mind Surfing is a practice that will help you become a better surfer, foiler, winger, board rider.
Review of the Code 1300 S foil. I tested the Code 1300 hydrofoil winging, and on a short surf session. The video in this review is of me winging the code foil. I talked about how it feels, what conditions I would ride it, and what I believe it's designed for and does well at. Cort at 
I surf foiled the F-one SK8 850 foil. I was mostly testing to see how it handled wing tip piercing the surface, and how it performed in head high plus long period swell.
This page is dedicated to whatever new stuff we happen to be testing and working on.
