Looking back on my first handful of sessions, the hope of ripping around the bay on a wing foil seemed pretty far out of my reach. What gave me inspiration was how intuitively and quickly I learned the basics of flying a wing. Then my confidence plummeted as I tried to apply these skills in rough water. I kept going, listening to my gut as to what I needed to try next, on my 9th session I figured out what I needed and had success.
My friends and I are having so much fun wing foiling, I have mostly skipped summer surf on the coast. My friends that don’t foil have been reaching out asking how they can get in on this foil fun, it’s just to appealing to sit on the beach and watch.
Here is some video from my first 30 sessions:
And more video from 30-60 sessions:
Then a nuking 30 plus day came to the San Francisco bay:
And we went inland and foiled up river in the delta, where it’s nuking all day:
Nice overview on your progress and journey. Thanks.
I’ve noticed you’ve changed some of your gear. For me, this was probably the most frustrating part – watching internet videos on gear, paying a good chunk of money to get it, then not having it work well. Of course I’m a 200 lbs guy, and where I live 20 to 30 mph winds are rare. So it took me a couple iterations to figure out what would work best for my conditions. Nonetheless, it’s been fun seeing your progress.
Hi Tim,
Thanks! Yes, I hear your frustration. Gear that works in Maui for 150 pound people doesn’t work for us bigger guys. Glad you figured out what works for your conditions. I have been trying a bunch of different combos and stoked that it’s helping me, I am close to having something to report…