Just goes to show how little wave energy you need to get the foil up and once it's up like the kites it creates it's own apparent speed.
Looks interesting but can't help notice how much Kai is balancing the whole time - he is one of the most talented surfers on the planet and he can ride a door - so it is probably a lot harder than it looks? Probably feels better than it looks?
pumping or paddling, whats the difference........
still should have waited his turn!
On a real waves, not very impressive.
On the non-breaking micro swell... totally mindblowing.
Plus of course getting back to the peak by pumping...
I am afraid age (and overweight) may mastering this new sport too hard for me, but heck, I definitely want to try!
I remember seeing footage of Laird Hamilton on big unbroken swell on a small foilboard. Mindblowing really. Kai in this footage was incredible, too, mainly, for me, because he powered it up himself. Quite an aerobic exercise I'd imagine. He was very dull, though, in a breaking wave. You couldn't even noseride them, so the cruisey style that we saw is, well, ....very boring. Just get a longboard or long sup.
In normal surf conditions, and with a foil in the line up, and with closeouts sets, wipeouts and mistakes and bad decisions being the norm, I think they are potentially lethal and need to be legislated against before a fatality occurs. Think about when you've been paddling out, or duckdived under a wave on the way out and had a surfer go close or over the top of you. Very dangerous for all concerned unless everything is perfect like in all the video footage we get to see of the experts, and have no-one close. It's mayhem in the making, I reckon, but makes for a cool video.
bradsdubs said:- I think they are potentially lethal and need to be legislated against before a fatality occurs.
You sound like all those guys 8 years ago when I first started to Sup. 
Of course these are not meant for the line up. You can't paddle one of these things back out through white water , so you need a fat spilling wave that dies or runs into a gutter. Perfect for those bombie days where it just barely breaks. These will be used where no one else can surf.
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bradsdubs said:- I think they are potentially lethal and need to be legislated against before a fatality occurs.
You sound like all those guys 8 years ago when I first started to Sup.
Of course these are not meant for the line up. You can't paddle one of these things back out through white water , so you need a fat spilling wave that dies or runs into a gutter. Perfect for those bombie days where it just barely breaks. These will be used where no one else can surf.
Like those big fat ones that come through wide at the Alley
Fantastic! I really want to try foil surfing - 1st on a sup and then on a shortboard/surfboard ?:-)
shallow reef?
bombies?
cant remember how many times I've been going down the line and thought "holy ** ... where did that reef come from" :)
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shallow reef?
bombies?
cant remember how many times I've been going down the line and thought "holy ** ... where did that reef come from" :)
only fools would ride them in those types of waves. Plenty of waves around that would suit a foil that no one else rides. I see as it as just another way to enjoy the ocean away from the crowds 
the learning curve might be steep , but any knew skill just requires perseverance. I don't think anyone is suggesting to ride one at the local break. Fairdinkum if everyone listened to the naysayers , nothing would advance. 
In this clip, the rider shows why his manhood, or other people's lives, are at risk if you make a mistake in mixed company. One can only ask why?? At least the old Y boom back in the windsurfing day didn't harm anyone or thing.....Just mindful of the space you occupy if you foil, please...
Enjoy the clip.... It just unsold me on the idea....I'll stick with my Cabrinha twintip.... cheers
www.seabreeze.com.au/News/Kitesurfing/Twintip-Kite-Foil-Released-with-Inflatable-Board_10943248.aspx
Kai lenny definitely is creating a new sport...
The foil doesn't look like a Gofoil. Is this the new MFC foil? MFC is one of Kai's Sponsors.
