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Great vid. Can you provide any lessons learned or insight, eg foot placement, balance tricks/tips?

I'm to young of a winger to fully appreciate this but I'm looking forward to big swell. :)

thanks for the inspiration!! got everything needed, just need to get beyond the dreams~

Why you use a leash? Is it not to heavy pulling if you fall down?

Great! will buy a FD to use with my F-One Jam 1600 and 13L Ensis pumpfoil board. Do you dockstart and pump Axis 1300? I learned dockstart and pump with PNG1150

Cool! which board?

That Skipper must be a new board? Great size!

To bad the perfect wave happened at the rocks or I might have been in this video :)

I watch all kinds of videos on foiling, and here you are, someone upstate New York on the shore of Lake Champlain. My home stomping ground,. Good for you. I'm down in Ocean City, New Jersey, foiling on my Jen 2 now for about. 12 sessions and worth every penny. I'll be up North this coming July. Maybe I'll see you out there on the lake, it's a big lake, I'll be closer to Plattsburgh. In cliffhaven. Just south of the air force base back the days. I'm looking forward to bombing around on the lake. Hopefully, they will be some good wind. I know they get waves as well. Maybe we can do a down winder . Michael .

Wow, this is going to be lengthy, but since a few people have asked... I think that if you can handle the waves in any of the Great Lakes then you can handle the waves anywhere. I correctly assumed that getting in and out of the water is where things can be radically different, especially with foil gear. So, here's how I prepared, and here's the plan I put in place that proved to be quite sound... Watch as many videos of people getting in and out of the surf as you can, and watch this... ruclips.net/video/mmsgBi8OL44/видео.htmlsi=TI6x0Jon8KJ1UEC_ When you do make it to the ocean, stand in the surf for 10 minutes with your gear just shy of the breakers to get a feel for the strength of the current and the power of the breakers (you might be surprised... I certainly was) and to learn to time the breaks when it would be safest to exit. You do not get that strength and power in a lake, so you'll need to readjust the way you enter and exit. Being patient and watching for breaks paid off big time!!! Although most of the surfers were in shorts only, I went out in a full suit, impact vest, and helmet. :) Practice duck diving! Once out there, stay deep and once you start riding the waves, exit before they break until you learn to read them. Don't try to hang in there... bail before you you get tossed! You don't want to get caught in the rinse cycle attached to your board and foil! Scary as hell!!! Finally, come up with a way to detach yourself from the board quickly in an emergency. I chose to enter and exit the surf without attaching my board leash. I attached it once I got deeper. My personal preference (not everyone's) is that it's better to sacrifice my gear than my body. I did release the board a few times during my first few attempts. It washed up to shore with no damage whatsoever. And, I was glad to have separated myself from the board. Some foil surfers have created their own leashes with quick releases, and I plan on researching that some more. These were my preparations and thoughts as a COMPLETE FOIL SURF BEGINNER. Now, after many sessions, I'm still glad I approached it the way I did, and feel comfortable sharing this. What I didn't do until several sessions in and would have benefited from doing sooner... Talk to the local foil surfers, ask them for any tips/advice, listen, watch, and learn, and bring the beer. ;) Another thing I didn't do, but consider to be sound advice, would be to venture out for the first couple of times under ideal conditions (no wind, no current, tiny shore break, etc.), and work your way up to the "bigger" days. I head back to the ocean in January and can't wait!!! ENJOY!!!

Great start on your first FD 🌊 surf session. You looked fairly comfortable out there. What were you doing practice wise before hitting the ocean. I find some sessions on Lake Ontario quite challenging, particularly in the fall/winter where the waves & swell significant.🏄‍♂️👍🏻

Love this. I'm working on these exact skills right now. I'm a... step or two behind you. Thanks for the inspiration.

Sweet float and yank!

Very slick transition!

Man, you nailed this tip on how to take off and approaching your hands to your knees. I took me a while to get it by myself. It’s key for guys like me 60yo w/o surfing background and not loads of flexibility. Prone surfing became a reality for an old man with a dream that w/o FD would be impossible to accomplish. Expensive?! How to price a dream come true at your 70’s?

Show Off !!! Ha ! I can just barely Heineken Jibe. I am NOT jealous !! NOT Jealous at all..Never. !!!... (...maybe a little bit jealous ? 😂..)😅

LOL, good music too. Are you using your Naish 2140 HA jet for this wake thieving?

I go the Assitt + and am totally hooked went out 9 moths later i just got the Gen 2 Max worth every dime

PS: I’m on my second FD, with the Gen 2 now, after getting the 1st gen which I still have. Best two investments made…

“It’s only money, you can’t take it with you, and you need the garage full of toys”… Couldn’t put any more eloquently, now I’m gonna try selling that to my wife so I can get that KT Drifter I’ve been eyeing… 😂😂

“It’s only money, you can’t take it with you, and you need the garage full of toys”… Couldn’t put any more eloquently, now I’m gonna try selling that to my wife so I can get that KT Drifter I’ve been eyeing… 😂😂

Hi what length, thickness of leash do you use?

Sick! Which campsite?

100% & too bad the session at loggerhead didnt work out, there were some nuggets that day (good not great). (and dont forget about Pocahontas State Park, fun trails and really nice campground

Excellent FD explanation demo, am getting onboard for supsurf as well. What’s the dimensions of your board? I think you mentioned 60L? Doesn’t look like you can stand and paddle?

Classic!

I good sesh for me is when I only use one wing and I don’t pee my wetsuit.

Crazy bro, love it.

Do you do private lessons? I live in Maine but grew up in Mad River Valley. My mom lives in Waitsfield. I want to learn wingfoiling. I bought a wing, just researching and asking people questions before buying the board and foil. I have background in many mountain and water sports. This would be a combination of them all. I live on an island so I’m in the perfect spot.

This seems like a great set up for Maine in the summer when we have light breezes often. I’m 190 pounds. Looking at getting 110-130 liter board to learn on. Also a large foil 1800-2000. Does that sound beginner friendly? I have been skiing, snowboarding, surfing, skateboarding, sailing and flying most my life. Like you said, I’m also willing to spend the money on the carbon boards. I assume a very light board would give a beginner that much more advantage.

KISS Keep it simple stupid!

Would you describe the gears you are using here too?? ❤

So cool !!!

I was just wondering about this sort of rig today, great to see that it works! Seems like it could be a good way to learn to pump foil where I live & also add a safety factor for return vs swimming…

Yeah!

I'm getting one.

You have good content but I think if you had a thumbnail hinting at the video’s content rather than just your logo, you might get more views. Anyway, when it gets choppy, it helps if I hold the wing way out in front of me when I pop up on my knees after doing the stinkbug.

Thank you Sansei Mike.

Is that side shore wind? Looks super easy to control the flagged wing there, vs. normal onshore backwinding problems.

Im 60 and wing foil but would love a way to go out on no wind days or help to learn to prone foil in the waves here during the summer in florida. Great tips thanks larry

I saw the specs. for your setup at the end of the video. What is your body weight? In those conditions were you able to get up easily and were you using max power? Aloha, Don

Cheers will try the two hand grab, for some stupid reason my wi g always ends upside down with Heineken

where are you? Doesn't look like Lake Champlain!

During our summer wind drought, I've been going to a lake with a lot of wake boats. It's fun pirating wakes and riding leftovers after the boat stops. I never realized how long the wakes keep going. Waiting on good boats can suck, but no worse than waiting on good wind. 😂

My 28L felt like riding a tablesaw. Missed my front foot placement and my leg swept under the board, just missing the prop. Just making sure you know the dealio :) Exploring Champlain this week if you want to sesh.

Sir, I didn't think anyone was crazy enough to try this. Up to this point in time, I've only wondered if it was possible. I have the same board and a gen 2 foil drive. Looks like you've given me a whole new area of foiling to explore. Thank you!

Thanks for the inspiration. I love the Heineken Jibe(s). And, thx for recognizing its inventor! Too many videos don’t mention his name when describing the move…pathetic.

Inspiring! As you were talking about a 30l Board. Today I tried my old Kite Foil Board(Duotone Pace), 29.9l, 18.5", 4'10" with Foildrive. Frontwing Duotone Whizz 1000cm. 82kg weight. It almost starts better than my 45l Prone/Wing Board 4'6". The big difference is the rocker. I guess it's true what the guys from Foildrive say: length beats volume. Let's add, less rocker beats volume and maybe some inches length 😅. The nose of the Board is a bit wider, which makes it easier not to sink the nose while accelerating. It's amazing finding old boards that work well with Foildrive. Even Kitefoil Boards🎉. Enjoy your Lake withFoildrive. I do the same at Lake Garda👋.

smooth as always

Great that you show real life attempts