Foils at Swamis

[Tragic]

For reference, my picture was in response to your hash tag signature, nothing more.

 

[GDaddy]

With the foil thing, nobody cares what the windsurfers do in their optimum conditions and nobody cares what the body surfers and body boarders do in dumpy conditions they excel at, and nobody cares what the SUPs do in their native habitat. So it will be with the foilers - fine for the conditions they were aiming at but when it comes to these little congested surf zones it will be better for all concerned it they stay in their lane.

If someone took up SUPs or foils in order to get away from the surfers then by all means - go do that and have fun.

 

[silentbutdeadly]

I want to get one for the river to ride behind the boat

 

[Leaverite]

I want to get one for the river to ride behind the boat

Adding 40 mph to foiling might make it really interesting!!!!

 

[Sniper]

Any wave worth riding is going to be less than optimum for foilers, but some poor schmucks are going to get decapitated and some serious lawsuits will ban them near surfers for certain breaks. Don’t blame laird or do, but he himself navigates the crowds with his foil in a pretty safe way. Plus now I can drop into a 10 footer when he’s out and he can’t fade me all the way after he drops in. I am sure all Hanalei and middles regulars will wholeheartedly agree! ! Laird used to
Drop in on anyone and everyone and fade them with a 12 foot sup!! He is allowed through alpha status or something but it is way better now!

 

[Leaverite]

I'm sure that guy Laird ran over with his SUP at Malibu on that big south a few years ago agrees...

 

[Tragic]

I'm sure that guy Laird ran over with his SUP at Malibu on that big south a few years ago agrees...

Did Laird paddle over him in the line-up, or was it Lairds fault the guy paddled in front of him while Laird was riding a wave? Was it a 4 wave hold down? That's been happening a lot,

 

[griffinsurfboard]

THE FUTURE :


"Surfed Hanalei a few weeks ago and there were a bunch of foilers way outside, towing in. But there was also a guy, right in the middle of everyone, paddling in and foiling. He was really good, and would just burn everybody and go flying through the crowd down the line, at what looked like 35 mph. Was sketchy for sure, when he'd pass you, 10 feet away."

Many spots have been lost to SUP's in Hawaii

Foiling has entered those same spots - lots of video proof already .

 

[rts265]

Fark SUP's and Foils

a guy I know went to the dark side, only SUPs now. He was claiming barrels. If he asked me if I saw, I'd tell him it doesn't count.

He recently got all defensive of a post surfjournalist posted on insta. yeah, chas was talking specifically to you buddy. those who can't, SUP.

 

[bird.LA]

Fark SUP's and Foils