How to Foil behind a boat- first timers learning to hydrofoil
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The easiest way to learn Foiling is getting towed by a good instructor. Learning the feel of the hydrofoil behind a boat or jet ski makes it easier to progress into foil surfing. Join the Blue Planet team as Luca and Tyler get their first foiling lesson with Robert Stehlik. Includes instruction on starting on a SUP foil board and on a smaller prone foil board as well as tips for the boat captain. Learning the feel of the foil behind a boat or jet ski makes it easier to learn foil surfing.
Safety is also covered: Please be aware of the risks involved, beginners should wear an impact vest and helmet.
Equipment used in video:
6’0 x 27.5 Blue Planet SUP Foil prototype with M size Foil (1440 cmsq)
5’4 x 21 Blue Planet Prone Foil board with S size foil (1240 cmsq)
For more information, please visit our website:
https://blueplanetsurf.com/tag/sup-foil/
Be safe and have fun!
Before you start foiling, please watch this Foil safety video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rJ3awEGcS8
video/ edit: Tyler Landon, Robert Stehlik
Riders: Luca Proebstel, Tyler Landon
Instructor: Robert Stehlik
Please note that Blue Planet does not offer Foil lessons. On Oahu we recommend taking a lesson for one of these instructors:
https://blueplanetsurf.com/news/learn-to-sup-foil-in-hawaii/
