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A NOTE FROM LIFT FOILS FOUNDER
of foiling—surf, SUP, wake, kite, wingdings, eFoils—are what will create so
much attention and what will offer an avenue for everyone. We’ve signed
up hundreds of schools and rental areas to represent and showcase Lift
eFoils in the last two years alone, and that speaks to the excitement
that’s going to continue across all areas of the sport.
Foil designs and equipment will continue to evolve. Wing designs will
start to be refined for more specific applications. Just as you have
different surfboards for different kinds of surfing, the same is true
of hydrofoil designs. I think the most exciting will be the adoption of
smaller wings as foilers discover an incredible amount of speed and
maneuverability in more powerful surf. Glider wings will allow for the
endless riding of small waves and the ability to tap into open ocean
swells and chop. It will no longer be people riding at specific breaks but
instead riding their entire coastline...
Winging will allow for a new wave of excitement in the world of sailing
as new people take an interest once again in the ancient art of riding
the wind. What’s most exciting is that “non-surfers” will learn to wing
foil and surf open ocean swells in a matter of a few lessons—something
that traditional surfers have never dreamed of. Skilled sailers will create
rigid wings (true foils) that allow them to reach new speeds and a whole
new category of racing. The world of electric foiling is endless and new
crafts will appear that will excite just about everyone. The combination
of tech and tradition will soon meld into new levels of the sport. Just wait
and see what we have in store for you.
At the end of the day, it’s no longer a question of whether or not foiling
will become a mainstream sport; we’re past that phase. It’s a question
of
how far we can take it.
I have so many ideas flowing that as
soon as I finish one new design, I’m seeing three more in front of it. The
potential is crazy, and as the community continues to expand, everyone
will contribute more and more to the development of the sport. That’s
the most exciting part of it all: community, and finding new levels of
stoke with your peers, and sharing new ideas that shape the next level
of surfing for everyone.
—Nick Leason, CEO and Founder of Lift Foils
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