Life is not over for you Thomas.Some of us have been born to live the dream but physical limitations come with age. Like Laird I learned to swim at age 2. By age 5, I was training in Lac St. Louis , Q.C. in hopes of winning swimming medals at sixteen.Things happen on the journey that you cannot anticipate.I remember having a stroke in the water at 42, when my workouts were about 100 lengths mid afternoon in Molokai.I fortunately pushed through the side strokes and with the help of a Russian doctor continued my long distance swimming for the entire summer.Never give up your passion.You can still enjoy water sports like boogie boarding, body surfing and stand up paddle. Just keep loving your life one day at a time. Haopiness comes in the "present tense" like a friend of mine said.
they are gliding at such a ridiculous speed ... this is , again , next level ...I think, if we are honest, we must recognize that the legacy that Laird is presenting us , will definitely surpass his life span ... no matter how old he's gonna be ... I'm am grateful for the big steps he , and his crew, have made to put some of us ( at least , the tough ones ), into this new dimension of surfing ... thank God, he's one of these guys who sees the necessity to step into the unknown , and he does it like it was the most normal thing in the world ... well, even balls of steel wouldn't be enough to ride hydrofoil on these giants, it's more to it, than the average guy can understand ... it's a well balanced mix of experience in a field, where ( being rather new ) , you go with trial and error , and do your own stunts ... it's about dependability, it's physical and mental strength , it's creativity, it's self confidence , without overestimating your possibilities ... too much to list, but I think you get the Idea ... Thanks Laird, one hell of a ride ! You're truly pushing boundaries !
I just watched this in June 2022 and it's a really IMPRESSIVE video all the way around. Truly great video and editing! I learned about efoiling just recently, so that's what got me here. I don't know who any of these people are, but I appreciated their attitude and commentary throughout the video. I liked how Laird(?) said that we shouldn't separate ourselves due to equipment, and he's right. I'm just a guy in Ohio who has occasionally boogie boarded at Lake Erie (small watercraft advisory due to wind) and New Jersey beaches and body surfed for 25+ years at a wave pool. But I'm still, in the barest sense, a surfer, and appreciate all types of surfing! It's great to see new ideas and equipment being developed that can broaden the sport and bring more people in.
Thankyou Laird. Surfing is surfing. Surfing about riding natures unique moving aquatic ramps, no matter the equipment," there really is no place for the, "sponger, sweeper, kook" type talk. We are a brotherhood/sisterhood of wave sliders.
This has to be some of the best surf footage ever captured + with legends such as Laird, epic waves, great commentary and beautifully presented this is just so so good to watch!
Breathtaking. They guys make this look way to easy. I remember when foils started coming out I thought it was a sketchy novelty or a fad that would disappear . Never ever thought it could be pushed this far. Amazing. Thanks to the pioneers and legends
Yeah Laird ! This brings back all the memories and process of you working on this foil thing since mid 90's. Thanks for oepning up so many doors and windows for us. I see great views and jump into the new world , because of you!
Laird is always so impressive with his ability to adapt and evolve the sport of surfing to higher levels. He's truly one of the greats. Keep pushing forward brotha!!!!!
Roderick MacUalraig Right on bro that is the right approach to angry sometimes ignorant people distributing hate. No one is perfect but some of us try to stay humble for the sake of peace. Rad vid.
@@MRsurfguru1 Why the hate after all that he's achieved and done for surfing? Are you kidding me? I spent three hours with the guy (not pretending I know him that well or that I'm a friend) and I was struck by how down to earth he is, actually. Yes, he seeks/likes publicity but only because it enables him to pay for the life he has chosen to lead. And by heck, he's done that pretty well - better than me and, I dare say, probably better than you, too.
We stand on the shoulders of Giants... We stand on the shoulders of those that have brought the game to the level it is at..... And those that come after us,,, We hope you continue the game,, and bring it to it's next level... Living righteous in so many senses of the word......
Watching from Scotland, It’s good to see Laird Hamilton, One of the True Pioneers of foiling taking on & playing with Nazaré I Take My Hat Off To All those Cats Terry Chung, Luca Padua, Benny Ferris, Brian Kealana🔥🤙.
I have surfed my whole life around the world and my friend just bought a couple of jetskis. I will probably never do what those guys have done they make it look so easy but it’s really hard training breath control and balls. Oh ya big balls. Yet I am not jealous at all , just need some fun warm waves with minimal crowd and I am in heaven. Thanks Laird for surfing everything anyway forever. Amazing
Laird is A true waterman and foiling is just one more way to tap into mother earth’s energy. She gives freely to all willing to put the effort in that it takes to reap the reward.What these guys are doing is truly the pinnacle of life itself, my hat off to you guys 👍👍
Congratulations to Laird Hamilton and team for pioneering the frontiers of surfing - thank you for an incredible chapter in your story!!... which I have followed since 'Riding Liquid Giants'. So many questions I would love to ask: what special training do you need to ride the foil...? What muscle groups are you mainly using? It looks easier to ride than a conventional big wave board - as if less skill is required than conventional big wave riding .... (or am i totally wrong and it's the opposite?!). You dont show any wipeouts. Perhaps there is less risk because you can use speed like a jetski to go anywhere you want at any moment and zoom out of trouble... ? These are just the comments of a landlocked youtube surfer who had the good fortune to live by the sea as a pre-teen, rode small waves decades ago for a few years and not much since.. so bear with me ;) - it's a beautiful exciting story you tell and huge respect and success to your endeavours.
I like that way of thinking "Projection", I to project of where I could be of taking off with a paipo- board with just a pair of fins. Hope one day I would like to try and being towed on a paipo-board... One day.... Mahalo for sharing...
Where i live there is no wave.. I may never experience surf Im always in awe watching videos like this..the waves speaks to me...But at least here we got snowboarding, which i bet surfer might look at and feel the same as me right now..Board brothers lets go
How fast are they going? Laird has been a hero for over 25 years and is still an absolute inspiration. Such deep respect and really love the statement about digging it so much that he wants to train hard and eat well and sleep early.
The high L/D of the foil allows it to use a shallower wave, far out from the break to gain energy with little effort. It's plain to see the surfers are getting long, stable rides that are just impossible on draggy, slow planing boards. Awesome.
Amazing stuff, I kite foil and it has opened up a whole new dimension after 20 years of kiting. Another amazing tool in the box that allows us to be out where the fish belong.
This has to be surfing 21st century update, control looks so precise & way beyond my nervous wobbles, Simply Brilliant, Top Shelf Guys, Beautiful viewing Ta
Seemingly eons ago I recall a line being drawn at Teahapuu... Laird was the first person to cross that line. He never looked back. Pioneering spirit in every respect- this just adds to his legacy.
Stunning, beautiful. Literally amazed by you guys. It's so slick. You guys are bookin' UP! Some serious speed right there. Looks slippery. Like you're in some different kinds of forces than anyone's ever seen.
ONIRIQUE, magnifique Vidéo et témoignage dans un décor grandiose ! No Limits, Respect aux Surfers de l'Extrême, l'Aventure à l'état pur ! Hamilton nous a habitués à cela !
Epic photography - kudos to everyone involved. I can't imagine what kind of sad, lonely existence the people who took the time to dislike this vid must be living.
I appreciate the comment about having "foiling eyes".It has to do with an elevated state of conciousness and experiencing heaven on a shiny lightening speed liquid wave. Nothing comes close to it when you are one with the sea, sand, air and your tool box.The challenge is deciding the best fit for your dream wave.Thanks.
Nazare is an amazing place, a true dragon like you say! .. Laird is a real legend! Efoil is really a next gen stuff reaching places where traditional surf cant. keep riding!
Not only Nazaré, some of Europe's best waves are also in other parts of Portugal not far from Nazaré: th-cam.com/video/j_U4niuqUhg/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/O3KxJVv52n8/w-d-xo.html
Damn, those foil boards go right over the chop like it's not even there! That's pretty damn cool, no doubt about it. Thanks for the video, good stuff. 👍 👍
Someone asked me what the best sport in the world is. Well Football (Soccer), The Beautiful Game for sure as a team sport. But as far as individual sports go? Surfing 100%. Nothing compares to it. Well that and free Soloing ie. Alex Honnold. Anyway, now this foiling has really changed the experience on the wave. I hope to try it out one day. Looks amazing. Great footage. So peaceful.
So many dynamic dimensions. At that speed, not only is the foil doing it's thing, but the surfboard is also acting like a wing, AIRFOIL?...wow, no wonder it is so difficult for one of the greatest surfers alive to master...?
"In another dimension," what way out on the shoulder you mean?! It looks amazing, only they never ride the critical part of the wave; why is that? Is it a limitation of foiling in general, or will foil design and rider skill push them deeper on the wave as the sport progresses?
Richard you kinda missed the entire point. It’s a complete departure from regular surfing. Your perspective is kinda limiting from the standpoint of free thinking about all aspects of being a true waterman/water woman. Why not surf, sail, dive, foil, windsurf, biggie, longboard, and short board? Free your mind...
@@gsmarin1 My mind is free to think about and criticise whatever I want. Laird said himself, that foiling is surfing. But "a whole other dimension?!" calm down mate. I'm not going to criticise Lairds accomplishments as a waterman, just that statement is imo an excessive exaggeration. I don't think it's as hyper or as gnarly as it's being made out to be. Totally epic? Absolutely. And of course, opinions are like arseholes, and you're entitled to your own. I'm pretty sure that a main goal of guys that're foiling will be to push the design of the foils and their abilities to ride deeper. I'm just wondering if there's a limit with what's possible; i.e., getting barrelled? And if you think I only ride one type of board, one type of wave or one type of bike, think again.
The other dimension is riding parts of the wave and stages of it that traditional boards can’t do. You can foil critical parts of a wave. Have you ever foiled? I’ll use Dave Kalama’s description, it’s like surfing a unicycle. If you watch closely you’ll see the riders making fast micro weight adjustments to manage the wing angle according to the variable speeds. The last thing you want is a wave smacking your back or the foil at those speeds.
@@BrentDuty Thanks man... yeah I noticed the guys shifting their hips back n forth like people do manualing a bike or skateboard. And no, I'd really like to try it though. I still think there's a lot of hype and exaggeration, but then that's yt for ya.
I'm 78 with conjestive heart failure. Oh, how I wish I were 25 again. Thanks Laird.
Thomas I wish you the best. Enjoy every bit of life you have.
Wish you good health. Don't stress a lot. Love life
Age is just a number i reckok you could still rip on a wave
Yep, so awesome this innovation. As a wounded warrior. My knee is shredded along w my low back. Blessing for this
Life is not over for you Thomas.Some of us have been born to live the dream but physical limitations come with age. Like Laird I learned to swim at age 2. By age 5, I was training in Lac St. Louis , Q.C. in hopes of winning swimming medals at sixteen.Things happen on the journey that you cannot anticipate.I remember having a stroke in the water at 42, when my workouts were about 100 lengths mid afternoon in Molokai.I fortunately pushed through the side strokes and with the help of a Russian doctor continued my long distance swimming for the entire summer.Never give up your passion.You can still enjoy water sports like boogie boarding, body surfing and stand up paddle. Just keep loving your life one day at a time. Haopiness comes in the "present tense" like a friend of mine said.
they are gliding at such a ridiculous speed ... this is , again , next level ...I think, if we are honest, we must recognize that the legacy that Laird is presenting us , will definitely surpass his life span ... no matter how old he's gonna be ... I'm am grateful for the big steps he , and his crew, have made to put some of us ( at least , the tough ones ), into this new dimension of surfing ... thank God, he's one of these guys who sees the necessity to step into the unknown , and he does it like it was the most normal thing in the world ... well, even balls of steel wouldn't be enough to ride hydrofoil on these giants, it's more to it, than the average guy can understand ... it's a well balanced mix of experience in a field, where ( being rather new ) , you go with trial and error , and do your own stunts ... it's about dependability, it's physical and mental strength , it's creativity, it's self confidence , without overestimating your possibilities ... too much to list, but I think you get the Idea ... Thanks Laird, one hell of a ride ! You're truly pushing boundaries !
Who knows in 50 years they may be surfing gravity waves in space.
Regardless of skills, laird has the best philosophy and that’s why we love him
Dream world. “Train hard, sleep early, eat good.” Thx Laird. Beautiful.
and if you can't sleep early because of the anonymous neighbor keep making noise?
One cannot simply not love Laird Hamilton, what a life
One of the best surfing videos ever, well done chaps, smart people, doing smart things, saying smart things.
I know it's weird, right? Surfer philosophers. Kinda breaking the Spicoli stereotype. I love it.
This is just a beautiful video of Nazare.
I just watched this in June 2022 and it's a really IMPRESSIVE video all the way around. Truly great video and editing! I learned about efoiling just recently, so that's what got me here. I don't know who any of these people are, but I appreciated their attitude and commentary throughout the video. I liked how Laird(?) said that we shouldn't separate ourselves due to equipment, and he's right. I'm just a guy in Ohio who has occasionally boogie boarded at Lake Erie (small watercraft advisory due to wind) and New Jersey beaches and body surfed for 25+ years at a wave pool. But I'm still, in the barest sense, a surfer, and appreciate all types of surfing! It's great to see new ideas and equipment being developed that can broaden the sport and bring more people in.
Laird Hamilton is the Picasso of surfing, never stopping at the last idea he helped work out. Big wave, tow in, now foil. Amazing.
Love it!
Also a world class wind surfer
Thankyou Laird. Surfing is surfing. Surfing about riding natures unique moving aquatic ramps, no matter the equipment," there really is no place for the, "sponger, sweeper, kook" type talk. We are a brotherhood/sisterhood of wave sliders.
Laird hates boogies.
Surfdrummer Mc'Metalhead i like how he casually says ‘slopes’.
@Byron Bass I was totally on board till he said spongers😂
One of my favorite surf films. Recommended. Learning on the edge is the ultimate being.
This has to be some of the best surf footage ever captured + with legends such as Laird, epic waves, great commentary and beautifully presented this is just so so good to watch!
Breathtaking. They guys make this look way to easy. I remember when foils started coming out I thought it was a sketchy novelty or a fad that would disappear . Never ever thought it could be pushed this far. Amazing. Thanks to the pioneers and legends
It's Laird's world, we just live in it and take inspiration from his kind, humble and compassionate life.
😹
Indeed. Indeed
Yeah Laird ! This brings back all the memories and process of you working on this foil thing since mid 90's. Thanks for oepning up so many doors and windows for us. I see great views and jump into the new world , because of you!
mauitomo an Mike Mack the inventor of the air chair that made this All happen ;)
mauitomo an Mike Mack the inventor of the air chair that made this All happen ;)
Laird is always so impressive with his ability to adapt and evolve the sport of surfing to higher levels. He's truly one of the greats. Keep pushing forward brotha!!!!!
Laird and his inflated ego....total goon
Roderick MacUalraig Right on bro that is the right approach to angry sometimes ignorant people distributing hate. No one is perfect but some of us try to stay humble for the sake of peace. Rad vid.
@@MRsurfguru1 Why the hate after all that he's achieved and done for surfing? Are you kidding me? I spent three hours with the guy (not pretending I know him that well or that I'm a friend) and I was struck by how down to earth he is, actually. Yes, he seeks/likes publicity but only because it enables him to pay for the life he has chosen to lead. And by heck, he's done that pretty well - better than me and, I dare say, probably better than you, too.
@@MRsurfguru1 Blasphemy
We stand on the shoulders of Giants... We stand on the shoulders of those that have brought the game to the level it is at..... And those that come after us,,, We hope you continue the game,, and bring it to it's next level... Living righteous in so many senses of the word......
Laird Hamilton is so humble and one of the few professionals who doesn't act like a used car salesman. Huge respect for the guy.
He really is like that in person, too. I come from Kaua’i, “The Garden Hose.”😁
@@mamacitadelosperros533 Greetings from Okinawa outer islands "Typhoon Alley". Keep it light.
@@Alexander-Kurtz - 🤙🏾
@@mamacitadelosperros533 Brother,do you surf ?.
@@Alexander-Kurtz - I used to when I was younger, but I have always preferred bodysurfing. Oh, and it is “sister,” or probably “auntie.”
I love the way these guys are evolving the sport of surfing! Thanks for posting!!
Watching from Scotland, It’s good to see Laird Hamilton, One of the True Pioneers of foiling taking on & playing with Nazaré I Take My Hat Off To All those Cats Terry Chung, Luca Padua, Benny Ferris, Brian Kealana🔥🤙.
I have surfed my whole life around the world and my friend just bought a couple of jetskis. I will probably never do what those guys have done they make it look so easy but it’s really hard training breath control and balls. Oh ya big balls. Yet I am not jealous at all , just need some fun warm waves with minimal crowd and I am in heaven. Thanks Laird for surfing everything anyway forever. Amazing
Laird is A true waterman and foiling is just one more way to tap into mother earth’s energy. She gives freely to all willing to put the effort in that it takes to reap the reward.What these guys are doing is truly the pinnacle of life itself, my hat off to you guys 👍👍
Awesome presentation Maika’i Laird
Laird is totally a pioneer and seems like one hell of a humble guy
TRUE visionary!!!
Watching from my sauna. Thanks for the continued inspiration Laird!
This level of visual treat is worthy of a theatrical release....thanks
Kauai was my home way back! Hey Laird you are blessed! Hope to see you one day in Heaven!
Wow, so amazing to see! Love Laird's comments at the end, every time I think I have foiling wired some new twist comes along.
Congratulations to Laird Hamilton and team for pioneering the frontiers of surfing - thank you for an incredible chapter in your story!!... which I have followed since 'Riding Liquid Giants'. So many questions I would love to ask: what special training do you need to ride the foil...? What muscle groups are you mainly using? It looks easier to ride than a conventional big wave board - as if less skill is required than conventional big wave riding .... (or am i totally wrong and it's the opposite?!). You dont show any wipeouts. Perhaps there is less risk because you can use speed like a jetski to go anywhere you want at any moment and zoom out of trouble... ?
These are just the comments of a landlocked youtube surfer who had the good fortune to live by the sea as a pre-teen, rode small waves decades ago for a few years and not much since.. so bear with me ;) - it's a beautiful exciting story you tell and huge respect and success to your endeavours.
Laird you's a legend finally in Portugal.
Welcome king of big waves.
stayed near there last summer.....absolutely beautiful area with great people and great food! hats off to you guys!
Amazing lifestyle and vision. And lairs on a wooden Foilboard icing on the cake.
It's been said before Laird Hamilton "half man half amazing"
True Legend maverick and pioneer.
Love Portugal. I'm not a surfer. I'll be going back again. Beautiful country. Greetings from Ireland
Glad you enjoyed it!
I like that way of thinking "Projection", I to project of where I could be of taking off with a paipo- board with just a pair of fins. Hope one day I would like to try and being towed on a paipo-board... One day.... Mahalo for sharing...
Laird remains the man!
Burkhart get your own damn wave!😅
@@jbro8934 sgsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssd
Where i live there is no wave.. I may never experience surf Im always in awe watching videos like this..the waves speaks to me...But at least here we got snowboarding, which i bet surfer might look at and feel the same as me right now..Board brothers lets go
Foiling is a magnificent evolution of surfing.
All surfing is great!
Artists at work....the stoke is rad....foilers....unreal...
That is so cool! Like flying! I remember back in like 2003 seeing Laird pioneering these foils and it has come so far! It's great man!
How fast are they going? Laird has been a hero for over 25 years and is still an absolute inspiration. Such deep respect and really love the statement about digging it so much that he wants to train hard and eat well and sleep early.
So remarkable. Beautiful to watch them make it look so easy.
Thank you! Cheers!
Pioneering wave riding technology. Thanks for the excellent videography.
Nice waves nice images nice people nice music. What a positive vibe
The high L/D of the foil allows it to use a shallower wave, far out from the break to gain energy with little effort. It's plain to see the surfers are getting long, stable rides that are just impossible on draggy, slow planing boards. Awesome.
This is surfing in another discipline an art in itself. Awesome.
The foil is like deep powder skiing/snowboarding. Smooth & fast. Feels effortless when you get in the "zone."
I agree
Oh yeah it is
Never been on one. Are you still feeling the wave when you ride this? It looks super smooth, but is there a disconnect?
@@fwk32 i guess you feel less of the bump on the surface but still get the feel of that power from under?
Amazing stuff, I kite foil and it has opened up a whole new dimension after 20 years of kiting. Another amazing tool in the box that allows us to be out where the fish belong.
Laird made the advances in today’s big wave surfing realm possible. He thought out of the box way back and knew specialized equipment mattered.
This has to be surfing 21st century update, control looks so precise & way beyond my nervous wobbles, Simply Brilliant, Top Shelf Guys, Beautiful viewing Ta
Seemingly eons ago I recall a line being drawn at Teahapuu... Laird was the first person to cross that line. He never looked back. Pioneering spirit in every respect- this just adds to his legacy.
I was in Nazare almost 1 year to this day...fantastic place!
Amazing video. Laird and other "True surfers" keep pushing the boundaries of what is possible. It's always a joy to see that.
"Ola noa ola olaio" 😉
man.. this video is so perfect. cheers!
The master is finally starting to show his age but he still can do it...love and respect @@@
Stunning, beautiful.
Literally amazed by you guys.
It's so slick. You guys are bookin' UP! Some serious speed right there.
Looks slippery. Like you're in some different kinds of forces than anyone's ever seen.
I'd like to see some of the longer full length rides in this video.
ONIRIQUE, magnifique Vidéo et témoignage dans un décor grandiose ! No Limits, Respect aux Surfers de l'Extrême, l'Aventure à l'état pur ! Hamilton nous a habitués à cela !
Literally looks like CGI. Amazing stuff, well done to all involved.
7:51 Was that Kai Lenny on a surfboard?
Epic photography - kudos to everyone involved. I can't imagine what kind of sad, lonely existence the people who took the time to dislike this vid must be living.
what a legend Laird ! way to live man !
Epic edit, epic drone work & love that you used Tycho's music. Oh yeah, the foiling is rather good too. Bravo! Great job!
It looks so easy (but we all know, it's not). Absolutely mind blowing footage. Thank you so much
That’s a long mast!
I get the need for a tall mast in big surf- but it’s still going to make it difficult
Laird is the musk of surfing. Innovation that created entire industries in windsurfing, standup and now Foilboard.
I appreciate the comment about having "foiling eyes".It has to do with an elevated state of conciousness and experiencing heaven on a shiny lightening speed liquid wave. Nothing comes close to it when you are one with the sea, sand, air and your tool box.The challenge is deciding the best fit for your dream wave.Thanks.
Respect for these guys and for Laird. First time I ever saw him was as Burkhart in the film North Shore.
I needed to see this today. Really lifted my spirits.
boards are so fast you're never close to the peak, you just keep running away from it. Magic.
WOW! So soothing and beautiful!
Amazing footage and people.
Best I've seen on foiling big waves. Probably because no one else has done it like this. What's next? 🤔
Nazare is an amazing place, a true dragon like you say! .. Laird is a real legend! Efoil is really a next gen stuff reaching places where traditional surf cant. keep riding!
Not only Nazaré, some of Europe's best waves are also in other parts of Portugal not far from Nazaré:
th-cam.com/video/j_U4niuqUhg/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/O3KxJVv52n8/w-d-xo.html
Impressive drone work!
Damn, those foil boards go right over the chop like it's not even there! That's pretty damn cool, no doubt about it. Thanks for the video, good stuff. 👍 👍
Great video, so smooth it does not look real how big the waves your foiling on
incredible. and thank you for not polluting the screen with dumb logos...majestic.
Surfing has come a long way since the 60's and a Hobie long board at Doheny which was my experience.
yes...and the longboard is still one of the greatest tools for learning..aloha
Good Luck mate, see you on the other side.
Men and mountains! Wow!
Great videography with great choice of music!
Someone asked me what the best sport in the world is. Well Football (Soccer), The Beautiful Game for sure as a team sport. But as far as individual sports go? Surfing 100%. Nothing compares to it. Well that and free Soloing ie. Alex Honnold. Anyway, now this foiling has really changed the experience on the wave. I hope to try it out one day. Looks amazing. Great footage. So peaceful.
So many dynamic dimensions. At that speed, not only is the foil doing it's thing, but the surfboard is also acting like a wing, AIRFOIL?...wow, no wonder it is so difficult for one of the greatest surfers alive to master...?
Amazing. Looks futuristic.
Futuristic?
Demonic Trumpf just put out a travel ban on Europe on this scam fake phony balony virus
Very good video!!
Glad you liked it!
The explanation makes all the difference for the viewer.
Farrrrr that was epic brah...Mahalo!🤙🏼
That looks amazing and must be totally addictive!
Who was on the real wave and throwing a 360 out at around 7:50? Show those guys.
Pleasure to watch 👍
"In another dimension," what way out on the shoulder you mean?! It looks amazing, only they never ride the critical part of the wave; why is that? Is it a limitation of foiling in general, or will foil design and rider skill push them deeper on the wave as the sport progresses?
Richard you kinda missed the entire point. It’s a complete departure from regular surfing. Your perspective is kinda limiting from the standpoint of free thinking about all aspects of being a true waterman/water woman. Why not surf, sail, dive, foil, windsurf, biggie, longboard, and short board? Free your mind...
@@gsmarin1 My mind is free to think about and criticise whatever I want. Laird said himself, that foiling is surfing. But "a whole other dimension?!" calm down mate. I'm not going to criticise Lairds accomplishments as a waterman, just that statement is imo an excessive exaggeration. I don't think it's as hyper or as gnarly as it's being made out to be. Totally epic? Absolutely. And of course, opinions are like arseholes, and you're entitled to your own. I'm pretty sure that a main goal of guys that're foiling will be to push the design of the foils and their abilities to ride deeper. I'm just wondering if there's a limit with what's possible; i.e., getting barrelled? And if you think I only ride one type of board, one type of wave or one type of bike, think again.
The other dimension is riding parts of the wave and stages of it that traditional boards can’t do. You can foil critical parts of a wave. Have you ever foiled? I’ll use Dave Kalama’s description, it’s like surfing a unicycle. If you watch closely you’ll see the riders making fast micro weight adjustments to manage the wing angle according to the variable speeds. The last thing you want is a wave smacking your back or the foil at those speeds.
@@BrentDuty Thanks man... yeah I noticed the guys shifting their hips back n forth like people do manualing a bike or skateboard. And no, I'd really like to try it though. I still think there's a lot of hype and exaggeration, but then that's yt for ya.
@@Richard-sk3vh Laird has a tendency to exaggerate... Great waterman but definetly gets ahead of himself at times
Omg foil surfing those waves looks like an absolute dream
Wow! Just wow. It looks as if I was dreaming.
Such a humble man.
Would be interesting to know the top speed a foiling surfer can reached
Surfing is a Sport where Respect is so important..*Surfing will change your Life!"
Gosh. An entire cycle would be interesting. Wow.
They seemed like those waves went on forever
Wow! Now I got the itch way bad.
Absolutely amazing.