NEWS: 5 REASONS TO START SURF FOILING!

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27 october 2023 0

From one surfer to another, we present to you 5 reasons why a hydrofoil will change your surfing life!

When in 2016, Kai Lenny stunned the surfing world by pumping his way to the wave following the one he was surfing in the first place, the potential of this new sport got everyone buzzing. Today, with the phenomenal evolution of equipment, this potential has come true for thousands of surfers. What was first thought to be something for a sporting elite, has become accessible to everyone. And GONG was no stranger to it, for example by creating against all odds, quality foils at 299€. From then on, connecting 2, 3, 4 or more waves with only one take off has gone from dream to reality and that’s not the only good news!

Surf foiler: Malo, GONG team rider, with the Lemon EPS Pro, HM77 mast and Fluid foil.

More sessions!

The big thing with surf foiling is the fun you can have in conditions considered of little or even no interest at all for surfing. The soft, small and short waves that are a nightmare in surfing are sought after in surf foiling because they give you an easy launching pad to connect a swell line offshore. The worst conditions in surfing become the best in surf foiling, which will seriously boost your year stats! On some spots a hydrofoil will multiply the great sessions by 10, without taking anything away from the epic and classic surf sessions. On the contrary!

Surf foilers: Malo and Mathieu with the Matata and Lemon EPS Pro, HM70 and HM77 masts, front wings Curve H and Fluid and Fluid H stabs.

More sensations!

The sensations are very intense in surf foiling thanks to dazzling accelerations. Sensations accessible to all because you don’t have to drop a huge wave to get to feel them. A knee high wave will give you the same sensations as a head high wave in surfing. More sensations for less risk!

Surf foiler: Malo, GONG team rider, with a Lemon EPS, HM70 mast and Fluid set-up.

Less crowds!

In surf foiling, you can take off on a tiny close-out that nobody is even looking at. Once you’re up you can either catch up with a section peeling off in the distance thanks to the speed of the foil, just wait for a reform or pump offshore to connect another wave. No need to fight for the inside position to gain priority as your take off zone extends over the entire spot when you are surf foiling. Obviously rules of priorities still apply but you have way more options to catch waves.

Surf foiler : Malo, GONG team rider, with the Lemon FSP Pro, HM 72 mast,Fluid front wing & Stab Freestyle.

More training!

Not only does surf foiling greatly increase the opportunities to go in the water, it also develops your physical condition through the intensity that these sessions require. These are usually physically intense because you don’t have to wait for a set wave to take off and because most surfed waves are followed by a pumping phase to connect another wave. We are therefore constantly in action with a high level of physical commitment.

Surf foiler: Malo, GONG team rider, with the Lemon EPS, HM 77HM and Fluid Foil Set-up.

More spots!

We discover new spots and spots whose potential is revealed with the practice of surf foiling. All it takes is a small breaking point to take off in order to catch an endless flight. Some spots also come to life for surf foiling at a tide that would be too high for surfing. So you can enjoy different spots at different moments. Complete your surf foiling equipment with a wing and the potential for spots is doubled again!