Tech Talk: Whats the number one tip for getting into surf foiling?

What's up guys? Welcome back to Cape Town. Welcome back to another series of our tech talk videos. Today I'm here with Dylan Wichmann, one of our team riders. He's local to Cape Town area. And today we're gonna discuss a few points concerning foil surfing.
We're getting a lot of questions by our viewers about getting into foil surfing. So we wanted to talk a little bit about how you got into foil surfing from normal surfing.
00:51 How is the learning curve of surf foiling different than normal surfing?
01:37 The progression in surf foiling is exponential
02:10 Would you advice to start surf foiling behind a boat or a jet ski?
02:57 What's the best way to get up your board?
03:37 Whats your number one tip for getting into surf foiling?
04:15 What are the best waves to catch?
04:41 What are the benefits of surf foiling?
05:00 What sort of foil set up would you advice to start with?
06:15 How does your foil board compare to your normal surfboard?
06:59 What are the benefits of a smaller foil board?
07:33 Do you usually ride with straps when prone surfing?
08:22 Why do you choose straps over strapless?
08:58 Can you still paddle with straps on your board?
09:45 How do you get your feet in your straps?
10:44 What's the biggest advantage over normal surfing?
11:35 Normal surfing after foil surfing can feel a bit twitchy
12:50 Take it slow when it comes to learn to surf foil
Well this was is it for this month. Thanks Dylan, this was a very informative session hope you guys enjoyed it. Don’t forget to subscribe on our channel for new tech talks and other updates.
Cheers!

[@compkiler]

He sounds like a robot.... to many hash cakes lol 🙂

[@benjaminramlov1169]

Will skipper take over from Pro Foil, or still be available? Looking for a crossover prone/wing board for the windy days. How to choose between skipper and pro foil? Thanks.

[@appletreesurfboards]

Hi Benjamin. No not at all. The Pro Foil is much more user friendly and has a better low end. The Skipper is for experienced riders that want to do hard carves and hit the foam.

[@mikeb4414]

just learning. have a 4'2 30L im 70kg. Heck of a time catching waves. practiced a session with my 60l wing board and was catching lots of waves and getting to my feet. I know once i get up, my pumping will be severely hampered by the 60l board but would I be best to keep practicing with the bigger board until i get lots of pop up practice? I'm in Canada and ride on lake ontario so only get small wave condtions when we get them. Thanks MIke.

[@appletreesurfboards]

Hi Mike. A 30L sounds very small for you. Especially on lake waves, I would go for 37L minimum. The shape makes a big difference as well, and so does the type of foil you use. A 60L wingboard is good to practice, but too slow to pump. So look for something in the 37-40L range, and 4'6-5'0 long

[@mikeb4414]

@@appletreesurfboards Ok thanks so much for the response. My freind is using a 40L Appletree wing board and it works excellent for him. He just ordered a 30L Appletree prone board. He is already very good at prone foil. I'll take a look at the line up too see what would work best. Ideally, I'd like a board I can use for winging in high wind also.

[@appletreesurfboards]

@@mikeb4414 Hi, Definitely try his 40L sliceV2 if possible! that is the board that works best for both high wind wing and some prone foil as well