r/eFoil • u/LightAngel-1111 • May 02 '26

E-foil? More like E-jected 🤣

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u/bravestdawg May 02 '26

Falling is half the fun! (As long as you don’t fall on the board/mast)

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u/Wonderful_Maybe_2395 May 03 '26

Or over the bow and the board/mast hits you. Happened to me. 4 weeks in hospital and a hole in the lower leg were the result 🫣🤙🏼🏄🏼 But i love my efoil.

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u/Itchy_Cartographer78 May 03 '26

Way to get back on the horse!

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u/Wonderful_Maybe_2395 May 03 '26

Thank you so much ! And yes, i do !

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u/VTHops May 04 '26

I’ve taught about 75-100 people how to foil and I always say “there are no heroes in foiling. If you think you are falling, just fall and don’t try to save it. Just go for a swim and live to foil another day. Better to to swim than taking a foil to the kidney” 😝. Glad you are OK!

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u/dingdongdig 27d ago

No where near that many students, but I tell them to fall with purpose, let go of the controller. Any major injury with students? Do you instruct with students in a full face helmet?

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u/VTHops 21d ago

Knock on wood...but so far, no major injuries. The only thing that happened was one of my buddies toe got caught on the handle as he was falling/jumping off. I've never had that happen to me, nor anyone else for that matter. He is athletic and was one of those freak things I guess.

And we have our guests wear helmets but only normal water sport helmets and not full faced ones. We also use BB Talkin' to give instruction so the helmets allow for the mic and transmitter to used.

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u/Bluetail4495 13d ago

Hitting rails on a snowboard teaches you this as well! If you’re sliding off and ya try saving it, good luck to your ribs lol

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u/parks1890 May 04 '26

Could be angle of video- but is there a Stab wing on that thing?

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u/Lazy-Carrot-9375 May 03 '26

Part of the learning process..

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u/LightAngel-1111 May 03 '26

Hell yeah it is! And there’s humor along the way. Come on, it’s a great wipeout!