26PROFILEWYATT MILLER
Slingshot products are very progressive
in terms of performance. Is this hard to
convey to newbie foilers? How do you go
about doing this?
I think when you look at the super short wide boards they
just make sense, despite the strange shape. People ask me
all the time about putting a foil in their old slalom boards. It
works, but when you think about having the wind pushing the
big long nose around, the super short boards are obviously a
better idea. Also, when you think about the up and down
motion of foiling you don’t want a long nose pearling into the
water or into swells. A dedicated foil board is the way to go, it
just feels so good to have no swing weight up front and all
the boards are wide enough to uphaul and slog home if the
wind dies completely.
What’re your plans for the rest of 2018?
I will be in the Gorge all summer testing, working on some
video projects and signing our international team of foiling
freestylers. We are working on some great new freestyle
shapes for jumping and higher winds. Tony is always coming
up with new moves and we are just starting to figure out
what tricks are possible on the foil. Then, I will head down to
Baja for my wavesailing clinics with Solo Sports in San Carlos
October 6th-20th (http://www.solosports.net/). And, then to
La Ventana to open up my windsurfing resort and teach all
our guests to foil. I get a lot of insight into the products and
the consumer needs while teaching down there.
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