November 8th e-foil — Reconfirming the basics and another boost —

2026年1月3日 2026年1月3日

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In the previous lesson, I finally reached the stage of practicing "floating" with Wing-foil.
Next, it's about floating with the Foil and moving on to the stage of riding stably.
My expectations are high.
But at the same time, I strongly felt that I wanted to **remind my body of the "feeling of riding" the Foil with the e-foil one more time** before that.

With e-foil, you are not affected by wind or waves,
so you can purely focus on the basics of Foil: "floating," "riding," and "turning."
This should lead to stable flight in the next Wing-foil session.

Unfortunately, the forecast for the 9th was almost no wind and no waves.
These are not conditions for Wing or SUP surfing.
So today, I asked for **e-foil** without hesitation.
In fact, I think the conditions were ideal.

Looking back, the last time I rode an e-foil was on **July 12th**.
It's been almost 4 months.
Back then, by the end, I was able to float and ride quite smoothly.
So today,
I had an image somewhere in my mind that it would be "a continuation from there, where I could easily float and make comfortable turns."

First, I went offshore on a SUP,
and met the instructor who came out on an e-foil from the beach in front of the shop.
We exchanged boards, and the lesson began.

Since it had been a while, we carefully reviewed the method from the beginning.
First, we started with practice on straight riding and turns in a state of **riding without floating**.

——This was surprisingly not easy.

The e-foil board is heavier than I expected,
and it's difficult to tilt it left or right.
You can turn easily by shifting your feet left and right,
but the instructor told me, "Don't do that" and stopped me.
I had to operate it only by shifting my body weight, keeping my feet in the center.

80% weight on the front foot.
Lower your hips.
Point your shoulders in the direction of travel.

I can understand the theory.
But when I actually do it, **my legs get tired, no matter what**.
It's a type of fatigue I don't usually feel with a Wing board.
I have the sensation that I am directly absorbing the forces generated under the Foil with my legs and core.

Even so, after repeating it several times,
my turns gradually became smoother.

When I was sufficiently tired,
it was finally time to pick up speed in a straight line and practice **floating and riding with the Foil**.

I could do it 4 months ago.
So I probably can today too.
Honestly, I thought so.

——I was naive.

I would float then sink,
float then sink.
It was a cycle of that.

The problem I struggled with before, "the nose rising too high and sinking," was avoided.
But this time it was different.
**My left-right balance was weak**.
Because I couldn't stay perfectly centered,
the moment I floated, I would fall to one side and sink.

When I realized that,
the instructor's voice said, "Alright, this is the last one."

The last try.
What I focused on was **staying in the center, no matter what**.
Increase speed, don't do anything unnecessary.

Then,
the board quietly floated,
and this time, it rode beautifully and stably.

"This is it, I can do this."

The moment I felt that,
I saw a leisure board in front of me.
I could avoid it with a turn.
I judged that,
but the instructor's voice said, "Alright, let's stop there," and it ended just like that.

To be honest,
I think **if I had another 2 or 3 runs, I could have fully returned to the feeling I had 4 months ago**.
In fact, I might have even progressed further from there.
It was an end that left such a promising feeling.

It's already November today.
The sea has definitely gotten colder.
On this day, I entered the water not in a wetsuit, but in a **semi-dry suit**.
My body was fine, but my feet were still in marine boots.
When I entered the water, my toes felt chilly.

"It's almost time for winter boots."

I truly felt that.

It was a day that left a little regret,
but at the same time,
it also gave me the confidence that "next time will be even better."

E-foil is, after all, an **important run-up** to Wing-foil.
I want to connect today's feeling to the next session.