I've been foiling a ton over the last six months. I'm loving feeling like a grom again.

Big thanks to Piros and everyone for sharing their knowledge. And some local pros who are world class, watching them fully load up the foil on turns is just inspiring. It's a good time to be a foiler.

The thing is, I have gone through a ton of foil gear. I probably have 8 wing sets and a number of boards from various brands. Much of it has either broken or has performed poorly (and "poorly" is an understatement in some cases).

I am a really big dude, riding big foils in small surf. It's a lot of forces at work. So gear that might be just fine for a normal sized dude strengthwise is not fine for me.

Anyway, I don't want to flame out the companies where the gear has either disintegrated or performed poorly (or both). (Piros knows some of what I've gone through.)

Instead, I want to share my stoke on a new toy that -- so far -- is the best I've ridden.

It's the Blue Planet Easy Foiler board. (No affiliation with Blue Planet, etc.)

It's really the BP Easy Foiler with the GoFoil Iwa foil. If you get a BP Easy Foiler and GoFoil that is appropriate for your weight and conditions, you are all set. You can't blame it on the kit. I'm sure there's other decent gear out there. But I haven't found it better than this...

Here's the basic rundown on the Blue Planet Easy Foiler...

It is true to it's name. It IS easy foiling.
* So easy to get into the wave (parallel rails? not sure why)
* So responsive with it's short length and carbon construction.
* So easy to come out of carves without catching with the slight "reverse" Kalama rails.
* Bomber stiff, quality GoFoil branded tuttle box and high-density foam insert. (I've broken everything.)
(I don't recommend it, but coming in to the beach with my leash off, the board came out of my hands and got tossed by a wave right onto dry sand spinning and crashing multiple times. The Easy Foiler and the GoFoil Iwa made it just fine. Whew.)
* Super price for carbon -- especially as it comes with everything (except straps, but it has strap inserts).
* Sounds obvious, but... It's actually designed for SUP surf foiling! It's not production sup model with a foil insert. It's not a crossover / windsurf / kite / surf / downwind / hybrid / convertible thingy. It's a dedicated foil sup. Yeah!

Kudos to Robert and Sam and the crew at Blue Planet.

Having tried a bunch of boards and masts and foils, I can confidently say this is the best one I've ridden by far. By far.

Blue Planet Easy Foiler with a GoFoil... worth a go!

BigSeppo