I ordered the GoFoil GL 140 after hearing Dave Kalama and James Casey rave about it on the Progression Series Podcast (below). I was skeptical because the wing appeared too small. I couldn't be more thrilled with this new high aspect wing.

My local spot is Mavericks in Half Moon Bay, CA. What this means is that I have access to bigger surf than anywhere else. The trench that produces 50 foot waves on big days also delivers head high conditions when everything else is flat. When conditions are 12 ft @ 10 seconds the inside of Mavericks will be heaving 10 to 15 footers that no one else surfs because the waves jack and then fade too fast for conventional craft.

Last year I was trying to catch these inner waves but was having a hard time getting in early enough and keeping the wing down. Not anymore. The GL140 has changed all that. I can get in and my confidence has risen to the point where I am willing to take off on a 10 to 15 foot face under my own power aka big wave foiling with no jet ski. Fantastic stuff!!!!!

I have been filming but from my perspective it doesn't look big. From a distance it looks like this. These were shot at HIGH tide which means I am taking off in deep water aka NOTHING SMALL BREAKS HERE.