Foil lessons · starting with pump foil · SF Peninsula
Small-group pump foil lessons on flat Bay water, on gear we supply. Start on a handlebar Foil Scoot, or commit to a three-day series and learn to pump a foil from the dock.
What it is
A pump foil is a small board on a hydrofoil. You run and jump off a dock, the foil lifts the board out of the water, and you keep it flying by pumping with your legs. It works on any calm, deep water.
Linking pumps takes hundreds of attempts for most people. Coaching and good gear shorten that a lot.
The Foil Scoot adds a handlebar, so first-timers can get up and glide in their first session.
Calm mornings at the dock are the best conditions. No wind forecast, no surf report.
Two ways in
Prices below are what we plan to charge. The interest form asks whether they work for you.
Your first flight, with a handlebar to hold on to.
Learn to pump a regular foil board from the dock, over three days in a row.
Coming with a friend makes it more fun and costs less per person. Both formats work for individuals or groups.
Free · spectators
Come to the dock, watch pump foiling up close, see the gear and ask questions. Nobody rides but the host at this one. Bring a friend.
How sessions run
Who's teaching
A Peninsula pump foiler and windsurfer who rides the Redwood City and Foster City waterfront. In his first Foil Scoot session as a coach, a first-timer whose only board sport was skateboarding got up and pumped away from the dock.
Pump foiling is a young sport. Lessons are coached, small and hands-on. This is a new local business, launching once permits and insurance are in place.
60 seconds
Your answers decide which sessions run first, when they run, and what they cost. No payment, no commitment.
The form link goes live with the public launch of this page.
What we'll ask