How to Foil behind a boat | Wake Foiling with Brian Grubb

Everything you need to learn how to FOIL behind a boat.
We met with Brian Grubb, 2 times World Wakeskate Champion and Red Bull athlete to learn how to foil behind the boat.

Brian's go-to set up is:

The 150 Surf V2 Front Wing is an all-around performance wing. Push it hard or slow it down, carve a tight turn or go for glide, this wing performs in any environment and is one of the best foils out there for wake foiling!

The 4’0 Lift board is our best-selling board as it can do it all. It’s the go-to option for tow foiling and wake foiling for riders of all sizes and abilities. This board also works as an excellent prone surf foil board for lighter weight riders. Smooth bottom contours and refined rails allow for quick release off of the water. The compact size makes the board virtually disappear when flying on foil and allows you to hone in on the ultimate control and feel our foils provide.

Lift's Carve Series back wings feature a shorter fuselage length, winglets, and a positive angle on the tail wing. This allows for razor sharp turns, lots of grip, and a more feedback off the front foot. The Carve Series are high performance wings, but specifically for surfing and driving through tight turns.
The 20 Carve is the smallest back wing in our fleet, which makes surfing feel extremely lively. If you want to slash some aggressive turns and you like the tail feeling extremely light with low drag, this is it.

To learn however, it's best to start with the 32 Glide
Lift's Glide Series wings maximize efficiency and provide a smooth, ultra-efficient feel that is very balanced between the feet. These back wings are used best for linking waves while pumping or down-winding. They are also effective for maximizing battery life on the eFoil.
The 32 Glide Series V2 Back Wing is sporty and fast. This wing offers less area and lower angle than the larger sized back wings, which equates to increased glide and faster speeds.

Lift's masts may not look too different from previous generations, but we’ve fine-tuned the construction with a new proprietary premium carbon fiber blend for improved control and response. We’ve also dialed in the flex patterns of the materials—in our decade of creating foils, this process has emerged as the key to achieving the ultimate ride.
Lift's carbon fiber 28" Mast is the standard length in the performance foiling market. This mast is versatile, responsive, and maneuverable. The 28" Mast keeps your wings higher in the water, locking you into the surface energy for surfing and pumping.

For riders over 200 lbs, Brian recommends the 200 Surf V2
This has been the magic size for years and with this generation’s refined parameters, it’s better than ever-you’ll feel the smoothness in the glide. Get out for any kind of foiling confidently with the 200 Surf V2.

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[lakechamplainkitenwing]

Ha! You're like Amazon... All I have to do is think about trying it and a new "how to" video of yours show up. Tried wake foiling for the first time yesterday and am excited to try the tips I just learned from this video the next time I venture out. Thanks as always and keep them

[TheAdequateMedia]

hahaha. literally saw this man YESTERDAY on that same exact boat. My buddy lives on the same lake. im slowly learning how to foil after 15 years of being out of the water. just now getting the wake surfing muscles rememorized.

[clfowler]

Great VID, for some reason I learned how to get up sideways like on a typical wakeboard, but you’re straightforward method getting up seems much easier. I’ll have to try that. I also love 13 mph as an ideal speed. Thank you

[grantd.]

Very helpful! I have to say though, wayyyy easier (and safer) in my opinion to teach folks on a long-line and on the second roller. Too many times folks are unable to control that foil in the push of the forward wake. Just IMO. Another note is to encourage riders (as they start surfing 2nd, 3rd, 10th, roller) to wear a bright colored shirt or something so other boaters can see them.

[jasonsmith]

Best how-to video on the topic out there. Bravo!

[ishtarluesby]

Wonderful video well paced, excellent production values and so informative!!

[colinguinn]

Awesome video brother! Super informative and helpful…I will definitely be sharing this with lots of people wanting to learn to foil behind the boat!

[Giovanisbr]

Thanks for this video!!! Helps me a lot. I brought my foil this.week!!

[MartialArtUK]

Wow great kit and lesson. We don't have lakes like that but this has still got me psyched for roughing into white water 😅🤙🌊🎶🏄‍♂️

[berealsb]

Great instruction. Now get to work so you can afford to go shopping for your boat. 🤞🏽👍🏽👌🏽🤙🏽

[robadair]

Good one boys. Interesting to increase the speed to lengthen the wave. Thanks

[Ericz]

Great video. What size ? How many litres is this board. ? Was wondering if can get get towed with a pump/dock start board ?

[explorewithsvzwerfcat]

Thanks for the video.

One question : for guests on our boat we bought a very stable long and wide 130l board so it's much easier for new people to learn to stand on it and keep balance. It was just annoying for people to have to try it for such a long time before finally being able to even just keep standing. Also for the boat driver it's boring haha. Is your experience that smaller (easy sinking) is easier than the big board I describe?

[brockb]

so whats more fun from everyone's experience? wake foiling, wake surfing, wake boarding, or wake skiing??

[lewiss]

Hello, I"d like to start wake foilling but I've go a gong lemon EPS 4.5 35L. Do you think it'll do the job? Thanks for your great video !

[alex-j-cole]

Appreciate the video! What’s the typical boat settings? Like specifically speed? Also any ballast?

[alexbevington]

I might have missed it, but how fast should you be going to foil?

[ristaman]

Can you please post a link for the boards and foils. It is not understandable when you say the brands.

[rjones]

We've got our boards to start wing foiling, and I keep hearing it is easiest to learn the foil behind a boat. Understanding that our wing foil set up (68 & 88L boards, 70cm mast, 1300 & 1650 cm2 foils) is not optimal for behind a boat; Is it possible to still use a set up like that to learn to control the foil?

I know we would not be able to sink the boards to get started, but I'm thinking a knee or crouched start might work. Has anyone attempted (successfully or not) this? Not sure I know anyone with a wake foil set up to borrow, and it gets expensive outfitting a family for these activities! I can't justify buying a wake foil set up to do this when we don't have regular access to a boat.