NOTE: Ideally the best first step to learning to SUP foil surfing is behind a boat. A boat or jet ski is like having a ski lift. Imagine learning to snowboard or ski by hiking up a mountain; it is doable, but it would be...

Eliminate SUP Foiling Fear.  Follow these five tips and you’ll be SUP foiling in no time.  If you’re just getting started with SUP foiling, we have some great news for you: It’s not nearly as intimidating as may think, and it’s a lot safer than you’ve probably...

SUP Hydrofoil Maintenance Tips If you’ve clicked through to this blog, we’ve got a pretty good idea that you know what’s coming. SUP hydrofoil maintenance IS IMPORTANT. That’s it! Just like a bike chain needs lube and your skis need a regular tune, your foil needs some lovin’....

Should I use footstraps for Stand Up foiling?   It’s a new question in Sup foiling: To strap or not to strap. In foiling’s early days, pioneers like Laird Hamilton were fully committed. They strapped themselves to their boards with snowboarding boots and towed into freight-train sized waves that...

Slingshot Crossbreed inflatable earns highest rating from SUP Connect Magazine Spring is always an exciting time at Slingshot headquarters. With the change in seasons, we celebrate the return of our favorite sports. Winter is anything but boring in a place like Hood River, but it’s always...

Stand-up paddleboarding seemingly burst on the outdoor scene just a few years ago, but suddenly everyone you know has one. Whether paddling around the lake, surfing all kinds of waves, and even navigating whitewater, paddleboarders are everywhere. There’s a good reason for it. Learning to...

When you ask Jeff Logosz, Slingshot CEO and mastermind behind Foil Academy, about the why behind it all, it’s hard to tell the origin story without recalling deep powder days in the backcountry of the Wasatch Mountains. Utah's Wasatch Mountains Jeff and his crew are self-proclaimed tinkerers....