# Surffoilworldtour šŸ˜ **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [March 21, 2025, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/surffoilworldtour/9146 "2025-03-21T18:03:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Foilero\_culero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/34f0e0/32.png) [@Foilero\_culero](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Foilero_culero)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2025, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/surffoilworldtour/9146/1 "2025-03-21T18:03:32Z")
Anyone else here feels the SFWT(surffoilworldtour) is a great idea, but itā€™s basically wingers who are on the wave tour and rip real hard just towing in and doing jumps on a wave? I mean these athletes have got massive talent and I do respect them a lot, but doesnā€™t Foilsurfing deserve waves something else Than doing bunny hops on the shoulder of the wave (w straps), and doing cool 2x1,3x1 connections like Adam Bennets, the dudes in Florida, or the foilers of aloha kinda waves, and many people who rip in everyday (non perfect) waves? If the future(present) of Foilsurfing is towing in to perfect surfing waves w straps, then might as well surf? Againā€¦ respect to all the athletes, but maybe a surf specific schedule could be done, Even tho logistics and budget is a real issue, and sponsors would have to do a real effort to get a foilsurf only event going ā€¦ Cheers ![IMG_7860](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/progressionproject/original/2X/c/c651a65e98c67e651b5720bdd1ab02c2236968b8.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Dylan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.progressionproject.com/dylan/32/13189_2.png) [@Dylan](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Dylan)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2025, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/surffoilworldtour/9146/2 "2025-03-21T19:01:34Z")
I would say thatā€™s because they are just starting. Founded by and back packing the GKA events. As it starts to get its own reputation they will have people joining that are solely going for the Surf world tour on its own. But if you are there already doing the wing event then itā€™s a no brainer to jump in. I would give it time to get its own recognition and for the event to gain traction ---
**Author:** ![Hdip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a4c791/32.png) [@Hdip](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Hdip)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2025, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/surffoilworldtour/9146/3 "2025-03-21T19:12:55Z")
Cash went strapless last year. I wonder if anyone else will this year. There are prone foil contests already. There is no media of them though. Whoever puts on a contest with a livestream will be the front runner for sure. I donā€™t want to troll for media on Instagram. ---
**Author:** ![Foilero\_culero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/34f0e0/32.png) [@Foilero\_culero](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Foilero_culero)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2025, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/surffoilworldtour/9146/4 "2025-03-21T19:31:34Z")
I remember, that was impressive for surešŸ™Œ Just this is supposed to be a world tour and not just isolated eventsā€¦ I do agree most events must be followed up on riders ig accounts and it doesnā€™t really allow people remotely to follow up(as bigger budget WSL etc)ā€¦ I have no clue how much the live transmition is but a coin for sureā€¦ the Tahiti dudes have a contest recently and did a really good job of doing live stream on their ig account ---
**Author:** ![Foilero\_culero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/34f0e0/32.png) [@Foilero\_culero](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Foilero_culero)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2025, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/surffoilworldtour/9146/5 "2025-03-21T19:33:01Z")
Question is.. is there enough money to back up/build a surf foil world tour ? I mean there is way more money in winging and kiting than just pronefoil šŸ˜ Time will tell ---
**Author:** ![Hdip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a4c791/32.png) [@Hdip](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Hdip)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2025, 7:51pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/surffoilworldtour/9146/6 "2025-03-21T19:51:41Z")
> [@Foilero\_culero](#): > > live stream on their ig account Worthless as I canā€™t go and search for it. YouTube has a live feature too. Then it can be properly archived. I can rewind. I can watch on any device. Iā€™ll even accept facebook video over Instagram. ---
**Author:** ![MightyMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/97f17d/32.png) [@MightyMike](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/MightyMike)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2025, 12:15am UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/surffoilworldtour/9146/7 "2025-03-22T00:15:27Z")
Do we really need a prone surf tour? Iā€™m already inundated with great surf foil content via social media. Getting great foilers together is cool to see, but I donā€™t think a competitive scene would really expand progression of the sport. As someone who has competed and followed competitive surfing forever, live events are really boring to watch. Natural Selection and Surf 100 were cool spins on a surf contest but largely because the waves were wild and the judging wasnā€™t score based. GWA is only slightly more interesting than your average surf contest as the wingers are either up and riding or getting smashed on the inside. I would like to see some kind of downwind carving contest to see who could surf the longest (slowest) before crossing the ā€œfinish line.ā€ [![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/progressionproject/original/2X/2/2f1fad6f0276d2ecfa2ca9b83733e250046371ca.jpeg "JACK HO VS JOSH KU") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFjIpZLyFUw) ---
**Author:** ![Leepasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Leepasty](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Leepasty)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2025, 8:48am UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/surffoilworldtour/9146/8 "2025-03-22T08:48:56Z")
It also needs to be a spot where people prone foil. I was wondering how they were going to take off at ponta Preta as itā€™s impossible to chip in and a full vertical drop to take off on the peak. Are they running more events or is the surffoilworld tour like the wing wave world tour and just 1 stop?