OVER THE EDGE

HERE I AM, watching a ten wave set steam down the reef towards me and I’m doing exactly what I told myself not to do a hundred times before my arrival in Indonesia, I’m waiting to drop into a 6ft low tide reef break on a chunky 5’10 foil board made for extra paddle power. I’m praying nothing goes wrong and ends my holiday before it even starts.

I’ve been foiling for a number of years now and the progression has always been towards bigger, heavier waves but I’m beginning to have my doubts. Towing into bigger waves is one thing but