So firstly, how did you three meet each other? Were you friends before you started to ride wings?
Rio: I have known Christina since I was six years old because we went to the same elementary school and we have stayed friends since. I met Mona this year because of Naish and winging.
Mona: I met Rio and Christina at one of the Naish Wing-Surfer shoots. Although I had seen Rio winging around the harbor, we hadn’t formally met until the shoot.
Christina: What Rio said!
Tell us how each of you first came to try out winging, and how those first few times on the water worked out?
Rio: In the beginning of summer 2020, my dad and I decided that it was time to go get in the water and winging seemed like the perfect option. We had one set to share between the two of us, which basically meant we got to inch from the beach to a buoy and back. After each run my dad and I would tell each other how much better our own sessions were which made for a pretty funny and competitive learning environment. After every day on the water, I came in with a huge smile even though I could barely go in a straight line, but I was always stoked to go again the next day.
Mona: That same summer, my parents started winging. They spent a lot of their free time out winging and would talk about it all the time. I decided to watch them one day and take photos. It looked pretty fun, so I decided to
