Before you had ever even thought about foil surfing, Jeff and Ryan Hurley were already genuinely ripping… Jeff, Ryan, and a couple friends truly pioneered legit foil surfing in California. And they documented it, in a punk-rock way, on their West Coast Foil Club Instagram page. The hashtag #LoyalTo-TheFoil started with them. They made their own super-progressive foil boards and sold them. And guys like Kai Lenny and John John Florence joined in the fun along the way. Then… they disappeared…
With no Instagram posts for years, the West Coast Foil Club – the best source for progressive foil boards and foil clips years ago – was seemingly done. To early foilers, these guys are legends. But new foilers have never heard of them. That’s all about to change… thanks to Chris Sayer of Freedom Foilboards – and the re-birth of the West Coast Foil Club.
Steve: So Chris, there are two stories to tell here, right? The past and the future of the West Coast Foil Club. Tell me what the beginning of the West Coast Foil Club means to you…
Chris: It's so funny to me, because when I look at those guys and what they've done for me, they're like legends. But a lot of the new people have no idea who they are. I started making my own boards years ago, inspired by Jeff and Ryan’s progressive foil board designs. I had no idea at the time that making foil boards for
