Seeing someone ‘gliding over the water’ is for many their first encounter with pump foiling – just like it was for Lynn. Lynn is 15 years old and has always been a big fan of water sports. Like many others, Lynn was immediately fascinated by this sport while watching...

When you start with pumpfoiling, you will most probably just use the equipment that is provide either by the school where you take a lesson or in case you do the first attempts with your friends, just use their equipment. However, once you get more into pumpfoiling...

Besides many other questions like e.g. “how many attempts does it take to learn pumpfoiling?” or “how many minutes is your longest run?” also the question “how dangerous is pumpfoiling?” is frequently asked by people passing by the dock. In this article, we will have...

Pumpfoiling is becoming more and more popular and more often you can spot someone "flying" with a board over the water, only propelled by the movement and energy of the rider. After 2022, we wanted to conducted again a survey to find out more about community and to...

When I give training courses and people get to the point that they want to buy their own equipment, they often ask what different mast length exist and what they should go for. In this article I will discuss some aspects to consider when deciding for a long or short...

Why is the body position important when pumpfoiling? You will not become a pumpfoil master within an hour. First you have to master the dockstart and then learn the pumping technique to get into a nice pumping pattern. Very often I observe beginners who manage the...

Most of us do their first foiling attempts by attending a training course or using a friend’s foil. At that time, most of us do not ask too many questions about the design of the front- or rear wing and also do not question, why there are so many different shapes. ...

That the pumpfoiling community is growing is not a secret. People who stay regularly at lakes or rivers will spot out more and more brave people flying over the water. Observing first time a pumpfoiler is an impressive and fascinating moment. It happens quite often,...

Physics of a Hydrofoil Watching a foiler for first time from far away may does not reveal, that the foiler is actually not surfing on a board that is gliding on the water. No, actually the foiler is flying above the water surface, standing on a board connected via a...

Pumpfoiling looks indeed elegant and when foiling over glassy water, you can hardly hear the mast cutting through the water – an unforgettable feeling! However, when Pumpfoiling, there will be no way around the dockstart – unless you always want to be towed in by a...

Myths about pumpfoiling, No. 1. Pumpfoiling is the perfect city winter sport. You don’t believe us? Just to name a few: We have docks and water for ourselves, the water is glassy and flat due to few ships and a hot tea and refreshing surf sessions just taste better...

Today, one year ago, on February 3rd, 2021, I did my first trials with pumpfoiling. It was a cold, slightly rainy February day. Before the first attempt, I was convinced that I would succeed, means landing on the board and start with the first few pumps. But watch by...

Today we are going online with pumpfoilers.ch   Being passionate about pumpfoiling, we would like to share our passion with you. For that, we have set-up pumpfoilers.ch. You can find here more information about pumpfoiling and how to make your first "pumps"! As...