Hi and good day geoffz. Thank you for sharing this cool video with us today and thank you for your support. Two thumbs up.

That's wicked, well done

Very nice video. Thanks for sharing

Total awesome, love it

Wow.
How does that work?

That's a great video. Was it a single take or did you have to do several attempts??

Wow, Amazing

JAgraphics Posted at 12-4 06:06
That's a great video. Was it a single take or did you have to do several attempts??

I fly a lot of different angles/approaches but the sun was setting/light was spectacular on this take.

Wow cool! Amazing

Montfrooij Posted at 12-4 05:25
Wow.
How does that work?

Aloha Monty,

     It is a stand-up surfboard with this on the bottom;



Aloha and Drone On!

Nice video lovely time of day

Cetacean Posted at 12-5 01:14
Aloha Monty,

     It is a stand-up surfboard with this on the bottom;

Cool
Never heard of them

Cetacean Posted at 12-5 01:14
Aloha Monty,

     It is a stand-up surfboard with this on the bottom;

At first I really thought it was done in post

Great scene and nice flying skills!

Thanks

Montfrooij Posted at 12-5 02:53
At first I really thought it was done in post

Aloha Monty,

     It is all magic!!!

Aloha and Drone On!

Aloha Geoff,

     Nice capture!  Mahalo!

Aloha and Drone On!

Cetacean Posted at 12-5 03:00
Aloha Monty,

     It is all magic!!!

Exactly  !

Cool video, very nice light. Saw somewhere a couple of years ago, a big surfer dude from Australia, started this type of surfing. Can,t remember his name though. And also, it was not exactly the same system. This was a smaller board, that also ride above the waves.

Charissa Posted at 12-5 09:05
Cool video, very nice light. Saw somewhere a couple of years ago, a big surfer dude from Australia, started this type of surfing. Can,t remember his name though. And also, it was not exactly the same system. This was a smaller board, that also ride above the waves.

Aloha Charissa,

     Hydrofoils have been around for eons and applied to almost every form of activity over water.  The hydrofoil surfboard was even attempted early in the 1960s but the supporting technology was not available at that time.  The current design, as noted above, has been attributed to Laird Hamilton who introduced it in Australia and has been adapted to windsurfing, kitesailing, surfing, SUP and just about every other form of fast, natural power, human scale water sport.

     The unique attribute of the current design (above) is the two sets of wings provide a longitudinal stability that brought foiling under control.  Besides Laird Hamilton, Rick Naish and his son Robby Naish and Mango Carafino, all from Hawai'i, among others World-wide contributed to this fast and smooth form of watersport.

     Laird Hamilton developed the surf hydrofoil as a means to surf the Phantom 100 Foot Wave.  This pursuit of extreme watersport is documented in the book "The Wave by Susan Casey.  Please remember that many individuals were involved in the evolution of the surfboard and all the resulting watersports.  But Laird specifically worked to design the hydrofoil surfboard to surf extreme giant waves.  Many others contributed to the evolution of the hydrofoil surfboard and its use in the various watersports. Also remember that watersports involving waves over about 30 feet generally involve a tow-in source like wind-power or watercraft.

     Good to see there is such interest in Hawai'i contributions to extreme watersport!

Aloha and Drone On!

Cetacean Posted at 12-5 14:01
Aloha Charissa,

     Hydrofoils have been around for eons and applied to almost every form of activity over water.  The hydrofoil surfboard was even attempted early in the 1960s but the supporting technology was not available at that time.  The current design, as noted above, has been attributed to Laird Hamilton who introduced it in Australia and has been adapted to windsurfing, kitesailing, surfing, SUP and just about every other form of fast, natural power, human scale water sport.

Thats the guy. Thanks for all the info. Not a surfer myself, but love the sea. (and I read a LOT.)
I will have to google the other names, only saw Laird Hamilton in connection with the hyrofoil. Was thinking that that waves he is surfing is insane.

Charissa Posted at 12-5 14:19
Thats the guy. Thanks for all the info. Not a surfer myself, but love the sea. (and I read a LOT.)
I will have to google the other names, only saw Laird Hamilton in connection with the hyrofoil. Was thinking that that waves he is surfing is insane.

Aloha Charissa,

     Yes, 100 feet is insane, but doable, of course that is if you are insane!

Aloha and Drone On!

Yes, very nice indeed. Worth watching, thanks I enjoyed it.

Cetacean Posted at 2018-12-5 01:14
Aloha Monty,

     It is a stand-up surfboard with this on the bottom;

Very cool piece of kit

Hey DJI...any idea why the video above has disappeared?
I see another listing just below which have the video.

Perhaps you can simply delete this one?