[Geary]

I was around when they began experimenting with the snowboard boots and foils. The first foil was a converted chair foil contraption, originally meant just as a tow-behind. Laird skimmed by about 5 feet from me, and all I could hear was a faint hum, kinda like a vibrating fin.

There were about 8 of us old farts making up the "B" tow-in team (we were just young enough to get into decent physical shape). It was a pretty controlled scene at Maui's 2 tow-in spots in '95-'98. My partner and I were actually the 1st to ride "Big Lefts", across the channel from Sprecks. Today, it's an absolute zoo at every Hawaii tow-in spot.