Edgewater LIVE and a shout-out from famous reggae musician Carlos Jones

Thousands of Clevelanders attend Edgewater Live on August 15. Efoil Over Erie surfers demonstrated this new water sport during the live concert. 

One of Cleveland's famous and beloved musicians, Carlos Jones, probably never heard of eFoiling before August 15, but by the end of his performance during Edgewater Live, he was singing about it.

After a spectacular sunset evening eFoiling in front of thousands of people, Rich, Wassim and I were packing up our Lift boards when I stopped suddenly on the beach at the sound of Carlos's voice as the reggae music continued on.

"Efoillllinnngggg for the very first timeeeee...."  Holy smokes, did Carlos Jones just give us a plug during his performance? I wondered out loud. Yes, indeed! We never asked him to do that, but I gotta admit, anyone who attended the last Edgewater Live concert and gazed out into the water seemed mesmerized by this new water sport. As a courtesy, I did let the Cleveland Metroparks know that we were making an appearance. They were thrilled, they said. We just needed to stay past the buoys.


One guy chased us down in his car at the end of the event, "So glad I found you! What is that thing called? I was trying to type it into Google, and I couldn't find it. I just did a search for 'water hovercraft.'"

Actually, I heard that a lot. At first, people aren't even sure if they are seeing things correctly, and then they ask if it is a hovercraft. This actually makes sense because it is really like flying over water.

Hydrofoils are certainly common in popular surfing areas such as Hawaii and California. But in Cleveland, where surfing is unheard of (well, at least until now!) hydrofoils are foreign, let alone electric ones that are powered by motors.

So many people stopped to talk to us throughout the evening, and we couldn't have been more grateful for their questions and interest. Let us know if you'd like to try it out.

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