More thoughts. More prayers.
Of all the many things to wake up worrying about including, but not limited to, inflation, war, civil unrest, pandemics, climate change, fentanyl, the top of the list is certainly the possibility that a celebrity, or notable figure, will become permanently disfigured, or dead, whilst trying an e-foil board.
Two short months ago, thoughts and prayers poured in for DJ Khaled as the beloved plus-sized musical artist suffered a debilitating injury that required a massage.
Last week, I read about another famous person who also tumbled off a foil but can’t remember who it was now.
And today we have learned that British Formula 1 hunk George Russell has bruised himself while learning to e-foil on his two-week vacation.
Appearing to be on the Mediterranean with his girlfriend, Carmen Montero Mundt, grainy footage shows Russell gliding above the turquoise waters but doom lurked below.
The devil’s cleaver.
“It was good to branch out and do these things,” he said. “Historically I never wanted to do other sports, especially in-season, in case of injury. But I felt like I wanted to try something new, and keep my sense alive. A few injuries along the way! But all recovered now. When you fall off a foil board…”
Formula 1 fans left worrying greatly by the dangling ellipses.
When you fall off a foil board, what?
Your leg gets severed?
You die?
Thankfully, the Mercedes driver finished with, “There are a lot of videos which I didn’t post, falling off big-time! I really enjoyed it. For a lot of us, when you’re so focused throughout the year, to have two full weeks of doing nothing, you get a bit bored after a bit of time. To have an activity, it was fulfilling to make progress, and to not be falling off by the first days.”
Whew.
The Formula 1 season, in any case, gets underway this weekend with the Dutch Grand Prix.
Will you be watching?
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My favorite track. Zandvoort is so cool. You can sit at a bar outside with your girl, have a beer, and see the track. Too bad Ricciardo broke his hand today, but good on him to choose the wall over hitting Piastri.
George is just like any other surfer, getting his missus to film him from the boat.
If he was any good at this surfing caper he’d be doing it with a surfingboard on each foot while wearing a leather jacket, like Fonzie did when he jumped the shark…
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Irwindale. Santa Anita. OKTookeyDerby. Trestles betting? I can’t afford to lose another eskimo suit.
practice safety training on land before you enter the sea…thank me later…
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I don’t know which has been more underwhelming – this years F1 season or this years WSL. I used to be an absolute F1 anorak, name a year since 1950 and I can tell you who was champion. But it went behind a paywall and I stopped watching. I catch the highlights on YouTube! Once Schumacher retired the first time I stopped watching consistently!
Well you’re missing out on the Maxipad parade at each race. Yes Max is dominating and yet I still watch hopeful of him losing each race but like the search for an uncrowded break, it hasn’t happened lately.
I can’t warm to Max, I know he is a great driver but he is so unlikeable!
AGREED!!!
Beach Grit Ultra-Hard Foil Candy
Ultra Hard Barely Surf Adjacent Candy.
This just proves that God has a sense of humor too.
“….CELEBRITY SURF ACCIDENTS….”
Much like wake-surfing, this is not surfing.
*wake-boarding
And true, it is not surfing. It’s glorified water skiing. Foil boarding (especially motorized) is gay.
Wake-boarding and wake-surfing are not the same, 2 different activities but both behind a boat.