{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Foil Life Podcast","title":"Foil Life Travel Show #13 - Ecuador Foil Retreat with Robert Ross, Fernando Novaes (Mizo) & Paul Cooper | Prone, Tow-Boogie, Foil Drive & SUP Coaching","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/443423ba\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3288,"description":"On this episode of the Foil Life Podcast, Luc Moore sits down with Robert Ross (Ecuador Foil), Brazilian pro Mizo, and foil-drive specialist Paul to talk about the upcoming March retreat in Ecuador.\nThey recap the strong May camp, the decision to bring two high-level coaches together, and what riders can expect from an open-window format across the first two weeks of March. The conversation covers coaching approaches for prone, tow-boogie, foil drive, and SUP foil; how the Ecuador spots work for different levels; gear choices and setups; the family-friendly logistics in Montañita; and how the Ecuador experience differs from the more intense, wave-focused Chicama camps Paul and Mizo are running in September and October.\nEpisode Highlights:\n- Open-window March retreat (first two weeks) with flexible 7-night stays — Mizo committed for the full period, Paul aiming for at least a week (and potentially the whole thing)\n- Multiple disciplines on offer every day: prone, tow-boogie, foil drive, SUP foil, with boat support outside the reef and the option to add a second boat\n- Coaching styles: Mizo’s progression path for riders coming from wing/boat backgrounds into prone (whitewater starts, weight forward, board choice), and Paul’s foil-drive approach that works from complete beginners to advanced aerials and strapped riding\n- Gear talk: F1 Skate 850 as a daily driver, the new Sushi (680/740), Armstrong 690 MK2 and UHAs, Code 700X, upcoming KT Solace/Halo, and why the mini-pod + sport batteries have changed the foil-drive feel\n- Foot-strap positioning, the challenges of paddling with straps, and how foil drive makes strapped riding far more practical\n- Ecuador logistics: Montañita base (2 hours from Guayaquil), airport pickups, single-occupancy rooms/villas, private retreat pool area, family-friendly pricing, daily long-lens video, and consistent waist-to-double-overhead waves\n- Chicama contrast: long, predictable lefts, the intensity of wave time, tow/Zodiac logistics,...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/YDLHPY5ZgWTrtj3sVyMjPAgEdev7COWBOrqm5RiYVFM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hN2M3/YjJlY2FmMjE2NTY2/ZGEyZmQ1YjA1Njhj/ZDZhNi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}