About this episode
Erik Antonson and Mike Pedigo discuss the challenges and breakthroughs in the parawing learning journey.
In this episode, Erik sits down with returning guest Mike Pedigo for a deep, honest, and often hilarious breakdown of the parawing learning journey. From early failed attempts and full-on frustration to breakthrough moments, gear experimentation, and real-world lessons learned the hard way, this conversation covers what it actually takes to integrate parawinging into a foiling life. They dig into board design, wind requirements, safety realities, ocean versus river dynamics, harness setups, and why para winging has fundamentally changed what’s possible on marginal days—especially on angled coastlines like Florida. Along the way, they share cautionary tales, Hood River epics, training philosophy, and why being willing to “put the white belt back on” is often the key to unlocking the next level.
People in this episode
Host: Erik Antonson
Guest: Mike Pedigo
Topics covered
- parawing learning journey
- gear experimentation
- board design
- safety realities
- training philosophy
- foiling life
Keywords
- parawing
- foiling
- board design
- safety
- training
- ocean dynamics
- river dynamics
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Florida, Hood River, ocean, river
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