Head outside to savor the summer sun

TO BEAT THE HEAT. NOTHING SAYS SUMMER LIKE A BEAUTIFUL DAY ON THE WATER ON CAPE COD. AND IF YOU’RE UP FOR AN ADVENTURE, THERE IS AN EXHILARATING NEW WAY TO EXPERIENCE IT. GLIDING OVER THE OCEAN ON AN ELECTRIC HYDROFOIL, THESE BOARDS ARE INCREDIBLE. SO YOU JUST TAKE THEM PAST ANY LOCAL BEACH AND EVERYBODY’S POINTING LIKE, OH, WHAT IS THAT LIKE? BECAUSE THEY THINK IT’S A SURFBOARD OR PADDLE BOARD AT FIRST UNTIL IT FLIES OUT OF THE WATER. THE EFOIL, AS IT’S MORE COMMONLY KNOWN, ACTS AS AN AQUATIC HOVERBOARD. IT FEELS LIKE YOU’RE ON LIKE A MAGIC CARPET. AND IT’S JUST IT’S GREAT. IT’S LIKE PURE SERENITY OUT ON THE WATER. I MEAN, YOU CAN HEAR, LIKE THE BOARDS SLOWLY SCRAPING ACROSS, BUT ONCE YOU’RE FLYING, YOU FEEL LIKE LIMITLESS, LIKE THERE’S NO BOUNDS. AND YOU CAN JUST KEEP ON GOING. WHENEVER YOU HEAR THE WORD FOIL, YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT A BOARD THAT HAS THIS MASS AND WING UNDERNEATH IT, SO IT’S NOT RIDING LIKE NORMAL SURFING FLAT AGAINST THE WATER, BUT IT’S ACTUALLY ABOVE THE WATER, WHICH JUST MAKES THE RIDE A LOT SMOOTHER BECAUSE THERE’S NO WATER RESISTANCE ON THE BOARD. FINDLAY FINN TYLER IS THE OWNER OF EFOIL CAPE COD, WHICH OFFERS RENTALS AND LESSONS AT OF ROPES BEACH IN COTUIT. THE WATER IS WARMER. IT’S SHALLOWER, AND THERE REALLY AREN’T ANY SEALS HERE, SO WE’VE HAD THANKFULLY NO PROBLEMS WITH SHARKS YET. YOU’RE THE ONLY FIN I WANT TO SEE TODAY. I HOPE SO, ME TOO. ME TOO. HARDCORE CAMY THE ONLY WAY TO REALLY LEARN IS BY DOING. AND AS CHRONICLES RESIDENT THRILL SEEKER, I WAS EAGER TO EFOIL YOU’VE GOT THE MOTOR WHICH YOU CONTROL WITH THIS CONTROLLER RIGHT HERE, AND WHEN YOU PULL THE TRIGGER, THAT MOTOR IS GOING TO START TO GO. AND THEN ONCE YOU BUILD UP SPEED, THE BOARD WILL LIFT UP OUT OF THE WATER. START OFF BY GETTING A FEEL FOR THE TRIGGER ON YOUR BELLY. ONCE YOU’RE GOING FAST ENOUGH, YOU’RE GOING TO TRANSITION ONTO YOUR KNEES. YOUR KNEES ARE GOING TO BE ALL THE WAY UP LEVEL WITH THE HANDLES, IF NOT EVEN FURTHER. MORE WEIGHT TO THE FRONT BECAUSE ALL THE WEIGHT OF THE BOARD IS IN THE BACK HERE. SO YOUR JOB WHEN YOU’RE RIDING IS TO KEEP THAT NOSE DOWN AND LEVEL WITH THE WATER. YOUR FEET ARE GOING TO BE STAGGERED. THAT WAY YOU HAVE CONTROL OVER EVERY DIRECTION OF THE BOARD. SO ARE YOU STEERING WITH YOUR FEET THEN? EXACTLY. YOU’RE STEERING WITH YOUR FEET. HOW FAST DO THEY GO? THEY GO UP TO 30 MILES AN HOUR PRETTY FAST. YEAH. ONE OF THE MAGICAL THINGS ABOUT THESE BOARDS IS THAT THEY’RE TOTALLY SILENT WHEN YOU’RE ACTUALLY UP ON THEM. SOMETIMES YOU CAN USE THEM AS A REALLY SPORTY, ATHLETIC TYPE OF BOARD WHERE YOU’RE JUST RACING AROUND YOU CAN ALSO JUST HAVE A VERY TRANQUIL AND SERENE EXPERIENCE ON THEM, SAY AT SUNSET DURING THE EVENING, TAKING THESE BOARDS OUT IN FLAT WATER AND YOU LITERALLY HEAR NOTHING AS YOU’RE RIDING. RIDING THEM IS VERY SPECIAL. IT’S SUPER FUN. IF YOUR IDEA OF A DAY ON THE BEACH IS DRIER AND A LITTLE MORE LUXE, SAY HELLO TO OLA PICNIC BOSTON I AM LATINA, AND AS A LATINA I WANTED SOMETHING THAT REPRESENTED ME. A NATIVE OF VENEZUELA, MELISSA GUTIERREZ MOVED TO THE US WHEN SHE WAS A CHILD AND NOW WORKS AS A MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER. I WAS GOING TO FLORIDA AND MY BEST FRIEND WAS LIKE, WELL, WE SHOULD DO SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY. I THINK WE SHOULD DO A LUXURY PICNIC AND I’M LIKE, WAIT, WAIT A SECOND, WHAT IS A LUXURY PICNIC? SHE SENT ME A LINK AND I WAS ABLE TO SEE, LIKE THIS BEAUTIFUL, CRAFTED LIKE EXPERIENCE. I WOULD LOVE TO DO THAT FOR MY BIRTHDAY. BUT MORE THAN THAT, IT JUST LIKE SPARKED SOMETHING. I LOOKED INTO IT. I COULDN’T FIND ANY PICNIC BUSINESSES AND I TOLD MY HUSBAND, I SAID TO HIM, THIS IS THE TIME. SO IN 2021, SHE LAUNCHED HER OWN COMPANY WITH HER HUSBAND, ADAM SCHWARTZ. IT’S BEEN FANTASTIC. I MEAN, JUST TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH MY WIFE FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS ON SOMETHING TOGETHER HAS BEEN GREAT TOGETHER. THE PAIR PREPARES PEAK PICNIC FOR PARTIES SMALL AND LARGE. FOR THIS SPECIFIC LOCATION. WE THOUGHT OF MAKING IT VERY COASTAL, DIFFERENT SHADES OF BLUES. WE INCORPORATED WICKER SEEDS TO MAKE IT, TO GIVE IT THAT LIKE COASTAL AND BEACHY LOOK, THEY SUPPLY AND SET UP EVERYTHING FROM THE FURNITURE TO THE DECOR AND THE FOOD. WE ARE PARTNERED WITH AN AMAZING OTHER LATINA COMPANY. IT’S CALLED EATERY BY JESS, AND SHE TAKES CARE OF CRAFTING CHARCUTERIE BOARDS. SHE ALSO DOES VEGAN VEGETARIAN BOARDS, BRUNCH BOARDS, DESSERT BOXES. THEY JUST SHOW UP AT THEIR START TIME. THEY SIT DOWN, HAVE A GREAT, GREAT TIME, AND THEN AFTER THE TWO HOURS, WE COME BACK AND WE PICK UP AND CLEAN UP EVERYTHING. IT’S A CREATIVE OUTLET FOR MELISSA AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE MILESTONES EXTRA SPECIAL. WE’VE HAD BABY SHOWERS, BRIDAL SHOWERS, WE’VE HAD GRADUATION PARTIES, CORPORATE EVENTS. WE’VE HAD BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS. WE’VE HAD OUR FAVORITES ENGAGEMENTS. IT’S BEEN REALLY NICE TO SEE IT GROW FROM SOMETHING REALLY SMALL. IT’S JUST AMAZING TO WITNESS AND BE PART OF MAKING OTHERS HAPPY, WHICH IS LIKE, WHAT IS MOST GRATIFYING. AND THE PICNICS ARE NOT JUST LIMITED TO THE BEACH. THEY’VE HOSTED EVENTS AT PUBLIC PARKS AND CAMBRIDGE AND BROOKLINE. THE SOUTH SHORE, OTHER PLACES. ALL RIGHT. AND BACK TO AIRFOIL, AIRFOIL, CAPE COD. YOU HAVE TO BE AT LEAST 12 LESSONS ARE ABOUT 90 MINUTES LONG AND THEY START AROUND $300. IF YOU LIVE NEAR A BODY OF WATER NEAR COTUIT, THEN YOU CAN REQUEST A LESSON CLOSER TO HOME. AND WE JUST HAVE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO ERICA. SHE LOOKED INCREDIB