E-foil instructor and co-founder of "Foil in Paris" Nicolas Pernodet rides on the Seine River, with the La Defense business district in the background, in Paris on August 2, 2026. It's a boon for Foil in Paris, which offers introductory sessions in e-foilingthe electric board sport in which a surfboard rises above the water once it reaches top speed. (Photo by Simon WOHLFAHRT / AFP via Getty Images)