RIDER Bevan Gooch
LOCATION Pauanui, Coromandel, New Zealand
PHOTOGRAPHER Paul Schrader
Bevan: Testing prototype foil combinations out for Armstrong foils at my home surf in Pauanui is the perfect way to wash off a hard day’s work. We get really consistent waves all year round and I can really tune into the subtle differences in the gear. Here, a new smaller HS prototype is being pushed to its limits. Getting a similar feel/core DNA characteristics as the other wings in the range is key when swapping between wing sizes for pushing the G’s in turns.
RIDER Julien Bouyer
LOCATION Ile de Ré, France
PHOTOGRAPHER Gaël Conta
Julien: We did this project for a YouTube video. When we hit 5k subscribers, we did a video where we were towed with a foil by a moth, driven by the young gun Thomas Proust. To celebrate 10k subscribers, we chose to go bigger and faster and be towed by an ETF26 flying catamaran, which is able to go around 30 knots! We knew it was not going to be easy. When the catamaran is not flying, it’s not too fast and the balance is good. But as soon as the ETF26 takes off, the speed increases and it’s probably not surprising we had our best wipeouts at this point! The ETF26 was driven by the Youth Foiling Team: Charles Dorange, Louis Flament and Luc Guimbertaud. It was a session to remember for sure. The next goal is to do the same but behind a bigger boat… but which one?
RIDER Nathan van Vuuren
LOCATION “Bermuda Triangle”, Big Bay, South Africa.
PHOTOGRAPHER Premier Productions / Ivan van Vuuren
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