Foiling Magazine

EXPOSURE

RIDER Glyn Ovens

 LOCATION Nazaré, Portugal

PHOTOGRAPHER Andre Goma

Glyn: We woke to the thumping shore break on 'Town Beach' below. Tom (Court) hadn't slept well, I am not surprised, this was the biggest swell he had seen. The swell was solid, and the cleanliness of the light/air was impeccable. With not a drop of water out of place, sun shining and barely any wind, we headed to 'First peak': autonomous, anxious, but confident that something special was going to go down… eFoil meets Nazaré, Nazaré meets eFoil. What a day to push what’s possible.

[Editor’s note: you’ll get the full feature of this session next issue!]

RIDER Adrian Geislinger

LOCATION Lake Garda, Italy

PHOTOGRAPHER Dominik Leitner

Adrian: ‘One of those days’ is not only the name of one of the best skiing videos ever made but also describes this shot the best. The wind kicked in early and despite some clouds the thermal ‘ora’ wind was blowing stronger than we have ever seen it before. The waves grew to a decent swell which made the spot look like we weren’t on the lake anymore. Perfect kickers to boost! I had to go down to my smallest wing, the 3.5M MOJO and the HA1100 Foil paired with the new Boom75 Board from Levitaz.

RIDER Andrea Moller

 LOCATION The Kaupo Run

PHOTOGRAPHER Amanda Beenen Cantor

The craving for endless rides and team expeditions got us foiling in the wildest seas we've ever been in. The mission entailed an 18-mile downwind coast run on the southeast side of Maui, from Kaupo to Keone'o'io bay. A first for stand-up foiling. We didn't know what to expect. Kaupo has limited ocean access and unpredictable wind conditions, so we hired an escort boat and waited for a strong east wind forecast. When the Windy app showed a purple map we said “let’s

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