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Hi Clifford. Let’s get right to the moment of conception… When was the first time you encountered foiling and what spurred you into designing foils in the first place?

The first time I saw foiling I was in a sports bar in the UK, and I remember seeing Laird Hamilton bombing down this massive wave and I thought to myself “Nutter, that’s gonna hurt if you wipe out”. I never thought in my wildest dreams that one day I would be designing these epic flying machines. I started kiting in the early 2000s and when I saw that hydrofoiling had been growing in the kitesurfing scene, the thought crossed my mind. A friend and I started to make our own DIY foils to try it out. I can still remember clearly the first time the board lifted out of the water and having the sensation of flying over-the-water. It was truly mesmerizing. I was hooked.

So how did you first go about starting your own brand?

So having my own CNC shop, I had the

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