RIDER Hunter Lukes
LOCATION Chicago, Illinois
PHOTOGRAPHER Nick Snider
Hunter: I got a last minute call from Nick to come out on the boat to shoot some wake foiling pictures and videos. Chicago is a really unique place for this. One of the tallest, most impressive skylines situated right on one of the largest freshwater lakes in the world, Lake Michigan. Having usually ridden on smaller inland lakes I was blown away by the views this session provided. Conditions weren't perfect and I definitely wish I had brought my longer mast to handle the chop better, but Nick managed to capture some amazing shots with the Chicago Skyline in the background.
RIDER Sil Romeijn
LOCATION Fuerteventura
PHOTOGRAPHER Matemade NL
Sil: This was taken on the last day of a Mistral photo shoot on Fuerteventura. The winds were super light and sketchy and it would be the first time I got to try out their new ‘Hookipa’ constructed Skywave Wing, Mistral/SAB foil and Skywave board. With lots of pumping, I managed to have fun foiling around two water photographers, Jeroen and Xavie, taking stills and video; we came away with some nice shots working as a team. It wasn’t an epic day, but it reinforced the beauty of foil sports in having fun on light-wind days with the right kit.
RIDER Noam Kobel
LOCATION Lake Silvaplana, Switzerland
PHOTOGRAPHER Lukas Pitsch
High up at 1800 meters above sea level, Lake Silvaplana’s icy waters usually demand wetsuits. But not this year, and not if you have the same pumping skills as Noam Kobel. Before the thermal winds of the Engadin Valley kicked in, the youngsters with
