Foiling Magazine

It occurred to me the other day that there is a big difference in how I was first exposed to surfing, and how it subsequently took over my waking days, to how foiling is discovered and ingested today. It seemed like surfing was something everybody di

RIDER Tom Court LOCATION The Needles, Isle of Wight PHOTOGRAPHER Sam Scadgell Tom: Every time I go home to the Isle of Wight after a trip, it always amazes me the epic sessions that we get here. Riding my wing has opened up new missions on lighter wi

Hi Philippe. Another beautiful film! Congrats. Although we took a clue from the bus shelter sign at the start, please tell us where the filming took place and when? The film was shot in Marseille, France. This is where I live. We have a lot of iconic

Hey Xavi! So first, please give us a little overview of yourself. Where do you live, how old are you, and what are you currently riding? Hi! I have lived in Tarifa all my life, it's on the southern tip of Spain. I have just turned 15 years old and my

Leucate was the first GWA World Cup tour stop for this season and all athletes traveled to the south of France to compete in both Surf-Freestyle and Surf Slalom. Balz Müller (CHE) managed to win the Surf-Freestyle beating friend and old windsurf riva

Lanzarote was an event like no other. A location that offered wave riding and consistent wind allowed athletes to use this swell to their advantage. Every trick was bigger and better than previous events and with pumping wind during days one and two

After close battles throughout the event, it was Mathis Ghio (FRA) and Nia Suardiaz (ESP) who propelled to victory at the European Championships in Rhodes. Mathis has shown great speed in previous events and during Rhodes came into his element winnin

Like many of the long range surf forecasts, you can get super excited only to be let down at the 11th hour. But this was not the case this time around. We had seven days of solid East Coast swell. Each day getting bigger and bigger. My tow partner Mi

Hey David. So, tell us about your win… you must be pretty chuffed?! Yes, we’re thrilled. Our goal is to accelerate the shift towards cleaner, quieter waterways - and it’s good when a third party recognizes this potential. How many other submissions w

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I had arranged to meet Ross Williams at Yaverland, our local beach on the Isle of Wight for a day of wing shooting back in April 2022. I knew it was going to be windy but had no idea it would be gusting over 40 knots. When we arrived at the spot, the

Chile is known for being the longest country in the world. It is known for its wide variety of landscapes and climates. Deserts, volcanoes or glaciers, you will find it all. But there is one thing that catches the surfer’s attention when it comes to

Tucked away in the tapering southwestern corner of England, the picturesque county of Cornwall is known well amongst the UK surf populace for its rugged, unforgiving coastline and its powerful waves. It jumps between sleepy and storm-battered (winter

YAGO, firstly let’s talk about your achievements as an Olympic sailor. This is something that runs in the family, right? Yes, my dad has taken part in seven Olympic Games (and has won three Olympic medals, one gold medal and two bronze). We participa

Local big wave hero Matt Howard, a long time friend, rang me while I was at work one day, and once again showed total disgust at my lack of knowledge of the impending swell forecast. Gone are my days of being the narrow-minded surfer who checks the s

On the morning of December 16th 2021, within just a few hours, a category five super-typhoon developed over the Philippine Sea. In its track laid the island of Siargao. Internationally known as the surfing capital of the Philippines, with its prime w

Since I can remember, I always spent a good part of my wintertime in Fuerteventura every year, alternating it with Lake Garda where I live the for the rest of the year. The island is like a second home for my family and me: my father was there as an

It all started with a call from Alex Vliege… "Marina, would you be up for a trip to Sardinia to shoot with Fabi Mumenthaler?”. My answer was immediate… I’m in! I missed the briefing call, so it wasn’t until Fabi and I met Alex in Frankfurt that I fou

Before you had ever even thought about foil surfing, Jeff and Ryan Hurley were already genuinely ripping… Jeff, Ryan, and a couple friends truly pioneered legit foil surfing in California. And they documented it, in a punk-rock way, on their West Coa

Firstly Ivan, give us an overview of SPG. How did it all begin, and who started it all… SPG was born in 2013 by a group of riders, designers and shapers that were passionate to create a performance brand that had an authentic family ethos and would a

The frontside 360 is a must have trick in your repertoire and one of the first rotations you will learn. Once you learn a frontside 360 you have entered a whole new level in wing foiling and you can start to amaze all the people on the beach with you

LOCATION MAURITIUS DATE TUESDAY 17TH MAY, 2022 The stars and conditions seemed to align for Willow-River Tonkin and the rest of the CORE crew as they prepared for a photoshoot of the new CORE gear in Mauritius… But the swell wasn’t quite sure when to

LOCATION FLORIDA DATE THURSDAY 16TH JUNE, 2022 It’s a pretty universal trait amongst wave riders that, when a friend visits from out of town, you want them to know just how good your neck of the woods can be. However, trying to match Paul Cooper’s ho

RIDER ROBERTA SULLINI WEAPON ELEVEIGHT WFS V3 RIDER HEIGHT 173CM RIDER WEIGHT 62KG My preferred size for freestyle is the 4m. It has for me the perfect balance between power and maneuverability. The 5m is great for down the line riding in waves. I ca

LOCATION CAMPS BAY DATE SATURDAY 9TH JULY, 2022 A change of scene took Dylan Wichmann out of his usual close-to-home haunts to some of Cape Town’s other unique wave spots. Despite a few miscalculations with the conditions (and one needy puppy), nothi

LOCATION PROKITE ALBY RONDINA, SICILY DATE SUNDAY JULY 24TH, 2022 We can’t deny that we spent some time looking up flights to Sicily after this piece from Alby Rondina dropped into our inbox. Read on… You’ll probably do the same. Sicilian summer weat

VAYU have been busy. For a brand only formed a couple of years ago with a 100% focus on winging they have hit the ground running – and then kept on going… Aside from their line up of wings, they have also been snapping up high profile team riders who

Naish has released the latest iteration of their Wing-Surfer, the MK4. Designed as an “all round” freeride wing, the MK4 is a do-it-all workhorse capable of optimizing low end power, rigidity, and twist to create the ideal sheet-in-and-go power deliv

KT’s Wing Drifter is a foilboard designed to be a light, forgiving, and extremely stable board that’ll get you going with minimal effort and minimal input. It is reactive, and as we discovered, provides a truly next level winging experience. The rang

2022 heralds the second iteration of North’s Nova wing. It’s no secret that North have access to some ground-breaking design and materials resources as a subsidiary of the North Technology Group, which incorporates North Sails, a long-term colossus i

One of the few remaining established kitesurf brands to throw their hat in the wing ring, CORE have purposely been keeping their powder dry, watching and waiting and all the while honing their own wing foil line-up. Well, the time has come, and they’

The natural next step for Freedom Foil Boards was to produce foils to pair up with their established board range. Well, that rubicon just got crossed with the Halcyon and Phoenix. We spoke with FFB Founder Chris Sayer to find out all about the two ne

Two exciting new arrivals from Unifoil to cover this issue, the first products emerging from their new department dedicated solely toward wing foil fun… Hey team. So, two new products from Unifoil… can you give us a quick overview? The Hyper² and the

We just thought that the new FLYSURFER MOJO had been on a bit of diet. Turns out it hadn’t… it was their new and nimble Pure Edition model. It was time to find out what had been removed and why… So team… what’s pure about the Pure Edition MOJO? It’s

A new inflatable range of BOOM boards from Levitaz has hit the shops. Product Manager Michael Zeilinger talked us through the range, and simultaneously handed us an interesting German saying which has already become an office favorite… Read on. Morni

Three new pieces of kit land from the SABFoil camp, all given the Balz Müller stamp of approval, as you can see here… Hi team. So starting with the new Full Carbon Kraken Plate, tell us what’s the main reason a rider would choose this plate over the

New gear ahoy from the RRD camp once again, with a new inflatable board, new foil wings, and their nifty new Quicklock plate. We got in touch with International Marketing and Team Manager Matteo Guazzoni to find out all about it… Hey Matteo. So first

AXIS recently dropped their new ‘Pump and Glide’ (PNG) 1310 carbon wing, which went a little viral in the foil community when it was seen being pumped for a whopping 17 minutes around a bay in New Zealand. We got in touch with AXIS HQ… Hello team. So

A new pro version of a PWR-Foil e-foil landed just before we went to print. We dropped the team in France a quick line to get the full news… Hey PWR team. So tell us first, what makes the Pro Carbon a Pro? Hi Foiling Magazine! Well what makes it a pr

Joining the WILF in the AFS wing line up is the new WILD. But exactly how wild is the WILD? We found out from the AFS team… FRESH ARRIVALS Hey Guys. We like the look of the WILD. Talk us through the new addition… Hey Foiling Mag! Thanks, we are reall

Some Xtra special goodness from Starboard as they drop a new wing race board into the scene. Starboard’s Chief Innovator Svein Rasmussen filled us in on the details… Hi Svein. Tell us what led you to create a new high performance wing foil race board

RIDER FACTS AGE: 19 HEIGHT: 1.82M / 5’9 WEIGHT: 76KG SPONSORS: OCEAN RODEO, LEVITAZ HYDROFOILS, FORWARD WIP COMPETITIVE FOIL DISCIPLINES: SURF-SLALOM AND SURF-FREESTYLE BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT TO DATE: 1ST RACE WORLD CUP, TARIFA 2022 EUROPEAN RACE CHAMPI

Incoming from North is a new light wind version of their popular Nova wing. We had a chat with North Wing Designer Dano See to find out exactly what’s given it the LW stamp… So there’s a new Nova coming… the light wind version! Tell us why this one i