Foiling Magazine

A quick aside: back in another life, I was the manager of a buzzing surf store here in the southwestern reaches of the UK. Being totally candid (and slightly off-topic) it led to a cynicism of the surf clothing industry that I have never fully been a

RIDER Matthieu Etxebarne LOCATION Basque Country PHOTOGRAPHER Tristan Keroullé Matt: It was a beautiful day at home, we left with my friend Tom Constant at daybreak to capture the moment with the least amount of people in the water. It was perfect an

Hey Benji. Where are you currently and when did you last get in the water? I'm currently in la Ventana, leaving shortly to spend some time in Scorpion Bay. I just got out of the water! Where did you grow up, how did you first discover foiling, and wa

So tell us first what record you were attempting to capture… Farthest distance by hydrofoil paddleboard in 12 hours. For it to become a Guinness World Record I had to do at least 200km. My final distance was 213.89km in just over 11 hours and 15 minu

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So, Run, Fly, Be, what does that mean to us as foilers and how is it reflected in your new foil line up? First, we learn to run on the water, then we learn to fly over the water, and finally, when we have mastered these skills, we can turn our minds

After a long time without wind and waves at the beginning of the year, we were almost desperate. The North German winter is grey, wet and cold, and sometimes the only thing that puts a smile on your face is a good session. Just before we used up our

The day started off normal, with the kid’s alarm going off just before the 6am work alarm. Except my work colleague called in sick, so instead of fluffing around again working from home, I packed the laptop in the car for appearances and moral gratif

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Jesse, you’ve got plenty of previous experience of Chile before this trip. How long have you been returning there? What were your first impressions and what memories stand out? I first went down to Chile in 2000. 22 years of traveling down there. My

Growing up on Kauai, I often saw Laird paddling out the mouth of the Hanalei River. At the time, hydrofoils hadn’t yet entered my consciousness. I was just a kid on the beach. If only I could’ve known of the revolution that was brewing right there in

“Kook”, the surfer muttered as I zipped past at 30mph, my tail wing singing like a tin roof in a windstorm. The lone grumpy surfer had, for some reason, made the effort to paddle 300 yards out to a wave that was breaking so briefly that it was barely

As Glyn and I have worked and spent time with each other in the past, it was always our sharing of wild ideas that brought us together. One such wild idea (cooked up as we were demoing the new Fliteboard electric hydrofoils in the UK at Southampton b

Full disclosure, I’m old(er), and relatively new to foiling – not quite four years in. I figure I must have quit foiling, or at least threatened to, dozens of times in the first two years. I didn’t start behind a boat, or with an e-foil, or even init

KJELL: So Sky, Ken… take me back to how you both found yourselves in water sports. SKY: I grew up in a family where my first memories were made on the beach windsurfing with my parents. I’ve always been around water sports. Luckily, I’ve been able to

Hey team. So let’s take it right back to the very beginnings… what first gave you the impetus to begin Appletree, and what experience was brought to the company from the start? Thanks! Happy to talk with you guys. Appletree was started in Holland by

Winging is quite new when compared to other sports, such as windsurfing. You can learn it fairly quickly and thus the feeling of progress is part of every session. Over time, the curve flattens and it’ll get harder and harder to feel these real momen

RIDER FABIAN MUHMENTHALER WEAPON NORTH NOVA RIDER HEIGHT 185CM RIDER WEIGHT 80KG I just joined the North and Mystic family, so right now it´s been around two months that I have been riding this amazing new gear. I remember my first session on the Nov

Hey Clifford. So you’ve been in the game for some time, and we understand you’ve been working on foils since 2014. Where did the interest first arise for you? Wow time goes by quick! It was at the end of 2014 that I saw foiling was starting to gain m

LOCATION CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA DATE MONDAY 11TH APRIL, 2022 With an amazing summer wind season full of gale South Easters and non-stop wing foiling in Cape Town, we knew it was just a matter of time until the seasons began to change, and the weathe

LOCATION CLOUD BREAK, FIJI DATE THURSDAY 28TH APRIL, 2022 After an almost three-year hiatus, man it felt good to get back to Fiji again. Over the years it has become one of my favorite destinations, as it offers such a diverse range of conditions tha

LOCATION MOOREA, TAHITI DATE WEDNESDAY 20TH OCTOTOBER, 2021 I live on the island of Moorea, in French Polynesia. No matter how many pictures you look at of our beautiful island, you can't truly get a sense of it unless you spend time here. This is wh

LOCATION NORTH SHORE, OAHU DATE FRIDAY FEBRUARY 25TH, 2022 If you were to go through my family scrapbooks and land on any of my early birthdays, you’d see a squirming, frowning toddler being sung happy birthday to. I used to chalk up my hilarious bab

One of the latest foils to join the Naish foil lineup is the all-new HA 914 foil. Designed as a performance, wing, surf, and freeride windsurf foil, the HA 914 is a high-speed, high-performance foil. In line with other high-performance foils, the 914

Lift are no strangers to pushing the boundaries in the realm of high aspect foils. Between the 170HA, 120HA, and now the 90HA, each has represented a jump in performance. If you’re considering a 90, it’s likely you’re already familiar with one of its

Gaastra (GA) were quite early to the wing game and one of the first European brands to introduce their production wings to the market. This early start has enabled them to push ahead on the ‘innovation’ front and to focus on updating their line up an

The Vayu VVING V2 is the second generation of the VVING model that comes in a range of sizes: 3.4, 4.4, 5.4, 6.4 and 7.4m and, compared to the first version, enjoys a refined architecture and a lighter construction coupled with an even stiffer and re

First up: Ginxu… great name, but what does it mean? Stoked you love the name, so do we! From building the first prototype, I just couldn’t get it out of my head that it looked so much like a Ginsu knife… Ginsu… Ginxu… We played with a bunch of other

Hey guys. So, talk us through the freshly released wings… what’s new, and what’s gonna get people frothing? The new Wind Wings Y27 will complete our line of wings. With the release of these new wings we can propose a complete range made of three mode

So firstly, let’s talk about the RS wing. We interviewed wing designer Robert Stroj in the previous issue, and it was clear he’s really put a lot of thought into his first wing for Takuma. Can you talk us through some of the tech that’s involved? The

So firstly, tell us what the key differences are between VVing V1 and V2? We worked a lot on the small details, to improve the overall performance. The outcome of those adjustments is that the V2 is more direct and also very well balanced. We have a

So first up, what is it that PWR-Foil are offering in the way of boards? We are offering production boards as well as custom boards, handmade right here at our headquarters in the south of France. We are offering five production sizes, from 4’4 up to

Hey Nick. So firstly, tell us where the thinking behind the new Lift3 F came from? At Lift, we want to expand the family of eFoilers and reach into new demographics of people with different price points. For that reason, we came up with the Lift F. I

Hey Armie. So you’ve just released the new V2 CF foil range. Can you tell is who these foils are pitched at? These foils are all about stability and ease of use, increasing comfort while retaining our unique feeling of freedom through turns. A deligh

Firstly, this looks like a really neat little package for anyone starting out. Can you tell us what’s included in the range? SES is available in two configurations, the distinguishing difference being the size of the front foil, which is available as

So, the Nitro! Firstly, let us know how this new wing fits into the FreeWing range… The Nitro was developed around the concept of building a minimalist wing focused on reducing weight and increasing stiffness without sacrificing any strength. It sits

Hey team, so can you give us an overview of the two new wings? Certainly! Our new Aero Carve wings are our mid aspect wings, perfect for powerful waves requiring speed more than glide. They’re also great for freestyle whilst winging and to use as a c

Hey Mathis… so Levitaz just dropped three new BOOM boards onto the range. Can you give us an overview of each new board please? Hello there! Yeah, I’ve been riding and testing these boards for almost a year now, to improve them as much as we can. The

Hey team. So what led you to develop this system initially? Was it something that riders were calling for? Hello guys! It has been a while since we wanted to develop an innovative item for the hydrofoil market. In our experience, to fully enjoy a spo

+ The future of prone foiling? I think about this quite a lot, even more so since I’ve become fully obsessed. I'm very aware of my own foiling evolving since I started a little over one year ago. Naturally I’m looking at the guys ahead of me to see w

Straps and strapless. Let’s talk about it. I guess it all depends on what you value in wave riding. There’s the technical, more fine-tuned aspect of strapless riding, versus the more radical brash and flash driven style of strap surfing. It seems you