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A while back, I was on a call with Ryan Arzy, our distinguished Digital Editor here at Foiling Magazine, and co-presenter of our weekly Friday Pump newsletter (if you’re not signed up to that yet, tap it into a search engine of choice and you should

Well, the first question we have to ask is, did all those people already eFoil before getting involved?! Half of the cast were expert eFoil riders and of the remaining 50%, some had a little eFoil experience while others had never used a Fliteboard b

SUPERNATURAL has been completely revamped with an extreme focus on weight and stiffness. The leading edge and strut are now made from Aerolite, our High Tenacity Polyester, making the whole wing more rigid, and resulting in a drastic weight reduction

Nestled in the heart of the South Pacific lies New Caledonia, a place known for its beautiful and exciting waves. It also happens to be my home. One of its hidden gems is the outer reef of Tenia, a playground for adventurous surfers. Just a month ago

We had been going nonstop all day since 6:30am when we got the text, but now we were almost there. A three-hour drive home to get our passports, then an hour and a half over to Melbourne, Florida, to catch the plane for a two-hour flight. We knew the

RIDER Tom Soupart LOCATION Siargao, Philippines PHOTOGRAPHER Oli Bayer Tom: A new era of hybrid surfing slowly enters the Philippines as well. Foiling is still in its early stages in the tropics, and now with the Foil Drive in the mix, it’s quite an

Hey Giulio, how’s it going? Where are you right now? Hi everyone, everything is great, it's the final days of school and I can't wait for it to end! I am currently in the city where I live – Rome. When were you last in the water and how was it? I was

There are moments in life where spontaneity leads to the most unforgettable experiences. However, a full-time office job with midterm holiday approvals usually limits those spontaneous endeavors dramatically. This time was lucky, though. Willow calle

Hi Lutz. First of all, tell us what you’re aiming for when you design a board? My approach when shaping or designing a wingfoil board or windsurf board is that I want to do it 100% right. I always try to find the main characteristics a specific board

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I’ve seen photos of Raglan in surf magazines ever since I was a grom, its corduroy swell lines stacked to the horizon with a seemingly endless left hand point break in the foreground. Being shown around this magical spot by Armie and the Armstrong fa

As the sun began to rise, engines churned, horns blared, and the Howard Frankland Bridge rumbled to life with the morning rush hour. This eight-lane highway carries commuters three miles over the waters of Tampa Bay, connecting St.Pete and Tampa. Lit

The first time I heard about the Lofoten Islands, I was in a fairly different place, much closer to the equator, talking to the Austrian surf photographer Lea (@letschbetsch) in Boa Vista, Cabo Verde. I immediately took a note of the place, gave it a

Close your eyes and imagine being whisked away to the year 1492. After weeks of sailing on the open sea, you finally spot land. What lies before you is an island of unspoiled nature, breathtaking untouched landscapes awaiting discovery. This is the s

Dylan Wichmann is no stranger to these pages, even having scored – amongst other things - the prestigious cover shot in an earlier issue. But more recently, his brother Donovan has also started to find his own way into the magazine, in footsteps that

This winter has been a really good one conditions-wise, and I had a lot of fun riding all the toys I have, thanks to my sponsor, North. I’ve had so much fun downwinding, surf foiling, and wing foiling. Such a sick experience doing all these different

Over the last few seasons, I have set myself the task to really start to explore some of the places slightly closer to home. Home, for me is on the Isle of Wight on the south coast of the UK, a small island that is naturally graced with some of the b

So firstly, where is AFS based, and how many staff are working for the brand now? AFS is a French brand from the Foil and Co group, a company specialized in the manufacturing and sale of equipment for wingfoil, surf foil, SUP foil, and windfoil. We a

WEAPON FOIL DRIVE GEN 2 RIDER WEIGHT 5 ’11 RIDER WEIGHT 94KG I’ve been using the Foil Drive Gen2 system for approximately eight months now. I started out on the Gen1 Assist Plus, on my prone board. I was blown away with how much fun a tupperware cont

Hi Simon. A little background first – when did you join Ozone, and what design experience did you bring with you? I joined Ozone about three-and-half years ago, right after finishing my first university semester. Ozone was looking for an additional m

LOCATION PLAYA CHICA, TARIFA DATE SUNDAY MARCH 17 TH, 2024 My alarm went off at 5:50am and I grabbed my phone quickly and checked the wind reading from Tarifa town. The levante was firing. I got out of bed and went to my window – the skies were clear

The GWA Wingfoil World Tour 2024 season opened with a bang in Cape Verde in February, with the first stop of the pure-surfing Wave competition. The legendary break of Ponta Preta on Sal island delivered the greatest conditions seen in a wingfoil Wave

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The Vayu EOS is the 4th generation of the VVING from Vayu. This is a compact and high-performance wing designed with a shorter wingspan than its predecessors, to suit both freestyle and freeride riders. It also comes with an optional carbon boom. The

Looking for a versatile wing to improve your skills? The 2024 Gaastra Poison represents the freshest iteration of their all-rounder wing and it's a real standout. This latest version is a refined and matured product tailored for wave riding and frees

The talented team at Fliteboard continue to pioneer design and innovation this year with the release of their much-anticipated 2024 range of products, which promise a new level of accessibility and performance, and a merger of foiling disciplines. In

The RRD EVO WING GOLD Y29 is the next step from the winging aficionados at RRD. With a fresh design and some new materials we were stoked to get out on the 5m. One of the standout features of the EVO WING GOLD is its innovative use of the Aluula fabr

For V2 of their SuperNatural, the focus for Reedin has been on reducing the weight and increasing the stiffness of the wing. The wing looks like a complete revisit compared to V1 so we were intrigued to see how this new approach translated to perform

Swiss brand Indiana have been involved in foiling from fairly early on having had a long history in the paddle world. Despite being landlocked, Switzerland has a solid foil culture with some breathtaking spots and some crazy winds, as can be seen on

The Kaōhi INVIZ Leash aims to set a new bar for performance foil leashes, particularly for downwinding, winging, and intermediate to advanced riders looking for something that you’ll entirely forget is there. This leash is the culmination of extensiv

Following on from the Flux and Fusion releases, which were both race and performance focused this year, Ozone have now filled in a gap in the range previously occupied by their long running WASP series with a more wave and freeride focused model in t

CORE have been concentrating efforts on expanding their wingfoil lineup for 2024 with their existing Roamer range catering brilliantly for beginners and intermediates, and they felt something more high performance was required to complement it and th

AFS introduces its new all-round foil, the Evo. A blend of the Pure and Performer ranges, the Evo brings a whole new level of performance to all-round freeride practice. This full carbon foil is accessible, high-performing, and durable. With a medium

Flysurfer have released the TAO to complement the well-established OG Mojo a while back now, and responding to consumer demand have now introduced a rigid-handled version. The TAO is pitched as the all-encompassing, multi-discipline Swiss army knife.

Solite boots have gained non-stop praise since their arrival to the market in 2017, winning Stab Best Bootie 2024 and turning heads throughout the surf community for good reason. Designed by surfers in NE US with heaps of experience in the surf indus

This year North present us with two distinct versions of the Nova in the form of the Nova Freeride and Nova Pro. Both Novas have a host of well-designed proprietary features for comfort; you can tell it’s all been well considered and someone with a k

The Aero Carve 850 2.0 is an agile foil which seems to sit smack bang in the middle of most performance characteristics, making it extremely versatile regardless of your intended usage. Its unashamed freestyle leanings have characteristics which are

Tell us what marks out the FLY II Pro from the FLY II? The 2024 FLY II PRO is an innovative advancement of the first FLY edition from 2023 – the lightwind and high-performance model in the NeilPryde range. The shape has undergone revisions similar to

There’s already a 1600 and 2050 in the Plasma range… was it always the plan to bring in the smaller sizes? With the evolution of hydrofoiling, foils are getting both smaller and bigger. Nowadays, we are able to get the same amount of lift with a smal

Hey Chris. For those yet to jump on YouTube to have a look, could you please explain to us the concept of the AMP Jet, and then a little about how it works? Yes AMP is an ecosystem that we’ve been developing for a long time. I set out to make a board

So a sparkly new wing range, and there’s even a bit of Aluula in there too! First up, can you give us a little overview of the three new wings? Our new WFS V5 freeride wing was the first release this season and is targeted at all levels and all condi

In what ways does the new lightwind version of the CROSS differ to its standard counterpart? The most visible difference is the frame with its three struts. The extra struts towards the tips have two main purposes. Firstly, a frame with three struts

Firstly, tell us the concept behind the new Glider series… We created the Glider HA series (1400 and 1800) with ease of pumping for dock and beach starts in mind. The name gives it away, as they provide maximum glide making pumping for long distances

So firstly, talk to us about Concept Blue, and what marks this Slick out from the rest in the range… The 2024 Slick Concept Blue is a standout in our freeride and freestyle wing range. With sustainability at its core, this model shares the same updat

The Appleslice returns, and three is the magic number! What are the key features of the V3? Yes! It is indeed. And this board is really magic, the way it just instantly comes up to the surface is like nothing else. We have achieved this by taking des

Hey team. Where are you based, and where does the majority of the testing and development take place? SiFly AI Ltd. is proudly based in Bulgaria, where all our development, testing, and production take place. It's a fantastic environment for innovati

First up, give us a little background on the brand, where does your product development take place? Soöruz was founded in 1999, by two water sport enthusiasts, Yann Dalibot and Matthieu Barat, in France. Specializing in surf and water sport equipment

Hey Dom. What design considerations have been factored into these boards that make them so Foil Drive friendly? Dom: Primarily, they are designed to be VERY quick to build up board speed and get onto the plane – this is the most important design fact

First up, tell us about the EVO and which disciplines it’s built for… The EVO range is a line of foils that we wanted to be extremely versatile and highly adaptable. The wide range of wing sizes (from 950 to 1650) allows for evolution in all conditio

All hail the ElCapitano! This sounds like a progressive new range… what’s pushed you in this design direction? ElCapitano has been on our minds since we first started making foils: a high-performance, fast, forgiving, easy pumping machine. To achieve

AGE 15 HEIGHT 5’10 WEIGHT 65KG SPONSORS REEDIN, BRUNOTTI COMPETITIVE FOIL DISCIPLINES SURF-FREESTYLE, SURF-SLALOM BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT TO DATE 13TH GWA TARIFA, 2X 2ND SPANISH CHAMPIONSHIPS FREESTYLE Hey River, tell us first where you’re at right now,

In aviation, checklists help identify human errors and potential risks before take-off. This safety concept has made flying one of the safest modes of transportation, even as we soar through the clouds at nearly 1000 km/h, enjoying a movie and a Bloo

+ Regarding the biggest trends in the sport and which direction it's heading in, I truly believe that proning and downwind are going to be very big in the future. The fact that you can surf the endless open ocean waves or empty beach breaks is unmatc

Dairinn, you grew up in and still live in Aspen. Tell us about your journey from the mountains to first picking up a foil…. I grew up spending my winters in Aspen and my summers on a surf odyssey, starting in Maui and then traveling to Fiji, New Zeal

Sometimes, the most captivating images are those that leave room for interpretation, that invite viewers to fill in the blanks with their own stories and emotions. This photo presents nothing but the unknown. The ambiguity of whether it's a sunrise o