Eyewitness: EXTREME TOWFOILING

E1 racing is an emerging series inside the eSports category, leveraging hydrofoils for their minimal friction, maximum speed. When Tom Court was offered the challenge of being towed behind one of...

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Dynamics: RIDE ENGINE PWC ACCESSORIES

With tow foiling becoming both increasingly accessible and popular, the Personal Water Craft (PWC) is becoming that big ticket Christmas gift that many foil obsessives need in their arsenal. Ride Engine...

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Weapon of Choice: Indiana Easy Style Board 52L Carbon

Easy Style by name, easy style by nature for this freestyle, freeride and wave friendly wingfoil platform from Indiana. And teamrider Valentin Hiermeier has been putting in the hours on it…

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The Innovators: APPLETREE COAT 25

Although we didn’t quite find out what happened to the 24 other coats, Appletree have landed on something which really fits this slot: an innovative, ultra-lightweight, and significantly more scratch-resistant finish...

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The Innovators: KT Foil Range

Behind the curtain at KT, foil designer Kane de Wilde has been busy infusing the brand’s new foil range with some well thought out concepts and more than a little KDW...

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PROfiles: ROMAIN GHIO

27-year-old French racer Romain Ghio has already claimed standout results on the IWSA and GWA tours. Now, alongside his racing career, he’s also helping shape the future of performance equipment as...

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INBOUND: DUOTONE PARADOX SLS

Duotone’s Stash parawing gets its very own dedicated board which also happens to be a bit of a banger for winging too. Duotone Wing & Foiling Designer Jeffrey Spencer gave us...

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INBOUND: INDIANA MONOBLOC DOLPHIN FOIL SERIES

It’s always a pleasure to speak with the Indiana crew. So when we got wind of their new Monobloc Dolphin Series arriving onto the scene, it gave us a great excuse...

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INBOUND: Lift Foils – COLLABORATION SERIES

Two very high-profile collaborations appeared from Lift Foils recently – the Laird (Hamilton) 5’2 LIFT5 and the (John and Nathan) Florence 4’7 LIFTX. To get the background to the setups and...

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Backstory: WAKA FOLDING FOIL BOARDS

It’s the eternal nuisance. Boards, by their very nature, are chunky.  They always will be. Volume, length… everything that’s gonna make your session a good one conspires against you when it...

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INBOUND: AFS STREAM ONE 

The original Stream has a well-deserved reputation as a wing with serious performance credentials in freeride and wave. Now AFS has introduced the Stream One – a more forgiving, more accessible...

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INBOUND: APPLETREE MIDLENGTH V2

Parawinging’s recent and rapid rise has pushed board design into a new phase of experimentation and refinement. A prime example is Appletree’s updated Midlength model. We went to the Appletree crew...

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INBOUND: Duotone Foil Assist Mast Range

You’ll find our test of Duotone’s unique assist system a few pages back. We tested it using the D/LAB setup, but there is also the option of two other masts. To...

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