Backstory: Aluula

The contemporary ALUULA materials have, over the past few years, become a keyword for premium level wing gear, with it often being utilized within a brand’s top tier wing range. And for good reason – its lightweight and durable properties are catnip for performance wing riders, and it’s helped put many on podiums since its inception. To get some background on this increasingly visible materials brand, we spoke with ALUULA’s Dave Westwood, Director of Sales and Marketing.

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New Sensation: Exploring the Birth of the Parawing

Something big happened in the summer of 2024, but it wasn’t clear until now that we’re witnessing the next big revolution in foil sports. Whether we call them parawings, pocketwings, lowkites, para-tow kites, D-wings, or who-knows-what-yet, these lightweight, collapsible canopies are being adopted with a rapidity and enthusiasm unmatched even by the rise of winging itself just a few years ago. 

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The Innovator: Slingshot One-Lock™ Screwless Foil System

Screws lost in sand – it’s the bane of a foiler’s life. Thankfully, Slingshot might have just come out with the system that’s finally going to put screws in the rearview mirror once and for all. Integral to the R&D phase is Fred Hope, Director of Product Marketing, so who better to fill us in on this exciting new tech…

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State of Play: FOIL FIGHTBACK

Last November, multi-sport athlete (and good friend of Foiling Magazine) Brandon Scheid was involved in a very serious paragliding accident. Much of the foiling world held its breath as news filtered out across social networks – Brandon was alive but had suffered severe injuries.

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The Devoted: CYNTHIA BROWN

Cynthia Brown understands the tribulations of a tough island to island downwinder. Yet, even at 62 years of age, she’s showing no signs of slowing down. Kinda the opposite, actually…

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The Devoted: JOHN LEWIS

A recently released film from Fliteboard followed 76-year-old Australian and devoted eFoiler, John Lewis, as he recounted how he got into eFoiling and why it’s become his number one favorite thing to do, pretty much every single day. It certainly warmed our cockles, so we got in touch with John to get a little background to the film…

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Red Letter Day: CHANCE ENCOUNTER

Bumping into your friend & photographer-of-choice while visiting an island in the mid-Atlantic might – in most cases – be a little coincidental. But given their deep involvement in the wind sport events the island was hosting, the surprise quickly morphed into opportunity…

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Red Letter Day: Pump City

City Tours are a hot ticket if you’re visiting and want to get a good look around a place in a relatively short amount of time. Benjamin May decided to do just this on one sunny day in Hamburg. But on his own terms…

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X Marks the Spot

Being in the right place in the right time is often a result of fate, but in James Jenkins’ case, it was the skills he’d honed and the acquaintances he kept that led to an opportunity that has changed his life for the better…

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Q&A with Downwind SUP Foil Champion – Edo Tanas

Foiling Magazine’s very own Ryan Arzy caught up with Edo Tanas to explore his rapid rise in the sport, dive into his personal philosophy, and uncover the talent and goals fueling his bright future.

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GENERATIONS

By the time you read this article, a new documentary from Naish called “The Next Generation Watermen” will have been released. Each of the subjects who feature in this film – Koa Fabbio (rising star), Austin Kalama (contemporary star), and Robby Naish (legend) – although at different stages of life, have a defining lifelong connection to the ocean that surrounds them, and are passionate about promoting this kind of relationship for the generations yet to come

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La Dolce Vita

Three riders have found their respective sweet spots on Lake Garda – a place where the Italian “sweet life” meets world-class wingfoil conditions…

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UNBOUNDED

Harking back to the simpler days of surf travel, Zane Westwood and videographer Dane Wilson headed to Chile, stripping back their normal day-to-day requirements, and just focusing on whatever was needed for the plentiful and quality waves to be found in this foiling nirvana…

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