We have strategically positioned test team riders based all around the globe. When our advertising brands want us to test their gear, we endeavor to get that gear to the most appropriate test rider. They then spend approximately 3-4 weeks thoroughly testing the equipment before submitting their reviews to us.
How good are your test team riders?
To join our test team, a rider must be a well-rounded foiler, with a good level of competence and technical understanding in a range of foil disciplines. They must be communicative, efficient, and friendly. They must also be able to transfer that knowledge into a cohesive test write up that you’re going to enjoy reading.
How can we trust your tests if the brands also advertise with you?
We pride ourselves on our history of publishing tests that are a true reflection of the equipment that’s being tested. Brands submit gear to us on the understanding that our test team will provide honest, reliable, and constructive feedback.
Why is there rarely any “negative” feedback?
The fact is that it’s rare that any equipment from a brand worth its salt will have “duff” gear in this day and age. Production cycles generally incorporate a “testing phase” whereupon professional riders will ride multiple iterations of prototypes until a piece of equipment is refined enough to bring to market. That’s generally when we get hold of it. So although a piece of foil equipment might have different efficiencies and be better or worse at something than another, it’s very unlikely it’ll be bad at what it’s built to do. If for any reason it is, we’ll certainly point that out…
We only work with trusted affiliate partners. These are shops that we know care about our sports and are owned and staffed by people who are on the water when they are not in the shop, who ride the products they sell and who care about kitesurfing and foiling. You're in good hands!
