Sound the new world tour klaxon! From the team behind the GWA Wingfoil World Tour, a new multi-discipline foil tour has appeared, with its inaugural event successfully taking place at the recent BOOT water sports trade show in Germany, as seen to the left here. To find out the scope and remit of this new tour, we spoke with its Managing Director, Dr Jörgen Vogt.
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The third Young Blood Camp by Duotone set up shop in Tarifa this autumn, providing pro rider tuition (water based and classroom!) for some of the world’s best up and coming foil athletes, from eight different countries. In fact, recent Duotone pro team additions Alex & Tom Acherer and Charlie Loch cut their teeth in this camp, and it’s clearly serving them well already. Team Coach Jerome Cloetens let us know why he believes it’s so formative for the young athletes who attend…
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Dubai’s eFoil festival is rapidly gathering a reputation as one of the world’s biggest showcase events, hosting the latest and best equipment, and the greatest riders in the discipline. Fliteboard rider Tom Court was right back in the heart of it for 2024…
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Foil Drive recently unveiled their new “high power offering”, with a new High Power MAX Battery and a High Power Motor which, combined, significantly increases runtime, thrust and power of the existing MAX systems. With an app upgrade too which allows existing users to tap into extra power in the MAX system, well, let’s just say there’s a whole lot of grunt to be had. We spoke with CEO & Chief Designer, Paul Martin, to find out where all this power is coming from…
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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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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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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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Hitting its second stop on its inaugural tour, the SFT heads to Florida for Foiling Week!
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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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Three brand-new Duotone Wing & Foiling products have landed and we're quite excited about it. Here's all you need to know:
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Experience a quieter, smoother ride with revolutionary jet design. Introducing FLITEBOARD SERIES 5
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