Wing Commander: NICK LEASON

Lift Foils has a reputation for producing both high-quality eFoils and foils. CEO & Co-Founder Nick Leason has been front and center of this since day one. We got a little insight into his R&D processes for both sides of the business…

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West Coast Hustle

It’s back to Hood River, this time in the company of Generic Foiling Podcast hosts, Liam & Freddie, as they take the show on the road to the annual AWSI event, in the hope of cutting through the hype and getting the warts ‘n’ all take on the foiling industry today.

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Back to the Boil

A chance encounter with a little wave that held big potential left sailing nomad Bryan Metcalf-Perez with a lingering foil fever fantasy that he couldn’t get out of his head for a month. And with a passing cyclone leaving plenty of swell lying around – it suddenly became an achievable reality. Words: Bryan Metcalf-Perez Photos:

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Mob in Hood

Having been seduced by all the talk of incredible winds and perfect conditions to be found in Hood River, Tarifa locals Nia & Leo Suardiaz and Aleks & Tom Acherer took their friend (and world champion winger) Chris Macdonald up on the offer of a visit. Turns out, Chris was not exaggerating… Photos: Richard Hallman

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Mid-Atlantic Maneuvers

Diogo Neves challenges himself to a SUP downwinder first, by crossing an island channel in the Madeiran archipelago. As his DW foil tutor James Casey happened to be in the European neighborhood too, he jumped at the chance to join in the challenge.

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FINDING LATITUDE ZERO

Offered an invite to shoot some wave action at a mysto foil & surf camp in the lesser-visited islands in the east of Indo, photographer Shannon Stent had just one request – that ripper Gabriella Bella joins him. Request granted…

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Tavarua Takeover

Armstrong gather together some of the top female riders from around the world for a week dedicated to advancing women’s foiling through intensive training and adventure on the legendary Fijian island.

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Inbound: NP 2025 WING RANGE

NeilPryde’s 2025 wing range has pretty much something for everyone, and – with a dive deeper into contemporary material tech – their top of the range option is about as top as it’s currently possible to get. The team at NP wholeheartedly indulged our questions…

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Inbound: Armstrong Surf Board

Armstrong’s new surf-dedicated board is built tough and focuses on carving waves, but enjoys a good level of crossover potential too. It got a solid tick from our test team too. To find out more, we had a chat with Armstrong’s Marketing Manager, Kjell van Sice.

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Inbound: AXIS ART v2 1099

A new entry into the AXIS ART v2 lineup appeared recently, one that will certainly have  pleased the AXIS faithful. We got in touch with the team to find out why this was such a significant addition to the range…

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Inbound: CORE Halo Pro LW

CORE recently released their lightwind chief, the Halo Pro LW. They haven’t held back on top tech materials either, with some of the big guns in contemporary fabrics featured in its ingredients. We went knocking at CORE HQ for some more info…

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Inbound: Duotone Float

Designer Ken Winner gives us the full insight into Duotone’s newest arrival into their wing line-up – and the two brothers who were a key part of its inspiration…

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Inbound: INDIANA 2025 MID LENGTH BOARDS

Embracing the high level of mid length board interest for 2025 are Indiana, with two new ranges introduced, plus a signature range designed by Indiana ambassador, Steeve Fleury. We managed to corner Indiana board shaper Andi Widman while he was busy at the BOOT show for five minutes of further info…

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