Riding big Nazaré became the challenge and succor that Matt Davies required, as he battled his way out of mental health issues brought about by substance abuse. But even getting to that point was almost as challenging as tackling the planet’s most notorious big wave… Words: Jamie Gray Photos: Jamie Gray & Mattius Hammer With
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The wild and mountainous landscapes of Argentinian Patagonia proved quite overwhelming at first for riders Fabian Muhmenthaler and Chucho Nonnot. But once they’d acclimatized to the cold air, cold water, and dramatic scenery, it was session after session combined with plenty of downtime fun…
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Having been exploring Sardinia for a week, photographer Frithjof Blaasch was well-prepared to be tour guide when riders Dominik Röckl and Steffi Wahl turned up to join him for a shoot. Hyped to be in the spot where Disney’s The Little Mermaid was filmed, Dominick was also pretty chuffed on the abundance of his favorite mushrooms too...
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Taking riders Alby Rondina and Hendrick Lopes out of their natural, sunny habitats (Sicily and Cape Verde, respectively) and transplanting them to the farthest northern reaches of Scotland, in autumn, was a brave move on behalf of Cabrinha Marketing Manager, James Boulding. Thankfully, the weather proved kind…
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Coming in with a boss name such as ElCapitano leads us to think that Reedin’s Co-founder & Head of Design Damien Girardin has a lot of well-reasoned confidence in this brand new foil range. We got in touch with Damien to find out all about it.
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First out of the block with boards designed specifically (but not exclusively) for use with the Foil Drive Gen2 system are AXIS. A collaborative project between Adrian Roper (AXIS), Jamie Wise (Foil Drive Australia) and Dominic Hoskyns (Foil Drive Europe), we caught up with Dom and Adrian to hear about the design considerations that went into this new board range…
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Welcome to a world where oysters have become a key component of a sustainably sourced wetsuit material. The team at Soöruz gave us the lowdown…
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A key and pioneering new development from the clever design bods over at SiFly, with a new adjustable fuselage for their eFoil system, as well as a new jet drive too. It was time to chat…
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Duotone recently dropped a fresh line in their wing range which aims to trailblaze with its legitimately environmentally friendly credentials. It’s called Concept Blue, and their popular Slick wing was the first to benefit. We went looking for more details…
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Three new wings from Team Eleveight, including the WFS V5, the GT2+ V2, and the WFS PRO – the latter wing being so new in fact, that we didn’t have a product shot of it as we went to print! But here is everything you need to know…
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GA Wings’ 2024 CROSS wing now has its very own lightwind version too. We got in touch with Urs Hungerbühler, GA Wings’ Head Wing, Foil & Kite Designer, to find out what the key components are in making this the perfect wing for heading out in the lower knot ranges…
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A foil built fairly specifically by Naish for all you pumping fans appeared on our radar recently. But lighter wind downwind fans should also take note…
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The orchard delivers! Appletree recently released a brand new version of their hit wing board, the Appleslice. So, what’s changed in this latest model? We got right into the details with the Appletree team…
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