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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Intercepting a swell from afar is no easy task, and this particular strike mission was no exception. Neither is traveling from Maui to South Africa, on the opposite side of the world. Was it worth it though? Well, this is Cash Berzolla we’re talking about. Of course it was. Photos: Gumby & Slater Neborsky Cash
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