We spoke with North Foils’ Director of Design & Engineering, Hugh Pinfold, and Jeroen Hammer, Design Engineer at Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, to talk about the development of North’s new ShiftLock system, integrated into their new wing handle designs. We also couldn’t resist a little check in with North Foils’ Product Manager Uli Sommerlatt on
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We pitched Craig some questions to find out a little more about his background and day-to-day processes.
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Following his accident in 2005, Dr Rex Hawthorne was back on the water within a year, scoping out any limitations to his passion for wakeboarding...
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Downwinding has recently become the new darling of the foil niches, reflected in the increasing popularity of some key international events. Jonathan Mann reflects on the growth of the discipline, and the social benefits that come with it.
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Brands Starboard and FreeWing have recently come together to form a new one-design wingfoil racing class, the X-15. With the intention of creating a completely level playing field, where it’s predominantly rider skill that determines who is the best in class, the X-15 already has a number of events lined up around the world, across
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With a few members of their usually widely scattered Performance Team in town, Byron Bay based brand Fliteboard thought it could be a bit of fun to bring a few more into the mix, for a bit of a team gathering and a chat. Cue some of the most recognizable figures in foiling, all converging
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A planned gathering of three hardcore foil frothers and four equally hardcore Zapcat pilots provided some mutually beneficial fun times off the coast of the southwest UK, plus plenty of insight into each other’s respective sport…
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Things don’t let up much for young Kaden Pritchard, who’s having to find the balance between his sponsor commitments, world travel, and just getting in the water to regularly top up his stoke levels. But, as you’ll no doubt conclude after reading this article, his stoke levels are doing just fine…
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Rider & Words: Manuela Jungo Photos: Emanuela Cauli Location: Duotone Pro Center, Lake Garda Date: Monday 29th May, 2023 Invited to join her pro riding peers on Lake Garda, it was never going to be a bad day for Manuela Jungo. Especially as the sun was out, and the lake’s predictable Ora winds arrived on
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And so it is that the old adage “the early bird gets the worm” rings especially true if you’re Cole Kawana and Ryan Arzy, and you’re trying to beat the surfer crowds in Fiji for a good crack at Cloudbreak before dawn and the inevitable swarms arrive…
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Faced with organizing and executing a product film and photo shoot at the very last minute, AXIS turned to the one man who was always going to be able to get it done, and done in style: Mr. Shannon Stent. All he needed was a plane ticket and a couple of the best prone foilers out there…
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The Isle of Wight is best known in the UK as a popular tourist destination, with plenty of attractive beaches surrounding the island’s lush green countryside and picturesque villages. But both inside and outside of the sunny season, it also holds phenomenal foil potential: you just have to know how to access it…
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Invited to experience one of the world’s longest waves, the “Pororoca” tidal bore in the Amazon, Matt Elsasser defied any preconceived concerns about alligators and fish with penchants for very small and dark holes, and convinced Brian Grubb to come with him. And thankfully, no one actually died.
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