MADMEN AND HOLLOW DEATH SLABS // Brian Finch tells the epic tale of the Unifoil team trip to Bali that drew in Alex Hayes, Joshua Ku, Paul Cooper and others for some high voltage sessions on some of the island's most infamous spots.

SOUTH TO THE EL NORTE // Working within Slingshot's R&D department requires Brandon Scheid to find epic conditions to thoroughly test any new gear. With a decent swell zoning in on Baja, he grabbed a couple of colleagues and set off south…

WEDDING CAKE // A small rocky outcrop off the coast of Australia becomes the scene for one of the best documented big wave foil sessions yet. And had it not been for a scrape with his foil in Thailand, Jeremy Wilmotte may never have made it…

CHASING THE LIGHT // With poor weather, and after much deliberating with photographer Samuel Cardenas, a frustrated Fabian Muhmenthaler had reluctantly shelved the idea of a wing shooting session at his home spot in Tarifa. But – late in the evening – a chance ray of sunlight changed everything…

BEHIND BARRELS // Willow-River Tonkin takes us on a journey, giving us a closer look at the logistics involved in pulling together a promotional film and photo shoot in Mauritius, from the rider's POV.

ISLAS CANARIAS // Even though she was enjoying a break on the other side of the planet at the time, nothing was gonna hold Julia Castro back when the call came in, asking her to join her teammates for an action shoot in her own backyard…

CLOUDBREAK // Fulfilling a long-held dream of towing into one of the world's most celebrated waves, Joshua Ku finally got his day at Cloudbreak. It wasn't without incident though…

SHREDHEADS // As he happened to be in that part of the world, Noah Flegel drops in on Alex Hayes and the duo set off in search of barrels. Which were thin on the ground, it turns out, but the potential for aerial acrobatics certainly wasn't.

THE ARCTIC WINGLIFE // Ever consider going winging in the Arctic? Kari Schibevaag dispels some myths (but also confirms one or two) on what it takes to brave the chilly waters of the Lofoten archipelago on a wing.