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MARS-13 • Following on from the success of the Fabian Muhmenthaler x Leo Hochgrassl 2023 film ‘UKIYO’, and the more recent ‘Time to Love Again’, the two have collaborated once again on MARS-13, heading back out to Gran Canaria as a slightly closer and certainly far less lethal stand in for the red planet itself…
BEN MEHLERT • Although it might be tough to make the call between the wing boom and a hockey stick sometimes, 12-year-old Ben Mehlert is fired up and ready to take on the world…
FOIL AROUND BRITAIN 2024 • It’s fair to say that Britain is renowned for having its share of “mixed” weather which, although certainly factored into the plans for the Foil Around Britain challenge undertaken by Steve Bowens and Simon Osborne, in reality – coupled with Britain’s notorious inshore tidal ranges – proved more of a challenge to the predicted schedule than planned…
PATRICK SCHNEIDER
LIMNOS, GREECE • A few months ago, if you’d have asked Kari Schibevaag to point Limnos (in Greece) out on a map, that finger could have landed anywhere, which is probably the case for 99.9% of us. However, since taking the leap and visiting the island, she can tell you exactly where it is, and why it’s quite so special…
PWR-FOIL CLAIM EFOIL SPEED RECORD • Just as we were preparing to go to print, eFoil brand PWR-Foil dropped us a press release with news that their new REVO eFoil – ridden by PWR team rider, Zéphir – had broken the electric foiling speed record. There was just enough time for us to get a little more information from the PWR crew, and young record breaker, Zéphir.
RRD AT 30 • It’s been 30 years since RRD’s first production collection. The brand’s founder and namesake, Roberto Ricci, has been at the helm throughout, overseeing their move into the foiling market nice and early. We caught up with the boss to find out how it feels at 30…
DYNAMICS THE PACE OF PROGRESS • As I’ve often noted in past editorials, progress has been at the heart of foiling (and wingfoiling) since it first hit the “mainstream”. The pace has been pretty relentless, with innovation and rapid development seemingly appearing from one issue to the next. So, how does someone at the forefront of design handle this constant evolution and ever-moving targets? We caught up with Eleveight’s CEO & Product Manager, Peter Stiewe, to find out just that.
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TAVARUA TAKEOVER • By bringing together some of the world’s best female riders, Armstrong aimed to highlight the evolving world of women’s foiling, with a week of focused training and adventure. And where better to do that than in the pristine waters of Tavarua in Fiji? Bowien van der Linden picks up the story…
FINDING LATITUDE ZERO • An invite out of the blue to go shoot epic foil conditions at a remote resort far beyond the saturated Indo surf breaks was favorably received by foil legend and photographer Shannon Stent. He had one condition though – that he bring a worthy rider for the shoot. Gabriella Bella was the obvious choice.
MID-ATLANTIC MANEUVERS • With the chance to tick off not one but two foil-related ambitions in one hit, Diogo Neves got planning for a downwinder channel crossing in Madeira that would challenge even the most seasoned epic downwinder specialists…
Mob in HooD • Having been seduced by all...