Foiling Magazine

Foiling Magazine brings the best features, the latest tech and the finest tricks-and-tips to you from the world of foiling. Within this relatively new sport, Foiling Magazine is essential reading for any surf, SUP, Wing, wake or eFoiler. Working with the best riders, the biggest brands and the finest photographers, Foiling Magazine provides the ultimate representation of the most exciting sport on the planet…

EDITORIAL

Foiling Magazine

EXPOSURE

DRIVEN GERRY LOPEZ • Legends in the ocean sport realm don’t get much more legendary than surfer Gerry Lopez, “Mr Pipeline” himself. Quite honestly, it was news to us when we found out he was deep into foiling recently, and of course it made us very happy when we did. A big proponent of the Foil Drive assist system, he recently appeared in one of the brand’s “Driven” episodes – which gave us the perfect excuse to get him in for an interview…

THE NEED FOR SPEED • Matt Davies is best known for his big wave exploits. In fact, regular readers will note that Matt featured in our previous issue, charging some Aussie bombs on foil. But when the swell moves on, and Matt needs to scratch that itch, he’ll find other ways to charge. Hence now being the foil speed record holder…

MATTEA FLEISCHNER

NO WAY. NORWAY. • Regarded as one of the most beautiful landscapes in the world, Norway’s Lofoten Islands are familiar territory for brands looking to give their latest gear a suitably epic backdrop. But in a place this wild and unpredictable, the behind-the-scenes story is rarely as straightforward as the images might suggest…

PRODUCTS WE LOVE

Full Circle • A Gulf Coast kid visits Nicaragua in 2014, takes a few photos in the surf. 10 years later, that same kid crystallizes his life goals, one of which is getting towed into a 25ft wave. Two years on, and it all comes together in one epic strike mission…

The MYSTIQUE of LAKE GARDA • We’ve visited Lake Garda many times in the pages of this magazine.. Cursory visits, often telling the stories of those who play and compete upon it rather than the tale of the place itself, and its reliable – often to the minute, it would seem – thermal winds. Here, Axel Reese looks beyond the action, to the confluence of conditions and spots that make this such a popular inland option for hundreds of foiling fanatics…

ON BOARD LETRA • Local guide Dani Gallo navigates a 65-foot custom-built catamaran, six RRD riders and one of the Mediterranean’s most stunning (if notoriously unpredictable) stretches of water, offering the team a side of Sardinia and Corsica that very few visitors ever get a look at – and exceptional foil conditions throughout…

FRIENDS IN HOT PLACES • By chance or by design, the FLITELab* team all happened to find themselves on Namotu island in Fiji at the same time. Recognized for the opportunity it was, the team set about bagging media and generally having the time of their lives. Here, Adam, Brisa, Eric and Caleb all reflect on a trip that’ll be burned into the memory banks for years to come.

DEEP DEEP SOUTH THE HOME OF ARMSTRONG TOUR III • The annual migration south for key members of the Armstrong team has become a welcome fixture in the Foiling Magazine calendar, reliably delivering spectacular imagery and tales of foils, flora and fauna quite unlike anything else that lands in our inbox. This time, Emma Bridge reports back from the team’s third journey into New Zealand’s deep deep south…

SICKO COUNTRY • When they’re not throwing themselves off something high or testing out potentially lethal new action sports gear, the majority of the YouTube collective known as the “Sickos” can be found on foil, probably cruising downwind, in their Hood River backyard. And despite the responsibilities that comes with now having over a million subscribers, The Gorge will always be their go-to...