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Foil Reviews

Foil Reviews

TRITON FOILS T1 Monowing Review

The Triton T1 Monofoil is a unique kite specific foil that features a single front wing with no fuselage or stabilizer. The T1’s stealth...
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Test Team Hydrofoil Favourites

The Kitesurfing Magazine test review team highlight their individual favourite foils from the 2022 test session. Read the full reviews in the Spring issue...

8 of the Best Foils Go Head-to-Head

LIGHT WIND MASTERY THAT’S EASIER THAN EVER It’s hard to believe it’s been six years since Kitesurfing Magazine had its first major foil test. Looking...

Tested: AK DURABLE SUPPLY TREK 1000 FRONT WING & AIRUSH TEAM FOIL 135 V2

FOIL: AK DURABLE SUPPLY TREK 1000 FRONT WING  Airush Kiteboarding has three foil ranges that are all cross foil discipline suitable for whatever foil mode...

Tested: CORE SLC FOIL 1250 CARBON WING & Core SLC 135

FOIL: CORE SLC FOIL 1250 CARBON WING, 72 CM ALUMINUM MAST  Core introduces their first foil line the SLC which includes two sizes of front...

Tested: CORE SLC FOIL 1000 CARBON WING & SLC 125 Deck

The smaller of the two front wings has the same smooth driving and carving feel of the 1250 but with better speed and control...

Tested: DELTA REFLEX 1500 FOIL

DELTA REFLEX 1500 FOIL, 85 CM ALUMINUM MAST & 60 CM FUSELAGE  The Delta Reflex 1500 foil is an amazing crossover wing that can be...

Tested: F-ONE GRAVITY CARBON 1200 & POCKET CARBON 110 

The F-One Gravity 1200 matched with the 85 cm High Modulus Carbon mast is a premium set up that can take any rider to...

Tested: NAISH S26 MA 1000 AND KITE 810

FOIL: NAISH S26 MA 1000 AND KITE 810  The S26 foil lineup is constructed from high quality 100 per cent, 3K pre-preg carbon on both...

Tested: NORTH SONAR 1150cm Wing , 72 CM CARBON MAST

The North Sonar Foil range has expanded for 2022 with both pre-preg carbon or aluminum options available. The range is comprehensive but also logical...

Tested: North Sonar CF 1500R Hydrofoil Wing Tested

NORTH SONAR CF 1500R CF 72 CM CARBON MAST & C600 CARBON FUSELAGE The Sonar 1500R was one of the standouts in the test for...

AK SURF FOIL

The AK Surf Foil from Airush Kiteboarding is an easy-cruising, high-lift design that’s ideal for learning more advanced carving and full foiling tacks and...

PROGRESSIVE TRI FOIL REVIEW

The Progressive Tri Foil offers simplicity, easy set up and stable cruising for accessible foil riding performance across disciplines. The test team admired the...

CABRINHA HI:RISE LIFT

The all new HI:RISE LIFT foil is Cabrinha’s answer to the progression of the easy-cruising, affordable and well-designed, high-lift foils of 2019. The test...

CABRINHA X BREED WAVE AND DOUBLE AGENT REVIEW

CABRINHA X BREED WAVE BOARD SIZE: 5’1” X 18” X 2.0”  The X Breed is high performance in a modern freestyle wave board shape that Cabrinha...

LIQUID FORCE GALAXY 4’2” REVIEW

The Liquid Force Galaxy foil board is a deck you can both learn with and build on your kite foiling skills. You won’t outgrow...

LIQUID FORCE IMPULSE FOIL REVIEW

The Impulse Foil rounds out some of the ground-breaking kite foil performance from Liquid Force. The carbon front wing has a middle-of-the-road size for...

NAISH HOVER 127 REVIEW

Naish has seven different foil decks to choose from in their Hover Series of boards and the 127 is the second-to-smallest and a sweet...

NAISH THRUST SURF REVIEW

The Naish Thrust Foil range are a system of foil set ups that can be used for kiteboarding, Surf, SUP and windsurf. The Naish...

SLINGSHOT HOVER GLIDE FKITE

Slingshot has added some exciting new models to their extensive lineup of foils. The Hover Glide series has been a leader in the foil...

SLINGSHOT CONVERTER 5’4” X 19”

The Converter from Slingshot is designed as a dual purpose deck that can be used with your foil or as a regular surfboard. Learning...

SLINGSHOT ALIEN AIR 4’8” X 20”

The Alien Air is a wider outlined and thicker shape with a more classic surf shape and flipped nose. Constructed with a foam core...

SLINGSHOT HOVER GLIDE FSURF INFINITY REVIEW

The Slingshot foil program features an extensive number of wing shapes with different performance characteristics and applications that cross from surf to windsurf and...

2019 Hydrofoil Surf Designs Go Head-to-Head

The number of new foil models continues to expand with new shapes and improved construction technology refining and improving performance in 2019. There’s never...

2019 Liquid Force Galaxy and Impulse Foil REVIEW!

2019 Liquid Force Galaxy Board and Impulse Foil rated one of the best progression setups by the Kitesurfing Magazine test team. LIQUID FORCE Liquid Force Impulse...
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2019 Naish Hover 127 and Thrust Surf Foil Review

The Kitesurfing Magazine test team checks out the 2019 Naish Hoverboard and Thrust Surf Foil. Test editor Shane Thompson shares the test teams findings...

LIQUID FORCE THRUSTER FOIL REVIEW

Foil Performance  The Thruster is the new high performance freeride foil of the Liquid Force lineup. Paired with the Galaxy foil board, this was one...

LIQUID FORCE IMPULSE FOIL REVIEW

MAST LENGTH: 60, 94.5 CENTIMETERS / BOARD MODEL: GALAXY  BOARD LENGTH: 4’8” / BOARD WIDTH: 56” / VOLUME: 20.2 LITERS  FOIL PERFORMANCE  The Impulse is Liquid Force’s...

CABRINHA DOUBLE AGENT FOIL REVIEW

FOIL PERFORMANCE  The Double Agent Foil has some unique characteristics that set it apart as a true freeride foil that can up the fun factor...

AIRUSH CORE FOIL V2

DECK PERFORMANCE The new Core Foil deck range has three sizes, with some new design features over last year’s model. The wide points moved...

NORTH SPEEDSTER COMBO FOIL REVIEW

DECK PERFORMANCE  The Pro Foil Board is a glass and sandwich construction, dedicated foil that’s shaped nicely on the deck and is lightweight. Lots of...

2018 FREERIDE FOILS TESTED: REDEFINING THE GAME

2018 is an exciting year for the newest kite discipline of foil riding. There’s an explosion of new foil models that are conjuring their...

Head-to-Head Foilboard and Hydrofoil Test Reviews

Riding a hydrofoil board or foil has emerged as one of the industry’s fastest growing new disciplines. One of the greatest things about kiteboarding...