Friday, January 17, 2025
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Foilboarding
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Prone Foil Racing… It’s a thing.

The Finals of the Prone Foil Division at Cocoa Beach. Some great talent from all around the world competing here yesterday for the Foil...
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Foilboarding
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George Hradil -Foil Design Tech Talk

George Hradil is the designer at Delta Hydrofoils. Learn the secrets behind the reflex design that is used in the Delta wings and the...
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Foilboarding
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Airush – Convertible & Foil Board Range Overview

Watch as Clint Filen and Dave Kay take us through the new Convertible and Foilboard range that Airush has to offer. From pure foiling...
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Foilboarding
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How to Maintain your Hydrofoil

Cleaning, lubricating and maintaining your  hydrofoil regularly is an important step in preventing corrosion and seizing of hardware. Maintain your equipment regularly to prolong...
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Foilboarding
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Kite VS Wing

When do you wingsurf vs kitesurf? Four of the world's top watermen talk wingsurfing vs kitesurfing. Check out: Is wing foiling easier than kiting?
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Foilboarding
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Trade Secrets: Naish 2021 Kite Foils

The Naish design team has refined a new season of foils for riders of all ability levels. Our kite range features advanced wing designs...
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2020 Foil Tests

2020 Head-to-Head Hydrofoil Tests

by Kitesurfing Magazine Test Editor, Shane Thompson, Photos by Dave Marshall The hydrofoil revolution continues to evolve and expand with an explosion of new, cutting...
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Foilboarding
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Naish Boxer VS Duotone Mono

The Kitesurfing Magazine test team checks out the Naish Boxer and Duotone Mono as part of the in-depth review of the 2020 single strut...
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Foilboarding
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Kitesurfing 150km around the Isle Of Wight

Sam Light and Tom Court circumnavigate The Isle Of Wight kitesurfing on hydrofoils in just under 6 hours. Join us on one of the...
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Foilboarding
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Boardriding Maui CloudFoiling 18

Always love the smooth free riding foil videos from the Drexler's. This one is on point with some fun moves.
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Foilboarding
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Olympic Class Open Kite Medal Race Final Marseille 2019

California's Daniela Moroz does a great job on the colour commentary in this event coverage. Kiteboarding made its first appearance of 2018/19 at the...
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Foilboarding
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SLINGSHOT FOIL: Invading OBX

Last month we loaded up the boat with Slingshot's wake and surf brand manager Jeff McKee and headed north from Charleston, SC to the...
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Foilboarding
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2019 Pascucci Formula Kite World Championship – Documentary

This is the first world championships since kitesurfing was granted Olympic status. Looking forward to watching the 2024 Olympic Games. Will we see America's Daniela...
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Foilboarding
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F-One Foil Culture

Hydrofoils provide a unique connection to the ocean: Our feelings got stronger, our playground got bigger. Join the #foilculture.
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Foil Reviews

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...
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Foil Reviews

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...
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Foil Reviews

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...
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Foil Reviews

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...
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Foil Reviews

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...
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Foil Reviews

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...
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Foil Reviews

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...
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Foil Reviews

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...
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Foil Reviews

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...
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Foil Reviews

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...
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Foil Reviews

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...
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Foil Reviews

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...
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Foilboarding
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American Daniela Moroz crowned World Formula Champion. 

American Daniela Moroz crowned Woman's World Formula Champion. France’s Nico Parlier and the US’s Daniela Moroz mounted successful defences of their titles in difficult conditions...
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Foilboarding
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Kitesurfing with Hundreds of Sharks

"The Shark migration up the Florida coast is one of the most spectacular things you can witness. I have always wanted to experience this...
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Foilboarding
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Naish Boxer | Freeride/Foiling Kite

The new 2019/2020 Naish Boxer was release this week. Kitesurfing Magazine's test team  will be getting our hands on one for our massive head-to-head...
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Editor's Choice
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Alex Soto in shark crash

Alex Soto finds out first hand that a shark will stop you dead in your tracks on a foil board.
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Foil Reviews

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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Foilboarding

2019 Slingshot Foil preview with Tony Logosz

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Foilboarding
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Robby Naish and the 2019 Naish Foil lineup.

Robby Naish speaks with Kitesurfing Magazine test editor Shane Thompson about the 2019 Naish foils.
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Foilboarding
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Naish Foiling 2019 Gear Preview

The evolution of free ride and surf foils continues at a rapid pace. The new Naish Abracadabra quick connection system for the mast looks...
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Foilboarding
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Lightwind Foilboarding

The low-end wind limits for kite hydrofoiling are fading, Jannis Maus shows this impressively, foiling silently out on a mirror flat North Sea with...
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Foilboarding
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My SUPERHEROES by F-ONE

"I couldn't believe my kid's eyes, they were like Superheroes to me". Foiling not only offers a world full of possibilities but also moments...
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Foil Reviews

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...
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Foil Reviews

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...
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Foil Reviews

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...
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Foilboarding

SLINGSHOT FSURF H4 WING

DECK PERFORMANCE The Dwarfcraft 4’6” is a compact and snub-nosed board, but has just enough float and volume for the aggressive beginner. It’s a...
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Foilboarding

SLINGSHOT NF2 HOVERGLIDE

SLINGSHOT NF2 HOVERGLIDE  MAST LENGTH: 38, 61, 76, 90 CENTIMETERS  FOIL PERFORMANCE  Slingshot has the most comprehensive line of foils with five models reaching into every realm...
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Foilboarding

SLINGSHOT FSURF H2 and ALIEN AIR REVIEW

Board Performance The Alien Air is a thicker, higher volume foil board that’s ideal for learning the basics and beyond. The added float ensures...
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Foil Reviews

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...
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Foil Reviews

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...
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Foilboarding

Naish Thrust Surf Large

FOIL PERFORMANCE  The Thrust Surf Foil was designed in collaboration with Kai Lenny, who is one of the pioneering experts of surf and kite foiling....
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Foil Reviews

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...
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Foilboarding

Foiling in Paradise

Tahiti, French Polynesia, is well known for its perfect surf breaks, amazing wild life and fantastic kitesurf spots. Kitesurfing Legend Richard Boudia explores the island...
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Foilboarding

Exceptional Race Efficiency – SONIC RACE

Press Release The SONIC RACE shows FLYSURFER Kiteboarding’s full commitment to kite racing. We are continually improving performance with each new model – striving for...
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2017 Best Kites for Freeride Hydrofoiling

Best Kites for Freeride Hydrofoiling

Riding on a hydrofoil board is kiteboarding’s newest discipline and the foil board category has major momentum in 2017 with new freeride foil models...
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Departments

Daniela Moroz : Who’s That? California’s 15-year-old World Champion

Daniela Moroz kicked some serious butt on the foilboarding racing scene last year. The 15-year-old from the Bay area won the last four races...
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Foil Reviews

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...
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Editor's Choice
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Learning to Foilboard

How long does it take to learn to foilboard? Kitesurfing Magazine's Serena Lazdins put the Foil Academy to the test.  So you think you wanna foil? I didn’t. Never...
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Foilboarding

Hydrofoil Pro Tour – La Ventana Day 3

Again, a little chill set in last night and promises for a great day of wind for today for the final day of Racing....
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Foilboarding

IKA General Assembly adopts important changes to Equipment

IKA General Assembly adopts important changes to Equipment for Youth Olympics, future Olympic and Regional Games, and strengthens governance model. The General Assembly of the...
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Editor's Choice

California’s 15-year-old Daniela Moroz named US Yachtswoman of the Year

Portsmouth, RI (January 12, 2017) – IKA Formula Kite World Champion Daniela Moroz (Lafayette, Calif.) today was selected as US Sailing’s 2016 Rolex Yachtswoman...
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Foilboarding

Liquid Powder: The Foilboarding Experience

by Alex Fox and Jason Slezak “Have you ever skied in two feet of powder? Then you know what it feels like to foilboard!” With...
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Foilboarding
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Liquid Force Elite + Happy Foil

Liquid Force designer and team rider Julien Fillion puts the Liquid Force Elite kite and LF Happy Foil through their paces. The Kitesurfing Magazine...
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Foilboarding
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RRD H-Flight Hydrofoil & Dolphin1 Kite Foil Board

Get ready for take-off and experience the freedom of flight.. The RRD H-Flight Hydrofoil & Dolphin1 kite foil board in combination with the 'RRD Aviation...
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Foilboarding
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2016 IKA Kitefoil Gold Cup Finals – The Pearl – Qatar Day 4

Reigning world champion Maxime Nocher put in a stellar shift on the closing day of of the International Kiteboarding Association KiteFoil GoldCup to bag...
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Foilboarding
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KiteFoil Gold Cup – Finals in Qatar – Day 1

Reigning world champion Maxime Nocher opened his account with a bullet after a tricky day of light, shifty breezes at the KiteFoil GoldCup that...
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Editor's Choice
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2016 Pringles Kitesurf Fehmarn Highlights

A 26 minute recap of all the best and most exciting moments of the 2016 Pringles Kitesurf World Cup in Fehmarn Germany. For more information...
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Foilboarding
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Foiling at its best

New to the Pringles Kitesurf World Cup in Germany... Foil boarding!
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Foilboarding

Pringles Kitesurf World Cup Day Five

Day Five in Fehmarn, Germany, started with a bang. After another early 7am skipper's meeting, the much anticipated Men's Freestyle Main Event finally got underway. The conditions were a...
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Foilboarding
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Electric Hydrofoil – A new sport is born!

We can only describe this idea as brilliant. Takes care of the zero to 6-knot days for us kiters! Designer Dom Montague is best...
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Foilboarding
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KiteFoil GoldCup Italy Day Two

Former Title Holder Gruber Revels in Tricky Conditions at KiteFoil World Championships Opener Hang Loose Beach, Gizzeria — Hang Loose Beach, Gizzeria—Germany’s Florian Gruber shrugged off the...
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Foilboarding
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Tandem SUP foiling with Kite foiler

With very light winds on Maui this Memorial Day Weekend Alex Aguera decided to try a SUP foil while being towed by a kite...
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Foilboarding

2016 IKA KiteRacing European Championships

Medal races conclude the 2016 IKA KiteRacing European Championships - for a first time on foiling kiteboards in both the regulated Formula Kite class...
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Foilboarding
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Foiling Drone Footage

Amazing aerial video by Lovro - Offlineart FLYSURFER Kiteboarding rider and Junior World Champion Race Martin Dolenc from Croatia, kite foiling in his homewaters...
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Editor's Choice
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The Island of Everything

When you’re exploring far-off places, it helps to be ready for just about everything. On a recent sailing trip through a remote part of...
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Foilboarding

Foil boards now approved for Formula racing!

Great news for foil racers. Formula Kite Class rules have been updated to allow foil boards! Does this mean our old formula boards are...
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Caribbean
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Foiling Around Barbados

Former PWA star Nevin Sayre and his son Rasmus Sayre circumnavigate Barbados on foil boards!  
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Editor's Choice
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HUGO BOSS | Behind the Scenes of the SkyWalk by Alex Thomson

Go behind the scenes as HUGO BOSS presents the third installment of their extreme sailing stunts - the Skywalk by Alex Thomson, featuring Mercedes-Benz.
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Foilboarding
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Just A Dream – Olly Bridge

Pushing the limits of all aspects of Kitesurfing Filmed at Woodmans Point Western Australia, the Best kiteing playground in the world. Filmed by Wind Kristensson and Mark...
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Foilboarding
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Liquid Force Elite ram air kite HowTos

Julien Fillion demonstrates several great tips about rigging, launching, landing and packing up the Liquid Force Elite ram air foil kite.
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Foilboarding
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SLINGSHOT’S LEARN TO FLY “FOILING FLIGHT SCHOOL”

Slingshot’s exclusive Foiling Flight School program takes much of the pain and frustration out of learning to foil. You wouldn’t learn your first kite...
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Editor's Choice
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Aladdin’s Magic Flying Carpet Ride

Jeremie Tronet thought it would be a good idea to try out the new North Kiteboarding 2016 Magic Flying Carpet at the JT Pro Center...
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Foilboarding
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Lord of the Wind 2016 – Day 3

Day 3 update from the 2016 Lord of the Wind event in Baja from Icarus Sailing Media. Official Website: http://www.icarussailingmedia.com/ Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/icarussailin... Twitter: https://twitter.com/OlympicSailing
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Foilboarding
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Lord of the Wind 2016 – Day 4

Video update from Day 4 of Lord of the Wind in Baja. Joey Pasquali dominates the racing. Official Website: http://www.icarussailingmedia.com/ Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/icarussailin... Twitter: https://twitter.com/OlympicSailing  
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Foilboarding
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Lord of the Wind 2016 – Day 2

Joey Pasquali leads the fleet after day two at the IKA North American Kite Foil Championships. Freestyle competition is also underway at the 2016...
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Foilboarding
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Flying Into Twilight – Haydn Fischer

Working on maneuvers with the Sword 2 and Axis foil board down in Mexico's warm wind. Getting ready for Lord of the Winds! —...
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Foilboarding

JOE PASQUALI WINS THE 2015 BLUERUSH KITE RACE SERIES

After 12 nights of a fierce battle on the water between team rider Joey Pasquali (F-One & Manera) and Johnny Heineken (Ozone), Joey claimed the...
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Foilboarding

Foilboarding Beginner’s Guide

Foil Future words by Damien LeRoy Have you ever dreamed of flying? The feeling of floating in the air with no noise, completely silent, and not...
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Foilboarding
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Foil Freestyle with Damien LeRoy

Damien LeRoy shows us that handle passes are possible on a foil board!
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Departments
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Story Behind the Video: Kite vs. Moth vs. Nacra F20 FCS vs. Marstrom 32

It’s always fun to cheer for your favorite team. So for kiteboarders, when Zack Marks took on three high-tech sailboats, we couldn’t help but...
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Foilboarding
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Kite Foil Gold Cup 2015

The Kite Foil Gold Cup tour, an international regatta features 80 of the world’s fastest foiling kiteboard racers. St. Francis Yacht Club is a...
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Foilboarding
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Kitefoil Goldcup San Francisco 2015 Qualification

Qualification races at Kitefoil Goldcup in San Francisco.  
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Foilboarding
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RED SEA FLOATING: CABRINHA DOUBLE AGENT FOIL HURGHADA. Mike Raper 2015.07

Testing the new Double Agent Foilboard from Cabrinha 2016. So easy, so much fun. Check it out at www.Cabrinhakites.com Coming soon: August 1st. Rider: Mike...
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Foilboarding
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Boardriding Maui CloudFoiling

Fun on a foil for sure.
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Foilboarding
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Boardriding Maui CloudFoiling

Fun on a hydrofoil.  
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Foilboarding
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Foil party

Everyone is getting into foiling. Kiters, windsurfers, sailors… It's a foil party. "La Semaine Affoilante", a week dedicated to hydrofoils. Location: Saint Pierre Quiberon (France)  
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Foilboarding
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International Kitefoil Silver Cup 2015 [Official Video]

International Kitefoil Silver Cup Pro/AM official video from the race in Montpellier, France. Event production by AIR SEA KITE
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Foilboarding
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Slingshot How to Foil Video

Slingshot is adding to the collection of how to foil videos to help get to ripping.
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Foilboarding
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Turning and Jumping – Hydrofoiling Part 3

Learn how to rip heelside turns, tack, jibe, jump, front roll, and back roll on a hydrofoil!
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Foilboarding

F-One getting back into foils

F-one International is getting back into foil kites! For those of you that were in the sport 15 years ago, you will remember F-One was...
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Foilboarding

Learning Stages of Foil Boarding

by Jeremie Tronet Foiling is on everybody’s mind lately, you have the riders who tried it and can’t stop thinking about it and the ones who didn’t try...
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Foilboarding
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Kite Foil Gold Cup La Ventana, BCS, 2015

Some really nice drone footage of the Kite Foil Gold Cup races in La Ventana. The Kite Foil Gold Cup is a four regatta...
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Foilboarding

Kite Foil Gold Cup La Ventana

California's Erika Heineken wins the women's division, and brother John Heineken podiums in the men's. Great start on the Gold Cup world foilboard racing tour. Nico Parlier...
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Foilboarding
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Tin Foiling – Barneys In Paradise

Reed Brady playing with his Slingshot Alien Air hydrofoil on Floras Lake sometime in the far far future.
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Foilboarding
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Kite vs. Moth vs. Nacra F20 FCS vs. Marstrom 32

What's fastest? The long-awaited sequel to the ultimate sailing showdown. Watch the battle between a hydrofoil kitesurfer, Moth, Nacra F20 FCS and Marstrom 32...
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Foilboarding
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Extending Your Rides – Hydrofoiling Part 2

Video #2 of the LF foil tricks and tips will take you from the water start to your first transition. Long lense and drone shots:...
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Foilboarding
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Julien Kerneur: Doesn’t Matter

Top slalom racer Julien Kerneur will undoubtedly become a key part of Airush's Foil R&D program. This video showcases just how versatile the frenchman...
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Foilboarding
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Getting Started at Hydrofoiling

New to foilboarding? The Liquid Force kiteboarding crew put together this video to help you get started.
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Foilboarding
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San Francisco Kite Foil Racing

Foiling video with 2014 world champion John Heineken by photographer Michael Petrikov.
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