Foil Life Podcast

Mike Raper, brand director and Hugh Pinfold, director of design and engineering of North Foils, join us to discuss the recent release of their all-new ShiftLock system and the all-new Nova PRO wing.  

We deep dive into:

- The ShiftLock concept and where the idea came from
- What materials and what testing protocols were followed in creating this all-new track system
- Handle design, track design, performance, rigidity and weight considerations
- How to mount handles, booms, camera mounts, and phones to the track system. 
- Storing, folding and winter winging with a track system
- Idea and concept behind the Nova PRO 
- The use of Hybrid Materials
- All new Carbon UDi Technology
- The integration of the ShiftLock System and more. 

Visit: https://northkb.com/pages/shiftlock
Visit: https://northkb.com/pages/nova-pro
Visit: https://northkb.com/pages/pro-series-foil

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GWA tour manager Tom Hartmann joins us from his home in Mauritius to recap the first event of the 2024 GWA season at Punta Preta. We talked about:

- Event highlights for both men and women
- Cash's wing release in the final versus Malo
- How wing foiling Punta Preta has progressed in 1 year with new gear selection
- Top moves and Top wipeouts
- Impressions from riders, organizers

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Gunnar Biniasch joins us from his home in Fuerteventura - Canary Islands / Spain to talk about:

- His intro into wind sports
- His role at Indiana Paddle Surf where he works as a developer and in online marketing.
- His board design
- The early days in foiling and how its progressed
- Kite foiling and Wing Foil racing

Visit: https://www.instagram.com/kitechino/

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Balz joins us from Switzerland for our first ever Q&A session. He answers questions from audience members that were asked on Instagram. 

Visit: https://www.instagram.com/radiculo/

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Balz Müller is a Swiss waterman that competes both on the PWA and GWA. He joins us from Switzerland to talk about:

- Winter winging, Down winding and foiling
- Winter Mits and why the industry isn't mass producing them
- Winter suits and how much they have progressed
- Sharing his stoke for water sports with his growing family (expecting soon!)
- His next adventures
- and more

Visit: https://www.instagram.com/radiculo/

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Bowien is the 2021 Freestyle Wing World Champion, she joins us on the show from Cabo Verde to talk about:

- Her intro into watersports
- Her entry into GWA
- Her 2021 season
- What wing foiling Ponta Preta is all about
- Her switch from North to Armstrong
and more.

Visit: https://www.instagram.com/bowienvanderlinden/

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Tom joins us from his home in Mauritius to introduce the 2024 GWA Wing Foil World Tour season. We talk about: 

• Some behind the scenes insights about all 10 upcoming world cup tour stops. 
• An in depth look at Ponta Preta, Feb 16 - 25 in Cabo Verde. 
• How to get into Wing Foil world Tour events

Visit: https://www.wingfoilworldtour.com/

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Sarah-Quita Offringa is a PWA 22x world champion, she joins us from Cape Town to talk about:

- Cape town and her training there
- Her first wing foil session
- Windsurfing Cloud Break
- Competing on tour from a young age
- How it feels to travel the world as a Pro Windsurfer
- Aruba for Wing foiling & down winding
- and much more.

Visit: https://sarah-quita.com/

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Sam Loader is the co-owner of PPC Foiling. Kiran Verma is a GWA tour competitor and PPC pro rider. They join us from their homes in New Zealand and Australia to chat about:

- The story behind PPC
- Their board and wing development
- Sam's intro into wind sports and business
- Kiran's season competing on the GWA Wave tour
- and more.

Visit: https://ppcfoiling.com/

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James Casey is the co-owner of Code Foils, the current foil world record holder and 2 x molokai 2 Oahu Champion. He joins us from his home in Australia to chat about: 

- His intro into water sports

- How he started racing SUP’s

- His Molokai 2 Oahu races 

- His World Record Holding Foil

- The story behind Code Foils

- His Coach Casey Programs
- Code Foil product overview

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