Perth Race Week - Thursday 21st to Thursday 28th of November

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🚨🚨🚨 VAIKOBI LIFE V3 VEST GIVEAWAY 🚨🚨🚨

Doni and Julian are two of the most talented downwind foilers here in Perth. Julian was one of the first people in WA to start downwind foiling, and has tried his way through a wide range of equipment. Since then, he has helped pull Doni into this crazy adventure of foiling with him.

They are both pushing the limits whether it be trying out crazy small foils, using footstraps, planning and completing some epic foil missions or just seeing how much time they can wrangle out of their busy schedules to go foiling as much as possible. (Julian is an engineer and Doni a landscape architect.)  

I want to finish this description with a quote that Doni said at the end of the podcast. (Maybe one of my favourite quotes because it resonated with me)

“I often thought of [downwinding] as something that I would never do, and now I can’t see myself living without it” - Doni

Downwind foiling has such a hard barrier for entry, but the battle to get there is definitely worth the reward. 

Until next time... Stay Pumped!

Timeline:

00:00 - Intro

01:01 - Doni’s First Downwind Foiling memories

04:53 - Learning to Foil

13:07 - Width of board, is thinner better?

14:30 - 100km+ Foil in Margaret River - The Cape to Cape trail

29:15 - Rottnest Run Nightmare

31:53 - Footstraps on a Downwind Board!!???

36:54 - Small boards the laughing stock of Hawaii

44:05 - Paddling Tiny Surf Prototypes

51:24 - How to read the bumps in Hawaii

54:57 - Hawaiian Race Experience

1:05:03 - Sailing around the world: Part 2

Sven has got to be one of the most stoked foilers in WA, he won't miss an opportunity to go out for a foil session and there is never a session where he is not smiling. He has always gone out of his way to find the right kit, pushing brands such as Axis to create products for the bigger riders. It was awesome to talk to Sven about everything that he has done foiling as well as discussing new equipment that he is using.

If YOU have any foiling stories that you would like to share on the podcast please email them to [email protected] or send a DM to The Foil Project instagram. We would love to hear a voice message or a video!

From us at TFP, Stay Pumped!

Episode Progression

00:00 - Intro: Police chase!

03:30 - Getting into Foiling

07:56 - Tow foiling

08:56 - Kite vs. wing foiling

10:17 - Downwind for the big guys

12:46 - Mast Flex

20:31 - Change towards High Aspect wings

21:42 - Equipement Rundown

25:38 - Axis Partnership (beefing up the wings)

30:14 - Foiling stories

33:15 - 97km Downwind wing foil

39:30 - FOILIING STORIES

50:22 - Keeping Foiling Fun

55:00 - Foiling Safety

Ange and Krystal are leading the charge for girls in Downwind foiling over here in Western Australia. They both recently were over in Hawaii, competing in the Maui to Molokai Race and more.

Hello Everyone! and Welcome back To The Foil Project.

Andrew Readhead, AKA Reeei-deee, works full-time as a critical care paramedic and is a loving father of two. But during every spare moment, he can squeeze into his busy life, he is either shaping foiling boards, wake-thieving boats from the Swan River, dropping cars for Downwind foil runs or out in the water carving some crazy lines. Reedy learnt to foil through downwind foiling, and if you know a bit about foiling, that’s a remarkable feat. Reedy, gives a whole heap of valuable insight into how you can also learn how to downwind foil during this episode.

Recently, Reedy completed a 105km solo downwind, won the Fenn Westcoast Downwind Foil race and built his newest crazy board, a 5’6” by 17 downwind machine. Super stoked to have this chat with Reedy, and thanks to  @jamescasey7393  for joining the conversation and giving amazing insight as always.

We hope you enjoy the episode of The Foil Project, until next time... stay pumped!

00:00 – Intro

02:00 – Learning to foil, from DOWNWIND FOILING?

08:44 – Reedys Tips and Tricks for downwind foiling

15:50 – The West Aus Downwind Run (Full breakdown)

22:49 – 105km Downwind Solo Run

45:10 – Board Design, how on Earth do you use a 5’6 DW board

58:40 – West Coast Downwinder race

1:07:40 – The weed jump

1:10:40 – Future of downwind Racing

We chat with the co-founder of Electronautic, Josh Cribb, as he walks us through the crazy journey of creating their first commercial craft; The WaveFlyer Volaré. From attaching foils to the bottom of a jet ski to riding waves with a glass of champagne, this company has come a long way, and they're only just beginning...

Timeline:

The Code Foils team are a group of 4 foil frothers. Marcus Tardrew is a leading SUP and board shaper currently designing for Sunova. Marcus was the first Australian to complete the Molokai to Oahu race on a foil in 2019. His brother Ben Tardrew is a renowned Gold Coast shaper with many years of hydrofoil design experience. Ben has a lifetime on the ocean sailing, surfing and foiling since the sport’s infancy and has been making hydrofoils for 6 years. Dan Juengling is an Industry-leading architect and builder with over 20 years of experience in computer-aided design and manufacturing. Finally, James Casey is one of the world’s most respected and accomplished watermen and foilers. Winner of Molokai 2 Oahu ocean race on both SUP and Foil, he also has numerous Aussie titles.