The Naish Hatch V2 was our favorite all round wing of the season, mentioned in Case 75, for someone getting into the sport all the way to the high end performance, and we meant it. So who better to chat about it than the guy who actually designed the thing.

Ewan Jaspan, three time Kite Park League World Champion, kite and parawing designer at Naish, and someone who clearly knows and cares about designing for a wide range of users. We dig into the Hatch V2, what things he looked at, why it performs the way it does. Good chat with a guy who clearly loves what he does.

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Mike Raper needs no intro. Thirty years in the watersports industry, the guy who has built brands from the ground up and knows what it takes to move something to the next level. I personally know Mike from North, we have worked close on some small projects in the past that I really enjoyed. Having him as our inside man at Foil Drive feels pretty good, we like having people on the inside!We catch up on what life looked like after North, and what brought him to Foil Drive. More importantly, what his role means for where Foil Drive is heading. This is just a bit of gear chat, more about vision, growth, and what happens when someone with Mike's experience steps into a brand that's already doing something nobody else is doing.Thanks Mike! See you at AWSI buddy! Come grab a shirt to go along with that hat you look so good in!🎙️ Sponsored by Kite Puerto Rico + the N1 Surf ShopSupport the podcast by subscribing, dropping a 5⭐ review, and grabbing your gear from someone you trust:👉 www.KitePuertoRico.comIf you can't get gear from us but still want to support the podcast:☕ https://buymeacoffee.com/xfoils📲 Follow along: @TheXFoils

It's been a whole summer. A whole summer of testing, riding, and teasing the market nobody explicitly asked for, but we have an opinion to share obviously.

The parawing market has been moving fast, people are in the upgrade phase, and Walt and I have been putting in the work so you don't have to guess so much. Some wings get more love than others, and some get a beat down, but that's because they earned both. Let me summarize a bit.

The Ozone Afterburner, highest priced on the market right now, so they better deliver. The PPC Orbit, our favorite high end parawing for sailing upwind downwind when you want that extra good feel. The Naish Hatch V2, our overall favorite wing of the whole test based on performance, price and useability, and yeah we said what we said. The F-One Quest, possibly the best beginner parawing out there, and how it stacks up side by side against the Pocket Rocket V2 might surprise you. The Frigate V2, no news, not out yet, but the expectations are high and we had thoughts on their release timing.

Walt and I don't always agree, but on a few of these we were on exactly the same page.

Like always, I only sell what I believe in. The Hatch V2 is the one. If you trust us and want to support, order here 👇
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Walt and I are back and we came with opinions, and some new things tested. This is just a short catch up, we have some larger more focused episodes in mind.

We spend way too much time thinking about this sport and what could actually move it forward or backwards! haha. Board design, parawings and how to make sure you don't get seen riding a stripped foil. Walt and I may or may not agree on everything, but if we see enough people saying the same thing, we have to bring it to light.

We are having an XFoils event, Hood River at Friem, 2-5pm on the 9th. Get the details in this episode!

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Feels like he came out of nowhere, but after you get to talking with Trent and see the results, you realize he absolutely belongs there. Came to race and left with some great results this year.

Sponsored by Slingshot, now teammates with Edo, the guy who just won his 3rd M2O in a row, that puts some pressure on Trent. We get into the gear, the racing, what it actually does for foiling as a whole, and how Trent and the team got to where they are, and importantly where they are going.

We see the chit chat that goes on, or at least was going on during the races. The community has questions and honestly, it's a fair conversation. We asked. It was a good chat. What a genuinely good dude, I really enjoyed connecting with him.

Come for the curiosity, stay for the fun conversation!

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Tomoko just did the thing. First time M20. Not only did she finish the M20 in some of the most unforgiving conditions they've seen in a while, she did extremely well in all the races leading up.

What makes this one different is the journey that got her there. Every downwind session, every suffer-fest, every "why am I doing this" moment — turns out wether she knew it or not, was a perfect recipe for this race.

We didn't plan to get emotional, it feels a but inspiring.

Gear came up briefly but honestly that wasn't the point. This one's about the channel, the grit, and what it actually takes to get to the finish line.

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Recorded just now, uploaded just now! We talk about foiling!

Mickey needs no introduction. kinda not really.

Downwind racer at heart — fully deep in the Parawing, lots of foil knowledge and gets to hear rumours from a guy.

We caught up, talked Foil Racing, The Gear and the rumors started. Bad sources, questionable intel, he said she said energy — the good stuff. Don't quote us on any of it, but most of it.

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Walt and I get Chris Radkowski on the mic, co-founder and designer behind F4 Foils — and this one was a long time coming.

We start things off with the Piranha — the foil we've been obsessing over for river shredding and downwind surfing. Compact, quick. We didn't overthink the name. One ride and it was obvious!

Then we get into what has us very anxious: the SR mast, the Hammerhead, and the new Tails. Chris Pulls us in and gives us some details im sure followers will love. F4 is headed in the right direction and the future looks fast.

This is the kind of conversation that reminds us why we started this podcast.

We are taking interest and helping F4 get things rolling.

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The Great Surf Foil Test is done. All of it.Walt and I have been at this for a while now — more sessions than we can count, more swaps than we probably should have made, and enough hours on the water to finally feel confident saying something real about all of these foils.

This episode we talk Naish, Axis, F-one, and KT . Rounding out a test that now covers AFS, Cabrinha, Duotone, F4, Code, FliteLab, Naish, F-one, Axis, and KT — with Lift thrown in as a bonus.

Then we hand out the awards. Because why not. Which brands delivered, which surprised us, and which one would we actually take home?Eleven brands. One winnerish. You already know we had to pick.Get all the foil specs here, measured with my own 2 hands:🔗 TheXFoils.com🎙️ Sponsored by Kite Puerto Rico + the N1 Surf ShopSupport the podcast by subscribing, dropping a 5⭐ review, and grabbing your gear from someone you trust:👉 www.KitePuertoRico.com - [email protected] you can't get gear from us but still want to support the podcast:☕ https://buymeacoffee.com/xfoils📲 Follow along: @TheXFoils

Greg is back. Fourth time on the show, and at this point he might as well have a reserved seat.

Like always we keep it casual, Xfoils style. No script, no slides, just three people who love to parawing and talking about what it's like to ride the BRM S3 — the latest generation parawing from BRM, the brand that started the whole category.

Talking point this episode: the new D-Grip handle. Shovel handle was taken, so Greg went with the next best thing — and it turns out it actually makes a lot of sense. Walt and I both got our hands on the S3, so you're getting our perspectives on this wing as well as the guy who designed it. We didn't know we wanted it. I dont know if its the handle or the wing, there is something special here.

We get into what's new, what's better, and what it actually feels like to ride. Plus the usual that comes with any Xfoils conversation.

Thanks Greg — see you on Case #88 or whatever comes next.

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