Foil Life Podcast by SFT

Mike is the brand director for North, based in Auckland, New Zealand. He joins us to talk about:   - North Foils boards and wings - The evolution of the brand - His career in the wind industry and his love of wind - An in-depth look at the Sonar Foil system - The release of the all-new MAv2's & Surf wings  - Their Sonar Rider Guide you can download below - and more. Visit: https://northkb.com/...

George is the founder of Delta Hydrofoils, otherly known as Delta George. He joins us from his home on Rhode Island to talk about: The history of hydrofoiling  Foil Racing His passion for water sports that led to the creation of Delta Hydrofoils Foil Design - past and future AWSI and much more Visit: https://deltahydrofoil.com/ Watch Full Episode on Youtube  

Greg, the Co-Founder of Omen Foils, joins us on the show to talk about how he found wing foiling, the origin of Omen and their unique board and foil designs. https://omenfoils.com/ Watch Full Episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/k5TV9sRzycY  

Robert joins us from his home on the island of Oahu to talk about how he started Blue Planet, his love for the water, his fitness routine, new gear trends and what's coming up in 2024. Visit: https://www.blueplanetsurf.com/ Watch Full Episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/y0TC1S2D-LI

Jason is the windsurf sail and wing designer for Quatro / Goya / KT. He joins us from his home in Hood River to share how he got started in the wind sports industry, the early days, KT wings, his passion for watersports and more.  https://ktsurfing.com/foiling/ Watch Full Episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/vmK2XrzjdDU

Keith is the board designer & shaper for KT, Quatro & Goya. He joins us from Maui, Hawaii, to talk about his introduction to watersports, KT Foiling, the Dragonfly, Ginxu, Drifter and more. We also discuss down winding and how he plans to make it more accessible for everyone through board design. https://ktsurfing.com/foiling/ Watch Full Episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/EUzumF0cfLI

Adrian Roper, Axis foils founder and lead foil designer, joins us on the show to talk about the origin of Axis, his intro into wind sports and the latest and greatest in foil development. We talk about AWSI and what is coming up for 2024 and beyond. Visit:  www.axisfoils.com   Watch Full Episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/IZTdsl0fCM4

Ben and Dominic join us in this episode to discuss Foil Drive. We cover how the company started, their love for the water, and everything you need to know about foil drive, from setup to maintenance to mast placement to customer support; we cover it all. Enjoy! Visit: https://foildrive.com.au/ Watch Full Episode on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNfzmZYlqnA

Richard from Foil and Co (AFS) join us on the show to talk about his intro into wind sports, his position at AFS and about their newest foils, boards and windsurf boards. The new Silk 850 is truly awesome.    Visit: https://foilandco.eu/afs-foils/ Watch Full Episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/khe6pTi1uyA

Matt Aiken is the North American Sales Manager of North and Mystic. He is also the President of AWSI (Association of Wind and Water Sports Industries). He joins us from his home in Toronto, Canada, to discuss the upcoming AWSI Board Sports Expo in Hood River, Oregon, a must go to event for anyone involved in the industry. https://windkitesup.org/ Watch Full Episode on Youtube: https://www.youtube....

Wieger Buurma is the co-founder and CEO of Appletree surfboards. A wing, prone, kite and surfboard company form the Netherlands. It's one of the only wing companies who have their own in house production at a professional scale, with their own factory in Portugal. Appletree produces high quality carbon wing and foil boards, with special attention for sustainability and employee well being. http://...

Ando Flores joins us from his home in La Ventana, Mexico, to talk about his Wing & Kite School, his passion for water and his life as a waterman in his beautiful country. Visit https://saladitalaventana.com/ See full episode on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9qwu5VLPfE  

Kyriakos joins us from Rhodes Island in Greece to talk about his family-run wing-foiling school, Reckless Riders Wingfoil club. He is a passionate waterman dedicated to wind sports. Enjoy! Visit:  https://www.instagram.com/reckless_riders_rhodes/ View on Youtube: https://youtu.be/s6jktEq48bc

Sarah joins us on this episode from her home in Switzerland to discuss mental performance in water sports. As an avid wing foiler, instructor and former wind sports school owner for 15 years, she is here to help you (athletes and weekend warriors) achieve peak performance on and off the water. Visit: https://freemind-coaching.me/ See full episode on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rj5WzH...

Tom Hartmann, director of the GWA Wingfoil World Tour, joins us on this episode to talk about the world tour, his journey into wind sports, the Global Wing Association and more. Enjoy!   Visit: https://www.instagram.com/tomhartmann44/

Andrew joins us on this episode to talk about winging, KT, Quatro, Goya and his passion for watersports which came from growing up in Rhode Island with his dad, who was an avid windsurfer. We also chat about the new Ginxu, downwind boards, the 2023 KT wings with rigid handles and more.  Enjoy this KT-jammed-packed episode.   See full Episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/eZk0_PUngbk

Sascha Lange is a personal trainer from Germany that specializes in training water sports enthusiasts and athletes. His dedication to helping his clients be the best they can be on the water is truly inspirational. If you want to learn more about what training exercises will help you develop the strength, flexibility, mindset or fitness for winging make sure to check out his website and use WING15...

Richard, CEO of Aluula Composites and Ocean Rodeo, joins us from the west coast of Canada to talk about how it all started, his passion for water sports and his two growing companies that are significant players in their respective industries. He was one of the pioneers of kiteboarding and now wing foiling. I hope you enjoy it! Visit: https://aluula.com/ & https://oceanrodeo.com/ Listener Note...

Sensi Graves is a professional kiteboarder, confidence expert and women’s empowerment speaker. She’s also the founder of sustainable swimwear line Sensi Graves Swim. She helps people feel like they’re enough now by sharing the story of becoming a pro kiteboarder and starting a business before she believed that she could. When not travelling for photoshoots or speaking gigs, Sensi runs women’s kite...

Wyatt Miller is a Professional windsurfer from Berkeley, California. He is the owner of Pro-Windsurf La Ventana windsurf and wing resort in La Ventana Baja California Sur. He is the Wing and Windsurf Brand Manager for Slingshot. He spends his summers in Hood River, Oregon and his winters in Baja, Mexico. Listener Note: Recorded live on Zoom. The audio is not studio quality Watch on Youtube: https:...

Fernando Novaes is a Brand Ambassador and PRO rider at F-ONE Kites. He joins us from his home in Brazil to talk about the evolution of foiling and his inspirational personal story of how surfing shaped his life and brought him to where he is today.  Instagram: Visit: https://linktr.ee/mizofernando Listener Note: Recorded live on Zoom. The audio is not studio quality Watch on Youtube: https://youtu...

Max Robinson is a Slingshot Wing / Slingshot Foil Pro Rider. He is from Toronto, Canada and is competing on the Wing Foil Pro Tour.  Follow him on Instagram - @maxjrobinson & @slingshotwing . On this wing foiling podcast episode, we talk with Max Robinson about how the sport of Wing Foiling found him, how he became a sponsored pro rider, his life on tour, his new role with Slingshot, what gear...

Kiran is a team rider for Duotone / Fanatic living on Australia's west coast. He will represent Australia in the surf-freestyle division at New Zealand's first-ever GWA Wingfoil World Tour event.  Follow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kv_foil/ Listener Note: Recorded live on Zoom. The audio is not studio quality. Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/QwUXO7kt_wo

Steve Tobis, Pro rider and product tester/developer at ON Kiteboarding, talks to us about Jaws, winging and waterman life from his home in Maui, Hawaii. Listener Note: Recorded live on Zoom. The audio is not studio quality Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/RT2b3XuB-cc

Amit is a former Olympic windsurfer, founder of the Supaway Surf Club and a passionate SUP & surf instructor and guide. Amit has over 20 years of experience teaching and training in SUP, windsurfing, kitesurfing and wave surfing. He now offers all-inclusive sup, wing and surf trips around the world. The videos seen on this episode were provided by Amit himself.  To learn more: https://www.expr...