Foil The World

Brian Finch interviews Kyle Bartholomew, aka Foil Spider on the gram, who shares his journey into the world of foiling. From his humorous spoof video 'Scrub Island' to his experiences with foiling gear and the community, Kyle discusses the balance between his corporate life and passion for foiling. He reflects on the challenges and joys of the sport, the importance of gear, and the future...

In this engaging conversation, Brian Finch and Daniel Paronetto discuss the ins-and-outs of all things parawing and delve into exploring its mechanics, brands, specific use cases and the differences between kiting, winging, SUP Downwind and parawing. They discuss the importance of community support in the sport, the learning curve for beginners, and the impact of wind conditions on performance. Da...

In this episode, Matt Elsasser shares his thrilling experiences foiling on the Pororoca wave in Brazil and a challenging standing wave in Canada. He discusses the unique aspects of each wave, including the dangers and logistics involved in riding them. The conversation transitions to the launch of HydroCraft, a new brand focused on creating high-quality foiling products and fostering a community t...

In this episode, Brian Finch and Tanner Martin dive deep into the world of foiling, sharing their personal journeys, and common experience in R&D of Unifoil’s new wing the Aggression. They discuss Tanner's transition into foiling, the incredible Chicama experience, and the importance of teamwork in tow foiling. The conversation also touches on gear, techniques, and the future of foiling, i...

On this episode of Foil The World Podcast, Simeon and I have an engaging conversation where he shares his journey from traditional Hawaiian paddling to becoming a prominent figure in the foiling community. He discusses the evolution of foiling technology, the importance of community, and the unique experiences that come with downwinding. Simeon also highlights the mission of Voyager Foiler, which...

In this episode of Foil The World Podcast, I have a great chat with guest Steve Anderson about his fraught with challenge journey in founding a wake boarding brand @followbrand that has now expanded into foiling with team riders like Brian Grubb, Alex Hayes, James Casey, Josh Ku, Jeremy Whilmotte & Oskar Johansson. I love Steve's passion for designing and building quality products for the...

This episode of Foil The World Podcast features Shannon Stent aka Larry Foiler. Larry was my first IG foil buddy dating back to early 2018. After 7yrs of attempts, I finally stayed a week with Larry and is amazing family in West Oz and scored sick waves and a WILD downwind run. Larry is a foil ripper, S tier content creator, amazing photographer/cinematographer, long time Axis team rider, and foun...

Luke Atkinson is a Byron Bay Local, Axis Team Rider, multi discipline foiler and multi-sport athlete... and a really good dude. Luke is one of my favorite foilers, has incredible style and is one of the very best prone and SUP riders in the world. We chat a little about Luke's history, Wategoes, recent shark encounter, life constantly in the water, best foil trip ever, DW sends, Hawaii and mor...

This is the resurrection episode of the Foil The World Podcast. We're so back baby! Trevor King is a Canadien born Australian resident of Byron Bay, foil Mecca. Trevor is a very talented fashion and foil photographer, as well as rider. We speak about his childhood on sailboats, the local scene and foiling talents in Byron Bay, and his new roles with Amos foil boards and Code Foils. @trevorking...

Not sure what happened but I've had to reboot this episode. I address big life changes in this episode as well as my new sponsor Unifoil. I also talk about my team trip to Bali and Australia. Thanks for listening!

In this episode I speak in person with Josh, owner of the foil shop in Seal Beach, California. We talk about speeding up clips, downwind nightmare in the shipping channel, the LAFC chat and secret chats, foilers vs surfers, banning foiling in Seal, Tow foiling, foil shop ownership, and lots of smack talk. Additional guests include Patrick, Chris, and Gabe. This episode is supported by RealWaterSpo...

In this episode I relate my new big life changes and speak about my recent Unifoil tour to Bali and Australia, foiling the world.

This episode of Foil The World Podcast, hosted by Brian Finch features special guest Will Pollard, jet fighter pilot with the US Marine Core, and super dedicated foil practitioner in the disciplines of wing foil, efoil, dock starts, winch foil, wake foil, and now attacking prone & DW SUP foil. Will and I speak about the parallels of flying fighter jets vs flying foils. Will educates me on his...

In this episode of Foil The World podcast, I speak with Jax local, friend and neighbor, Nathan Scheu @nathanscheu on IG. Nathan has 20+ yrs experience in wind sports and is our local Wing guru as well as proficient prone and SUP foiler. We chat about our new spot Chums, with the Hood River effect. We also go over winging in the Florida Keyes and Puerto Rico, and getting destroyed in the shore brea...

This episode features JD Irons, ex pro surfer, foiler and cousin to the late, great 3x world surfing champion Andy Irons and brother Bruce Irons. JD and I chat about foiling in Hawaii vs mainland, body mechanics, board shape and construction, foil hardware, the Foilers of Aloha Classic contest, Downwinding, and much more. Mahalos to our sponsors: realwatersports.com all your foil needs! Use affili...

In this 5th episode of the Foil The World Podcast, your host Brian Finch recaps his extensive 2022 travel schedule as a professional foiler and team manager for Freedom Foil Boards. Brian also attempts to recap some of the more memorable, outstanding moments and trends in 2022. And to wrap it up, a very vague 2023 prediction as well. This episode is sponsored by www.realwatersports.com Use my affi...

This episode of Foil The World Podcast, hosted by Brian Finch features Logan Newman of Jax Beach FL. Logan is a foiler, photographer, and a foil-photographer, that makes great videos too. This was a fun conversation with my friend Logan whom is a capable foiler and talented water photographer. We talk about Logans background, his experiences learning to foil with the Jax foil crew, sending low tid...

This is episode 003 Foil The World Podcast by your host Brian Finch featuring guest Dave Barichevick @jax_foil_froth Dave and I talk about his roots in wave riding, and journey through the foil world starting with SUP foiling and transitioning into a prone foil fanatic and the different foil systems he's ridden. We talk about the foil scene in Jax 3yrs ago vs now. Dave gives tips to the beginn...

In this episode I go over some audio mistakes, a little recap of recent sessions, and speak a bit about the trend of prone & knee with hand paddles in down winding.

Welcome to the first episode of the Foil The World Podcast! In this episode, I cover a little of what to expect from the FTW Podcast as well as a little backstory on myself.