LabRat Foiler Podcast

Keith Teboul is a legendary shaper from Maui who has seen it all and experienced it all. Now parawinging has arrived and the froth levels are high in Maui for this new discipline. “This has been everyone’s dream, to ride an endless wave in the open ocean. What is next?” His thirst for innovation has created a magnetism for riders like Kai Lenny, Kane de Wilde, Elliot Leboe, Ian Walsh, Annie Reicke...

Gavin Blake is foiler with a mission. The sole purpose of his YouTube channel is to raise money for Bear Cottage, the Children's Hospice based in Sydney. Gav has gone a step further and launched an online auction to raise money in a creative way. Gav is auctioning a complete Code setup (980S, 142AR tail, medium fuse and 85cm mast) through his YouTube channel from the 10th - 17th of May, check out...

Dom Zimmermann is the Head of Design at Ozone. Zimmermann has the onerous responsibility for designing all the kites, wings and now, of course, the Parawings for Ozone! In this episode we discuss everything that went into designing the Ozone Pocket Rocket, it’s key features and characteristics as well as Dom’s vision for Parawinging in the Future, his Pro Rider’s froth levels and why the Parawing...

Steve Tobis is an early adopter of the parawing and has been progressing his skills and gear knowledge at an extremely fast pace. In this episode Steve shares endless tips on how to start sinker boards, how to ride waves, his impressions on the first three parawings released into the market and much, much more. His involvement in water sports from an early age has given him a unique skill set to p...

Grant is an open minded board shaper who has deep understanding of fluid dynamics and a keen eye for detail and innovation. Grant recently got bitten by the parawing bug and has been working on interesting shapes for this new discipline. In this interview Grant shares the key design characteristics of a good parawing board, he talks about what makes a good waterman, and touches on how heavier ride...

Ewan is a good friend and an amazing athlete. Three times Kite Park League Champion, Kite Designer at Naish and a hell of a foiler. Ewan talks about Naish’s newest creation, the Morph Parawing. We touch on the main design features of this new Parawing, it’s innovative pulley system through to land drill to help new comers gain confidence behind the Parawing, board choices for Parawinging and tips...

Sven Mayer is an early adopter of Parawinging being one of the first foilers to gain access to both the BRM and the FLOW. Sveny shares his experience with both brands, the pros and cons of each parawing, as well as the struggles and advantages of heavy riders (100kg+) entering the sport. We talk about board design and foil choices for the heavier riders and Sveny gives heaps of tips and tricks for...

Dylan is an experienced all-round foiler with an amazing background in kitesurfing. His ability to transition between different foiling disciplines has sped up his progression in Parawinging and helped him evolve at a very rapid pace. In this episode Dylan and I chat about various parawinging techniques likes gybing and sinker starts, he tells us the story about how he lost a parawing in the water...

Felipe is the founder of Flow Paragliders and the parawing designer of the Flow D-wing. Felipe talks about his amazing journey in starting a paragliding company, his interest in foiling and what led him to design and launch a parawing into the market. He shares a lot of knowledge on the technical side of parawinging and his forecast for parawinging in 2025. Don’t forget to subscribe for more foili...

An incredibly energetic podcast with one of the most creative foilers in action today. Balz Muller is the perfect example of a 'Lab Rat Foiler' with his willingness to experiment with everything that foiling has to offer. Don’t forget to subscribe for more foiling tutorials, down winding tips, and parawing techniques to elevate your water sports skills. Leave a comment or question below, and share...

In this episode we dive deep into Josh's new interest in Parawinging and share tips and tricks to get him started on the right foot as he waits for his new Flow Parawing to arrive! Keep the comments coming as it helped me heaps from the first video! @foilrat on Instagram Don’t forget to subscribe for more foiling tutorials, down winding tips, and parawing techniques to elevate your water sports sk...

In this inaugural episode we talk with a Parawinging OG who has seen the sport grow from day one: Cynthia Brown (aka Cynbad). Keep the comments coming as it helps me understand what you'd like me to cover next! @foilrat on Instagram Don’t forget to subscribe for more parawinging tutorials, podcasts, and techniques to elevate your water sports skills. Leave a comment or question below, and share yo...