The Generic Foiling Podcast

We should't need to explain it - you all saw Guy's socials last week just gone - but the man did a big downwind send across the whole of the south coast of the UK. We managed to catch up with he and Emma a week later to see how it all came together - and what a story it is. This is a really fun, relaxed one - with a great story. Can't wait to do more in person interviews round Liams ne...

Fred joins us to discuss the Project Drag programme from Slingshot. It feels like this has been a long time coming now, but thats maybe as we've talked on and off about it a lot already. Liams got a setup and he's also been riding his home made board which is based off Kens shape as well. Nows the time to delve deeper into how its going for Slingshot though and why they chose to go this ro...

One of our most requested interviewee's for a while now, we finally managed to all organise a time to chat. We don't see much/any Omen here in the UK but we're very much aware of it's presence - and Greg has cemented himself as one of those foil brands thats worth listening to. His Youtube presence has been solid since the beginning and even Liam and I have learnt a lot by listenin...

When Gabriella Bella messages you to say that Dave Kalama wants to come on the podcast, you don't quite know what to believe. April fool's?! Cruel joke set up by the X Foils podcast? A messenger from someone Freddie's offended. What neither of us expected was that he was a semi regular listener and was keen for a chinwag. It is fair to say that we both thoroughly enjored the oppurtunit...

Videographer extraordinaire, Dane Wilson We met Dane for the first time last year when we were forced 'last minute' to MC his and Josh Ku's latest video escapades from Bali in Hood River. Turns out he's been involved with a fair few of our favourite foiling footage over the last few years - so we were keen to learn more. This is what its all about - enthusiasm and enjoyment. Thanks...

We've been quiet - its been a slow start to the year for both of us. But here we are, back with a nice new episode for all to hear. Liams bought a house and is spending his days rubbing the walls down with sand paper, so he's been far too pre-occupied to talk foiling. Coupled with the constant rain and lack of motivation to get out, we haven't actually foiled until this sunday just gon...

The start of the year is always a fun one with regards shakes up in the industry. One such shake up was hearing that Edo was leaving F-one after a very successful couple years working with the brand. Where would he end up going? It might have come as a surprise to hear he was going to be working alongside the Slingshot guys - but I recon once you've listened to what the man himself has to say...

FOILING NNEEEEWWWWWWSSSSZ! This is big! In this episode Liam sits down with Ken Adgate and Kyle Touhey...funnily enough, they talk about boards. The boys have wanted to have this catch up for a long time to review Liam's most recent DIY board project which they provided the shape for, but it got pushed quickly to the top of the to do list when we found out that one of the big dog foil brands w...

Freddie went to New Zealand and had a great time - if thats all you need to hear, then maybe give this episode a miss.... If not, we delve into his time down under and the many multiple sessions had one many multiple discipline while down there. Some lovely chat on Parawangs too.... Get signed up to the newsletter if you aren't already, we send one every second Wednesday and they're a good...

Kane De Wilde - Foiling extraordinaire and designer for KT foiling. This was a really enjoyable relaxed episode with Kane in which you get a sense about the man behind the riding and design. We cover a wide range of topics including: - Hollow board construction and comaprisons - Hawaii downwind race series & racing mindset - His personal design philosophies - Why he rides such a wide array of...

Finally - we hear you say! The lesser known Buurma brother - hiding away in Portugal running the factory and surfing every day Wieger and Jorrit run and operate Appletree themselves - but Wieger has been the face of the brand online for a while now. As soon as we met Jorrit in 2024 we knew we had to chuck him in the limelight a little too - he’s too funny to sit in the background. We recorded this...

3rd times a charm they say! Back in Richies hot tub, post session together and pre party (which got a bit loose) This year we delved relatively deep into actual foiling stuff which might be a surprise and of some interest. There is an awful lot of nonsense too though... Been looking forward to doing this for a long time - it’s a great tradition we’ve started for ourselves and long may it continue....

Something a little bit different for you today. Daniel Riley is a full time Youtuber having amassed nearly a million subscribers at the time of recording. His Youtube channel follows his 'builds' and interests, which include almost anything that flies in air or water. In recent years he has done more and more content around hydrofoiling—dockstarting, building his own TowBoogie (Toby the To...

Liam and Freddie have interviews in the bank but pushed back the releases because they wanted a chat. It's a bloody good job they did, as they manifested a new Woo World Record! Have a listen and see what we mean. This was recorded on Thur 04/12/2025 2 days before Hugo Wigglesworth recorded a 40m jump on the WOO!!! If you've got this far reading the episode description, you're clearly...

Australia's best prone foiler of 2025, France's best prone foiler of 2025, UK's second best prone foiler of 2025. He's held a bit of the limelight this Autumn with this trip to see us in the UK and then a domination at the French Surf foil events - its about time we sat down and chatted properly. A discussion into surf foiling, kit, riding style, judging and why he keeps ballsing u...

One of the most popular episodes from last year, and bound to be one of the most popular episodes this year, please welcome Paul Martin, Co-Founder of Foil Drive. We love chatting to Paul because he combines an open-book personality with incredibly unique life experiences, which we dig even deeper into in this episode. He is one of those individuals that people instinctively know to pay attention...

This is as chilled as it gets - sitting down in the carpark of the Hatchery with Mike, eating home made smoked salmon and drinking tea. Great to finally meet Mike in person - he's been a great guy to chat to and bounce ideas off since we first talked with him online a couple of years ago. A great, honest and inpdeth chat about all things North too! As far as us - check out the website, sign up to...

Welcome back Adrian Roper of AXIS Foils - the man who still holds the mantle for the most listened to podcast we've ever done - from 2 years ago! We were already keen to chat to Adrian about the mountain of new innovations that seem to be hitting the market soon from AXIS - but before we had a chance to ask, he cornered us in the carpark of the Hatch to ask us exactly the same. It was hard to...

Where did Slingshot come from and where is Slingshot going?? A great chat with Jeff Logosz, CEO of the brand - sat in the Offices in Hood River during our trip to the states. Liam and I loved this one - coming from a kite background we loved hearing about the days where it all began. We’ve also managed to nab some foils off Sam Light in the UK since we got home and Liams been spending a good bit o...

This week's episode is one that Freddie and I have been looking forward to for some time. Please welcome Connor Bainbridge, fellow Brit, man of many talents, and 2024 Formula Kite Olympian. In this episode we get a: - run down of Paris 2024 - sneak peak into the operations of Blue Fox Boards - An example of the power of giving designers and engineers critical feedback - history of his long per...

A great, refreshing and honest chat with Jon Modica - Cabrinha’s head honcho. We hear the story of how Jon went from Team Ripper right up to Chairman of the Board.  We were excited for this one having heard murmurings of a connection between Cabrinha and Mikes Lab for their new foil range connection system - we had to find out the truth! Had to put the second and third photos up alongside..... If...

The Kernow Foil Classic has come and gone - you might’ve seen a couple shots floating around the socials.  Enthusiasm is high and we wanted to talk allllll about it! A quick one to recap the time spent down in Cornwall last week We’ll be back with our AWSI chats promptly - we just couldnt help but squeeze this one in as always - if you like what we’re doing - have a look see on buymeacoffee.com/gf...

Having invaded his home in Hood River, commandeered his wifi, made cups of English tea, used his electricity to top up the airbeds, charged all electronic devices, and had a good poo, we figured we ought to sit down and do a podcast with the man of the hour, Ewan Jaspan. Ewan has been on Freddie and Liam's radar for decades as a professional kiteboarding athlete, pioneer amongst both the frees...

The big one! We've given these guys a fair bit of grief over the last 18 months after initially hearing of their release - but we were very happy to sit down with designer extraordinaire, Chris Reynolds to set the story straight and to see how the entire process had come about now the product is on the market! Legenrdary surfer turned foiler Eric Geiselman joins in to then give us his use case...

The Wanglordz haven’t sat down together since Christmas can you believe! Well, last year we never really deconstructed our first trip to America with the guys and Liam and I felt like maybe we’d missed a trick there - so we pushed to get the guys up to answer any questions they might’ve had about our trip this year We also needed time to discuss Chris’s up and coming event - now in its third year...