Author Archives: Tez

Real world foiling stories: Simon Letten, windfoiler, windsurfer and soon to be wing foiler.

Words & pics: Simon Letten We’ve known Simon for quite a while. Always the keen [...]

Wingsurfing foil wing handles: comfort and efficiency is key to performance and wing foiling progression!

Pics: Oli Lane-Peirce. It’s safe to say that not all wingsurfing foil wings are the [...]

Strong wind wing depower – the ‘other’ beauty of wing foiling.

We all know that foiling across the, ahem, board makes best use of slack conditions. [...]

Tahe Techno’s UK man on the ground: Alex Mallalieu Q&A with WIndsurfing UK magazine.

Friends of Foilshop UK, Windsurfing UK magazine, have just published their Q&A with Lyon Watersports’ [...]

Foilshop UK’s Tez talks wing foil equipment testing and Mistral Air Force prototyping.

Pics: Foilshop UK, Steve West 17 wing foil wings, 86 hydrofoil combos and 27 different [...]

Maximising your SUP surfing vid – add a foil to your stand up paddle board!

Words, pics and vid: Tez Plavenieks It’s no secret I love a wave – of [...]

BIG wang thang – diminishing returns of using a wing foil wing bigger than 6m?

Pics: Oli Lane-Peirce. Foilshop UK’s Tez Plavenieks discussion the subject of big wing foiling wings. [...]

Wing foil gear spotlight: Unifoil Hyper 210 & Wind Wing 6m.

Pics: Oli Lane-Peirce Unifoil are held in high regard for their range of carbon hydrofoils. [...]