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Surf skating versus wing foiling – 7 ways skateboarding can help your foiling.
Surf skating might appear to be world’s apart from wing foiling. After all, one is [...]
Wetsuit care chat with Exit watersports’ Kieran Sammon.
Wetsuit care should be high on the agenda for all watersports riders – not just [...]
Hybrid foiling: the rise of foil assisted flights.
Hybrid foiling, foil assisted flights, boosted foiling or whatever else you want to call it [...]
Wing foiling. The best beginner equipment to get you started.
Wing foiling is such an addictive sport. Seemingly each week there are newbies starting their [...]
Skateboarding and mountainboarding gear available now.
Skateboarding has always been a part of our lives here at Foilshop UK. Another way [...]
AK Nomad 7’6 SUP foiling board review.
AK Nomad 7’6 SUP foiling board goodies landed recently. You may have seen the recent [...]
AK’s Nomad 7’6 downwind SUP foil board first run.
AK’s Nomad 7’6 downwind SUP foil board landed to much applause recently. Out of all [...]
Foil wing learning – James’ journey.
Foil wing skills are often promoted as easy. In relation to other sports – such [...]
Hydrofoil bike first flights with Manta5’s SL3.
Hydrofoil bike? What?! Yep, hydrofoil bikes are the next evolutionary step within the world of [...]
Wing foiling upwind – closing the slot.
Wing foiling upwind more efficiently is something all riders (once flying) aspire to. Closing the [...]
Wing foiling Big wing thing – (big wang thang #2).
Wing foiling big winging is on the rise. A number of brands have recently chucked [...]
NeilPryde Fly wings & JP X Winger foil boards – photo essay review.
NeilPryde Fly wings are turning heads currently within the world of wing foiling. With eye [...]
NeilPryde Fly 4m wing – wing skating action.
NeilPryde Fly wing foil wings are super versatile. Owning any kind of wing means you’re [...]
SUP foiling – can it help downwind foiling?
SUP foiling in waves is seeing a renewed interest just lately (as of 2023). Whilst [...]
Wingsurfing – how do I become a wing foiler?
Wingsurfing and wing foiling is THE most attention grabbing foil sport out there. Wind and [...]
Foiling tips & tricks: high aspect foils and the proper mast.
Foiling and foils continue to evolve rapidly. Depending on your foiling level will perhaps depend [...]
eFoiling in Vassiliki, with Watersports Nomad.
Becoming a windsurfing and dinghy sailing instructor is highly recommended. We did it ourselves back [...]
Wing foiling tips & tricks: push it down to lift it up.
When starting your wing foiling journey there’s often a choice to be made in terms [...]
We do foiling. But our gear works for fin riding too.
Here at Foilshop UK we love foiling. We’d be a bit bonkers to run an [...]
Signature Foils UK – Rick Parkhouse Q&A.
As some of you may have seen via Foilshop UK’s social feed we recently started [...]
AK Compact 105L V1 wingfoil board review.
The AK Compact 105L V1 landed to much applaud from us here at FS. Manufactured [...]
Wing foiling winter safety: leashes. A reminder.
Stand up paddle boarding is going through a well documented and publicised safety drive currently. [...]
Everyman foiling with Dave Ludgate (Subowti) – learning to fly above water.
Learning to foil may appear daunting to some. Yet there are plenty of riders willing [...]
Ftero Surf Dome V2 wing foil wing review.
Ftero’s Dome V1 wing landed to much interest last season. Being so budget friendly many [...]
Hyde Blast V2 wing foil wing review.
Hyde’s Blast V1 wing has been well loved by us here at Foilshop UK. As [...]
Airush Freewing Nitro Ultra PE wing review with Mike Birt.
Mike Birt knows a thing or two about wing design. (He’s pretty aux fait with [...]
Indiana Wing Foil 118L SUP foil test – photo gallery.
The Indiana Wing Foil 118L makes a great SUP foil board. For many SUPers 5’8 [...]
Wing foiling progression: right place, right time, right gear.
Words: Foilshop UK Pics: Oli Lane-Peirce, Mike Pringuer Wing foiling, as with all types of [...]
Foil Stories: Windfoil dad vibes with Mike Pringuer.
In a previous Foil Stories article, we focused on young gun Tom Pringuer. This time [...]
Wing foiling safety tips.
Wing foiling at any time carries risk. But as riders we can minimise the amount [...]
Foil Stories: the female eFoiling perspective, with The SHAC’s Lizzie Carcey.
Words: Lizzie Carcey. Pics: The SHAC. Working as part of The Surrey Hills Adventure Company [...]
Mistral wing foil gear testing (and mishaps!).
Further to our recent testing of Mistral’s new foil gear in foilsurf mode we got [...]
Foil surf test – Mistral Tempest foil board and Sabre 2000cm2 foil.
Foil gear R&D continues to be a focus for Foilshop UK. With our pedigree of [...]
Foil Stories: getting wing krafty with Ian Kraft.
Next up in our real world Foil Stories series of articles is someone who’ll need [...]
Foil Stories: ‘feeling the need…’ with windsurfer & windfoiler Tom Pringuer.
We know Tom Pringuer very well. Having watched his development as a young windsurfer Tom [...]
Foil Stories: with young gun wing foiler Hugo Dobrijevic.
Words: Hugo Dobrijevic. Pics: Hugo Dobrijevic, Nick Masson. Hugo Dobrijevic checks in for our latest [...]
Foil stories: finding the ‘something else’, with Matt Thorn.
Next up in our real world Foil Stories series is local to Foilshop HQ Matt [...]
Foil stories: windfoiling – do it anyway! With Jeremy Carr.
Foil stories continues with a very real world, and honest account of windfoiling courtesy of [...]
Foil stories: Mosh, metal, McIntyre (of the Angus foiling variety).
Foil words: Angus McIntyre. Foil pics: Angus McIntyre, Steve Gladders, Mike Pringuer, The OTC. Foil [...]
Indiana Foil – new brand landing imminently.
The beady eyed may have already spotted Foilshop UK out testing new foiling gear from [...]
We do foiling! And use (and have used) all the gear we sell…
We foil! In case you missed that. Why are we telling you this? So you [...]
Foiling tips & tricks: where’s best to learn wind, wing, SUP surf, and eFoil?
Pics/vids: Oli Lane-Peirce, Mike Pringuer Foiling is a rapid progression area of watersports. With most [...]
Wing foiling wings – do I need a quiver?
Words: Foilshop UK. Pics: Oli Lane-Peirce. Wing foiling has evolved quite a bit since its [...]
Foil board width, real world riders and other considerations.
Foil board discussions – particularly surrounding wing foil sleds, as wing foiling is the hot [...]
AK Phazer SUP foil morning (Christmas Eve, 2021).
AK Durable Supply Co’s Phazer is noted for wing foiling, surf foiling, pumping and kite [...]
SUP foiling vs SUP surfing with Freshwater Bay Paddleboard Co.
SUP foiling and SUP surfing do have synergy. They both utilise familiar skills, in terms [...]
SUP foiling beginner tips – where to start.
SUP foiling beginner tips – where to start. SUP foiling is, next to wing foiling, [...]
Foil wing design evolution, a personal journey.
Words: Tez Plavenieks Pics: Oli Lane-Peirce, James Jagger, Mike Pringuer Foil wing design has come [...]
Foiling tips & tricks: levelling up.
Foiling tips & tricks this time focuses on an aspect of foiling (whatever the discipline) [...]
SUP foil and wing new products added!
SUP foil and wing new products added! With wave season underway in the UK we [...]
Foil stories: Don’t go to Florida! With Dean Peaple.
Words. pics and vids: Dean Peaple. US transplant Dean Peaple recently upped sticks from Texas [...]
Tom Pringuer Windsurfing putting the Tahe Techno Wind Foil 130L through its paces (wing and windfoil mode).
Pics: Mike Pringuer. Young Tom Pringuer, barely into his teens, is making things look easy [...]
Vayu VVing 6.4m wingfoiling wing test (video).
Vayu are making wingfoilers sit up and take notice with their new split boom, foldable [...]
Foilshop UK: we do foiling (video).
Just in case you were wondering what Foilshop UK does… As if that needs spelling [...]
Bungee SUP/surf foil to foil pumping session explainer.
Words: Tez Plavenieks Pics & vid sequences: Oli Lane-Peirce, Mike Pringuer What do you do [...]
6 months of wingin’ – wing foil kit testing and focus.
Words: Tez Plavenieks Pics: Tez Plavenieks, Oli Lane-Peirce Towards the end of 2020 I decided [...]
F4 Foils Lightwind carbon/alloy wing/SUP foil review.
Pics: Oli Lane-Peirce. Renowned for their fast windsurf foils F4 enter the market with a [...]
New Foilshop UK products! Tahe Techno Wind Foil 160, F4 Lighwind foils, FusionX X Wing wings & Nitro Pro foil boards.
It’s been a busy period of late – testing, photographing, testing and shooting some more. [...]
Paige Moore: FusionX’s head honcho and foiling design chief Q&A.
Firstly, give us a bit if background on your riding. Where and when did you [...]
New Tahe Techno Wind Foil 160 windsurf/windfoil board.
If you’re after a suitable intermediate windsurf board that doubles as the perfect windfoil sled [...]
Foilshop UK partners with FusionX for custom foil boards, foils and wings.
Foilshop UK is super excited to be partnering with another Hayling Island based foiling brand: [...]
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 [...]
Foilshop UK’s wing surfing wing performance overview.
Pics: Oli Lane-Peirce With soooooo many wing foiling wings on the market, all supposedly doing [...]
Speed glides – Axis Foils S-Series Glide 900mm alu/carbon windfoil foil test.
Pics: Oli Lane-Peirce Windfoil manufacturing has come on leaps and bounds the last few seasons. [...]
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 [...]
Foilshop UK’s wetsuit partner (NCW) talks eFoiling, Fly McConks’ eSkate and basic eFoiling tips.
Foilshop UK’s main wetsuit partner North Coast Wetsuits published an eFoiling article a little while [...]
Windsurfing UK Magazine test the Avanti Sails Icarus 5.5m windfoil specific sail.
Pics: Oli Lane-Peirce. Our friends at Windsurfing UK Magazine have just published their test report [...]
More foil bolt chat from our friends Fly McConks – foil bolt maintenance.
A recent article we published talked about swapping out your foil bolts for Torx head [...]
Convertible foil boards (wing, SUP, wind) – are they any good?
Pics: Oli Lane-Peirce/James Jagger/Foilshop UK. We heard a cynical insider industry comment foil boards combining [...]
Spotlight on Unifoil UK – a chat about surf foiling and all things watersports with Zoltan Pongracz.
Pics: Zoltan Pongracz. Unifoil, whilst being held in high regard among the global hydrofoiling community, [...]
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 [...]
SUP foiling foil set up tips for small, junky (real world) waves.
SUP foiling foil set up choices for realistic SUP foiling progression.
Hydrofoiling hardware tip: swap your existing foil bolts for Torx head types.
As foilers we don’t really give too much thought to our hardware. The supplied bolts [...]
Wing foiling tips: a few points to consider before you buy a wing foil setup.
Wing foiling remains the headline grabbing hydrofoil discipline of the moment. Everywhere you look within [...]
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. [...]
SUP foiling: it’s still ALL about the paddle…
Pics: Oli Lane- Peirce, James Jagger When newbie stand up paddle boarders hear the call [...]
Dallas Cowboy: Texan tales of the foiling kind with Dean Peaple #1
Dallas Cowboy: Texan tales of the foiling kind with Dean Peaple #1
Do you need foot straps for wing foiling and windfoiling?
Pics: Oli Lane-Peirce/Steve West. There’s a lot of confusion in terms of whether footstraps are [...]
Debunking a few windfoiling myths – Windsurfing UK magazine.
This is an article from a few seasons back yet most of what’s written still [...]
Fly McConks Go Fly 5m wing foil wing test by SUP Mag UK.
If you’re looking for further info regarding Fly McConks’ Go Fly wing foil range then [...]
Foilshop UK explainer: Why are Witchcraft Fuerteventura windsurf sails so good for windfoiling?
Pics: James Jagger, Nick Kingston. Witchcraft Fuerteventura have been in the windsurfing game for years. [...]
Axis Foils S-Series Glide 910mm, 1010mm, 1150mm high aspect foils spotlight.
As high aspect foils go Axis Foils’ S-Series Glide family of carbon wings is right [...]
Fly McConks Go Fly wing foiling wing overview.
We’ve talked elsewhere about our involvement with testing the Fly McConks Go Fly wing foiling [...]
‘A 4m wing is all you need…’ – debunking the wing foiling wing size myth.
Pics: Foilshop UK, Oli Lane-peirce, James Jagger Wing foiling has many myths. How often have [...]