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RRD Y26 SUP & SURF FOIL COLLECTION • The ever-buzzing Bouyer brothers recently showed up in RRD’s new Y26 foil range video, riding in some pretty damn azure waters and clearly having the time of their lives. We caught up with them at home in France to find out how that shoot went down and exactly whereabouts they were riding…

JUSTIN SIMMER • Slotting in to the Rising Up slot this issue is 16-year-old charger Justin Simmer, son of windsurf industry legend Malte Simmer and burgeoning board shaper in his own right…

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DEEP BLUES AND DOWNWINDERS • Given that 2020 has been a year that most people will probably be happy to put behind them, it’s heartening to see that for some it’s been an absolute banger at times. One such case-in-point is Paul Serin, who not only managed to check off a dream trip, but also didn’t get eaten in the process. Bonus.

ALENUIHĀHĀ CHANNEL CROSSING • Despite his age, Bobo Gallagher (11) is no shrinking violet when it comes to big challenges. Yet his idea to wingfoil across one of the most formidable stretches of moving water in the Hawaiian Islands was his biggest yet, and came with its own separate challenges in terms of equipment, mental preparation and coaching…

PUMP FOILING • From a quest to find the perfect wing, to optimizing his pumping technique, engineer and MIT graduate Devon Manz embarked on a personal mission to find the limits of what he could do with a foil on the lake in front of his house…

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THE sugar cove CREW • Finding himself amidst the crucible of wing foiling and those who are truly pushing it to the next levels, photographer Noah Andrews here documents the small but immensely talented inner circle of Maui-based young guns who are pushing the boundaries of the sport on a daily basis.

ENDURANCE • A series of life decisions, chance opportunities, and occasional mishaps led photographer Richard Hallman to the rugged coastline of Oregon, and a small slice of absolute foiling paradise, stark in its contrast to the troubled world surrounding it…

CONNECTING THE DOTS • It’s safe to say that big wave rider, waterman and perpetual ocean nomad Chris Bertish is enjoying to the fullest his relatively recent conversion to multi-discipline foil rider. Here he waxes on how his wave-riding passions and love for the environment have all been complimented by his move into the foil realm…

CLOUD9 • With a roster of top-level team rider names that many from a surf background will recognize, there’s no question that Cloud9 are a brand that enjoy a good reputation for the quality and performance levels of their foil gear. Co-founder Chris Gutzeit (below right, with business partner and co-founder Kent Hardley on the left) talks us through where it all began, and where things are heading for the brand now…

HOW TO SUP FOIL • For me it all began on a joyful tropical afternoon on the north shore of Maui back in 2016. I remember being awestruck after watching Kai Lenny and the Spencer Brothers effortlessly harness the raw power of the ocean and smoothly glide down along the coast on seemingly invisible waves. I was completely hooked on learning the ropes of this new elegant dance. But after my...