The Wing Life Podcast: Recent Episodes
Luc Moore
Our podcast is dedicated to the sport of Wing Foiling. Tune in as we interview top athletes, equipment designers, brand managers and every day enthusiasts from around the globe. Hosted by Luc Moore
Richard from Foil and Co (AFS) join us on the show to talk about his intro into wind sports, his position at AFS and about their newest foils, boards and windsurf boards.
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Matt Aiken is the North American Sales Manager of North and Mystic. He is also the President of AWSI (Association of Wind and Water Sports Industries). He joins us from his home in Toronto, Canada, to discuss the upcoming AWSI Board Sports Expo in Hood River, Oregon, a must-go event for dealers and brands. https://windkitesup.org/
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Wieger Buurma is the co-founder and CEO of Appletree surfboards. A wing, prone, kite and surfboard company form the Netherlands. It's one of the only wing companies who have their own in house production at a professional scale, with their own factory in Portugal. Appletree produces high quality carbon wing and foil boards, with special attention for sustainability and employee well being.
http://appletreesurfboards.com
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Ando Flores joins us from his home in La Ventana, Mexico, to talk about his Wing & Kite School, his passion for water and his life as a waterman in his beautiful country.
Visit https://saladitalaventana.com/
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Kyriakos joins us from Rhodes Island in Greece to talk about his family-run wing-foiling school, Reckless Riders. He is a passionate waterman dedicated to wind sports. Join us as we talk wind, wing and learn more about his home spot and school/teaching style.
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Sarah joins us on this episode from her home in Switzerland to talk about mental coaching. As an avid wing foiler, instructor and ex-school owner for 15 years, Sarah is ready to help you perform optimally on and off the water. Enjoy!
Visit: https://freemind-coaching.me/
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Tom Hartmann, director of the GWA Wingfoil World Tour, joins us on this episode to talk about the world tour, his journey into wind sports, the Global Wing Association and more. Enjoy!
Email: tom@globalwingsportsassociation.org
Richard is the CEO of Aluula and Ocean Rodeo. He is an avid waterman on Vancouver Island, BC. He joins us on this episode to talk shop, and his journey into the wind sports world.
Sensi Graves is a professional kiteboarder, confidence expert and women’s empowerment speaker. She’s also the founder of sustainable swimwear line Sensi Graves Swim. She helps people feel like they’re enough now by sharing the story of becoming a pro kiteboarder and starting a business before she believed that she could. When not travelling for photoshoots or speaking gigs, Sensi runs women’s kiteboarding retreats and camps and mentors women on confidence and business.
www.sensigraves.com
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Wyatt Miller is a Professional windsurfer from Berkeley, California. He is the owner of Pro-Windsurf La Ventana windsurf and wing resort in La Ventana Baja California Sur. He is the Wing and Windsurf Brand Manager for Slingshot. He spends his summers in Hood River, Oregon and his winters in Baja, Mexico.
Fernando Novaes is a Brand Ambassador and PRO rider at F-ONE Kites. He joins us from his home in Brazil to talk about the evolution of foiling and his inspirational personal story of how surfing shaped his life and brought him to where he is today. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mizofernando/
Max Robinson is a Slingshot Wing / Slingshot Foil Pro Rider. He is from Toronto, Canada and is competing on the Wing Foil Pro Tour. Follow him on Instagram & Facebook
Kiran is a team rider for Duotone / Fanatic living on Australia's west coast. He will represent Australia in the surf-freestyle division at New Zealand's first-ever GWA Wingfoil World Tour event.
Follow him on Instagram: www.instagram.com/kv_foil/
Steve Tobis, Pro rider and product tester/developer at ON Kiteboarding, talks to us about Jaws, winging and waterman life from his home in Maui, Hawaii.
Amit is a former Olympic windsurfer, founder of the Supaway Surf Club and a passionate SUP & surf instructor and guide. Amit has over 20 years of experience teaching and training in SUP, windsurfing, kitesurfing and wave surfing. He now offers all-inclusive sup, wing and surf trips around the world. The videos seen on this episode were provided by Amit himself.
To learn more: https://www.expressyoursurf.com/
Matt Pritchard is a world-champion windsurfer living with his family in Maui, Hawaii. During his professional career, he won several world titles (PWA) and teaches aspiring windsurfers and wingers. Kaden Pritchard is his 13-year-old son that is following in his footsteps. Kaden is an outstanding young athlete that is helping define the sport of wing foiling and is loving every minute of it. Visit: https://pritchardwindsurfing.com/Visit: https://www.instagram.com/kaden_pritchard_life/
Marty is a Vancouver Island based board builder, shaper and repair man. When he is not riding swell near Victoria he's in his repair shop. On this episode we talk about when to bring your board into the shop, what to look out for when buying a used board, building basics and more.
To get your board repaired visit: https://www.facebook.com/marty.chomik
Joost is the owner and operator of Comox Kite Repair (CKR). He is an avid kiteboarder and an expert in the science of repairing wings and kites from everywhere in Canada. In this episode, we talk about how to care for your wing, basic to advanced repairs and wing materials, including Ocean Rodeo's Aluula! I hope you enjoy it.
Visit: https://www.facebook.com/ComoxKiteRepair/
Alicia LaRue is the co-owner of Wind Rider Kiteboarding, located on Vancouver Island, BC. Windrider provides Kiteboarding and Winging lessons to new, intermediate and advanced riders. They also have a fully stocked PRO shop should you want to rent or buy new gear or buy some swagg. If you get lucky, the local photographer, Dave, might even get you on camera while you are foiling your heart out in the inlet. Visit: www.windriderkiteboarding.com
Benoit Dargis is the owner and designer at ON Kiteboarding. An artist and shaper first and foremost, he has been designing and building everything from snowboards, to white water kayaks, to composite luxury sports cars over the past 25 years. Benoit was a World Cup snowboarder and a designer for Jasey-Jay Anderson, who won Gold at the Olympics. Join us to hear about what goes into developing/producing wing gear and how this passionate and creative designer started ON Kiteboarding.
www.onkiteboarding.com
Tonight we have 2 special guests that are brand new to winging. Tom and I walk them through what gear to buy, show them some websites and discuss how to get started in this great sport.
Enjoy!
In this episode, we talk about the Wing, not the one attached to your board but the one you fly in your hands. We talk about which brands we like, what we have seen go wrong with some brands, V1 or V2 wings and more.
We are again fortunate to have a panel of experts and a few brand-new enthusiasts asking some great questions. We hope you will enjoy this episode!
Special guests include, Tom Ben-Eliyahu, Thomas Boyce, Noah Rainey and more.
On this episode we talk to our panel of wing foilers from around the globe about how they got into wing foiling. We discuss what beginner gear they chose to learn on and why.
Special Guests Include, Tom Ben-Eliyahu, Guy Lacroix, Thomas Boyce, Peter Williamson, Noah Rainey and more.