Foil Life Podcast

Welcome to the Foil Life Podcast, the official podcast of the Foiling Magazine! Join us as we dive into the exhilarating world of foiling. We cover wing, kite foiling, pump foiling, surf foiling, e-foiling, wake foiling, and downwind SUP foiling—plus the dynamic art of wing foiling. From expert tips and inspiring stories of athletes, innovators, and passionate riders to gear release and review episodes where we talk with top brands about the latest innovations hitting the market, we’re your ultimate source for all things foil. Whether you’re honing your skills, planning epic foil adventures, or geeking out on cutting-edge gear, tune in for unmatched stoke and insights.

Foil Life Podcast is a sports podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 196 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Unknown Host hosts Foil Life Podcast, a sports show with 196 episodes published.

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  Episode #176

  Episode #147 - The Exit Watersports story with Kieran Sammon

  Sep 30, 202648 min

  On this episode of the Foil Life Podcast, we sit down with Kieran Sammon, founder of Exit Watersports — Irish kiter, 2006 national amateur freestyle champion, automation engineer by day, and the person who turned a broken kids’ trampoline into a wetsuit hanger. He talks Rhodes 2002, a January lesson in 4°C Irish water, building the IKSA, bringing the KSP Wave Tour to Achill with Aer Lingus and Hertz, a cancer scare in 2010, and why he still prefers boosting and smacking waves on a kite even as he chips away at winging and foilable swell. Then he walks through the products that grew out of not being able to dry a suit properly: the wide hex-cut XRail, the SUX suction mount, the 70-litre oval BUX change bucket, the XTEND windchill layer Hannah Whiteley called a game changer, plus Mavericks, Dry Bell, and what’s coming next. Kieran covers the path from a second-hand Whipica LTR to a shed prototype in 2014, finding industrial designer Rudo Enserink, launching in late 2019 just before COVID, and the retailer feedback that one product is not a brand. Luc covers multi-day van trips, Thule boxes that never dry, and why a hanger that actually stands off the wall (or the car window) matters when you’re camping, commuting, or trying to get a suit dry before the next session. Episode Highlights: - First kite lesson: instructor sat in the car and said go play - Consistency beat raw talent for the 2006 Irish amateur title - Original XRail built from 25 mm trampoline tubing cantilevered off a shower pole - 75 mm width + hex holes so air reaches every surface, plus bungees for five accessories - SUX Mark II: pump suction and an adjustable nut so the rail stays level on a sloped van window - BUX: 70 L, watertight, stand-in oval stance, perforated removable base, XRail slot - XTEND PU-coated lycra over the wetsuit to kill evaporative cooling - Mavericks paddle trainer and Dry Bell sand-fill travel kettlebell already in the US - XOVER change robe (overlap / trench-coat mode) and inflatable CORE bench still in prototype - Stock from Dublin across Ireland, UK and Europe; limited US warehouse - Code FOILLIFEEUROPE10 for 10% off at exitwatersports.com - Open call: anyone flying Europe → Mauritius, Luc needs a BUX in the hold Visit: https://exitwatersports.com

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  Episode #146

  Episode #146 - From Riders to Innovators: Camille Delannoy & Fabian Muhmenthaler on Life Inside North ASG

  Sep 23, 202641 min

  On this episode of the Foil Life Podcast, we sit down with Camille Delannoy and Fabian Muhmenthaler from North ASG — two former pro riders now inside the Netherlands office. Camille works across AI engineering, software, and business intelligence on internal systems. Fabian is moving from Brand Ambassador Manager into Foil Category Product Manager. They talk Brazil and Tarifa roots, strapless comps and early wing years, internships that turned into real jobs, and the shift from photo-shoot travel to building the next boards, foils, and tools the team actually rides. Camille covers the path from F1 to North, studies between Madrid and Tarifa, and the data and software work that keeps operations moving. Fabian covers industrial design studies in Cádiz, the foil he designed as his thesis, the ambassador-manager stretch, and taking on foil systems, boards, wings, parawings, and what’s coming next. Episode Highlights: - Camille first as athlete; Fabian in via that intro around late 2021 / early 2022 - Brazil → Spain/Tarifa → Netherlands; beach-town studies that still left room to ride - Favorite tricks: cat-coups and wave riding vs. 720s, backflip-to-360s, old-school forwards - Favorite spots: home beaches, the Canaries, and Mauritius One Eye - Office five to ten minutes from the water, prototypes on tap, sessions before and after work - MIDI Pro board upgrade and all new SF Foils (details to come!) - High-camber downwind foils staying on part of the range, not every model - Athlete knowledge plus engineering or data skills in the same person - Less free riding, more testing — Tarifa for foil R&D, Dutch winter kiting to stay sane - Keep riding, work hard, and follow the thing that actually pulls you Visit: https://northactionsports.com

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  Episode #145

  Episode #145 – Kaden Sponhauer / Sicko Country | The Foiling Magazine

  Sep 16, 202642 min

  On this episode of the Foil Life Podcast, Luc Moore sits down with Kaden of Sicko Country — the Hood River crew that just hit one million YouTube subscribers — to talk growing up on the Columbia, the jump from 30-second tow-foil runs to parawing addiction, and what it takes to film a full-time action channel around wind. They recap how a small-town friend group became a six-person YouTube operation, a COVID summer that turned a side project into a job, and idea generation that is anything but a dialed calendar. Kaden covers early kite and windsurf years, why the crew prefers parawing for the hands-free surf-foil feel, Apple Tree / F-One / Ozone setups, Rufus as the dream downwinder, when 40 knots means shuttle-only, YouTube analytics without losing the soul of the channel, close calls on foils and slip-and-slides, and a dream shred trip to Mauritius with zero algorithm talk. Episode Highlights: - One million subscribers as a milestone, not a finish line - How the crew formed in tiny Hood River — river, mountain, school, family friends - The kid who said he could film, couldn’t, and stayed because he was funny - Ideas from reels, Marketplace, invitations, and a few sit-downs a year - Windsurf as a toddler → kite at 13 → kite foil → wing → parawing - Early downwinding: old foils behind the ski, 30 seconds felt insane - Why parawing wins: surf-foil feel, nothing in your hands through the turns - Gear: Apple Tree Skipper 50L, F-One skate foil, Ozone Pocket Rocket - May–September Hood window; filming days planned around *not* windy - YouTube was never the childhood dream — COVID + camera skills lined it up - Jackson as unofficial boss; legally even, practically a glue guy - Favorite downwinder: Rufus — big waves next to a truck-stop Cinnabon - Safety they are finally booking: first aid, avalanche, water rescue - Dream video: Mauritius, forget YouTube, just shred - Home river still beats most travel spots; foiling pulled parents and grandparents back on the water Visit: https://www.youtube.com/@Sickos / https://www.thefoilingmagazine.com

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  Episode #145

  Episode #145 – Kaden Sponhauer / Sicko Country | The Foiling Magazine

  Sep 16, 202642 minS0

  <p>On this episode of the Foil Life Podcast, Luc Moore sits down with Kaden of Sicko Country — the Hood River crew that just hit one million YouTube subscribers — to talk growing up on the Columbia, the jump from 30-second tow-foil runs to parawing addiction, and what it takes to film a full-time action channel around wind.</p><p>They recap how a small-town friend group became a six-person YouTube operation, a COVID summer that turned a side project into a job, and idea generation that is anything but a dialed calendar. Kaden covers early kite and windsurf years, why the...

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  Episode #144

  Episode #144 - Mike Raper & Nico Hopp

  Sep 9, 202649 min

  On this episode of the Foil Life Podcast, Luc Moore sits down with Mike Raper (newly appointed Global Brand Director at Foil Drive) and Nico Hopp (Hoppline) to talk about the foil assist revolution, why the product still feels like “surfers for surfers,” and where powered foiling, downwinding and beginner access are heading next. They recap Mike’s reset after leaving North and a 2024 brain hemorrhage, months chasing swell and wind between New Zealand and Australia, and the decision to come back into the industry with Paul Martin, Ben Jamieson and the Foil Drive crew. Nico brings the European demo-and-camp view: heat-dome summers, Baltic sessions, tool-less Mini Pod swaps, Fusion racing, and how fast first-timers progress when they get days on the water instead of a 20-minute demo. The conversation covers efficiency and testing without waiting for wind, Jerry Lopez finding empty lineup waves at 77, Fusion / Max / Slim as different tools rather than one product, camps that turn into all-day foil-drive clinics, downwind racing where you’re faster off the trigger than on it, second-hand units that still last, and why assist is another quiver item instead of a replacement for wing, prone or pump. Episode Highlights: - Mike’s new role at Foil Drive: brand look and feel plus product-to-market, working with designers across foil brands instead of competing with them - Why Foil Drive: people first, in-house manufacturing, and a product Mike was already using to get onto bigger waves on a 35L board and smaller wings - Mini Pod: tool-less, light enough that even die-hard prone riders will mount and unmount it between sessions - Teaching: first session is the trigger; multi-day camps flatten the learning curve from zero to real foiling - Systems: Fusion for power and beginners / e-foil racing, Max as the all-rounder, Slim as the underrated downwind and performance unit - Downwind and racing: short bursts to get on foil, then pump; thinner masts and smaller wings as power and thrust improve - Durability and access: modular parts, cheap wear items, a growing second-hand market, and pairing assist with a power wing as backup - Culture: evenings still end with “session first or pack down first,” and knowledge plus passion as the moat as more brands enter the category Visit: https://foildrive.com/

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