Tag Archive for 'downwind'

The New RS-X Series by GoFoil: Transform Your Ride with Alex Aguera

In the ever-evolving world of water sports, innovation is the key to unlocking new levels of performance and excitement. GoFoil, a pioneering brand in the hydrofoil industry, continues to push the boundaries with its latest offering, the RS-X series. We had the privilege of sitting down with Alex Aguera, the visionary founder of GoFoil, to […]

Unveiling GoFoil’s New P Series Front Foil Wings with Alex Aguera

If you’re invested in the world of foilboarding, there’s exciting news coming out of one of the market’s leading brands – GoFoil. In our annual interview with GoFoil creator, Alex Aguera, we caught up with him to talk about the company’s latest range of foil wings: the P series. For those in the dark about […]

Catching Up with Alex Aguera and Checking Out the New GoFoil Masts and Tail Wings

I saw GoFoil’s new masts and tails online and thought it would be a good time to interview Alex again and ask him about them. In this video, Alex shares his experiences with GoFoil’s new masts and tails and the best conditions to use them in. He also shares a lot of foiling tips so […]

GoFoil Deep Dive with Alex Aguera on GT, RS, EZ, Wing Foil Boards and New Tails

Here’s another interview this time with foiling legend Alex Aguera. Alex is the founder of GoFoil and the inventor of the first SUP downwind foil board. In this video, Alex give us an in-depth look at GoFoil’s new line up of front foils, tails, wings, and boards. Alex also shares a lot of tips – […]

Dave Kalama discuses the E3 boards, foiling and downwind best practices

I caught up with legendary waterman Dave Kalama to talk about all things foiling. Dave shares his knowledge about foil boards including construction, design, weight, size, and more. We also talk about foiling techniques and skills, as well as his lineup of the Kalama E3 Performance foil boards. These are his newest designs for SUP […]

Connor takes out the Kerama Blue Cup in Japan – Event Recap by Connor Baxter

Connor takes out the Kerama Blue Cup in Japan The 2018 Kerama Blue Cup was an event to remember, with its stunning blue water and amazing island life style. It was definitely a mission to get here for me coming from Hawaii with 20 hours of traveling to Okinawa. Then jumping on a 3 hour […]

Connor Baxter Wins the 2018 OluKai Ho’olaule’a – Event Recap by Connor Baxter

Connor Baxter Wins the 2018 OluKai Ho’olaule’a The 2018 Olukai was another great event with some crazy conditions that we will be talking about for years to come! The race was originally supposed to be on Saturday, but with the crazy north winds and lots of rain it was postponed until Sunday. I woke up […]

Connor Baxter Wins The Battle of the Bay – Event Recap by Connor Baxter

Connor Wins the “Battle of the Bay” This year’s Battle of the Bay in San Francisco was an epic grind. The day started off beautiful without a cloud in the sky and the conditions were ramping up to be super fun for the afternoon with some wind. It was going to be a full day […]

Connor wins the 8th Annual Maui-2-Molokai – Event Recap by Connor Baxter

Connor Wins the 8th Annual Maui-2-Molokai Event Making it 8 Straight And the Longest Winning Streak in SUP Recap by Connor Baxter This years 8th Annual Maui-2-Molokai was another Epic Battle and Channel Crossing.

SUP Downwind Tip – Connecting Bumps by Using the Onramp to the Freeway

This video covers how to catch the smaller, slower moving bumps to connect into the bigger, faster moving swells. Guy Pere, a great paddler from Oahu, used this great analogy: use an “onramp” to pick up the speed you need to merge onto the “freeway”. Then, as you come off the faster moving swell, look […]

The 2016 Columbia Gorge Paddle Challenge – Recap by Connor Baxter

Connor Sweeps The 2016 Columbia Gorge Paddle Challenge The 2016 Columbia Gorge Paddle Challenge was a huge event with heavy competition. It was the largest contingent of elite competitors getting together at one event for this entire year – in both the men’s and women’s fleet.

The 2016 Molokai-2-Oahu – Recap by Connor Baxter

Molokai-2-Oahu Championships The 2016 Molokai2Oahu Championships was a big turn out with some tough competition. This is one of the biggest events in Hawaii for stand up paddling.

Hawaii Kai Downwinder on Tempest OC2 Canoe

My brother Darin and I recently went on a Hawaii Kai downwind run in Oahu to test out my new Ozone Tempest OC2 two-man canoe in open ocean conditions. The Tempest OC2 is fast and it glides really well. We caught some really nice bumps, I think some of the longest bumps we’ve ever caught.

Connor Wins the 2016 Olukai Ho’olaule’a – Recap by Connor Baxter

Connor Baxter Wins his 5th Straight “Olukai” Crown The 2016 Olukai Ho’olaule’a Event was not only in the most epic conditions, but it was a great way to dust off last weekends race.

Comparing Kai Zen 98″ and 88″ Blade Paddles

Review written by: Darin Leong The Blue Planet Kai Zen paddle comes in two blade sizes, 88″ and 98″. I was lucky enough to try both sizes out.