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Episode 116 · 2 September 2025 · 1h 2m

Back in Da Hood

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What we talk about

  • Back at Hood River for AWSI, with big swell and two days of parawinging already
  • Swapping to a smaller F-One carving tail and not being able to say why it felt better
  • Why Hood River suits parawing, and whether UK wingers need to switch
  • Brands prototyping parawings flat out now the race season is over
  • A big swell tow session in Cornwall that kept ramping up
  • Favourite wave sizes for winging, parawing and FoilDrive
  • A new custom parawing board, its deck dugout, and where to put the mast
  • Mast angle and shims, and Chris's wave focused event coming up in Cornwall

About this episode

We're back for our second time in Hood River, Oregon for the AWSI event here. 2 mental days so far and lots to discuss.

The hype level here is off the charts. Its been awesome to see so many friendly faces again - the entire foiling world has been rocking up to solid head high swell and 2/3m wing winds. So many hours clocked up parawinging already in just 2 days.

The Beer chest is stocked and in full flow, we've welcomed teams from Appletree, Foildrive, Code Foils and further afield for mid arvo beers so far and the chest is well depleted!

Roll on the actual AWSI event Wednesday onwards