AWSI Predictions from the Wanglordz hot tub in Hood River

What we talk about

• Arriving in Hood River before AWSI 2026: no wind, cold weather, a few days of foiling and parawing, and a drive out to Three Mile Canyon
• Local shuttle run spots have closed, which makes parawings a good fit for downwinding in the Columbia Gorge
• Why the chats in the Hatch car park with designers from different brands matter as much as the show
• First impressions of the Rift foil assist system: a top loading battery box built into the board, different battery sizes and quick swaps
• What Rift could do to the foil assist market, including competing with FoilDrive, and board makers having to build around its box
• Connection systems: Radix, Tuttle and adjustable Tuttle against tracks, and why an industry standard is still a way off
• Hollow boards, titanium and composite fuselages, monoblock wings, and the new Ozone Afterburner, Naish Hatch V2 and Quest parawings
• Predictions for the show: new foils from North, independent masts, more dogleg tapers, and jokes about AWSI award categories

About this episode

Well, we made it again....!

A little Wanglords hot tub chat to discuss our thoughts and predictions on the equipment being rumoured at this years AWSI show next week. We're out here in Hood River, ready and prepped for the show. The house has a hot tub, its cold out, and theres no wind - it makes us feel like a proper wanglordz chat...

Lots going on, and the hypes building in town. Can't wait for the wind to return hopefully tomorrow - and the messages are flooding in, everyones arriving in town.

We've put this chat up on youtube as well - check it out on our channel