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What we talk about
- How she got into foiling: kitesurfing at 14 or 15, then winging and prone once everyone on her beach started foiling
- Life in the Maui foiling scene: people are happy to try prototypes, windsurfers, kiters and surfers share the water, and egos are rare
- Her kit: Axis foils, Dave Kalama boards, Black Project paddles and Kahoi leashes. In summer she downwinds nearly every day
- The downwind race in France: why she didn't enjoy it, the surf events, and how few women enter foiling races
- Why she chose Axis, time with the team, and how she picks foils for racing versus surfy downwinders
- Shimming explained: half degree steps between front wings, and mast shims that tilt the nose
- SUP downwinding versus wing downwinding, how paddle shape changes balance and catch, her 8'6 board, and plans for Kauai and Maui
About this episode
We hope you enjoy this episode with humble waterwoman
extraordinaire Gabriella Bella.
We get the low down on Gabriella's watersports history and she does her best to dial in Freddie's shimming game.
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