Front Wings

The main lifting foil under the fuselage — the component that most defines a foil’s feel. A perennial tech topic on the show, especially the “high aspect vs mid aspect” question (Ep 7, “High Aspect Hype”).

• Aspect-ratio debate: are high-aspect wings all they’re cracked up to be? (Ep 7).
• Designer-level detail from Charles Bertrand of F-One (Ep 26), Rob Whittall of Ozone (Ep 34, Ep 35), and Adrian Roper of AXIS Foils on the Spitfire range (Ep 36).
• New-generation foils chasing combined glide, speed range and pumpability (Ep 52); F-One’s Plume and Frigate as new-discipline shapes (Ep 111).

Ripple additions (batch 2, 2026-07-20)

• Ep 110 (Tiesda You, Starboard): deep dive on connection-system history (saddle vs sleeve vs socket) and UCS’s saddle-plus-sleeve hybrid design.
• Ep 47 (Julien Salles, F-One): Skate (F-One’s best-seller ever), Seven Seas (underrated downwind glide) vs Phantom (beginner/intermediate) positioning; confirmed Phantom V2 in development.
• Ep 73 (Klaas Voget, Duotone): Whiz front wing designed with wingtips turned up (not down) for loose roll, easy pump, low stall speed for wave/prone riding — superficially resembles the F-One Spitfire outline but rides differently.
• Ep 123 (Ewan Jaspan, NAISH): square/thicker foil tips breach more progressively and predictably, producing dramatic spray, vs pointy tips.