Mikes Lab

High-end foil maker (also written “Mikeslab”) referenced repeatedly as a benchmark and test bed. Ken Adgate test-rides for Mikes Lab (Ep 60); a rumoured Cabrinha/Mikes Lab connection for a new foil range’s connection system drives Ep 125; “half truths” about Mikes Lab come up around the Kernow Foil Classic (Ep 45).

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

• Tiesda You (Starboard, Ep 110) credits a Mikes Lab-style mast connection (V-shaped ‘dovetail’ saddle-on-top) as more material-efficient in the fuselage than a socket system.
• Ken Adgate (Ep 60) describes the foil-first board design philosophy Mikes Lab enables (fixed angle of attack lets box position be set with confidence); brand has cult status/long waitlist.
• Daniela Moroz (Ep 88): rode Mike’s first-ever hand-built foil prototype, won her first four Formula Kite world titles (2016-2019) on Mikes Lab foils, before Mike declined to register a foil for Olympic-class racing over manufacturing-disclosure concerns — now focused almost entirely on wing foils.