The Foil Project Hugh, Noah, Max and Producer Steve

Andrew Readhead, AKA Reeei-deee, works full-time as a critical care paramedic and is a loving father of two. But during every spare moment, he can squeeze into his busy life, he is either shaping foiling boards, wake-thieving boats from the Swan River, dropping cars for Downwind foil runs or out in the water carving some crazy lines. Reedy learnt to foil through downwind foiling, and if you know a bit about foiling, that’s a remarkable feat. Reedy, gives a whole heap of valuable insight into how you can also learn how to downwind foil during this episode.

Recently, Reedy completed a 105km solo downwind, won the Fenn Westcoast Downwind Foil race and built his newest crazy board, a 5’6” by 17 downwind machine. Super stoked to have this chat with Reedy, and thanks to  @jamescasey7393  for joining the conversation and giving amazing insight as always.



We hope you enjoy the episode of The Foil Project, until next time... stay pumped!


Episode Breakdown:

00:00 – Intro

02:00 – Learning to foil, from DOWNWIND FOILING?

08:44 – Reedys Tips and Tricks for downwind foiling

15:50 – The West Aus Downwind Run (Full breakdown)

22:49 – 105km Downwind Solo Run

45:10 – Board Design, how on Earth do you use a 5’6 DW board

58:40 – West Coast Downwinder race

1:07:40 – The weed jump

1:10:40 – Future of downwind Racing

We chat with the co-founder of Electronautic, Josh Cribb, as he walks us through the crazy journey of creating their first commercial craft; The WaveFlyer Volaré. From attaching foils to the bottom of a jet ski to riding waves with a glass of champagne, this company has come a long way, and they're only just beginning...



Timeline:

00:00 - Intro
1:10 - The Wave Drive Story
9:40 - How strong is the boat?
10:50 - How does the boat drive in Shallow Water?
12:33 - The Team
15:12 - Geofencing
16:42 - How the boat feels
19:42 - Who is the Wave Flyer Volaré for?
21:34 - Instagram Viral
26:20 - Using the wave flyer in waves
28:52 - The future
30:30 - Tow Foiling
32:13 - Battery Life and Solar Charging
33:54 - Where will we see foils in the future
35:54 - Active vs. Passive Foil systems
37:02 - General Response
38:58 - Manufacturing
42:52 - Are you interested?

The Code Foils team are a group of 4 foil frothers. Marcus Tardrew is a leading SUP and board shaper currently designing for Sunova. Marcus was the first Australian to complete the Molokai to Oahu race on a foil in 2019. His brother Ben Tardrew is a renowned Gold Coast shaper with many years of hydrofoil design experience. Ben has a lifetime on the ocean sailing, surfing and foiling since the sport’s infancy and has been making hydrofoils for 6 years. Dan Juengling is an Industry-leading architect and builder with over 20 years of experience in computer-aided design and manufacturing. Finally, James Casey is one of the world’s most respected and accomplished watermen and foilers. Winner of Molokai 2 Oahu ocean race on both SUP and Foil, he also has numerous Aussie titles.

In under 2 months, this group of 4 mates and brothers released their first ever commercial foil AND won the Molokai to Oahu paddle race.

Together, they are Code Foils, and this is their story.

Come buy your Code Foils set from The Foil Shop,  Unit 3/82-84 Stirling Hwy, North Fremantle WA 6159.

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M2M Video:
@DeepwaterGorillaz , some epic drone footage and breakdown of the race!

Photos of From Hood River:
Stawicki Photography - https://www.instagram.com/iwasphotogr...
Jill | Flux Fotography - https://www.instagram.com/flux.fotogr...

Shannon Stent, AKA Larry Foiler, is not only a great foiler but a wizard behind the camera and an enthusiastic creative designer. This dynamic combo has lead him to be a pivotal figure for foiling in Western Australia and the world as he continues to spread the stoke for foiling with a contagiously fun attitude. Larry’s journey has lead him to be involved with innovative brands such as Axis and Sunova, and even onto creating his own brand LF Supply.



Check out Larry's Merch!

https://www.larryfoiler.com/

In todays episode Noah and Hugh chat to Will Wilson, manager of The Stand Up Surf Shop and The Foil Shop here in WA. We talk through all the major topics surrounding the shop, including the major brands and the evolution of foiling as a sport. We hope you enjoy this episode!

Welcome back to The Foil Project, we are stoked to bring you this episode with @jamescasey7393 .

James grew up near Narrabeen beach and started surfing and kite surfing at a young age. His downwinding journey began over in Hawaii when a twisted ankle forced him off his surfboard onto a SUP. Since then, James has made it onto the World Tour for SUP surfing and SUP racing, as well as winning the Molokai 2 Oahu Paddle Board World Championship in 2019. He has launched himself into the sport of Foiling, setting the World Record for longest downwind foil at a whopping 212km, taking almost 12 hours.

James now runs the Coach Casey Club, where he continually commits to teaching the skills required for all disciplines of foil and SUP. During the podcast he talks through the many skills you need to begin your downwind foil journey.

Thanks for joining us James, and we hope you enjoy this episode of The Foil Project.