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Lake Silvaplana crowns new WingFoil Racing world champions as wind fades

Wind faded at Lake Silvaplana, and the Race Committee went straight to the Semi Finals as France’s Adam Humeau won the Youth Men Golden Ticket Race.

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Fatal shark attack kills wing foil surfer in New Caledonia

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Gabriel Medina swaps Championship Tour for foil surfing and a new doo-rag

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Flite Board rider pairs eFoil surfing with Apple Vision Pro

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Lake Silvaplana crowns new WingFoil Racing world champions as wind fades

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Foil mast height changes speed, control and recovery in surf foiling

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Manta Foils shares five rules for traveling with eFoil batteries

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Laird Hamilton and Dave Kalama make big-wave foil surfing breakthrough at Jaws

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