ION launches Sun Pro and Storm Pro gear for foil surfers

ION put its Spring/Summer 2026 range into the gear that keeps a foiling day going when the forecast turns rough or the travel day gets long. The new lineup centered on Sun Pro and Storm Pro protection wear, plus a Core Travel Gear refresh built around recycled materials, with ION saying the collection was due to drop in March 2026.

Sun Pro was pitched for sun-drenched sessions, while Storm Pro was built to shield riders from windchill and unpredictable coastal weather. Both lines carried UPF 50+ protection, and the range came in rashguards and wetshirts for men and women. ION also pushed the Sun Pro Waterwear line into hats and caps, a small addition that matters when the rigging starts on the beach long before the first touchdown on the water.

The clearest cold-weather upgrade sat in the Storm Pro long-sleeve men’s wetshirt. ION loaded it with a hood and integrated balaclava face mask, elongated sleeves with thumb holes, a looser fit than standard lycras, a slip loop to clip it to boardshorts, and a small mesh zip pocket for essentials. Those are not flashy features, but they are the details that keep a rider from cutting a session short when wind, spray and chill start stacking up.

The bigger travel story came from the Core Travel Gear line. ION said every bag in the Core range was made entirely from Waste2Wear recycled materials, using a durable recycled shell that extended across surf, foil, kite and wing boardbags, duffles, trolleys and small travel essentials. The bags also got reinforced paneling, improved padding and redesigned internal organization, the kind of changes that matter when a quiver includes multiple wings, a foil, a mast and the boards that have to survive baggage handlers.

ION made the lightweight boardbag call a priority too, and that is the right place to be blunt about what matters here. In foiling, the difference between a smooth trip and a headache is often the bag, not the board. The brand’s broader Water division covers surfing, kiteboarding, windsurfing and foiling, and this range followed that logic by leaning hard into protection, packing and comfort instead of chasing a headline-grabbing new foil component.