The X-Foils

Jan 11 2025 29 ep. 80 mins 9
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Dylan Shewfelt Co-founder of Kite Puerto Rico and N1 Water sports with over 15 years of being in the watersports world. Talking about personal experiences, all foil disciplines and watersports in Puerto Rico. This will consist of diving in and chatting people that live and breath foiling. Dylan wants to know how they got there, what gear took them on their journey and why they think about foiling 100x a day! Follow the X-foils as we investigate the unusual cases that involve elements of the supernatural or paranormal activity that is driven by the foil!

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Case #29 - Wren’s Foiling Progress & the Lithium Revolution

Jan 11 2025 81 mins  
Wren’s Foiling Progress & the Lithium Revolution In Case 29 of The X-Foils, Wren is back! We catch up on her summer progress and dive deep into the tech side of foiling—geeking out over the Tow Boogie and Foil Drive. We explore how the lithium revolution has sped up progression in the sport. The Foil Drive is making foiling more accessible to the masses, while the Tow Boog

Case #28 - Trigger Friendly deep dive into Foil Drive

Dec 07 2024 73 mins  
The X-Foils Podcast: Case #28 - Trigger Friendly deep dive into Foil Drive Welcome back to the X-foils Podcast! Walt and I Sit down again, this time to chat over all things Foil Drive. We have had a hand full of great session now and wanted to share our thoughts on the whole thing. From Surfing it, Downwinding it and just over all how it adds to our over all foil adventures. I

Case #27- Summer Recap & Parawing Talk with Walt

Nov 12 2024 84 mins  
The X-Foils Podcast: Case #27 - Summer Recap & Foiling Talk with Walt Walt and I finally sit down for the casual foil chat we've been planning for a while. We recap the summer, dive into the Parawing, board changes, and the sport’s ever-evolving landscape. Join us for a relaxed conversation about the progression, experimentation, and good times we’ve had riding the waves

Case #26 - Tre & McFlowi’s Father-Son Foil Journey

Oct 31 2024 74 mins  
In Case 26 of The X-Foils, I sit down with Tre and his son Walker, better known as McFlowi. Sponsored by Armstrong Foils and fresh from competing in the Triple Crown, Walker has been making waves with his “snappy” style and rapid progress in foiling over the past year and a half. Tre, one of the early adopters of downwind foiling in the Gorge, overcame the challenge of using ge

Case #25 - Giovanni Returns: Race Recap, Upcoming Events, and Downwind Foiling

Oct 09 2024 73 mins  
In Case 25 of The X-Foils, Giovanni is back! We dive into a full race recap, discuss the next big race on the horizon in France, and talk all things downwind foiling. From gear insights to strategies, this episode has it all for downwind foil enthusiasts. I have him hooked up with Code foils through my shop as I want to support Gio and his future in this passion of his anyway I c

Case 24 - Hunter Becker: Kite Foil Freestyle, Big Air, following his passion

Oct 03 2024 69 mins  
The X-Foils Podcast: Case #24 - Hunter Becker: Kite Foil Freestyle, Big Air, following his passion. In Case 24 of The X-Foils, I sit down with Hunter Becker, a North team rider renowned for his Kite Foil freestyle and big air tricks. Hunter brings extensive knowledge of flight, holding certifications in aviation, paragliding, and speed flying. As an all-around athlete, he's livin

Case 23 - Hood River Parawing Recap with Walt and Roy

Sep 22 2024 32 mins  
In Case 23 of The X-Foils Podcast, I sit down with Walt and Roy for a laid-back conversation—literally in the back of our van at the Hatch parking lot in between session on my last day in Hood River. We dive into our learnings from using the Parawing and recap an epic summer of downwind foiling. From what worked to the challenges we faced, we reflect on how the Parawing has chang

Case #22 - Greg from BRM. The man behind The Parawing

Sep 11 2024 30 mins  
In Case 22 of The X-Foils, I sit down with Greg from BoardRiding Maui (BRM) to discuss his latest product making huge waves in the foiling market—the Parawing. This wing is designed to give riders the purest wave-riding experience possible, to get on foil and the possibility to pack it away, and ride freely. Its captivating a wide foiling audience with its potential as we wonder

Case 21 - Gnarly Marley from Next Gen to Next Legend

Aug 30 2024 64 mins  
In Case 21 of The X-Foils, we feature Marley Franco, Gnarly Marley! A 16-year-old water sports sensation from Maui. Sponsored by North and Mystic, Marley has quickly become a standout in the foiling community. Born and raised in Maui, Marley absolutely shreds across all watersports disciplines he decides to tackle. Very humble and hungry to keep pushing the sport with his killer s

Case 20: Prescriptions to Precision, Franks Leap into Shaping Foilboards of the future

Aug 19 2024 100 mins  
In Case 20 of The X-Foils, we’re joined by Francesco, the mastermind behind Frank Foilboards. Originally from Italy, Francesco now resides in Maui with his beautiful wife and kids, where he’s shaping the foil boards of the future. In this episode, we dive into Francesco’s unique journey—from his beginnings in watersports to how he found his passion for shaping. We also dis