News: downwind
MAKO 2: everything you liked about the Mako, easier, faster and more capable
The nose, the rocker and the deck: what changed on the Mako 2 and why it matters with today's smaller, faster foils.
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SURGE 1240: big wing lift, downwind glide, SURGE carving
The biggest SURGE yet: why we grew the aspect ratio with the size, how it compares with the Fireball 1350, Spitfire 1180...
Raiarii Fadier second overall at the Molokai 2 Oahu 2026
Second across the Ka'iwi Channel in a year when 37 of 123 starters did not finish.
Dave Kissane wins the Maui to Molokai over-50s, 2026
Second in 2024, first in 2026: Dave Kissane tops the over-50s in the Pailolo Channel.
Kaiwi Loui second in the Maui to Molokai under-18s, 2026
A youth podium in the Pailolo Channel for one of the next generation of AXIS downwind racers.
Trent Gordon wins the Maui to Molokai over-40s, 2026
A division win in the fierce conditions of the 2026 Pailolo Channel crossing.
Kai Thompson second overall in the Koa Kai Triple Crown 2026
Fourth at the Molokai 2 Oahu, second overall across the three races, and a Maliko run record on stock gear.
Hawaii downwind season: the Koa Kai roundup
M2M in fierce conditions, an M2O where 37 of 123 did not finish, ten AXIS riders in the top 20, and what...
Kai Thompson third in the Maui to Molokai 2026
Race one of the Triple Crown: an awesome battle through the Pailolo Channel and a podium to start the journey to Oahu.
Kai Thompson third at the Paddle Imua 2026
Another podium on the Maliko run, the short, intense opener of Maui race week.
Brian Tallarico wins the Oahu Foil race series over-40s
Nineteen races, best six counting, and a division win in the longest of them: Turtle Bay to Mokuleia, roughly 20 miles.
Marnie Bertram wins pump foil and downwind at the SFT World Cup, Lake Garda
Top step in the dock-start pump race, then the downwind SUP foil win too, beating nearly all the men in the process.
Kai Thompson second at the Voyager-Wetfeet downwind challenge 2026
A violent first half in big south swell, wind and current, and a podium to open the Hawaiian season on Oahu.