Rou sits down with Brandon to wrap up the show — the standout gear across foiling, parawinging and kiteboarding, why the secondhand market is full of bargains right now, and an honest chat about pricing, accessibility, and Brandon’s new documentary on his brain injury recovery.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro: wrapping up the show together, first impressions
0:32 The week’s conditions, and gear for every wind speed from zero to 50 knots
1:39 How far the industry’s come — a beach packed with incredible gear across every discipline
3:04 Broad-stroke winner #1: hydrofoiling’s explosive growth, from pump foils to race foils
4:29 Broad-stroke winner #2: Foil Drive and the growing e-assist foiling space
6:03 Parawinging is everywhere now — hard to learn, but pushing every brand to improve fast
6:42 Standout parawings: Ozone’s range, F-One’s Frigate, Armstrong’s upcoming wing, Cabrinha Nomad
8:12 Best entry-level parawings: the Naish Hatch and Ozone Quest
8:55 Kiteboarding is far from forgotten: Slingshot’s NXT, Code, new FO kites and screwless One Lock mast system
10:20 Every brand now has its own signature sail material and construction tech
11:07 Standout product of the show: Duotone’s click-in foot strap
12:36 Why this show matters, and why the whole industry keeps showing up for it
13:19 A shoutout to the sport’s growing engineering talent, including Kane and the KT team
14:15 With so much good gear now, buying comes down to which brand’s story you connect with
15:25 The pricing reality: premium gear is genuinely expensive, but so is genuinely good entry-level kit
16:23 Buying smart: why the secondhand market — and picking a mast system built to last — is worth chasing
20:03 Summing up the show, and Brandon’s real takeaway on where the industry’s headed
22:39 A shoutout to Brandon’s documentary “Windfall,” on his brain injury recovery
25:12 Wrap-up: an inclusive invitation to the wind sports “tribe,” and thanks to Brandon
Sun 20th Sep, 2026 @ 3:30 pm
