Steve from Stinger takes us through the full board line-up — from foil drive rip boards with the open trench, super trench and cubby designs, to the Maverick freeride series, the Altitude wing/pairwing board, and their new downwind range — plus a look at how everything’s designed in Whistler and where the shop is headed next in Squamish.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro: Steve from Stinger
0:12 Boards designed in Whistler, tested in Hood River, Oahu & Maui
0:23 CNC prototyping in Whistler; production at the factory in Thailand
0:40 Foil drive & rip boards kept in-house — moving the shop to Squamish
0:58 Factory size: 1600 sq ft, up from 900
1:11 A transparent workshop — windows into every room
1:24 It’s a labour of love, and people see the value
1:42 Steve’s shaping history: windsurfers since 1988, Stinger since 2017
2:24 Foil riders are precise about volume — CAD/CNC accuracy to within 2L
2:47 Foiling’s culture of sharing knowledge vs the old windsurfing days
3:04 “One big sandbox” — collaboration across manufacturers
3:18 Let’s look at the boards
3:23 Foil drive & rip boards: open trench vs cubby
3:34 Open trench explained — fits the Max and Max Plus
3:55 The super trench — quick battery swaps for convenience
4:17 The cubby: the most efficient foil drive board design
5:02 Introducing the Maverick freeride series
5:13 Bottom handle & hump design for wing power
5:29 Freerider sizes: 70–100L, plus 115/130/145 for bigger riders
6:27 New foot-position reference dots
6:38 Wing/pairwing board: thinner underfoot, more volume forward
7:00 Dead flat spot & water-flush design, inspired by wake boats
7:26 Straight line, flush channel, single concave rail
7:58 The Altitude: their bread-and-butter wing/pairwing board
8:06 The fourth category: downwind boards
8:21 Squamish’s growing downwind community
8:30 Ridge design sprays water, keeps volume down
8:41 Tail lift for easier pop-ups
8:49 Deck pads: honeycomb grip with angled, tapered edges
9:17 Wrap-up: designs come from riders, kept simple with more sizes
9:41 Thanks to Steve
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More info: https://stingerfoils.com/
