3D printing technology is becoming ever more accessible, it is a fantastic tool that allow us to bring ideas to life.  With printers than can be easily setup in an office, you no longer need to go to a specialist company for your prototypes, and this is only going to get easier, with more reliable technology and materials. Conventional hydrofoils use carbon fibre cloth to ensure the product is stiff enough.  Carbon Fibre is a fantastic light and stiff material, however it is very time consuming to make products this way.  I want to make mine out of more conventional materials, a ..read more

It has been a whirlwind start to the year, as we focus on investment and moving forward as a business, including pitching at Venturefest and making use of other networking opportunities such as Knowledge Transfer Network events, we want to take time to talk about what is it that makes our hydrofoil design so special? Kitesurfers often feel the frustration of arriving at a shallow water location with the wind too light for them to ride in. What if there were a solution that allows them to ride these conditions, making best available use of their time? Existing designs cost in excess of £1000 ..read more

Thanks to Planet Kitesurf Holidays for post this blog on their website! A low profile low cost hydrofoil for kitesurfers to attach to twin tip kiteboards. I've always been curious about how things work and creating things has always been a passion since my first lego kit I was given as a child, even though back then I needed my dad's help to make it. I've always liked to explore my creative side but more often my curiosity brought the technical side to the fore, the end result was 13 years as a Mechanical Engineer. I always felt myself fortunate in my job, there was a lot of freedom ..read more

Do you like our clothing designs?  Is there anything more you would like to see? Would you like colours adjusted for your liking? Just let us know.  We start by selecting our favourite pictures we've taken over the years, sketching it out, then turning that into vector graphics to be printed out via the Teemill service offered by Rapanui We're trying out different styles and really finding out what people like and like to show how we feel connected to the sea through our designs ..read more