Disciplines
15 disciplines · 829 boards
Each sport gets its speed from something else: a wave, a paddle, a kite, a wing held in the hands, or the rider pumping. Most of them now fly on a hydrofoil, and each board’s outline shows what it has to do before it lifts off.
Foil
7 disciplines67 boards · 12 brands
Downwind foil
Paddle onto a passing bump, then ride open-ocean swell for kilometres
1727–2591 mm long · 432–584 mm wide · 70–135 L
170 boards · 13 brands
Wing foil
A hand-held inflatable sail, a short board and a hydrofoil
1400–2134 mm long · 483–737 mm wide · 50–135 L
48 boards · 10 brands
SUP foil
Paddle power alone, flying over small waves and open swell
1575–2642 mm long · 432–660 mm wide · 74–135 L
20 boards · 6 brands
Parawing
A pocket-sized soft kite that gets you foiling, then gets packed away
1651–2184 mm long · 470–584 mm wide · 60–120 L
27 boards · 9 brands
Kite foil
The quietest, fastest way to sail a kite
900–1356 mm long · 408–500 mm wide · 9–22 L
78 boards · 12 brands
Surf foil
A wing under a short board turns weak swell into flight
1270–1981 mm long · 451–559 mm wide · 25–94 L
16 boards · 7 brands
Pump foil
No wind, no waves: just legs, a dock and a wing
900–1346 mm long · 408–500 mm wide · 8.4–30 L
Kite
2 disciplinesSurf and paddle
2 disciplinesWindsurf
2 disciplinesEach board is its discipline’s typical outline, every one at one scale · ranges hold the middle 80 % of sizes