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Welcome to the Foil Mates Shop
It’s time to gear up with some seriously cool Pump Foil apparel! At Foil Mates, we bring you exclusive designs made just for foilers, by foilers. Whether you're out on the water or relaxing on land, we've got you covered with T-shirts, Hoodies, and Caps featuring awesome, custom designs. But that’s not all – we also offer cool gifts like bags, mugs, phone cases, and towels, all designed with Pump Foiling in mind.
Every product is proudly designed in Switzerland and features original Foil Mates designs you won’t find anywhere else. Choose your favorite color for your T-shirt or Hoodie and enjoy our great prices. Plus, we’re all about environmentally friendly on-demand printing.
With worldwide shipping, you’ll be rocking your Foil Mates gear no matter where you are. Get yours today!
Trash is Cash
Water is more than just an element to you – it is the heartbeat of your sport. Whether foiling, winging, or other water sports – without clean rivers, lakes, or the sea, your experience wouldn’t be the same. Trash in the water? Unfortunately, it's becoming more common, and no one wants to pursue their passion surrounded by plastic and waste.
Trash is cash.
This is where our partner ONIX Foils comes in: For every bag of beach trash you collect, you’ll receive a 5% discount on an ONIX product of your choice. Those who go the extra mile can earn up to 30% off. Onix says «Trash is cash». This initiative immediately inspired us!
Let’s achieve more together.
We call on other manufacturers to follow this example. If you have contacts with manufacturers or produce products yourself, join in! Support the cleaning of beaches and shorelines with similar initiatives – for clean waters.
If you’d like, send your photo (with trash bags) of a cleaned shoreline and a short text to contact@foilmates.com. We will publish them here. We would love to see you participate.
ONIX Albatross out now!
Designed for pump, wingfoil, SUP and prone – offering excellent glide. Featuring the proven ONIX profile with a new shape.
Find the Albatross shop in our Foil Mates App and get a special 10% discount on all ONIX equipment.
A small hint: The shop is located in Tarifa, Spain...
INDIANA Supersale
UP TO 50 + 25% DISCOUNT ON THE AMAZING COLLECTIONS OF SUP, FOIL OR SURF GEAR AT INDIANA.
Check out the online store now to benefit from the supersale.
Short- or long mast for pumpfoiling?
You have decided to get your first pumpfoil set and do not know what mast length you should decide for? Or are you already a more experienced foiler and are considering to change to a mast with a different length? In this video the main differences between long a short mast for pumpfoiling are explained.
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Importance of body position
Why is the body position important when pumpfoiling? First you have to master the dockstart and then learn the pumping technique. In this tutorial, the importance of the body position is explained. May a little bit in a technical way, but one of the best videos explaining the physics behing the weight distribution when pumpfoiling.
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Shimming?
Shimming? Never heard of it? Well, if you start asking your foil mates you will see that many foilers are using shims to 'tune' their equipment. Curious how it works? In this video, shimming is explained and will help you to find the right shim for you.
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