Foiling Magazine - Guides // The Players

NICHE NO LONGER… FOILING IS NOW BIG BUSINESS, AND WITH THE UPTAKE GROWING DAILY, BOTH BACK YARD TINKERERS AND BIG BRANDS ALIKE HAVE RECOGNIZED THAT THERE IS A THRIVING MARKET FOR THESE WONDERFUL TOYS. CONSEQUENTLY, OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, THE NUMBER OF SOPHISTICATED FOIL PRO­D UCERS HAS PROLIFERATED, AND WATER- SPORT STORE SHELVES NOW PLAY HOST TO A RANGE OF SHAPES, ST YLES AND VARIATIONS FOR A MULTITUDE OF FOIL DISCIPLINES. OVER THE NEXT FEW PAGES, WE PROFILE THE BRANDS WHO ARE NOT ONLY CREATING AND SELLING THIS INCREASINGLY WIDE VARIET Y OF FOILS AND BOARDS, BUT ARE ALSO THE DRIVING FORCES OF INVESTMENT AND TECHNO­L OGY IN THE SPORT. THEY ARE… 1 0 4     T H E P L AY E R S