Josh and James don't need much introduction. As the two biggest "dick swingers" of Code Foils as the Generic Foiling Podcast would call it, this podcast was hardly an interview but a chat on all our favourite topics of foilers. This was recorded before the start of WA race week, so as a bit of an update, the weed turned out to be not nearly as bad as we had expected, and made for some great racing. James was consistent as always, coming 1st or 2nd for each race only behind Kai Thompson. Josh and I managed to sneak in for a 3rd place each in the last two races of the week. Sit back, relax and enjoy this episode of The Foil Project. (The last one for 2024!). Contents: 00:00 - Intro 01:29 - Racing with Weed 12:45 - Game Face film 19:50 - Jame quitting his job to become full time foiler 24:38 - Steering the ship of foiling 33:36 - Downwind Surf Foil Competitions 40:08 - Surf Foil Style 48:02 - Food and drink while racing 58:40 - A good old stitch up and foiling etiquette 1:11:10 - Foiling Stories (foiling in the dark)

Let's set the scene. It is Sunday 19th of Jan, and the Northern Beaches Downwind Foil Race has just finished. Foilers are running up the beach, panting and bending over to get their breath back, and then they straighten up, and start to chat. And oh boy do foilers chat after a downwind race. Hugh quickly races to the car and grabs out his 360 cameras and two "pussycat microphones", and dives into the pack of these chatterboxes with full force. This isn't your ordinary podcast, no, this is a live action interview with 18, yes 18!, of the best downwind foilers in the world. Sit back, relax, and hear what they have to say. There are plenty of stories from the weekend, and well as race strategies, that are sure to get your foil brain ticking. Until next time, Stay Pumped! Contents: 00:00 - Hugh’s Foiling Story 02:18 - Luke Atkinson 06:11 - Adrien Dustang 09:35 - Jamie Wise 12:22 - Oscar Johannson and Jake Dailey 18:24 - Hobey Moss 24:24 - James Casey 31:43 - Jeremy Wilmotte and Luc Lohier 41:58 - Ben and Mat from FoilDrive 49:23 - Trent Gordan 55:09 - Andrew Gibbons 59:21 - Trevor King 1:04:16 - Dave West and Jeremy Wilmotte 1:14:09 - Josh Ku

Kai and Alex are two madmen from the Sunshine Coast Bump Hunters crew. At the time of this interview they were both competing in race week here in WA, where Kai was having a crazy battle with James Casey and Alex was consistently placing top 3. In the final race (the one happening the afternoon of this podcast) Hugh just managed to snag Alex, claiming the bronze instead of the choccy medal for the first time. Kai came second to James by just 0.9 of a second, meaning he claimed the overall championship for the weekend. Two absolute legends, cannot wait to come over and visit the Sunshine coast. Cheers Boys! Contents: 00:00 - Intro 01:45 - Perth Race Week 7:49 - How did you get into foiling? 10:44 - Doing the M2O with only 2 months prep 15:37 - Alex Tibby and the M2O 19:30 - Howling Winds in Perth 21:50 - Downwind training Programs 24:47 - Kai’s Secret Foil 28:00 - Polishing Foils 29:20 - Alex Tibby and Armstrong 31:23 - Crazy Foiling Stories 44:00 - What the boys do for work 46:11 - Sunshine Coast Bump Hunters 53:12 - Crozon Foil Fest