INDIANA FOIL S/S 2025 PREVIEW

Retail Buyers Guide: Foil S/S 2025 Retail Buyer’s Guide
Brand: Indiana
Interviewee: Gunnar Biniasch, R&D and Marketing

What sport is driving the most demand at the moment (kite, wind, wing, surf…) and why?
Pump and Wingfoiling are the main sports for us this year. Unique high end products like the recordbreaking Condor XL foil, Monobloc Foil System and the EU produced Lightning Mast are expected to be our big sellers.

Which of your 2024 foil set ups have sold best and why?
The Condor XL und 1396 P (rebranded Manta XL for 2024/25 have sold the best. The Condor XL is unique in it’s glide efficiency allowing our riders to set world records with pumping times over 4 hours. The 1396 P is one of the easiest Foils to learn to dockstart on and still progress to a very good level. This has led to a lot of happy customers which have been spreading the stoke.

What are the main trends in foil construction, materials and design?
The main trends in foil construction are going to high end materials like High Modulos Carbon and high grade aluminum, and streamlining the foil system it. The new Monobloc system now integrates the front wing with the front part of the fuselage. This allows for a better failring between the parts which results is a lot less drag. Another bonus is that we can now adapt the width of the bonding area between the Front wing and Fuselage depending on how much span the wing has. Our large-span pump foils such as Condor XL and Manta XL still remain with HD (Heavy Duty) Aluminium Fuselages which are specifically designed to withstand the extreme loads these wings can produce when pumping.

What are the highlights of your 2025 foil offer?
We are bring a full new range of amazing foils and masts out. The Monobloc Foils:
For riders looking for the ultimate speed and glide there will be the High Aspect Ratio (AR 10.6) Barracuda Foil. This will come in 4 Sizes, ranging from 1600 cm2 to 535 cm2. The S with 535 cm2 and M with 850 cm2 are fast and agile and is competitive around both the GWA and IWSA racecourses. The L and XL with 1050 cm2 and 1600 cm2 respectively not only are amazing downwind foils and great for lightwind winging, they are also unrivaled for high speed dockstart/pumpfoiling. The Marlin Mid/high Aspect foil (AR 7.5) is the perfect allround foil. It is fast, agile and really easy to handle. The Marlin is perfect for the rider looking for a High Performance Mid-Aspect Foil that seems to have no limits. The Marlin is fast and agile, and therefore is the perfect foil to let you rip it up in the waves and also perform the most advance Freestyle tricks. The new Monobloc connection system is perfectly streamlined and extremely stiff. This gives the Foil a very direct feel which results in more confidence pushing the foil. The Condor Line has been expanded with 2 new sizes that are designed to work with the Monobloc system. The Condor M with 1737 cm2 and the Condor S with 1362 cm2. Like their big brother the Condor XL they are high aspect foils with a thicker profile designed for easy dockstarting and pumping. The smaller sizes are for riders looking for more agility in turns and more aggressive riding. They are also great light wind wingfoils. We have added 2 new Masts. The Drive is made with High Modulos Carbon and comes in 75 cm and 85 cm lengths with a 16 mm profile. The new profile makes the Drive mast faster and a lot less susceptible to ventilation. The Lightning Mast is made from High Modulos Carbon in an autoclave by the Swis Carbon Specialist Carbolink in Kosovo. The Lightning has a 14 mm thin profile. The construction is very light and extremely stiff. The Mast is the lightest Carbon mast on the market and is perfect for wingfoilers and kitefoilers looking for the maximum performance and speed.

Which of your 2024 foilboard set ups have sold best and why?
The 3’7 Le Doigt Signature Boards and 95 cm Pumpfoilboard have sold the best in 2024. The Le Doigt is unique on the market, as it is specifically made for easy paddling back after pumping long distances. Imagine pumping out and catching a ferry wave and falling in in the middle of the lake. That extra volume and rockerline designed for efficient paddling will get you back to shore a lot quicker. The 2024 95cm Pumpfoil board set new standards for the pumpfoil segment. Features like the Grab Rails, durable construction and perfect geometry for pumping made our customers very happy.

What are the main trends in Foilboard construction, materials and design?
New materials will be at the forefront of construction and design. The wew pumpfoilboards Magic 83 and 95 are made with a very light and stiff Rohacell foam and a Carbon/Epoxy layup. These will be the lightest production Pumpfoil boards on the market at 1.4 kg and 1.6 kg respectively. Our Wing and Downwind Boards will still be made in the same construction as the 2024 boards with 18 kg/m3 eps foam and a carbon pvc sandwich construction.

What are the highlights of your 2025 foilboard offer?
The new super light Magic 83 and 95 Pumpfoil boards will set a new standard for high quality pumpfoil boards. Our Freewave, Wavefoil and Flatwater/Allround Wingfoil Boards set the tone for future designs in 2024 and will continue to do to in 2025.

How have you implemented sustainability in your production and shipping processes?
Yes. We have improved the protection/packaging to avoid shipping defects and replacements. We have been using a paper-honeycomb protection around the board for a while now. This greatly reduced the amount of plastic packaging.

How will you support retailers to sell your 2025 products?
We will offer great deals and support for our partners. Also we will be ramping up our Marketing with a lot more tutorial and action video content. Our Online Boardfinder and Foilfinder tools will make it very easy for customers to find the right gear with very little effort.

What order and delivery model are you offering your retailers?
As before we have a B2B-Webshop with drop shipping option for the EU and Switzerland.

Key Products:

Condor XL Complete Set:
The World Record Pumpfoil, now as a complete kit. The Indiana Condor XL Alu Complete Kit will allow you to pump longer and farther than ever before. Our Ambassador Nicolas Iten broke the World Record by pumping over 4 hours with the Condor XL. The Condor XL Alu Complete Kit comes with the new Charger Alu Mast and the 610 HD Fuselage and we only recommend the Condor XL front wing be used with the the Alu Mast and HD Fuselages. (Use with the Carbon masts will void the warranty of these masts).

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Freewave 75:
Gunnar spent a long time testing and refining the new concepts on this board, making sure everything worked in harmony. The Tail rocker has been increased to maximize the acceleration and allow the board to release from the water with no resistance. The Deep Ergonomic Concave in the deck give you maximum control as it locks in your front foot without being uncomfortable. The new concave rails concept allow you to have two boards in one. Instead of a straight beveled rail, the Concave Rails allow the board to sit a bit deeper on the water when displacing, which gives you increased roll stability, but when you pump the board, the top board is effectively removed from the water and only the reduced hull is planning which greatly helps the release of the board from the water. The Hull features a round bottom hull. This helps the board accelerate in displacement mode, getting you more initial speed before you start pumping up. The round Bottom Hull is also less hard on your knees when landing jumps or hitting chop.

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Magic 95:
The wew pumpfoilboards Magic 83 and 95 are made with a very light and stiff Rohacell foam and a Carbon/Epoxy layup. These will be the lightest production Pumpfoil boards on the market at 1.4 kg and 1.6 kg respectively the new super light Magic 83 and 95 Pumpfoil boards will set a new standard for high quality pumpfoil boards.

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