A festival of Windsurfing, Windfoiling and Winging, held in conjunction with the New Zealand Slalom Nationals in Christchurch. This event is scheduled to align with the SailGP will be held from the 2nd to 6th February 2023. Bookings to the Fin and Foil Festival can be made here Very timely to add onto our Canterbury […]
SEVERNE 2022 BLADE & S-1 SAILS LANDED Our Gear Water Nomads is proud to announce the 2022 Severne Blade and Severne S-1 sails have arrived in our rental gear. The Blade is the benchmark 5-batten wavesail. A perfect blend of power and control. When you need dependable performance across a wide wind range you simply […]
2022 AXIS Froth Carbon Foil Board Water Nomads is stoked to have the latest generation AXIS foil board for the 2022/23 season. AXIS Froth is the perfect balance between performance, early lift and ease of ride – a stable platform that packs plenty of volume into a short length to reduce swing weight and increase your fun […]
AXIS Pump and Glide PNG 1310 Introducing the ultimate pumping front wing. The Pump and Glide, PNG, 1310. The strength and stiffness of the AXIS Power Carbon and Power Carbon High Modulus Masts have opened up the potential for developing wings we could only dream about prior to our development and testing cycles for these […]
PPC FOILING PODCAST Sam Loader The Blue Planet Show (season 2, episode 5) has an in-depth interview with the man behind PPC Foiling, Sam Loader. The show with Robert Stehlik interviews Sam loader, the owner of PPC foiling, and looks at what’s new over the last year and all the equipment he’s has coming out, […]
AXIS FOILS PODCAST Adrian Roper The Blue Planet Show (season 2, episode 3) has an in-depth interview with the man behind AXIS Foils, Adrian Roper. The show with Robert Stehlik includes tips for beginners, Adrian’s background and how he got into water sports at a young age. They then go into depth on foil design, […]
The New Zealand Sail Grand Prix is coming to Ōtautahi, Christchurch on the 18th and 19th March 2023 from 3pm each day. SailGP New Zealand is a two-day spectacle of exhilarating races, intense rivalries and action-packed entertainment. Live action sailing watching huge 2 tonne, 15 metre hydrofoiling catamarans fly weightless across the water at electrifying […]
SEVERNE 2021 ARRIVES AT WATER NOMADS Our Gear Time flies, we are already well into November. Only 6 weeks and it’s Christmas! Well, for us, Christmas came early: we just received a big chunk of our new gear for 2021. With New Zealand being closed for the foreseeable future, we are not expecting too many […]
WINTER SOLISTICE SURFARI TO NORTHLAND Trip Report This was our first Surfari since New Zealand came out of lockdown, and there was certainly an appetite to get away and play! So what is a Water Nomads Surfari? Ultimately it is a weekend away which is hosted in a premium water sport location. Water Nomads arrange […]
QUIET EARTH Story about learning The last couple months have been long and hard for all of us. For some, the challenges are only really beginning. COVID-19 has seen a huge disruption in our lives and activities. In someways though, being able to connect more than ever through technology hasn’t been so bad. But there […]
