Kitesoul Magazine #16 English Edition

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Interview
Alex Fox: thanks to Slingshot foiling is today within everyone’s reach
KS_When and how the Foil Academy's idea came up
and what's the long term goal with it?
Foil Academy came about because of the success of the
multi-mast Foiling Flight School package we launched
in early 2016. The concept of being able to learn with
three different mast lengths- starting small and graduating
in length as you improve- was an instant hit all
over the world. It didn’t take long for us to realize why:
as kite foiling exploded in recent years, a huge number
of kiters remained hesitant to invest in gear because
they were intimidated and didn’t have the right learning
tools.
I guess you could say we inspired ourselves. As soon as
we saw how well received the Flight School system was,
we realized we were providing the right tools for learning,
but there was still a huge opportunity, and need,
for teaching people how to use those tools properly.
There are plenty of tutorials out there on foiling, but
until Foil Academy, there has never been one cohesive
resource where riders can find everything they need in
an easy-to-follow format.
Our vision for the future is to have continually evolving
content, for Kite Foil Academy as well as for the other
full courses we are developing for other facets of foiling,
like Windsurf, Surf, SUP and Wake.
KS_How long did it take to complete the project and
who in your team has been involved?
From planning and developing scripts and content,
filming (both in studio and in the field), editing and
producing video, creating support text and narration,
developing graphics and branding, uploading and organizing
everything in the online software, adding fin-