I am pleased to share some information about Alpinefoil's development tools. We are probably the only brand in the world using this kind of tool to develop foil wings: we compare simulation with real data measured on the water.

We use sensors mounted directly on the board: power sensors that actually calculate the power produced on the board, rather than an estimate from a watch. These are real measurements, just like a power meter on a bike.

Alpinefoil received several innovation awards this year, including the InnoSport 2026 award and, more recently, the Artinov 2026 award for the development of the Pierra Manta project.

The Pierra Manta has been renamed: it is now called the Pierra Manta 1760 and comes in sizes L, M and S. The brand-new smaller Pierra Manta has just arrived: the Pierra Manta 1600, available in sizes M, S and XS.

Here is an overview of the measurements from 5 November, in very cold water at 12.1 °C, so with relatively high viscosity. Even so, the Pierra Manta 1760 S stays at 145 watts. The new, smaller Pierra Manta 1600 XS uses a little more power but goes faster: it may suit more powerful or more advanced riders a little better.