FWP 2025 Event Report

Foiling Week arrived in North America in Pensacola February 24 – March 2, 2025, and delivered:

• foiling sailboat and foiling board races,
• vendors of boats, boards, clothing and nautical gadgets,
• on-water trials where attendees can try a variety of cutting-edge foiling boats, boards, and toys,
• demos of foiling boats, foiling boards, by the all-star athletes that fly them
• a sailing film festival,
• musical entertainment,
• symposia aimed at all aspects of hydrofoiling applications, and
• a focus on sustainability!
• networking for businesses interested in setting up shop in Pensacola!

Foiling Week Pensacola delivered public participation giving non-sailors an up-close look at the boats, boards and watercraft that leverage hydrofoiling technology.  As expected foilers got the World Sailing Special Event quality of racing and officiating that Foiling has been delivering a Lake Garda since 2014.

The Event Report is complete and reflects the local, regional, national, and international impact of Foiling Wee Pensacola!

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WHAT IS FOILING WEEK?

Foiling Week Pensacola is a 1-week festival celebrating hydrofoiling* (foiling) watercraft that are fast, fun, and the future of moving on water. The festival, now in its 12^th year at Lake Garda in Italy expanded to Pensacola February 24 – March 2, 2025, and delivered:

• foiling sailboat and foiling board races,
• vendors of boats, boards, clothing and nautical gadgets,
• on-water trials where attendees can try a variety of cutting-edge foiling boats, boards, and toys,
• demos of foiling boats, foiling boards, by the all-star athletes that fly them
• a sailing film festival,
• musical entertainment,
• symposia aimed at all aspects of hydrofoiling applications, and
• a focus on sustainability!
• networking for businesses interested in setting up shop in Pensacola!

Foiling Week Pensacola is all about public participation and is especially designed to give non-sailors an up-close look at the boats, boards and watercraft that leverage hydrofoiling technology. Foiling Week Pensacola is FREE and open to the public, and delivers entertaining and engaging opportunities to visit Pensacola while enjoying the natural wonder of the Pensacola Bay along with the unique dining and entertainment culture of Pensacola, America’s first sailing city!

*WHAT IS HYDROFOILING?

*Hydrofoils are underwater wings that lift a boat out of the water, which lessens the amount of energy needed to push the boat forward.  That means:

• less fuel is used (in the case of motor-power powered craft),
• less electricity is used (in the case of electric propulsion craft), or
• the boat goes much faster (in the case of wind-powered sailboats).

Hydrofoils are making epic contributions beyond sailboat racing and recreational toys and are redefining conservation of energy in commercial marine shipping.