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Stomp’s PWA Foil Freestyle Debut
Point-7 Black Team / Shanghai 2026
First foil.
Straight into
competition.
Luka Stomp’s first experience of foil freestyle happened straight in competition, with the SLASH in his hands.
A new challenge for our Black Team rider from Curaçao at the PWA Shanghai Freestyle Foil Invitational.
© Carter / PWA World Tour
- Location
- Yuandang Lake, Shanghai, China
- Event dates
- 7 to 11 November 2026
- Main result
- Joint ninth / Luka Stomp
01 / The challenge
New lift.
Familiar instinct.
Luka arrived in Shanghai to take on something new. This was his first PWA foil freestyle event and his first experience of using a foil for freestyle. His introduction was happening in competition.
At Yuandang Lake, thirteen invited riders gathered for the PWA’s first dedicated freestyle foil event. For Luka, that meant discovering a different take-off, extra lift and new timing while sharing the water with some of the discipline’s most experienced riders.
His freestyle background came with him. So did his SLASH.
© Carter / PWA World Tour
02 / Luka’s perspective
“It was my first time using a foil for freestyle, and I went straight into competition. Everything under my feet was new, so having my SLASH in my hands gave me something familiar. Shanghai was a chance to take on a new challenge, and now I want to spend more time on the foil and keep progressing. This is also my first year on the full tour. I’ll keep pushing every day to climb the rankings.”
03 / SLASH Q-Bond
Light in the hands.
Ready to rotate.
A familiar sail for a new discipline.
The SLASH is built around the demands of freestyle: power to initiate a move, a clean release and light handling through the rotation. Those priorities remain relevant when the board lifts clear of the water.
Its Q-Bond sail body uses ultrasonically bonded panels to reduce the stitching and material bulk of conventional seams. The aim is a responsive structure with low swing weight, making the sail easier to move through ducks, rotations and corrections in the air.
With its wide wind range, the SLASH also fits the opportunities that foil freestyle creates in lighter conditions. In Shanghai, Luka took that freestyle character into a new setting.
9TH
Joint place
Main competition
04 / The result
A first event.
A new starting point.
Luka finished joint ninth in the main competition, in a field that included Balz Müller, Lennart Neubauer and Yentel Caers.
His first experience of foil freestyle has already given him competition experience to carry into the next session. We’re proud to see him take on the challenge with the SLASH.
Well done, Luka. We’re looking forward to seeing what comes next.
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