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The Future of Foile.ch?

Foile.ch started, and still is, a hobby project because I enjoy both foiling sports and programming. Over the past two years, the community has grown to more than 220 users, which is fantastic. At the same time, this growth has brought a few challenges:

Infrastructure: More users mean higher server and database costs. Fortunately, thanks to your generous Ko-fi donations, this is no longer a major concern. Thank you for your support!
Legal responsibility: Foile.ch is a private project. I don't have a company or other legal structure behind it, which could become an issue on day.
Time: Providing support, maintaining the infrastructure, and keeping everything running smoothly leaves less time to develop new features.

So I've started thinking about the long-term future of Foile.ch. Some ideas are:

Partner with a brand or shop and display a small amount of advertising to support the project.
Cooperate with another foiling platform that already has an established legal structure.
Find members of the foiling community who could help (legal or development wise).
Make foile.ch an open-source project.

Do you have another idea? I'd love to hear your thoughts. Contact me!

Questions, Bugs, Ideas -> Google discussion group

Foile.ch is a web platform designed to analyse the GPS tracks of foiling sessions and provide detailed reports. Special algorithms filter out disturbances, especially those occurring when crashing into the water what is a huge problem for foil pumping activities.

Foile.ch enables the upload and analysis of sessions from various GPS devices in one centralized location. Riders can compete on the community leaderboard, monitor individual progress, and explore insights and equipment statistics.

Data Synchronisation

Foile supports activity synchronisation from your Strava and Garmin accounts. Where with Garmin its only possible to synchronise activities recorded after connection.

For non-Garmin devices like the Apple Watch, a free Strava account is an easy solution as Strava supports syncing with most devices on the market.

You can also manually upload your GPS tracks in fit, tcx or gpx format. Or upload a zip archive of supported formats.

Synchronise Activities

Wing Foiling

Foile.ch detects wind direction and counts your maneuvers—from starboard jibes to port tacks—offering insights into your performance. Through various charts, you can track speed patterns and gain a deeper understanding of your wing foiling equipment.

Example pump session

Pump Foiling

A key focus of foile.ch is accurately identifying pump foiling attempts by filtering out noise and water interference. Detecting individual attempts allows for more precise statistics and analysis.

Example pump session

Personal Profile Statistics

In addition to session analysis, we provide interesting statistics over your session to track your progress.

Example profile

Achievement and Leaderboard

Take on various challenges and compete in community leaderboards.

Community leaderboard

Community Insights

Using anonymized data, we generate insightful statistics—for example, on equipment choices and popular riding spots.

Equipment Statistics