As a racer, I experienced firsthand the rise of the foil world.
At first, it was a niche novelty: few athletes, lots of curiosity, and little structure around it.
In competitions, it was considered a second-tier discipline, an interesting experiment but still far from the heart of slalom. Then, someone saw its economic potential and started pushing foil as “the future of windsurfing.” From that point, everything changed.
In the PWA circuit, they decided to put fins and foils in the same race, with the goal — not very hidden — of showing that foils were faster.
It was an unfair comparison, of course, but perfect for the narrative of those promoting the new discipline.
The message was clear: the future is foil, fins are the past.
From that moment, the pressure spread to the IFCA and, inevitably, to the amateur world.
In the IFCA circuit, however, the situation became even more paradoxical.
At first, there were too few foils to run a race just for them.
So, they joined the fin fleet. But once they were in, they ended up setting the rules of the game.
As soon as the wind picked up, the foils went out first for their races.
And when it was time for the fins, the wind had already dropped.
Result: no race, and money spent for nothing by those racing with fins.
A surreal situation — like inviting someone into your house and finding them deciding where to put the furniture.
Meanwhile, in the amateur world, the same logic was affecting the base.
People who bought a slalom board with a fin, thinking they were supporting the discipline they loved, were actually financing the development of foils.
Brands reinvested most of their resources into the “new business,” leaving fins in the background.
So, paradoxically, fin enthusiasts were paying to grow the thing that would replace their own passion.
It was at that moment that I realized an alternative was needed.
A brand that would not follow trends, but stay true to a clear vision: to develop, promote, and defend fins.
That is how Bullet was born — not as nostalgia for the past, but as an act of consistency toward the future of the sport.
Because anyone who loves fins, when they choose Bullet, is not just buying a board.
They are supporting their own passion