Heavy Tahiti Reef Passes on a Hydrofoil | Noé Cantaloube

North Sails team rider Noé Cantaloube takes wing foiling, prone surf foiling, and dock starting back to the heavy reef passes of Tahiti and Bora Bora after three years away from home. After leaving French Polynesia to study in France—and eating nothing but pasta for a year just to afford his first carbon hydrofoil mast—Noé returns as a professional waterman to charge overhead Polynesian barrels and reconnect with his family. Subscribe to @North_Sails for more elite hydrofoil progression, aerodynamic innovation, and ocean adventure films. --- Growing up between French Polynesia and Réunion Island, Noé Cantaloube’s life has always been dictated by wind, swell, and reef passes. Filmed alongside close friend and videographer Eric Wittkopf, Homecoming documents Noé’s emotional return to Tahiti and Bora Bora—this time armed with a complete quiver of North hydrofoils, wings, and boards. From dodging shallow coral heads on the North Sonar UHM80 carbon mast and Foil Drive Assist MAX to boosting high-wind aerials with the North Nova and Mode Pro wings, Noé adapts his setup to whatever the Pacific Ocean delivers. Between heavy outer-reef sessions, the edit captures the raw rhythm of island life: dock starting off rocks and channel buoys at Vaipoopoo, swimming alongside humpback whales and manta rays, horse-towed wake skimming across Bora Bora's flats, and reuniting with the family who raised him. Whether you are trimming a grand prix yacht across an offshore swell or banking a high-aspect carbon hydrofoil into a breaking Tahitian reef pass, mastery on the water comes down to apparent wind management and hydrodynamic efficiency. The same load-bearing composite engineering and low-drag foil section research that power North Sails' fastest racing yachts are built directly into the North Sonar carbon foil system and our handheld inflatable wings—giving riders like Noé instant lift, rock-solid pitch stability in turbulent whitewater, and uncompromising structural stiffness when the consequences over the reef are real. --- CHAPTERS: 0:00 – Wingfoiling Heavy Reef Passes & Humpback Whales in French Polynesia 0:25 – Growing Up Between French Polynesia & Réunion Island 1:20 – Landing in Tahiti: Family Reunion & The "Pasta Diet" Carbon Mast Story 2:06 – Rigging the North Sonar UHM80 Carbon Mast & Foil Drive Assist 2:32 – Beach Log & Vaipoopoo Buoy Dock Starts in Tahiti 3:52 – Prone Foiling, Foil Assist & Wingfoiling Heavy Tahitian Reef Swell 5:09 – Crossing to Bora Bora: Sailing with Uncle Pascal & Family Life 7:01 – Horse-Towed Skimming & Bora Bora Lagoon Wingfoiling 8:46 – Manta Rays, Sunset Buoy Pumping & Reflections on Coming Home 9:20 – Post-Credits Blooper: "North, Send Me a Bigger Foil! Athlete: Noé Cantaloube (North Foiling Team Rider) Filmmaker / Videographer: Eric Wittkopf Featured Family: Lilly (Godmother), Pascal (Uncle), Sandra (Aunt), Halia (Niece), & Snoop the Dog Wings: North Nova Wing (4.2m) & North Mode Pro Wing Foil System: North Sonar Foil System, Sonar UHM80 Carbon Mast (FDA18), Carbon Front Wings & Foil Drive Assist MAX Boards: North Boost (4'9" 35L), North Swell, & North Midi Foil Boards Locations: Tahiti (Vaipoopoo) & Bora Bora (Mount Otemanu), French Polynesia #WingFoiling #Hydrofoil #NorthSails #FrenchPolynesia #OceanAdventure --- As the undisputed global leader in sailmaking, North Sails pioneers performance-led design and advanced 3Di engineering across all wind-powered sports. From offshore yacht racing and one-design fleets to high-speed foiling and windsurfing, we build the fastest, most advanced sails and rigs on the water. Discover more at northsails.com. https://www.northsails.com/pages/sails?utm_campaign=general_sailing_page_youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube Subscribe for more great videos: https://www.youtube.com/@North_Sails?sub_confirmation=1 --- "NS RE EDIT Homecoming 26 10 14 RM" (Foiling) ---