We are never happy with the status quo, not happy to accept sub-standard design or materials . Five-O defines new disciplines through a constant quest for maximising enjoyment of foil time.
Five-O windsports
Designed by riders, for riders. We started Five-O from a shared passion of outfitting ourselves with the best performing gear.
From design, through manufatcure and QC, into your hands. Five-O wants you to enjoy your foiling without any hitches
Ground Breaking Materials
From the very begginning, it was material choice that led us to start Five-O. What we started, the industry has followed
Our Testing
Our team tests, every size, every prototype iteration in a range of conditions and disciplines to ensure that our products will fit your foiling
Global Reach
Whether direct from us, or from one of our dealers, we can get a Five-O Windsports wing into your hands in a matter of days
Five-O Timeline
The growth of foiling sports may be relatively recent with many legacy Kite and Windsurf brands jumping on the band wagon.
In Contrast, our purpose has always been to create Wing Foiling equipment that outperforms the mainstrem offering.
March 2021
Five-O is Born
Mark Stevens, a lifelong waterman, founds Five-O to produce better kites, designed by Alan Bernard
January 2022
The new Kites fly
Prototype Kites land in Hawaii for testing and development. But this stage Mark had caught the wingfoiling bug.
March 2022
Wing Time
With design input from Sam Reynolds, and having invested in Surfplan Software, the first Dynamo is designed.
Summer 2022
A new disipline
The Pocket Wing was born. Designed by Sam Reynolds to push the boundaries of Downwind foiling
Five-O in 2026
After a period of intense development, assesment of our manufacture process and a zoomed out vierw of the global Windsports market, Five-O is preparing to launch a number of new products. We remain comitted to our values with this next chapter of the Five-O story.
FIve-O STaff Team
Mark Stevens
Founder, Molokai
A lifelong waterman and Molokai resident, Mark founded Five-O while learning to wing foil as he saw a better way than the equipment he was learning on
Carter Albertini
The Gorge
Graphic designer by trade and now runs our Gorge warehouse in Stevenson and handles all customer relations. Carter can be found most days in Stevenson at east pointe or at the hatchery. However, if the corridor provides he may travel deeper in search of steeper swell. Keep an eye out for pop up product demos from him as well throughout the Gorge season.
Sam Reynolds
Designer, Maui
Decades of experiece both riding and repairing Kites, wings and sails gives Sam the skillset and intuition to ensure that Five-O is always innovating
Gabriella Da Bella
Team Rider, Maui
We have been working with Gabi for three years now, her light and flowing style and our wings complement each other perfectly.