New - Redesigned session recording flow. The record button has moved from the tab bar to a clear, labeled Play button on the Sessions screen, with onboarding that guides new users to it. - Press and hold is now required to pause or end a workout, helping prevent accidental taps during a session. - Added a loading state when ending a session, plus a post-session prompt to rate your session and attach your gear. - Launched medal goal challenges and one-off timed events, with challenge placements now attached to individual sessions. - Added new content achievements with progressive tier reveals. - Simplified course creation by letting you draw your route first, then place gates. - Added a Send to Watch button on course details and an elapsed-time display during Apple Watch course guidance. - Added session visibility controls: Public, Friends, and Private. - Chat now supports custom background images and includes a refreshed message composer. - Live weather station wind is now displayed on Today spot cards. - Redesigned Instagram activity sharing. - Added new two-column landscape layouts for Today and For You on iPad. Improvements - Introduced a new GPS track-cleaning engine for more accurate distance and top-speed calculations by filtering GPS glitches and reconnection spikes. - Historical sessions can now be reprocessed using the new GPS engine for improved statistics. - Fixed an Android issue that could lose or shorten sessions after pausing. - Improved Apple Watch pause and resume reliability. - Tacks and gybes are now shown only for wind sports. - Added push notifications for daily challenge podium finishers. - Added live rider avatars to course leaderboards. - Tap a commenter's name to open their profile. - Tap a direct message header to open your chat partner's profile. - Improved back navigation throughout the Feed and Social screens. - Improved wind and swell map visualizations. - City and state are now shown beneath spot names in the spot picker. - Moved the notification permission request to the end of onboarding. - Users signing in with providers that don't supply a name are now prompted to enter their first name. - Fixed a crash that could occur when sharing activities.

New: - Redesigned workout summary with a cleaner post-session experience and fixed action buttons. - Pick your recording device during onboarding to choose how you'll record sessions from the start. - Place and area names are now shown on the satellite map for easier orientation. - See each rider's sport in the "Riders Here Now" list. - Surf can now be selected when adding gear. - Added a heads-up before posting mid-session, with an advisory about headphones and missed messages. Improvements - More accurate recordings with GPS accuracy now captured from your phone, Apple Watch, and Apple Health. - Cleaner map with roads, highway labels, and points of interest hidden so spots and conditions stand out. - Course leaderboards now match the website, with duplicate results removed per rider. - UI impovements on social Fixes - Fixed a background crash related to map annotations and improved recovery of recordings that could previously be lost. - Fixed an issue where the Apple Watch timer continued running after pausing without an active workout session. - Fixed session trimming so routes shorten correctly and the screen refreshes immediately. - Fixed liked-session notifications so tapping them no longer crashes and rider names display correctly. - Fixed challenge standings so the current day is recalculated correctly after stale updates.

What's New • Today "For You" carousel — see which friends are currently on the water and glance at live spot cameras right from the Today screen • Goal Challenges — browse active challenges from a carousel card and open a detail screen with a live leaderboard • Satellite Spot Imagery — recent Sentinel-2 satellite views on the spot page, with swell and wind overlaid • Favorite Spots on Your Profile — a compact, horizontally scrolling row of your saved spots with names and photos Performance & Polish • Much faster Today cold start — cached date and number formatters, a virtualized forecast table, lighter first-load reads, MMKV-backed query caching, and production console logging removed • Edge-to-edge rendering — the Today background now extends behind the camera cutout • Tap your level bar to jump directly to achievements and goals • Improved spacing and visual polish across Goal Challenges and spot pages • Fixed friends-on-water showing a generic "Rider" name and improved map sheet behavior • Removed the time-on-foil stat from gear details Bug Fixes • Fixed an Apple Watch pause/resume issue that could trigger a HealthKit error Under the Hood • Added groundwork for the new progression system, including XP, levels, and goals • Added Goal Challenge leaderboard infrastructure and winner tracking • Restored the activities sorting index for improved performance

A big Apple Watch update this release, plus map and reliability improvements. Apple Watch * Redesigned in-session controls with larger Lock, Pause/Resume, and End buttons that are easier to use on the water * Refreshed live activity screen with cleaner stats that scale to your watch size * More reliable GPS tracking — your route now continues recording after pause/resume, and we fixed cases where overlapping sessions could cause tracks to be lost * Start, pause, and resume sessions directly from the Action button * Water Lock now engages reliably when a session starts, plus a new manual Lock button * Delete a session immediately after ending it if it wasn't one worth keeping On the Water * Selected spots now expand into a live wind pill so you can check conditions at a glance * Live wind on Today stays fresh automatically and updates more frequently * The Today spot carousel now fills with nearby spots when you have fewer than three favorites Fixes * Fixed a crash when opening a friend's live session * Fixed an issue where the photo picker could hang when setting an avatar or cover photo * Chats now update automatically as new messages arrive * Fixed issues with the map UI so the Wind/Swell switcher remains tappable and friend avatars stay visible above the wind pill Thanks for foiling with Venturi — keep the feedback coming!

• Live-track a friend on the water — follow a friend's session in real time with a breadcrumb trail and a full-screen live tracker. • Wind-aware map — foil spots are now color-coded by current wind conditions, so you can spot what's firing at a glance. Markers are cleaner and easier to see over the wind and swell overlays. • Faster map — spots now appear as you pan and zoom instead of waiting for the map to settle, with smarter wind/swell defaults and tap hints. • Add photos to your gear — snap or pick a photo for any gear item • Smoother Today screen — opening a spot is faster and more reliable, with a polished header animation. • More accurate sessions — improved GPS timing for iPhone-recorded sessions and more precise leaderboard run times. • Apple Watch — more reliable course delivery and live-session chat to your wrist. • Fixes & polish — tides now match between the Today and weather screens, comment names display correctly, and a range of stability and scrolling fixes.

The biggest Venturi update yet. * Courses Create your own courses anywhere on the map. Compete on leaderboards, preview conditions with wind and swell maps, and use the pace calculator to plan your run. * Course Mode for iPhone & Apple Watch Navigate courses live with heading guidance, split pace updates, and ETA tracking right from your wrist. * Passwordless Sign-In Sign in securely with a single tap from your email — no password required. * Smarter Sessions New season and date-range filtering, plus expanded stats to help you track progress over time. * Better On-Water Connectivity See friends live on the map, get automatically checked into sessions, and receive chat messages on Apple Watch while you're on the water. * Beacon Safety New safety features help keep friends and family informed during your sessions. * Improvements & Fixes Spot names now appear directly on the map, map performance is faster and smoother, the Today screen has been refreshed, and we've fixed a ton of bugs across the app.

Activity enhancements! - Racings stats, upwind angles, segements, and more - Better tracking on Apple Watch - UI improvements

- Activity improvements - More wave and wind readings! - UI improvements - Forecast time fixes

- New Today screen for favorites - New live cam in Maui! - Wind & Swell maps - Improved activity loading times - Apple Watch workouts upload on activity finish - Lots of UI improvements and bug fixes

- Today screen now shows live wind - Ask Siri "Venturi, what should I rig" or "Venturi, what's my weather brief" - Lots of bug fixes and UI polish - Increase loading speed of all pages

- New "Today" view. A personalized view for your home spot - UI enhancements

- On water safety! Apple Watch and Phone workouts now show friend positions on the water - Garmin watch support added - See gear specific stats (max speed, distance, wind ranges, and more) - Bug fixes & UI enhancements.

- Social feed and wind sport enhancements - Various bug fixes

- Easily share activities to Instagram and other social networks - Events! Find events near your favorite spots. - Various bug fixes and UI improvements

- New dark mode for maps - Activity overhaul - Gear Garage enhancements - New live cams! - Metric and imperial units! - Lots of bug fixes

- Gear Garage! Add your boards, wings, foils and rest of your gear to the app. - See your riding stats for each gear piece - Discover what others are riding on their rider profile - Sync workouts to Strava - Apple watch enhancements - Various bug fixes

- Featured riders - Bug fixes

Bug fixes: - Apple Watch tracking sessions sometimes weren't saving - Various fixes around messaging - UI improvements.

- Riders Here! Now see when your friends are at your favorite spots automatically! - No watch? No problem! Record your session with your iPhone! - Leave comments & likes on your friends activities - Activity tracking bug fixes - Various additional bug fixes