Howdy,
I am mulling on DW foiling also, based in Ireland, and watching everything with interest.
The podcasts above and also all the older James Casey podcasts are a worthy time investment - can’t put a price on some of the good advice in there.
There is a thread on production boards: Production Downwind Boards
Some of those are available in Europe. https://52foilboards.com/ in France do DW boards and I spotted a quick glimpse of a model from Takoon in the works.
I reckon by the end of the year a lot more of the Barracuda inspired/copied models will be available.
I wing but don’t sup and have a lot of surf experience. I am watching the evolution of prone paddling up with interest as I think this could be a good way to get me started.
Have fun