3 common gear mistakes | WING FOIL 

100% true facts. I would add a couple of common mistakes 4) Not watching Damien`s previous videos 5) Not taking some lessons.

I'm 220 pounds and bought a 125L board. I was crying on my first day. I went up to 140L board and I was sailing around no problem. It's also nice to have a floaty board for self rescue and paddling back in. I also got a 6M and 7M wing.

Keep making these videos! So helpful and really puts things in perspective. 🤙

Great content Gents! On Good Friday we had no fewer than 12 Wingfoilers out at Fort Pierce South Jetty! It's inspiring to watch this sport grow. Reminds of Windsurfing in the 80's. The stoke is so high!

Awesome tips you guys thanks so much for putting this stuff out there!

Hey Damien, I love your channel. Great advice! I watch your vids before and after my sessions and you helped me to improve. However, I did not know that Kyle Gass was such an experienced waterman.

Very insightful, thank you Damien for doing this

Great video. I am doing some research to get into the sport. Thanks.

Keep up the great content - much appreciated!!!

Thank you Damien from Vietnam!

Vert instructive vidéo as usual. Tanks a lot ✋

I've been hypothesising about an electrically powered hydrofoil, and a bunch of videos like these have been very helpful. Probably gonna be a few more years until manufacturing costs are lower though.

Thanks for all your videos. 12 year kiter here looking into wing foiling. Getting popular here on the Jersey Shore and a friend is now wing foiling. I’m 175 lbs and a 145L board, 5 m wing, and a 1480 foil was suggested. I also kite ski and have been using a Kitewing on ice and snow since the early 2000’s. Plan on taking a new inflatable wing out when there is snow and wind. The inflatable wings are very similar in handling to the Kitewing so hopefully that experience helps with wing handling on the water.

Thank you for the tips

Awesome guys nicely said 🤙

nice videos! thanks very much for making them..

Thanks for these tips, I was gonna try going out on a 38ltr kite foil board with 1250cm front wing on a 4m wing. Ordered a much bigger board 5'6 95 ltr Gong Flint FSP Pro.

Awesome tips and so funny greets from the alps

Nice video😊

Hey thanks guys that you got great videos I love them

Great Video Damien. Any chance you can put together a video on how to steer your wing. I have been learning and a few old salts said that I need to learn how to steer the wing to help avoid heading downwind all the time.

All 3 good tips. We get those questions all the time. Probably the 1. Tip would be: ask a wingfoilschool or someone with more experience to help you progress faster and not give up on your dream to wingfoil ;) 🤙🏼

You two are funny 😁 thanks for the tips

Greetings from Denmark. Thank you very much for another great video 🤙🤙. Maybe next time you can speak about length of the mast ? Carbon mast/fuselage vs. aluminium ? Best regards, Anders

Hey guys, nice video. I saw somewhere that a beginner should have a board volume that is your weight in kilograms plus 40-50 and once you get good it should be plus 10. I found this worked great for me. Also, I sold my first board for more that I bought it for. As you said, the sport is hot and supply is tight.

Love it 😍

All three can be summed up by getting the right gear. Absolutely essential. Second tip: have a way to get back upwind (buddy on a wave runner or small dinghy) so you don’t obsess about getting blown downwind or wear yourself out. This sport is supremely frustrating at first. This tip will greatly decrease that frustration. I promise. Last tip, have an understanding of the wind/wing before you start. An offshore wind is dangerous for a beginner.

Hey Damien! So, I have the kite and the board. Still waiting on the foil. Should be here tomorrow. Working with the kite and board on land, a question arises. Is it better to start with an empty deck or should I get some straps? Your videos have been invaluable and your layman's approach is perfect! Thanks for all your input, help and shared experience!

Hey there! Great job! Keep making the clips. Love it. Hope to start winging soon... when the snow has gone :) Cheers from Germany!

After trying efoil in Bali the other day and being on a smaller board and foil than I started with because it got a stick through the propeller leading to no more propeller... I seemed to just be getting the hang of it when the battery ran out... I needed to be planing on that board pretty fast before the board would lift with my weight right forward... As I started to let it lift it seemed like I was more stable with the extra speed than if I backed it off too much... I've only tried with my wing foil once... I probably should have gone today but didn't realise the wind was up better than the forecast said... I think I was trying to get up on the foil without enough speed so it wasn't as stable and wanted to take off downwind... I've got an 8m wing, big board and big foil so hopefully I can get planing with speed so it can be a natural progression to getting up on the foil... Hopefully in the next few days... I'll try to watch the live reports more closely 😊

Thank you for this valuable video. But from the other side. Why everything has to be easy? Let’s complicate a little and challenge your skills. Struggle a little bit at the beginning but will have same gear at the begging little harder to learn but also will longer use it. 😊

Thanks!

Thank you

Hi. Thanks for the video and all the tips from everyone. So in summary - based on reading the whole thread. If you are 85kg like me, you want a 140l board, 2125cm sq front wing and a 6m wing. And mast length to your choice. Regards.

I'm coming to Jupiter Florida to learn to foil!

love you too Harry ;) , I keep trying---have phantasm 2300

Has any one ever hit a shark? Man these foils are so fast and cut through the water. I wonder if a sonar sound device sending out an under water sound would be a thing. Just thinking. This is an awesome sport I'm 60 and want to learn this. Great videos you guys

Good tips! Sub'd

Hi Great videos lots of information👍 just a quick question is a Gong 110 liter 5.3 inflatable board complete with Gong foil allvator. Front foil size L 1900 square centimeters ok for learning on thanks

I keep hitting the send button sorry guys and I weigh 190 which is about 86 kilos so would you have any recommendations that might be a better fit for me I just saw advertisements for the Armstrong Wells I don't know much about them or what other foils might be a better value thanks again for the videos peace out

Hey guys great video thanks. i am fixing to get my first board. I am looking at 7 foot Moon Buddy. my mind wants to go for the 6 footer. i have great board skills in surfing and kite boarding. would the 6 footer be a Mistake for a beginner with good board skills?

Very helpful and encouraging video as always Damien and Harry. I've been learning to wing on a windsurf board and it's been challenging but there's been progress (and most importantly I'm still eager to continue). Does the 2000cm2 wing foil rule of thumb apply regardless of rider weight? Low aspect a given? I've also read for choosing a beginner board use your weight in kg +40L. Does that seem about right? Thanks!

Hi, how many days per year do you have enough wind? I'm worried about low wind conditions in the summer in Florida.

oh no! I thought I found my set and after this chapter I know where I did mistakes. Maybe I have to buy Cabrinha X Fly 7’6” than Fanatic Sky wing 6.0 ... :)

Hi guys, thanks so much for these videos! I am wanting to learn on my 7ft Naish Raptor SUP (which I had a foilbox and footstraps attached to, as I heard learning on a SUP was key before committing to buying something shorter and stubbier), however my SUP is only 95liters volume. I weigh 75kg. Have I made a terrible mistake???

Great tips but it would have been nice to see the items you discussed.

What would you recommend as far as a wing size for a beginner. I’d be learning on the inland lakes. Thanks I’m about 185lb and I’m a Kitesurfer.

Hey Damo, I see you use a lot of Lift Foil gear, Im looking to get a Lift foilset for wingsurfing but Im a bit lost as all of their website foil descriptions are catered to prone foiling. What lift front wings do you recommend for winging? thank you!

How are you micing yourselves? Do you have wireless lavs? Is there a boom mic off camera? Thanks.

Another good movie, it just could've been explained in 10 seconds; go for the biggest in all 3. next to slingshot and cabrinha, Gong is the next brand you can think of? 😏 Naish, Ozone, Duotone, F-one...?

On efoil, everyone says it’s best to learn with big wing so you can go slow but then you’re unable to get board to plane before standing - which was easier for me. What’s best tactic in wing foiling to get board to plane before standing so you can be standing before going up on foil?

Awesome wrap up. let's say I've got budget for two wings and I'm living in a low to mid windy place. would it be like a 4 and a 5 or would you choose bigger steps of sizes?

I live in salt lake City and now there's no shops here so I was wondering if you could steer me in the right direction I'm thinking of getting a Nash hover 125 and maybe the Armstrong 2050

Interesting, Robby said the whole family can start winging on a 95 liter, 1600 front wing of a Jet foil with alloy mast, and a 4 and 5 sqm wing. This is excluding particular heavy folk. This video suggest 140 liter, 2000 (only latest carbon $$$ foil) and 6 sqm wing.

Thanks Damien for the great videos. I'm a wing foil beginner with experience as intermediate SUP surfer and racer. I just purchased a Takuma WR3 6M wing as the winds in Guam are typically light. I have an opportunity to get a 2018 Naish Hover Crossover 120L with the 2018 Naish Thrust Large foil for $1500 total brand new. I'm about 94kg and usually SUP surf a 121L board. Should I pull the trigger on the board or look to getting a newer board and foil combo for double the price? Thank you! 🤙

Aircraft Carrier.....My first attempt at wing-foiling was on a 100L board...it was too unstable/tippy and i was extremely frustrated. Fortunately, the second day, I was able to borrow a 130L board and went several hundred yards on foil, my first attempt. Full disclosure: I have a few years of foiling experience with kites, but the stable platform eliminated other variables, allowing me to focus on how the sail works while standing on a board in the water.

Hey Damien, how can we find Harry? Harry, you are the legend! I will call you soon! haha

100% 😆😂🤙🏼

I live in Florida and am an ex windsurfer. Where do you guys surf. I'm 63 and would like to get in contact with Harry as he is in my generation. Is there a way to contact him?

What about an inflatable board?

What does 5 refer to in a 5m wing?

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Bro what’s that umbrella back there?

My suggestion: easy learning, multiply weight in kg by 25 to get sq cm of wing. i.e. 100 kg x 25 = 2500 sq cm foil. 75kg x 25 = 1875. If you have a learning spot with small waves even during high winds you can bring this multiplier down to 18

Can I add one thing that made a huge difference for me… FLAT WATER.

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I can always rent gear… then… i will buy.

Where's that cell number? haha