How to Wing Foil #1 All in the Prep 

These two are the best wingfoil teachers I have found on the internet. I have used them at every stage of my wingfoil learning. At a certain point, I looked around online to see what else people were offering that might help me progress. I was amazed at the amount of unhelpful, ego-driven "instruction" out there. Teaching is an art. It requires a lot of thought and understanding of how progression works. You don't just pontificate on the beach for awhile and then show some videos. STRONG appreciation for Christian and Karine for this excellent series. I am on the foil and very happy!!!!---Rod on Maui

This was a fantastic video, going over the basics and offering me new tips. Thanks folks!!

Thanks for sharing these great steps

Wish I'd seen this very informative video before I went out the other day. I'll definitely be starting with my front foot up next time! If you've got any watersports experience you can learn on a weight +30L board but be prepared to spend a couple of hours working out points of balance, etc. I went from "how do I even kneel on this thing?" to "OK, we're trundling along quite nicely now" in about an hour. I'm 61yrs and 81Kg on a 110L board with a 6m wing. There is hope for everybody!

This was so clear and exlpained many factors that I have learned painfully. A learned other things i did not know. Thank You. Well done

These two offer the best and most intuitive explanation I’ve seen yet, here on RU-vid, or anywhere for that matter. I wish they continued this series.

Super helpful. All the essentials to get up on the foil explained step by step. Best video I have seen. Thanks !

A very well filmed and informative video. Thank you for taking the time to put it together; I learnt many tips and I’m so looking forward to getting out soon to practice them.

Very good information and explained realy well, thanky you!

Thank you for this excellent vidéo with clearly instruction

Super good instruction I've watched many videos and nobody I've seen covers what it really takes to Wing Foil you both nailed it. Thanks!

Really enjoyed these tutorials - some great tips. Thank you!

So much positivity in this video it's mesmerising. Thanks a lot for helpful tutorial.

Great 👍 video!!!🌬

Thank you so much for this outstanding video. The best tutorial I have ever watched so far. Keep spreading your passion and education tips to us. Merci.

Thank you for this video, looking foward for next level, bravo

So far the best video I’ve seen. Thanks!

Absolutely brilliant guys, very well explained and clear simple videos 👏👏👏♥️🙏♥️

Bonjour ça me fait plaisir de retrouver un french accent !! Cela m'aide à comprendre. Tank you very mutch.

This was one of the most helpful videos I have watched! Thank you so much for this content!!!

Really well explained. Thanks both.

Excellent instructional video. Well done. This helped me TONS.

Very good video, can’t wait to try out !

Great video guys - would have been perfect a few months ago, but still so useful to help me refine my skills. thank you!!!!

Excellent video. Very clear explanations. Well done!

Fantastic instructional video, well done!

Thank you for this great Video. It is very clear and useful. I just start wingfoiling . Hope to see a lot more of your Tutorials in the future

This is very helpful. Thank you!!

Mahalo, great video! Lots of fine-tuning points!

Great approach! I’m subscribing!

Great video guys!!! Thank you very much!!.... cheers from Patagonia Argentina.

AMAZING video. Thank you

excellent video, very well explained, we keen to try this now :) nice one!

Best learning video, to date. Thank you.

Excellent tips, thanks. Can't wait to give this new sport a go.

Great explanations!! Thanks

Thx , This viedo good for beginner

I live on the Red Sea, just started wing foiling, I'm one of the very few so I don't really have an instructor, thank you so much for the instruction, greatly appreciated

My first try was in Dingle, Ireland a few weeks ago. Bullying instruction, a big slop and unreliable wind led to a very challenging few hours. Did a lot of upwind ‘walks of shame’ in freezing surf. Learnt a lot more from your video and now have my confidence restored. I’m buying the gear and will follow your guidance. At 75, I look forward to years of exercise and pleasure. Well done. Many thanks.

awesome! thx

Thanks guys - first lesson is this week :)

The most comprehensive learning video I have found. Thank you!

I found a waist leash for the kite good early on for learning. You can swim more easily with a waist leash.

That was really useful thankyou 😊

This is a great and useful video I am on an inflatable rocket air 140 vol with an 1800 cm foil and balancing but struggling to engage the foil and these tips are amazing thank you!

Très bonnes explications, claires et intuitives. Bien détaillés tout semble plus facile. Merci beaucoup.

Super vidéo! Bravo 👏🏼

The best video I’ve seen so far. Been kiteboarding since 2003, I will move to wing foiling so with this information I have a good idea.

You guys are great :) well presented

This is great - thanks!

Well done! Complete wing lesson right here.. one thing to note is that is that a nice big board to start with is ideal, like a windsurfing deck or a paddle board. Getting your center of gravity over and centered on a smaller volume board on rocky water poses more of a challenge. There just needs to be enough wind to brace against in the wing when standing.

Just what I need

Thanks👌. Awesome informative video. Greetings from Antalya

Nothing comes close to this excellent tutorial of what I have seen. Most of the points I already discovered on my own, but this leaves any doubts about the latter behind and opens the way to work on the final steps, BRAVO.

Very good video and series, thank you so much!! What kind of ear plugs are you using? I had trouble with my ear and looking for a good solution to keep water out. Thank you!

excellence video! I learn a lot 😊👍

Fantastic guys, great to see that wing foiling is getting the CK treatment. More please!! :-)

Truly a poetic adventure on the water !

A must watch before you go out.. thank you

Yoh.... Chris and Karine ! Come to Tarifa eventually !!!! The secret mission continues !!

Great video thanks! A must-watch for the learner.. concise, insightful and clear. I'd recommend a waist leash for the board. Looking forward to part 2!

Great tutorial. Tried WF yesterday for the first time. Could not get up from a kneestand position. Now when watching your video I saw the trick with the half kneestand position to start with. Im gonna try that today. Greetings from Mallorca, reg Tom

👍👍👍 the best video for beguinners

This was a really use full video guys !!! Lots of love frome sri Lanka 🇱🇰 🤙🤙

Today is day-one. I have my kit, and just arrived for a week at our home at the bay. Working the wing on land today, going to take it onto a SUP (paddle not foil) tomorrow, then the rest of the week on my foil gear. This video is immensely helpful, especially the upwind/downwind board orientation using the wing position. Only video I have seen that cover this, everything else is talking pushing with a foot? Thanks to you both!

Great tips. You make it look easy but using the wing as a point of balance is essential. The other trick I learned is to Punch The Water - when the wing dips and gets dangerously close to touching the water, punch down on your sheet hand (counter intuitively) and that pops the wing back up over your head. Works like a charm

Hi Chris and Karine! Great video! Wawe here, kiteloop king from Paraguay! hehe Cheers!

I am an advance windsurfer and intermediate kite surfer.. (Of course SUP often too😁). I just started learning wing foiling and this clip helps especially getting on the board. Thank you.. For non-water sports folks though, I would recommend 40 L more than your weight at minimum (even preferably 50 L more) rather than 30-40 L more as explained in the clip. I and other windsurfer friends were able to stand up on a board (40 L more) on the first day after practicing wing handling on the SUP for a few hours. However, it took all of non windsurfer or non SUP friends a few days to stand on the board although many of them were lighter than windsurfer & SUP group(?)..

great info, thank you, now new subscriber

Excellent 👍👍

Thanks Christian and Karine, this is a great pragmatic instructional video and easy to follow! I have a question regarding the lenght the wing foil board, I'm 6"...in your opinion what would be a right length size for someone like me (getting into the sport)? One store I visited told me 7' or 7'6" however, I think it is too big to maneuver and pumping

This is an excellent video. I'm already a fairly decent windsurfing foiler and I wanted to give the wing a try. Everything in this video helped me. At first, I took a lesson using my own foil board. I ended up way, way downwind and my instructor had to rescue me. For my next session (without an instructor), I tried borrowing a friend's large, beginner oriented windsurfing board with a center board and tried again. The larger board was much easier to deal with and I did much better, but once again, I ended up downwind repeatedly and had to paddle upwind multiple times with the wing dragging behind me. It turns out that paddling straight into the wind with the wing dragging behind you is not as easy as you might think, especially if any distance is involved. The next time I go out I'm going to a place that has a long beach where I can walk my gear upwind in shallow water rather than paddling. This video mentions the importance of staying upwind, but it's not easy when the board is drifting downwind FAST whenever you're not actually in the process of sailing upwind. When you're kneeling on the board, flipping the wing, trying to get oriented, etc., the board is practically screaming downwind. My advice to any beginner reading this is to find a place where you can walk upwind easily, or have someone else available with a boat, jet ski, or paddle board to tow you upwind.

This is a very good video, makes me want to go out right now (except there is pretty much nil wind). Can you expand a bit on what to do once you are on the foil? Usually one goes sideways, foil sticking out and all effort goes on not impaling wing or ribs on it.

Hi there, where are you filming this video, please. May need to visit. Thanks.

Thank you for your video ❤ could you please tell your opinion about north seek 2021 board🙏 it seems like I next videos equipment was changed to cabrinha.

Amazing! Do we need surfung skill as well?

Hey man, Great info ,you convinced me to start. From your experience, what size wing do you think would be good to practice on a SUP and transition to a foil? I'm 5'11 70kg. Intermediate surfer.

great tutorial! thanks a lot. How do you place your foil? I have heard that you place it up front at the beginning and once you know more you can adjust it to the back. Any tips on that? tomorrow will be my first day in the water with my wing

super explications, et merci pour l'accent français, Corinne ;)

Thank you for this video, it is super informative, focusing not only on the technique but also on the mindset. May I ask where this location is? I can see a Portuguese flag?

Im a Kiter. This is my next learning curve.

Thank you for your very useful video. I’m presently focusing on the way to move up on my rear foot. I am not sure of the way you do! Is it the rear foot which pushes up or is it the rear knee which does it (in addition with the wing push up )? Does the knee leave the board after the rear foot so does it need to absorb the force during a small while, so being perfectly centered at this moment ?

I'm not subsidizing this. But I support the sport.

Super bon, merci bien!!!!

You always stand up on both legs before trying to move upwind. This need already a good balance, which I don’t yet gain. I am learning on a small lake and I am rapidly pushed to the shore with only little water depth. I do some paddling to get back upwind, but I loose this ground just to move up on the board and place my first foot. Then I struggle to move upwind with only 1 foot on the board and get stuck near the downwind shore. What are the tips to ride upwind with one foot on the board, or is it just very difficult for a beginner ? I have tried the well known tips : looking as much upwind, pushing the wing back and quite vertical at the limit to catch water but the best that I get is to not loose ground. Do we need to have the front foot more heel side, or to move the foil to the rear, or something else to improve , and let me time to have a better balance and move up on my second leg? 🤗

What Sonar front wing were you using Karine? Was it one of the reflex wings?

Nice video, but changing from ankle/calf leash to waist leash was a game changer for me, no more time spent with the leash wrapped around the foil, highly recommend this type of leash. One less thing to worry about.

Faut il avoir des bases en WAKE ou snow pour réussir ? Merci

Bravo, belle vidéo bien construite, je like :-) En plus avec l'accent français, même pas besoin du traducteur 😂

Thank you good présentation miky de Leucate frenchy

I would suggest holding the wing on the front handle whilst getting onto the board, then flying the wing before getting the front foot up. gives more stability.

best inflatable or rigid board to start

Excellent…no pumping to get onto the foil?. Just head slightly downwind to build up speed?….sounds good. My issue is in my head! I don’t head anywhere downwind. Obsessed with keeping upwind. Too much history of learning to kitesurfing I think. Maybe that is where I am going wrong……

Wing foil

Just made it out, had my foil set to far back, and the rear of my board keep sinking as I set my second foot--any suggestions? Also, should there be a minimal wind requirement before hitting the water?

i tried wingsurfin today,, and i could not flip wing,,. I should have watch this video before the try,,,.

Inspiring a 70 yr old boy

French accent :) cute

C’est fou, j’ai déjà pris des leçons avec 2 instructeurs et ni l’un ni l’autre ne m’a jamais parlé de tout ça.

no life jacket and no helmet ???