How to Wing Foil - 5 Tips for Beginners 

Many thanks for all these tips. I’m seriously thinking in start learning how to wingfoil and your viedeas are really helpful 😎

What turned out to be critical to me getting up on foil was VERY FLAT WATER. This is easier said than done, because at the same time you'd like lots of wind. Lots of wind means don't have to think about pumping. Flat water slows down the transition to foil, the board gradually accelerates and you can elongate the phase when the board is speeding up and losing drag. Now you can reset and maintain balance, keep the board level, prepare to sheet out, and then make that last step on your own terms. Where I finally nailed it was a site with completely offshore wind, could safely touch bottom for most of the course, easily swim back upwind to shallow water if necessary. Before I found flat water, it was difficult to get the board to accelerate, would only rise up in a lot of wind, suddenly and before I could get my wits about me to control it.

Great advice and calling it how it is. This might work for some people, I live near Lake Washington and used two cars with a friend also learning, parked first car 5 miles downwind from our launch site, then drove to launch site. (You can also have a friend or partner pick you up down wind or Uber if you live close enough to walk home from your end point) Drove to our launch site and started there, had plenty of time on water learning until we reached our downwind site.

Great advice, especially with carrying the wing. Your foil is huge. Looks like a 2450. I found it to have lots of lift but it was slow and draggy. If you have a chance, try the Axis PNG foils which are great in low to medium winds. People are getting up in 7 knots with the 1310 PNG and it has tons of glide and a ridiculously low stall speed. Also easier on the arms and shoulders because there is so much less drag. 1300 is faster and more glide. 1150 is more maneuverable, easier to pump with your feet, but a bit slower. I bring this up because I used to ride the Naish 2450, 2000, and 1800 HA. But once I felt the glide of the Axis foils, I finally knew what gliding felt like.

Awesom tips.Thank you so much for your thorough explanations. We are going to a foil camp in warm weather but do not want to bring much gear with us.They have everything there. What personal items do you think we would want to bring for foiling?

Suggestion ... video about starting to turn, in taxi mode but powered. Most video, if so, show turning when on your knees or when standing up but stationary turning the board with your feet a d then powering up again. Most jump to turns when already being able to be on foil. Also most only show the jibe but when beginner you don't want to loose ground each time when turning. Lucky I now manage to go upwind (most of the time) but when I fall and need to get back on the board, find balance, flip over the wing, and by doing so I loose too much ground.

Yo! Very cool and helpful videos thanks! Question: Obviously you are in Vancouver, can you recommend any good local shops to get my starter wing foil setup? Cheers!

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Looks like you might be in Vancouver?