How To

Rail saver on an inflatable board

When your leash is under tension, for example when falling in waves, it can exert significant force up to causing...

How to

On land

Surf

Take care of your leash

Here are some good tips on Leash care that will help it last longer: The most frequent error is...

How to

On land

Surf

Take care of your wetsuits

Your best ally in protection from the elements (wind, salt water and cold) is your Wetsuit. So it does deserve...

How to

Surf

How to choose the right spot for surf foiling?

With the surf foil the potential for good spots has widened. Soft, knee-high waves that are struggling to break are...

Security in kitesurfing

Safety in kitesurfing is paramount. Here are some recommendations given by the GONG staff to make sure your kitesurfing experience...

How to

Basic

Surf

Your first hour on a surfboard

Never Surf alone, surfing is an adventure but it is often better lived with a friend or in a school....

How to

Basic

Surf

Enter the water

The golden rule: never put the board between you and the oncoming wave. Otherwise you’ll be on the operation table...

On land

Surf

Choosing the construction of your surf foiling board

EPS, EPS Pro, or FSP Pro: We Give You the Keys to Choosing Your Next Surf Foil Board Technology We...

How to

Basic

Surf

How to paddle in surf

As the saying goes, you have to walk before you can run! Same thing goes on the water, before you...

How to

Basic

Surf

Sit on a surfboard

In between two waves, you can sit on your board. Well placed in the center, so you can see...

How to

On land

Kite

Carrying your gear

In Kitesurfing, nothing is easier than carrying your gear. The Kites are in very practical backpacks. Everything fits in it...

How to

Basic

Surf

Walking outside

If the beach has a gentle, you will probably get out faster by walking till the waters up around your...

How to

On land

Wing

Find the right spot

In order to find the right spot, you first have to envision three dimensions: its length its width its depth...

How to

Basic

Surf

Going outside

So now you’re paddling : do not stop otherwise you will have to redo everything. If the foam is low...

Choose your gear

In our humble opinion: 1/ Listen to those who know Talk to passionate people who know the wing at...

Choosing your kite gear

Listen to those who know: Talk to people who know about Kitesurfing, quality advice is at your fingertips. How to...

How to

Basic

Surf

Managing the shorebreak

Count to three and jump 😉 More seriously, we must pay serious attention in his situation due to reasons of...

How to

On land

Kite

Choose your kitesurf board?

We provide the keys to help you choose from a wide range of twin tips, surf kite boards, and kite...

How to

Basic

Surf

Emergency duck dive

When you’re left with no choice but to drop everything and dive under the wave. When it’s too late it’s...

Choose your wing

Here are all our tips for choosing the wing that will help you learn, progress, or perform like a pro...

Choose your surf kite board

GONG gives you some tips and advice for choosing your kitesurf board. The lenght, the scoop, the thickness…all you need...

Choose your Wing board

Better understand the shapes and dimensions you need for wing foiling. Choosing the board that suits you perfectly can turn...

Choose your wing

Here are all our tips for choosing the wing that will help you learn, progress, or perform like a pro...

Avoiding a crash in surf

Whatever happens, you have to stay in control of the situation. Never let go of the board in the midst...

How to

Wing

Choose your GONG V3 front wing

Take a spin through our full range of V3 front wings! Whether you’re after smooth cruising or high-performance thrills, we’ve...

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News

Wing

Choose your V2 front wing!

Here’s an overview of all the front wings that make up our V2 range! To experience the incredible sensations...

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On land

Kite

Choose your kite

All our tips for selecting the perfect kite to help you learn, improve, and send it like a pro! Some...

Read the waves

Reading, evaluating and anticipating a wave is surely one of the hardest aspects of surfing, but also certainly the most...

Choosing between a Cruzader Diamond, Point, or Point LW 2025?

How to

On land

Wing

Choosing between a Cruzader Diamond, Point, or Point LW 2025?

Make your choice between the three mid-length shapes that give you the edge in glide! Trying a mid-length wing foil...

How to

Basic

Surf

Posting up on the peak

There is a take off point for every wave. On good spots it is often in the same place....

How to

Basic

Surf

Waiting at the peak

The most complex thing about the peak is the waiting without petting pushed out of the ideal starting area. The...

How to

On land

Kite

What's a shitty shape?

How do you recognize a mediocre shape? Trust those who have experience. As a General rule, Shapers offer Shapes...

How to

On land

Wing

Choose a V2 stab for your foil

In this “How To” we explain the role of your stab, how to choose it in our V2 range and...

How to

Basic

SUP

Turn with the paddle

There are several existing techniques that will depend on your control and the urgency of the situation. Note that all...

How to

On land

Wing

Choosing your wingfoil mast

Identify the mast you need for your wing foil sessions! You have two options when gearing up for wing foiling,...

How to

Basic

Surf

Catching a wave in surf

Here she comes!!! Concentrated, we turn the board towards land. We turn towards the good side to optimize the take...

Position your mast when riding with footstraps

How to

Wing

Position your mast when riding with footstraps

Learn how to adjust the position of your mast on your new strapped board with a simple trick shared by...

Choosing an aluminium, carbon or hm carbon mast

How to

Wing

Choosing an aluminium, carbon or hm carbon mast

Much more than just a link between your board and the plane of your foil, the mast plays a huge...

How to

Basic

Surf

Take-off

Tighten up the buttocks, take a big breathe and paddle like mad. The take-off determines the rest of the...

How to

Basic

Surf

Late take-off

To say that the late take off is a hasty take off is true, and kinda false. Certainly, it...

How to

Wing

Choose the leash for your wing

The best format, materials, diameters and lengths for your wing leash, we tell you everything in this article. Let’s start...

How to

Basic

Surf

The No Paddle take-off

Ideal placement, the perfect wave size, a generous board volume board, we sink the volume of the boards...

How to

Surf

Identify the right waves for surf foiling

Soft whitewater is all you need for achieving a take off on a surf foil! The right amount of whitewater...

How to

News

Surf

Cope with shallow water on a surf foil

The counterpart of being able to have fun on very small waves with a surf foil is that they generally...

How to

Surf

Get into surf foiling

Many of you want to get into surf foiling, and you’re right because this sport is magical, and allows you...

Take off on surf foil

There are a few points that separate a take off on a surf foil from a take off with a...

How to

Surf

Beach start

We all have in mind this nice looking wave that rises but never breaks, or too close to the beach...

Connect waves in surf foiling

Until recently, the most direct path between two waves was efficient paddling 😉 Today you can fly from one wave...

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