How to Wing

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NOT TOUCH THE WATER WITH YOUR WING

It’s your first wing foiling session. You managed to get on your knees and to take the handles of the wing (see our Basic How To ;)) but then it all goes wrong.…

SHEET IN/SHEET OUT IN FLIGHT

Unlike windsurfing, the wing has no direct link with your board, so it is your body that becomes the sole transmitter of energy delivered by the wing to the boa…

GAINING SPEED

As in many glide sports, speed is the key to pass more easily through maneuvers just as in wing foiling. Whether you are jumping or performing transitions, spee…

SLOW DOWN ON THE WATER

Knowing how to slow down on the water can help if you are a beginner. Slowing down is going to come in handy if you want to stop, avoid an obstacle, wait for so…

TO GO UPWIND

Upwind means moving towards or against the wind or the direction from which it is blowing. When sailing crosswind, your trajectory is perpendicular to the wind …

JIBING ON WATER

Jibing, as well as tacking, are tack changes. Gybing, unlike tacking which is done when you head upwind, is done when you are heading downwind. For those who ar…

LET GO OF YOUR WING

Description The advice we give to beginners : LET GO of your Wing. If you cling to the Wing when it’s stuck in the water, it will kink. This kinking will …

WALK OUT OF THE WHITEWATER

Most of the time, walking out of the whitewater is done right after you stop your session close to the beach :). We will therefore see in this How To the penult…

PUMPING TO LAUNCH

Description To launch your Wing Foil and take off, you will need to pump with your Wing first to get a minimum of speed, then pump with your legs to get your Fo…

WATER START

To make a water start in deep water, two important points must be taken into account.   The first is to have enough depth to sink the foil without touching…

PUMPING TO GO UPWIND

Pumping to go upwind can be useful if you need to gain a lot of ground on the wind or dodge something. To pump in this way you must first master the technique o…

PLACE YOUR FEET IN FLIGHT

Proper foot placement in flight will help you to better control your trajectory and your foil. So in this How To we will look at the different ways to place you…

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