Inflatable Wingfoil Board HIPE Learn
PROGRAM
The super easy inflatable wing board for sailing on the water and learning to fly without pressure!
PRESENTATION
The Learn allows you to start winging at your own pace.
Unlike classic wing boards, you can actually sail with a HIPE Learn and go upwind without having to fly. It behaves like a windsurf equipped with a centerboard.
This means you no longer have any pressure: you can progress step by step, it's up to you to fly or just cruise quietly!
Feeling confident is essential before getting into takeoffs and above water flights. The Learn is made for that. Stable and efficient for your needs, it's the perfect board for a complete beginner. No specific background is necessary to get started with it.
You ride it either with anti-drift fins or with the foil, depending on your progress. The new composite plate is made for all these configurations. So you can learn how to handle the wing before learning how to fly: one step after another to ensure progress.
Obviously these qualities make it a great board for sailing clubs, but it is also perfect for an individual beginners who wants to take their time, or even just ride a wing on the water in light wind.
Like all HIPEs in the GONG range, it is the ultimate combination of the performance of rigid boards with the advantages of inflatable ones. This innovative system of hybrid dropstitch boards with a molded composite rigid plate, 100% from our GONG design offices, is an absolute revolution in the world of inflatable foil boards. In a beginners early days and to absorb shocks, inflatable technology is THE ideal material.
Size 6'5
The shape of the HIPE Learn 6’5 is designed to make learning easier.
The overall width is important, from tail to nose, so that the Learn 6’5 is stable despite its limited length. And this is the essential character of this Learn: very easy without being too bulky.
The centered max width gives a lot of versatility and erases errors because it’s placed where a beginner needs it.
The wide square tail, but not excessively, provides a lot of front/rear stability to accept the placement errors of a beginner. It avoids tumbling in choppy water.
The very wide round nose prevents sinking, without pushing too much water. It’s a perfect compromise between balance and glide.
The rocker placed under the wide nose prevents the board from sticking to the water. It will be more forgiving in the touches in flight to restart without falling. This absence of sanction makes you more serene and will make you progress even faster…
Designed to navigate easily on the water thanks to the ADS system before take-off is mastered, it allows you to cruise around peacefully to fully understand how to handle the wing. The centerboard/foil switch is super easy and can allow you to change in minutes even during your session.
Size 8'0
The HIPE Learn 8’0 is designed to start with minimal resistance.
Its slender outline boosts its preflight speed on the water before takeoff with the foil. This Learn 8’0 offers an incomparable glide on the water. It’s stable and effortlessly fast.
Its thin tail seems to generate no drag. It’s amazing when you see it pass by. Like a Race Stand Up Paddle board, it speeds across the water. And as soon as you want to take off, the board accelerates and flies.
Its pointed nose cuts through the water like a beautiful bow. The feeling is pleasant, even in choppy conditions. The board glides until it gives enough speed to the foil to take off.
Its rather low rocker promotes speed gain. And its fine nose forgives touchdowns.
Designed to navigate easily on the water thanks to the ADS system before take-off is mastered, it allows you to cruise around peacefully to fully understand how to handle the wing. The centerboard/foil switch is super easy and can allow you to change in minutes even during your session.
Technical sheet
Inflatable Wingfoil Board HIPE Learn 8'0 / Blue / White
Shape Variation 8'0
- Rocker: low rocker to extend the waterline length as much as possible and glide as much as possible.
- Rails: round because they are inflatable.
- Volume: very generous.
- Outline: elongated for maximum glide but still wide in the center for stability.
- Tail: pin tail for glide and to pump as little as possible.
- Nose: nose point for gliding and pumping as little as possible.
Technical sheet Variation 8'0
- Length: 8’0 = 243.8 cm
- Width: 27" 9/16 = 70.0 cm
- Thickness: 6″ = 15.2 cm
- Volume: 185 liters
- Weight: 11.4 kg (indicative weight board only + or – 5%)
Buying guide
For whom?
For beginners and clubs, this is a board to take the hassle out of it. It is super easy, while remaining very effective for learning to ride and feeling comfortable from the first sessions.
Its role is to make your life easier. It's true that more experienced riders will want something more dynamic but it will delight thousands of riders looking for first sensations and simplicity.
No need to be in good physical condition or have a particular size, the HIPE Learn is made for EVERYONE!
What for?
The HIPE Learn is the simplest and most effective board to start, without complicating life, and progress quickly. Flat water areas and light conditions (around 10 knots) are ideal for its use and for making your first flights.
It is really the most suitable board for beginners thanks to its volume which offers great stability, so it is accessible for all sizes.
When sailing on the water or in flight, it is great for boosting your progress.
What size?
Is winging new to you? The two shapes of the HIPE Learn are made for you. So which one to choose?
These two HIPEs have very similar volumes between 170 L and 185 L.
The real difference is in the preflight glide and the liveliness in the air:
- the 6’5 will be livelier, with less inertia, therefore more sporty and modern in its approach because it is a small board in an XXL version.
- the 8’0 is the one that will save you from pumping because it glides on its own. More stable in the air, very smooth and relatively fast on the water, it is the one that will give you preflight pleasure. And it will also be the least physical.
Understanding the GONG range?
The concept of each board of the range can be summed up very simply:
- HIPE LEARN: the inflatable wing board for learning.
- HIPE FIRST: the perfect inflatable wing board for beginners and progression.
- HIPE PERF: the inflatable board with 95% of the performance of rigid baords in an easy and scalable shape.
- HIPE FREE FLY: the best strapless inflatable foil board.
- HIPE STUNT: the inflatable board for surfing/freestyle scoring.
- HIPE LETHAL: the must-have inflatable board for wave riding.
- HIPE DIAMOND: mid-length with the glide of a downwinder and the handling of a compact board.
- HIPE CRUZADER: the inflatable “downwinder” for the highest performance in light wind winging and obviously in DW.
- MOB 2TASTE: three sports in one board: SUP, SUP foiling and wing foiling.
- ZUMA: the easy rigid board for SUP foiling and wing foiling, and with good performance.
- LANCE: the compact Zuma, with great lateral stability, ideal for beginnings in wing foiling.
- CRUZADER POINT: fantastic in SUP downwinders, pumping on the flat, but also in light wind conditions for wing foiling, freefly, surfing, etc…
- CRUZADER DIAMOND: compact and easy to paddle shape for downwind SUPing. In wing foiling it’s ideal for light wind conditions, surfing and downwinders.
- FLINT: high performance in SUP foiling, really cool for wing foiling because it is simple, stable and efficient. All in one.
- MINT: absolute efficiency and ease thanks to its glide. A first-class wing board for take offs in a versatile shape geared towards surfing and freeride.
- LEMON: top-notch responsiveness and liveliness in surfing, high performance in freestyle, great stability and lots of glide.
- STUNT: 100% surf-freestyle. Great maneuverability. Instant take offs and re-pops.
- LETHAL: Absolute surfing radicality for a magical ride in all types of waves.
What accessories?
Safety is of paramount importance when practicing board sports and even more so when it comes to foil sports.
The wing leash is essential. Once released, if the wing is not held by its leash, it immediately flies several tens of meters from you, and it only stops its course once blocked by an obstacle which will damage it in most cases.
The board leash is also very important, especially in the learning phase. It keeps your board always close to you. You keep a safety float within your reach and above all you prevent it from harming others.
To practice in the best conditions, you absolutely must wear a protective helmet and an impact vest.
We have also developed a range of Bodyguard textiles, which add additional protection against the risk of cuts linked to foiling. Risk is present all the time, but it is even more important during the learning phase. We recommend +++ that you protect yourself as much as possible.
Best quiver choices?
The HIPE Learn is the Wing board for beginners. This is THE discovery board in the HIPE range which will certainly give you the desire to go further in your passion for our sports.
You should of course complete it with a mix of SUPs without foil, surfboards for days when the waves are there, etc. to enjoy every possible session.
Which foil wing?
The X-Over foil is ideal for beginners: super easy and efficient foil wings at low speed:
- XL for 50kg -> 90kg and wind below 20 knots.
- XXL for 90kg -> 120kg and wind below 15 knots.
The size of the front wing determines the speed/lift ratio. The smaller the wing, the faster you will go but will be uncomfortable at low speeds.
Foil Positioning?
For GONG foils, place the plate in the center of the US rails to start, and move it forward a few centimeters when you start tackling transitions (a sign of good progress).
The further forward you place it, the more it lifts the nose of the board. The further back you place it, the more the nose of the board dives.
Be careful not to move it too far forward. There is often a tendency not to let the back foot work, especially when coming from kite foiling. However, moving the foil back a bit forces you to put more weight on the back foot, resulting in a more harmonious stance and reducing efforts.
Which Leash?
Choose a leash that is at least 6 feet long and has a minimum diameter of 7mm.
Check its condition before each session and replace it annually. It's your life jacket.
Good to know:
Never leave your board in the sun, especially not an inflatable board, and especially not a black carbon plate that will heat up very quickly. You risk seeing it delaminate!!!
Do not screw further than the bottom of the box, or else you will go through the skin of the inflatable. We provide non-through US boxes, but remain cautious.
Never let your foil board be mistreated in the waves, especially at the shore. You must protect it from major efforts. A wave that carries your board and rolls it can cause serious damage.
Equipments
SCS system
The composite plate is equipped with Smart Connection System (SCS) double entry boxes to easily install and adjust the foil. The double holes correspond to the stance of the holes in your GONG foil plate. Simply present the foil with the brass nuts already mounted on the plate, slide them into the rails without disassembling, tighten the 4 screws, and you're ready to go.
To facilitate foil assembly, our new US fixing brass nuts are connected by a carbon fiber rod and are included with the board. This saves time for foil assembly, and the adjustment is precise. No more risk of losing your brass nuts: you leave them screwed on the plate and slide them into the US rails using the 4 new insertion holes. There's nothing to disassemble: just tighten the screws and go!
Foil adjustment is also easier and more precise with the adjustment information engraved on the plate.
A centerboard can replace the foil for casual sailing
This is the innovation of this HIPE Learn model in favor of a program geared towards classic sailing on the water.
The ICS plate incorporates a US rail and therefore the possibility of installing a standard fin in place of your foil. Directly machined in the composite plate, this rail allows you to enjoy your board without the foil for gradual and gentle learning.
Enjoy peaceful sailing with your wing on the water.
ADS and US box
A short US box located under the nose allows you to install a US fin. This Anti Drift System (ADS) will greatly limit the natural drift of your board, which will save you a painful return while carrying your equipment on the beach. Rather than walking, you will spend more time on the water and therefore progress faster. You no longer have the stress of having to fly to head upwind because your board will naturally be able to do so.
For a SUP foil program, the ADS fin also helps to effectively reduce the row effect when paddling and especially when taking off with small boards.
It's really easier to maintain a trajectory, the wind gain is noticeable on the long tacks. Very simple US system to install, simply slide your fin into its housing and tighten the small manual screw supplied with it.
Carrying handle
The handle in the carbon plate, placed on the hull, is a real comfort enhancement for launching and carrying over short distances. And it has no impact on the rigidity and strength of our plate, which are flawless.
Footstraps
The set of 3 footstraps is included with the board.
Developed for wingfoiling, these moderate coverage straps do not fold during wear. With less surface area on the instep, there is less risk of getting stuck or hitting the foot on the edge of the strap when putting it on quickly. This also allows for better leeward support (with the tip of your foot) and therefore a more natural stance in wing foiling.
Sufficiently rigid, they provide precise control while remaining very comfortable.
The double V-shaped front footstrap perfectly centers the foot on the front of the board. This positioning is more natural and allows for direct and precise control during maneuvers.
Every detail has been carefully crafted to enhance your on-water experience.
Full Deck Pad
The premium 5mm thick full deck pad provides maximum grip and comfort while navigating. This Velvet Traction grooving pad offers a velvety touch underfoot and magical grip. Exceptionally stylish and high-quality, it enhances your board.
This relief-free pad truly provides absolute comfort. It's noticeable during long sessions: your feet are less tired.
Roller transport bag
The HIPE comes with a super practical and sturdy roller transport bag.
It is designed for comfortable travel without exceeding baggage limits on most airlines!
The backpack straps are heavily padded and comfortable. The handles are super strong and comfortable to hold. The front pocket is generously sized to store your accessories and personal items without the risk of losing them. And the compression straps minimize the volume of the bag. Integrated compartments on the back of the front panel allow you to securely and neatly store your foil elements and hardware.
Nothing is missing!
Handles
The HIPE Learn is equipped with 4 handles: one at the tail of the board, two on either side of the nose in the front third and one at the nose of your board. Comfortable, extremely resistant and solid, these handles have a well-defined role.
As soon as the equipment is prepared, they will be able to help you with the handling of the boards.
Once in the water, the handles on the front of the board allow you to hold it in the desired direction and facing the wind/waves without being swept away.
Ideal for putting your equipment in order or holding it to listen to the valuable advice from your instructor.
Pump, hardware and repair kit
The provided dual-action rapid inflation pump is super efficient to get you on the water quickly.
All the hardware for the straps and foil is included with the board.
A repair kit is also included in case of damage (please note that the kit does not include glue, which you can easily find at your hardware store, typically PVC glue). Note that we stock all the components of your board for easy repair to its new state. Everything can be repaired on an inflatable.
Included equipment
- ICS carbon plate with handle and US-box for integrated fins.
- ADS system
- GONG BLACK US RACE FIN
- GONG BLACK US 4’6 FIN
- GONG front V light footstrap 2024 (includes screws).
- GONG symmetric large light footstrap 2024 (includes screws).
- 5mm Velvet Traction pad: deck covering designed for maximum comfort and absolute grip.
- 2 Non-through SCS inserts joined by a carbon fiber rod.
- Hardware for foil plate and footstraps.
- Leash plug at the tail to prevent board loss.
- High-pressure inflation valve on the nose for easy deflation and rolling of the board.
- Dual-action rapid inflation pump with multiple nozzles (compatible with a wing).
- Roller transport bag.
- Repair kit (glue not included).
Delivery
Delivery delay
We indicate a preparation and shipping time of 3 working days. In reality, the majority of orders are shipped within 24/48 hours.
The delivery time, i.e. delivery time of the package to your home, then depends on the delivery location and the carrier.
We work with reliable and efficient carriers. 99% of shipments go perfectly and quickly. In the case of the remaining 1%, rest assured that we will do what is necessary with the carrier.
Shipping fees
Unlike other sites, shipping costs are not hidden behind the price of our products. You know exactly what shipping costs you, and you are not disadvantaged if you choose to collect your order at our GONG Space Center.
Shipping costs are calculated based on the weight and volume of each package, and your delivery address.
Tracking your package
Delivery tracking is managed directly by the carriers to whom we have entrusted your packages. They will contact you by email or SMS to allow you to choose delivery methods and follow the route of your package.
Carriers
We work with the best transport societies to deliver to you throughout Europe and the world within very short deadlines. We chose them for their quality of service and their compliance with deadlines.
For mainland France, 80% of your orders arrive at their destination in less than 48 hours of processing.
For Europe, delivery times vary from 3 to 6 working days, depending on the country of destination.
For the rest of the world, delivery times depend on transit time and customs clearance time. This delay depends on customs and can last from a few days to a few weeks depending on the destination and seasonality.
Please note, transport time is added to preparation/shipping time. Two companies collaborate on your order (GONG and the carrier). Each one masters its activity and is committed to optimizing its deadlines so that you are delivered as quickly as possible and at a reasonable price.
Eco-responsible packaging
Preserving the environment is an absolute priority. This is why we do everything possible to reduce our ecological footprint.
The most important thing is to sell quality, durable products that will be repairable and will please you for a long time.
For our shipments, we use:
Scotch craft paper.
Final packaging in high-end cardboard.
For rigid boards: Flexi-Hex, very high resistance ecological packaging.
This means:
Reusable and recyclable packaging.
An almost total reduction in single-use plastic.
Maximum protection and impact resistance for rigid boards thanks to the innovative Flexi-Hex honeycomb design (35mm thick).
Receipt of your product
Upon delivery, check the condition of your package in the presence of the carrier. A complete explanation email on the procedure to follow will be sent to you when your order is shipped.
Despite our requirements and all the care we take in the packaging and protection of your product, transport hazards may occur, and your product may suffer more or less significant transport damage.
Note that the products are protected in their carton. If you have any doubts, simply refuse delivery and contact us.
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