The goal is for you to get a solid feel for what it takes to wing board in a safe and successful manner. These classes will provide the skills necessary to do basic wing handling, teach safety, and get you your first rides on the water. The skills you learn here will help you succeed when you combine both the foil and wing down the road. This class is conducted with wings and an inflatable paddle board and windsurfer.
Land based class 30 mins to 1 hour.
- Basic Sailing and winging concepts, i.e. wind, terminology, slang, equipment, safety.
- Walkthroughs on how to hold wing, fly wing, how to go upwind, downwind, jibe, flipping wing over in water, self rescue, stance.
Prerequisite: How to Wing Foil: Introduction (from wing handling to first flights)
On Water 1 to 2 hours or till you can’t take it anymore.
- Getting up on board, windsurf type board, knee riding or taxiing
- Standing up on the board, going across the wind, practice staying upwind
- Jibing, how to keep wing out of water
- If appropriate, we will move you on to a foil board.
Typically, we meet near the Coyote Point Recreation Area, right off Airport Blvd. I will usually be set up on the beach right there.
Typically, we meet near the Coyote Point Recreation Area, right off Airport Blvd. I will usually be set up on the beach right there.
