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Thinking of giving up till I saw this - can’t thank you enough - 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

I feel AWKWArd😅. I'm still on the SUP but it has stubby fins and no centerboard so I'm fighting to stay upwind. I am getting close to returning to the starting point and it's mostly because of all the things you said here. Scared to try my foil board as I tried an e foil and it was not easy. Lots of breaching and splatting. I was on my knees so maybe I couldn't adjust fast enough but it's less distance to fall. I was thinking about making a dry land trainer out of a swivel office chair but your tabletop seems safer. Thanks for the tips!

Hello there, can I ask if your TPS260 is still working? Mine bought in December 2023 has stopped working, and I am having difficulties getting it repaired or replaced as per the warranty. How did you manage to exchange the TPS300? Who did you contact please? Thanks for your help.

Nice explanations, super instructional video, exactly what a beginner looking for a used board should know! Totally unrelated to the main subject but one thing I've experienced with really old narrow bords with daggerboard like that Fanatic Bat, they used to be really slippery, they didn't have anti-slip surface yet, so you had to wear rubber shoes to be able to stay on board. I know that from my vintage Bic Calypso longboard that I still have in storage but didn't use it for some years just because of that.... and also because It's heavy and long and does not go on planning easily and does not carve and ..... yea, it's outdated like that Fanatic Bat. In fact, I've bought perhaps 20 years ago a Starboard Go 180L EVA deck version to replace it, for the reasons you mentioned.

Thank you very much

Vela is some nice wing foil gear now. 4 different Go foil sizes. And 5 sizes of Core wings.

Great stuff! Showed me I was doing a lot wrong on my first session where I could hardly make any progress going upwind...Sorry if that's a super dumb question from a beginner but I was a bit confused that you had the boom in cross grip most of the time. Is that just due to the demonstration setting or do you do this from time to time? because I instinctly always tend to grip my Wing in overgrip or pronated on both handles. Thanks so much!

I’m learning on a slingshot ifly v1, pretty much just goes on foil within seconds 😂 so they must’ve done something right! I can even foil when still on one knee. I got the inflatable for a trip overseas and have been enjoying it ever since.

Where are you riding? Looks like a great location with flat water, and I love that!

Hello, what did you think about Eleveight board please, il Beetween duotone or Eleveight choice

Thanks great info I'm the guy u are talking about. Can't wait for the next windy day to try your advice

That opening monologue hit me so hard damn 😂😂😂

Great guide!! Thank you

Thank you so much for the video. It saved my wing-foil progression. When I stared to intensify learning my left knee had pain every time I knee started. I use your squat start now in the second session and can avoid the pain. I modified it a little for my needs. When getting up on the board I knee just with the right foot and bring the left food immediately in squatting position. So I do not knee with left knee at all. For now I continue to knee with the right knee. That way I can handle quite some chop. I think with some practice I will squat also with the right knee in chop. Another thing that helps me in chop: use the hand that is closer to the back of your board to hold the wing. Use the wing as an additional stabiliser to balance. When you are balanced and ready, starting the wing is one quick action. Since you pull it up with the back hand you can grab immediately the front of the boom of the wing with the proper hand. This way you can even give some pressure with elbow while you grab with your back hand the back of the boom.

The trying to go upwind issue is my absolute sticking point. I just won't allow myself to go downwind

needed this video today. thanks for such a detailed breakdown and analysis

Learned the hard way in 1988. We just did it😆😆. Now we do big loops with new super equipment , and enjoy that we kept trough the needle eye and patient. We did the pioneer time for windsurf. Keep going the new generation.

Want to sell that Gecko 133 behind you?

I find British use of the word "kit" very annoying. My gear is not a kit, it is fully assembled.

I've been paddleboarding for several years now and im looking to step up to foiling or kitesurfing. I don't have experience with either. After watching your video it sounds like my best bet might be to use my iSUP, purchase an additional fin and look for a sail on the secondary market. I'm 5 11 tall, 190lbs, is there a particular size sail you recommend? Any help is greatly appreciated

Do you think it will pump up an excursion 5 boat?

Kooks

Unfortunetly Ocean Rodeo is closed down.

so how big of a wing do you need?

Rarely watched so much BS in one viewing.

Great tip thanks for sharing 👍🏄🏼‍♂️

Thank you for the great video. Inflatable boards more and more popular 👍

Very helpful thank you!

I'm a beginner wingfoiler coming from a windsurfing and surfing background. I had no foiling background. I took one lesson being pulled behind a boat on a beginner wingfoil board. It helped me to get a "feel" for what being up on foil was like and some idea of weight/hip shifting forces. But aside from that initial "feel" actual wingfoiling is totally different. I'm a little torn about whether it was worth it because it was so expensive in my area. I was getting up on foil almost from the start, but I was climbing too fast for my skill level. I then moved the mast back 1/2" and that was a game changer and I immediately felt comfortable on foil. If you're struggling foiling you might want to experiment with mast position. Small changes make a big difference!

I would really enjoy to surf harnass free or will this be necessary in stronger winds?

Thx looking forward for first session and hopefully Jimmy Lewis is still shaping great boards👍

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Next time I get skunked at my local spot I'll be grateful I didn't have to travel to Aruba for it. A sobering look at traveling for wind. Thanks.

I think you're right on on all points. At 71 years and 60 kilos, I'm windfoiling on a 6.5 m sail in 5-10 knots and winging when it's over 10 and steady on a 5m wing. I live in a place where light winds are somewhat frequent but breezy days do come along. I've found high wind windfoiling to be less fun and fairly strenuous so the wing is a great way for me to enjoy windier days. Another thoughtful video, thanks.

Well explained. I'm learning to wing after windsurfing for many years and windfoiling for a few more. This was useful and unique instruction on the hardest part of learning to wingfoil. Thanks.

Good video Ben😎🇲🇽

For inland wingfoilers, I guess it’s hard to find good wingfoiling places. I can totally understand your pain of traffic hazards

Nice, thanks for the scout.

I have also found that having the foil position too far back has made it difficult to get up and stay on the foil. I have moved mine about 2 to 3 cm forward and the board is coming up easily (and faster). I had it back to keep from the board from jumping but I am adjusting better to the climb now.

Been practicing your technique....really helped on my twitchy board.

Great stuff!

Congratulations, one of the very few videos on UA-cam that talks about the very important problem of how to position the wing in relation to the apparent wind. Thank you!

I've windsurfed for many years and has taken a very long time to get good at it and very demanding. Now windfoiling and wingfoiling I find its less effort on the windfoil, possibly because I use a harness and maybe more relaxed on the windfoil. The BIG advantage for me is the wing, its less faff and you don't need as much kit and it don't take up much room, this is great. The downside of all the sports, its bloody expensive to buy the kit, but the wind is free, LOL.

I hope you get to try Kanaha soon. Don't bring a wetsuit. :)

Nice video. I've been windsurfing foiling for a few months now after doing a lot of regular windsurfing for a few years. I noticed the wing foilers are often not going for a session in light winds or very strong winds, compared to me going in any winds from light to very strong winds as a windsurf foiler. However, that may be just due to personal preferences or the type of foil they use. The wingers seem to like 15-25 kts best, and anything less or more is iffy, where I'm having fun with 10-35 kts windfoiling (switching sails). I'm typically taking advantage of being able to switch from foil to fin at around 20 kts plus to get some higher top speeds! For now, wingfoiling is not interesting enough to me due to the very low speeds. Windfoiling is definitely more physically challenging, especially if you are not well matched with your harness / harness lines, but I take that as a plus, being young(er) and enjoying the physical workout. On my 5.2 or 4.2 sail, with or without the harness, the physical part is not too difficult, but on a 7.5 or 8.5 sail, it is. For the basics, windfoiling seems more technically challenging than wingfoiling as well, or it could be my lack of skill, but after a few months I'm easily able to go fast or slow and stay on the foil (with footstraps, harness), but jibing or tacking fully on the foil is still not happening. If you start adding jumps or tricks, winging may be just as or more challenging, but on the basics, it seems easier. However, being sort of hooked on the feeling already with windsurfing, I don't mind some frustration to eventually get all the basic skills of windfoiling. Overall, the feeling of foiling is just a unique one, so I would recommend anyone to try it no matter if it's windfoiling, wingfoiling, kite foiling, or whatever.

Great thoughts. I would add a couple things from my experience 1) Windfoiling is way less strenuous than windsurfing and if you know how to waterstart getting going is much easier than winging and if you have enough wind to waterstart you just hook in and go no pumping. I now windfoil rather than windsurf unless it is a perfect windsurf day as you never stop moving and fly through all the jibes. 2) I found learning jibes and windfoiling was much easier once I removed the foot straps. Foot straps do have many advantages but other than foot placement (there are other aids if you need them) I don't see the benefit when learning. You can add them once you get jibing figued out. Finally I believe the two are more the same than different and everyone should try foiling. I also agree that if you have a windsurfing background getting on foil is much quicker on a windfoil, in the right condition with the right equipment (no straps) it is usually the first session.

👍 good analysis and breakdown here, Ben. Appreciate that you make these informative videos. Thanks, Dmitri

As surfer for 30 years this start and stance makes sense!! I’ve tried the ‘tripod’ start, can sometimes get up with knee start but can’t wait to try this! Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom 🙂👍

I agree if you compare on flat water. But as soon as you ride on swell, winging is an other world. The pure sensation of gliding is totally addicting.

I quite share your point of view except for the fact that I don't think windfoil is more physical if you use a harness. And getting the sail out the water is not such a big deal when you have a good technique. I don't wingfoil but when I see all these poor guys on their knees trying to stand up I don't think I would enjoy that specially in choppy water. However I do think that windfoiling must be a nice sport to practice. 😊 A pro for wingfoiling might be that it seems to me that you might don't have to change gear as quickly as you do than when you're windfoiling. 😊