Basics

Basic Wing Foil Riding Techniques

• Carry your gear Wing foil board and wing are always carried together - on the way into the...
• Changing stance When wing foiling, it may be necessary to change your stance while riding....
• Control flight Foiling is primarily about controlling the foil. It reacts very sensitively to...
• Deflate and pack wing Deflating and packing the wing is a task that is part of every session. And...
• Duck Jibe The term duck jibe comes from windsurfing, where it refers to a jibe variant in...
• Get off the board Getting off the wingfoil board: slow down by depowering the wing and steer the...
• Get on the board To get onto a wing foil board, set it up in the water on a crosswind course....
• Jibe A jibe (gybe) is a change in the riding direction. In normal stance (wind from...
• Jibe - one handed Jibes can also be ridden one handed when wing foiling. To do this, the front...
• One Handed Jibe - switch stance The switch stance jibe in the one handed version. This tutorial shows how to...
• Pumping With a good pumping technique, you can stay on the foil longer when wing...
• Riding Crosswind The crosswind course (beam reach) is the normal course for wing foiling. You...
• Riding Downwind To go downwind when wing foiling, you have to choose a course away from the...
• Riding in Footstraps You can wing foil with or without footstraps. Footstraps increase stability on...
• Riding in Switch Stance When wingfoiling in switch stance (also called toeside), you stand on the board...
• Riding one handed One handed winging can be used in normal and switch stance riding position. You...
• Riding Upwind Foiling upwind: to go upwind when foiling, you have to choose a course close to...
• Riding with harness When wing foiling with a harness, the power of the wing is transferred directly...
• Sinker Start When wing foiling, there are two techniques for starting out of the water. This...
• Standing up To stand up, the wing foil board must be on a crosswind course. You can use the...
• Starting Getting into foiling is the first big goal in wing foiling. Starting in wing...
• Starting in lightwinds To get going when wing foiling, you have to actively pump, especially in light...
• Steer the board When you are not in foiling mode, your board floats through the water. The...
• Steer the board in flight These tutorials are about how to ride turns with the wing foil board. The board...
• Switch Stance Duck Jibe This is how the switch stance duck jibe works when wing foiling. This jibe is...
• Switch Stance Jibe In wing foiling, the switch stance jibe is also known as toe to heel jibe....
• Switch Stance Tack A switch stance tack is a change of riding direction executed upwind. Switch...
• Tack A tack is a change in the riding direction. In normal stance (wind from your...
• Turn the board The easiest way for beginners to change direction when wing foiling is to stop,...
• Turn the wing over To turn a wing over on the water or on land, grasp the front tube with both...
• Water Start This is how the water start works when wing foiling. With this technique, you...
• Wing Surfing Wing Surfing - this is the name given to riding with a wing on a large-volume...