My first ever wingfoil session! Impressions and tips from my first attempt at wingfoiling.
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- Well this is it guys and gals! Time to try something new...
With my goal being to get out on the water even more and take advantage of the lighter winds, the obvious direction was foiling!
Whoever knows me, knows I am not a big fan of foiling in windsurfing or kitesurfing but this grabbed my attention! (and not only because its everywhere on social media lately)
So follow me on my first ever session on a wingfoil and stay until the end because although I know I sometimes talk too much, I do share a recap of my personal tips to you and my impression of wingfoiling as a whole...
A Little spoiler... I was impressed! :D
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Sweet intro vid to wing foiling. For sure want to see the subsequent sessions.
Thanks! Sounds like a plan... i will start collecting even more footage for it :D
@@kyriakosgiakoumaroswingandwind Yes please! Thanks. I'm learning too! Great video.
@@sebastianruiz7316 Stay posted! :)
Looks good - and encouraging to see you got up first session. Definitely giving this a go this year.
Thank you! Its definitely fun and I think if you have some watersports experience, with the right conditions, you can get up first session!
I think its a fun new sport and that is why we decided to bring them to Windsurfers' World this summer! If you are looking for somewhere warm to go and give it a try come find me :)
Awesome!! Like the video very much. One tipp on wingfoiling... if you are already a foiler (kitefoiler, surffoiler, windfoiler) it helps massively to get up and flying by pumping your board and your wind simoultanesly...
Yes! Have been doing that more lately and I am getting up much sooner and easier! Plus its good cardio... :D
@@kyriakosgiakoumaroswingandwind YES ... if you have a session with gusty conditions it's more or less a crossfit workout.
@@dgraffe Exactly how it feels! :D
Impressive first session!
My first attempt was on 69l board , wasn't even able to get on my knees. The water wasn't very flat, some swells so that didn't help a bit. . I've been foiling kiting though and will be trying again on bigger board this weekend.
You definitely need a bigger board to start with... if you are experienced with windsports you can push the limits and try with a smaller one but I wouldnt try with anything under 100! For me 120 was perfect as it was easy to stand but I didnt compromise any movement with that size.
Of course if you know how to foil it will def help but not on the first part of actually standing up :D
Good luck on your next try!!!
Yeaah, My Aztron Rocket 1450 is way too small to be foiling in low winds as well. Pretty much need constant 10 m/s together with my 115 liter board and 6m2 wing. Really want to try a bigger foil and a smaller wing as the large one is quite hard to maneuver even with my long arms, lol.
Yes! Once I got to a certain skill level though I found I needed a smaller wing and my board size wasnt that relevant as long as I could stand up in the first moments before pumping. Of course it all depends on what your end goes is with your riding!
Keep flying! :)
What type of board did you use? I se a mast track.
This is a pocket Rocket from RRD. Its a hybrid windsurf/wingfoil board. Super nice board for starting on. I highly recommend it. I used the 120lt version but they have a 140 as well
How do you self rescue with the wing, if the wind dies? Nice video 🤙
Hey Pavel,
The board I am using in the video is pretty floaty so you could still stand and use the wing to catch whatever little wind there is and come back... or even sit on your knees!
But if there is completely no wind I am not sure. I would guess you just lay down and paddle back.
Lay down on your chest, pull the wing front next to your feet, put the feet above the wing side and paddle back. Do utilize wind as far as you can before doing this as it's quite tiring. :)
Please add your additional footage...
Will do! Stay posted :)
Just dropped it....
Petros!!!
nice video btw ;D
Petraki power... only on the light winds of faliraki :D
@@kyriakosgiakoumaroswingandwind safety first :)
@@justinasm3769 there is no rescue jet ski so...
Come on. Nobody can foil in one day. Be serious...
I actually know a lot of people that can... and much better than me.
Personally got my first flight in my first hour but of course not everyone is the same!
Go with your own pace. :)
@@kyriakosgiakoumaroswingandwindno, you cannot
@@SergioMartinez-qx9rt How can you be so sure?
@@kyriakosgiakoumaroswingandwind let’s be serious ..
@@SergioMartinez-qx9rt I am very serious. My job is teaching people to foil, trying out everything I can about the sport and even travelling the world to do this. So from my experience (which I think is enough) I have seen people, including myself that do this.
Again as I mentioned everyone is different and this should not be considered the standard. But for you to say its simply not possible without much proof to back it up I guess, is very wrong.
I mean as you see in the video and as I say I got up in my first hour basically and I have no prior foil experience. So unless you are calling me a liar I would think that is proof enough