What l love about Windwing Foiling

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4 years ago

Wing Foiling

angie pangi

QLD

1782 posts

angie pangi

QLD, 1782 posts

19 Aug 2021 2:14pm

That fact you can go out in conditions that Kiters and pole dancers can't ?? Keep flying peeps

MProject04

665 posts

MProject04

665 posts

19 Aug 2021 2:43pm

The ease of carrying gear, transporting it, rigging and getting going. The fun factor of being on foil Vs all that. Also the onlookers on the beach...huh? UFO! And not to mention flying past windsurfers with huge sails who are hardly planing gives lots of satisfaction (says a former windsurfer)

bigtone667

NSW

1559 posts

bigtone667

NSW, 1559 posts

19 Aug 2021 7:31pm

I am just happy to get out on anything.... windwing, kite, windsurf, tractor tube

stroppo

748 posts

stroppo

WA, 748 posts

19 Aug 2021 8:22pm

Freedom no harness and so much manoeuvrebility and can sail in 8kts to 40kts and compact
Froth on

mcrt

643 posts

mcrt

643 posts

19 Aug 2021 9:22pm

Sailing in 3D vs the 2D i did as a windsurfer.Upwind,downwind,across...
Doing dozens of tacks,jibes and variations without coming off the foil.
I do not think i ever pulled 4 planing windsurf jibes in a row...

This is 40mins of wingfooling around in iffy wind.

Velocicraptor

877 posts

Velocicraptor

877 posts

19 Aug 2021 9:26pm

Avoiding the complication of lines. Easier to rig. Easier to launch/land. Easier to self rescue. No tangles.

eppo

9793 posts

eppo

WA, 9793 posts

19 Aug 2021 9:38pm

The new challenge.

dejavu

825 posts

dejavu

825 posts

19 Aug 2021 9:49pm

For me it is the following: challenge; compact (it all goes in the back of a hatchback); fast setup; evolving sport; and of course you're up on the foil. I have both wind and wing foil equipment and I now have to push myself to go wind foiling -- the attraction of the wing is all powerful.

Youngbreezy

1258 posts

Youngbreezy

WA, 1258 posts

19 Aug 2021 10:34pm

The thing I love most about wing foiling is the way it can turn any sort of bump or swell into a "surf" session. The ability to hunt down a decent bump, tow yourself in then depower and surf it can make even the most mild conditions really fun. I often have a session in good windswell/bumps and feel like I have had a good day of surfing real waves

goggo

378 posts

goggo

378 posts

20 Aug 2021 10:22am

Cheapest high performance foil sailing option by miles, and heaps of fun. Plenty of crew around here rueing the end of winter waves, while I can't wait for the arrival of the summer winds.

warwickl

NSW

2360 posts

warwickl

NSW, 2360 posts

20 Aug 2021 1:33pm

bigtone667 said..
I am just happy to get out on anything.... windwing, kite, windsurf, tractor tube

How about kayaking or efoiling or foilingon Moses gear?

paul.j

QLD

3381 posts

paul.j

QLD, 3381 posts

20 Aug 2021 1:43pm

What i love about wing foiling now is the fact I have to set up two lots of gear at the beach when Angie Pangi decides she wants to come foiling which is everytime. Not because she can't set her own up but it's just easier and less whinging this way!!

Oh yeah two sets to pack up as well just for more fun!!

Bloody great sport! haha

bigtone667

NSW

1559 posts

bigtone667

NSW, 1559 posts

20 Aug 2021 4:18pm

warwickl said..

bigtone667 said..
I am just happy to get out on anything.... windwing, kite, windsurf, tractor tube

How about kayaking or efoiling or foilingon Moses gear?

Kayaking with a few AXIS 1300's attached might be interesting.

My problem with efoiling is once you can get up, and can turn.... you have somewhat mastered it.

Jeroensurf

1131 posts

Jeroensurf

1131 posts

20 Aug 2021 3:08pm

I love that wing-foiling is making lame windsurf conditions exciting again.

warwickl

NSW

2360 posts

warwickl

NSW, 2360 posts

20 Aug 2021 5:13pm

bigtone667 said..

warwickl said..

bigtone667 said..
I am just happy to get out on anything.... windwing, kite, windsurf, tractor tube

How about kayaking or efoiling or foilingon Moses gear?

Kayaking with a few AXIS 1300's attached might be interesting.

My problem with efoiling is once you can get up, and can turn.... you have somewhat mastered it.

One is only limited by their thinking. You have not been in ocean swells etc

greg87foil

145 posts

greg87foil

145 posts

20 Aug 2021 9:13pm

The amount of time/distance it allows me to be on foil and improves prone/dw game

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