The World of Wing & Foiling - Terminology Explained

Posted by JEFF NEWELL

The World of Wing & Foiling  - Terminology Explained

There has been a recent number of new categories to the wind and watersports world recently ever since the innovations of using a hydrofoil attached to boards which only requires little to no wind at all. We are hearing so many different names and terminology of each sport on the beaches of today so what do they all mean. WIng Foil, Wing Surf, Wind Foil?????? each style sounds so similar but the table below give a more definitive description on the equipment used for each of the individual categories. I wonder what will be the next innovation.  Kite Foiler & Wing Foiler sharing the...

Choosing the right Hydrofoil & Board

Posted by JEFF NEWELL

Choosing the right Hydrofoil & Board

WHAT SIZE FOIL?: Hydrofoils used for Wing, SUP or Wind Foiling usually have a large front wing with a surface area of 1500 cm² (Intermediate) to 2500 cm² (Beginners). However for a competent kite foiler a 1500 cm2 wing is much too wide of a surface area . It's a decent size to start off with, but most kite foilers progress to 600-800 cm² as a go to size.  A complete foil system can have upto 8 mast options in (both carbon and aluminium), ranging from 60 - 90cm, upto 5 front wing options, 2 fuselage lengths and 2 stabilisers choices which can...

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