West Coast Wing Foil

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@davydenkosp 15 күн бұрын

Hi! A more accurate correction for choosing a board for a beginner will not be an increase in weight of 40 kg, but an increase of 40 percent to the weight of a beginner = the volume of the board in liters. Admit it, + 40 liters for a beginner weighing 75 kg is not the same as +40 kg for a beginner weighing 100 kg. My weight is 95 kg, and I have a 125 liter board; I couldn't stand on it. But when I replaced the 182-liter board, I went and was very pleased. Thanks for the video!

@davydenkosp 15 күн бұрын

@guidostrebel9645 22 күн бұрын

I like your way of explainig you ole Canadian ❤ 22:32

@neriyawilf5016 23 күн бұрын

Hi, excellent video! can you update the link for the full repair kit? It's broken. Thanks :)

@westcoastwingfoil 22 күн бұрын

Hi, thanks for the heads up! I've updated the link. Let me know if you face any issues.

@jannegarvik7023 27 күн бұрын

The only wingers that need this wing are pro and people with unlimited amount of money. For weekend foilers it make zero sence to buy this!!!

@jannegarvik7023 27 күн бұрын

Much easier to hold above your head? Noop, the difference in weight and the time the wing is actually "above" your head is also nothing to consider. Other than that keep posting 🙂

@jannegarvik7023 27 күн бұрын

Why on earth is that something to consider the size of the bag, when the wing cost double than normal?

@curtlanyi7868 28 күн бұрын

Well put together video. Some good info posted. I just wanted to add (right of way) To know your right of way is to avoid a serious collision on the water. Depending on the wind direction Starboard has right of way. If your on starboard and you don’t hold your course when another vessel is approaching you lose your right of way. Please understand these rules, it’s important to us all. Remember you are considered a vessel if you have any type of sail. eg. kiteboarding/ sailboat/ windsurfing/ wing foil. Kayaks and swimmers have all rights. Motor boats have to yield to vessels. Be safe out there fellow wind surfers.

@editor4958 28 күн бұрын

There is no discussion at all about how to steer. Is it like a windsurfer- fore/aft sail for starboard/port or more like surfing with leaning, or a combo. Basic but necessary stuff and a big omission.

@sorrythanks666 Ай бұрын

What a great vid. Thx man. First lesson next week im stoked

@manvbees Ай бұрын

Ive gotta say your video styles and editing are amazing. Really useful tips as well! Keep posting!

@anthonymayfield2031 Ай бұрын

Where can I get that t-shirt?

@westcoastwingfoil Ай бұрын

The link for the t-shirt is in the video description!

@tomrfrazer Ай бұрын

thanks, good vid

@finfoils Ай бұрын

Hey, I was just wondering how you would go about transporting a monoblock foil as they are much bigger and more fragile? Very helpful video

@andriusrisovas4619 Ай бұрын

What about mast length? I use 85cm behind the boat and have no issues taking off and foiling. But struggling a lot with the wing. Falling on take off. Also what angle regarding the wind is the best? 90 degrees or more downwind?

@westcoastwingfoil Ай бұрын

Good questions! 85cm is a great mast length for beginner and advancing riders. it gives you room to make adjustments and allows you enough margin to get through chop. I always suggest angling a bit downwind to get going. It will help you get going from a dead stop. Play with the angle to find what works best for you. Between 90 degrees and about 70 degrees is probably a good area to test out.

@patrickmercer9951 Ай бұрын

Hello I took my first lesson this past weekend- it went ok - I used a 5 m wing abd started on a wide wind surf board- Do you recommend practicing on a SUP with a center fin? Also I am 6 ft 220 what wing size and board do you recommend ? I know you mentioned add 40 to my KG weight- thanks for great video!!

@westcoastwingfoil Ай бұрын

Hey! Nice work on your first session/ lesson! Practicing on a sup can help you practice your wing maneuvering. If you have it and want to have some low consequence practice it will help. That said, I don't personally think it's necessary and would go straight to a foil board. As long as it's big enough to float you, your first few sessions will be spent no the board and not really on foil very much. If you are going slow it's basically the same as a SUP... I always recommend AT LEAST 40 plus your weight in KG. If you go bigger, you'll have an easier time getting started! Hope that helps!

@therabidweasels1486 Ай бұрын

For beginners, the biggest board possible makes everything so much easier! I would say much more than 40liters over your body weight. I know this from 15 years of teaching windsurfing, it's the same principle. I use the 235 litre Air Beluga from RRD with a 2,450 square centimetre foil. It's so awesome, cuts hours off the learning curve.

@danthomas9624 2 ай бұрын

Lots of great advice, thanks!

@giddyzero7 2 ай бұрын

I appreciate your encouragement the most, I'm have only had a handful of sessions and struggling a bit but will keep at it and super motivated to make it all come together

@westcoastwingfoil 2 ай бұрын

@@giddyzero7 nice! Keep at it is right! You'll get there. The hard journey makes the reward of flying so much more incredible. Looking forward to when it clicks for you! Wishing you good winds!

@EpicGust 2 ай бұрын

super video, underrated for sure! keep it up! thanks for sharing this!

@kurt_hansen 2 ай бұрын

The other thing is, that you have to be careful while sanding carbon. Always do it with water and/or wear a mask. Because carbon is not good for you health.

@lexbotkin3729 3 ай бұрын

I enjoy your vids, thanks. One thing as a beginner regarding foils is the unbolting, taking apart of the foils necessary with aluminum. I currently have an aluminum set up that I bought cheap. But my second setup will definitely be all carbon. I mean who wants to have to take the foil apart to prevent seizing of the bolts. What a pain in ones *ss!

@nickherrera3709 3 ай бұрын

Super helpful. Thank you!

@felixfranz2799 3 ай бұрын

Great Video, I pretty much used it exclusively for the last 3 weeks to teach me wingfoiling without any other instruction. Now done 7 sessions and i am foiling in waves on the North Sea (with windsurfing experience).

@westcoastwingfoil 3 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for the feedback and love to hear the success. Happy foiling!

@danzbeard 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video! I have a question for you: I kiteboard, surf, and wakeboard, but I've yet to wing, and my wife is a complete novice/beginner (no watersport experience). I'm trying to figure out a setup that will work for both of us to learn on. I know it's not ideal, but I'm trying to save some money. I'm 6'0 190lbs (86kg) and she is 5'4" 120lbs (55kg)... This is the setup I have in mind: Board 90L, Foil 72-75, Front wing 1850, wing 5.0... Conditions at our spot are deep water and wind 10-20 knots. Thank you in advance

@westcoastwingfoil 3 ай бұрын

Hey! My first instinct is your board is too small for both of you. Do you have foil experience? If not, you're going to really struggle to even stand on your board, never mind get on foil. I'd suggest getting a bigger board and your wife will really benefit too as it will be more stable for her to learn on. If you have no foil experience a 125L is where I'd start. If you are insistant on doing something smaller, 110 would be as small as I'd go. You most likely won't be able to get on foil if the wind is under 15 knots at first no matter what board you have. Bigger board is going to be way more fun for both of you. It's always doable with a smaller board but you're going to spend a lot of time swimming and you may end up deciding it's not worth it and get a bigger board anyway. Hope that helps and good luck!

@danzbeard 3 ай бұрын

@@westcoastwingfoil Thank you very much for this insight and feedback! I genuinely appreciate it! I don't have any foil experience, and I now completely understand that going bigger is definitely the way to go. Thank you very much!

@sirkildalot8409 3 ай бұрын

Looking forward to two weeks of wing foil training in Vasiliki. Only a week to go! I’ve foil surfed for a long time but really want to learn how to wing foil. Wish you’d recommended some footwear!

@bethmatthews4231 3 ай бұрын

Hi Where did you choose to have lessons In Vasiliki? Thanks

@toonybrain 3 ай бұрын

I have a Lift eFoil. I hope that will give me a slight edge. 🙂

@ginaanderson3559 3 ай бұрын

Awesom tips.Thank you so much for your thorough explanations. We are going to a foil camp in warm weather but do not want to bring much gear with us.They have everything there. What personal items do you think we would want to bring for foiling?

@westcoastwingfoil 3 ай бұрын

Honestly you should be good to go! If you have your own wetsuit, helmet, and impact vest those are nice to bring but I'm sure they will have all that covered. Enjoy the trip!

@_21hemoon 3 ай бұрын

Hi Blaise, would you recommend using a "dive case" or the unprotected 360camera itself?

@westcoastwingfoil 3 ай бұрын

I don't use any dive case for the GoPro Max 360 camera. You really don't need it. The one thing that has happened to me is one of my lenses got scratched when in the rear mount position when entering the water. It scratched along the sand. Just be careful of that and you should be good!

@_21hemoon 3 ай бұрын

@@westcoastwingfoil Thanks Blaise for the hint. I own an X4 and it comes with protectice lenses. Those will be sufficient.

@gabrielgillen1590 4 ай бұрын

Of all the videos on wing foling I find your videos as some of the most helpful on a lot of levels. Thank you for all your research and sharing your experiences. I see you once had a SAB front wing. Approaching the ultra light winds of summer, I was thinking of adding SAB’s Lev. 1550 to my quiver but it would also need a new stiffer $$$ mast. But even after that investment I would not have a faster wing when the winds pick up in the Fall. Your videos on the f4 got me thinking. I’m 86.2 Kg. (190 pounds) and have no problem staying on foil on long runs on SAB’s 1350 Leviathan which is good in light winds but stalls a bit too quickly as I’m learning to jibe. Current setup Wingboard HIPE Cruzader inflatable 7’11 (which is great for travel and light winds) Slingshot Wingcraft V2 80L 1350 Leviathan SAB 83 Mast (not the new super stiff one) Stab 380 Fuse 753 Let me know if this makes sense, Instead of buying SAB’s 1550 (2140 cm2, AR: 11,30) I’m thinking of f4’s two wing setup (and selling my SAB rig) F4’s Lightwind 2500 Frontwing (120cm - 2500sqcm) Freeride 1720 Frontwing (94cm - 1720sqcm) Aluminum Plate Foil 85cm - V2 Rear Wing (42cm - 340sqcm) Fuselage Wing 70cm Does this make sense? The GP Bonito 1450 Wing 1428 sqcm. sounds amazing as a third wing down the road but i’d have to get a second F4 most, correct?

@kippywylie 5 ай бұрын

Is there something you could advise regarding safely releasing the wing in a crash? I start the first sessions next week and I've had some shoulder repairs many years ago. Thank You.... I've been an OR Aluula kitefoiling since the first Roams come out

@westcoastwingfoil 5 ай бұрын

Hi There! It's safer to keep your leash attached for your wing at all times. it's a simply velcro that attaches it to your wrist. If you release it you will loose it and be stuck paddling in. You don't have to worry about it when you fall. It's not a big danger like kite boarding where it can drag you down wind. Hope that helps!

@Ziadha 5 ай бұрын

Nice! Spanish banks?

@blaisesack6083 5 ай бұрын

You got it! Well closer to Jericho :)

@TiagoRuivo 5 ай бұрын

I can garantee you that if you dont have access tova boat you wont be foiling in the first 5 to 8 sessions, let alone 3. Specially if the water is choppy. I lnow because I work as an instructor and i know how hard it is, even if you have previous kite experience.

@jonapasckvale 12 күн бұрын

I am on my 16 session and just started getting up on the foil 3 sessions back. My longest sustained ride on the foil is around 3 seconds. I am a little older but I am a lifelong surfer and was a decent athlete when I was younger . I feel better about my progress after reading your post.

@andreatopcat8180 5 ай бұрын

great tutorial and great tutor!

@louise8752 5 ай бұрын

Wing foiling is my first water sport and I"m not a well self-taught person. I have FAR more than 3 sessions to get up on foil which is just starting to happen. Started from ground zero as they say. Great video though, I appreciate the tips!!

@ВиталийШестаков-б7й 5 ай бұрын

За 8 дней. Ну пиздит же)

@mindofown 5 ай бұрын

Gybe

@defenderoftheadverb 6 ай бұрын

Well gee, I see by your chart my foil is too small. I hope you're wrong :)

@basedjustice 6 ай бұрын

this was awesome but bro you literally said dont get a smaller board to start out with, and then you said you upgraded in 10 sessions. many people dont have disposable income to just drop 1000 on a board they use for 10 sessions

@westcoastwingfoil 6 ай бұрын

Totally hear you about not having disposable income to spend on multiple boards. I still stand by the fact that you need a big board to start. You don't need to go smaller so soon. You'll be happy foiling on a bigger board for long time.And the alternative is that you spend 10 sessions battling and getting know where vs actually learning to foil. Hope that helps!

@devesimo7383 6 ай бұрын

do you thin i can pull off an 800 cm foil whith a 50L fanatic board?

@westcoastwingfoil 6 ай бұрын

Are you just starting out? If the answer is yes, then I'd really discourage that set-up. Will be almost impossible to learn on! It can be done, but really think it's a bad idea in majority of cases.

@tansuakar89 6 ай бұрын

Absolute beginner here. Planning to start with Gaastra Hybrid 85 2000 🌬

@blaisesack6083 6 ай бұрын

Welcome to the sport! I don't know that brand but the size looks like a good starting size so good choice!

@Destination360 7 ай бұрын

Looks like nice boards but 3-4k for a custom? You say he's not in it to make money. That's a bit of a contradiction ✌️

@westcoastwingfoil 7 ай бұрын

I hear you. But I've seen first hand the hours that and materials he puts into each board he makes and trust me he's not making a huge margin. Nothing close to a production board! It's the sad reality of locally and hand made products. If you compare them with production prices it doesn't come close in price. But it's 10x better when you compare quality and performance.

@Destination360 7 ай бұрын

@@westcoastwingfoil I have a top shaper and I know many others who make customs price 1,500 or so. That's great if he can get 4k. Back in the windsurf days a Roberts board was gold but times change.

@arturp2041 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for professional video, I’m ready with new equipment,have plan going for first session tomorrow.I like your shirt where I can buy?Many thanks 🙏

@westcoastwingfoil 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the compliments! Good luck on your first session! You can grabl a shirt here: WCWingFoil.redbubble.com

@chrisk1389 7 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@westcoastwingfoil 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the support Chris! This is greatly appreciated. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions on your wing foil journey!

@IanMoss-h3f 7 ай бұрын

I have done 2 efoil sessions and found this a great way to progress, probably better than a boat tow?

@westcoastwingfoil 7 ай бұрын

I think both are great to get a feel for riding a foil and weight distribution for controlling your foil. Both efoiling and boat tow foiling are a bit different to wing foiling. Just the way you're powered and creates a slightly different feel and technique required. But if you have done either you're definitely better off than someone who hasn't foiled at all! What efoil did you try?

@patrickwienk8305 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the Nice movie

@Trending2023shorts 8 ай бұрын

do you recommend first learning only with the board and without the foil if you don't have any waterboard experiences? Thank you!

@westcoastwingfoil 8 ай бұрын

You can definitely give it a try with just the board. You can also practice on the beach with the wing. This all helps gives you a grasp of the wing and the positions you need to be in to direct you across the wind. Definitely a good idea. Once you're comfortable going across the wind you can add the foil and start practiciing getting up on foil. Keep in mind that even if your foil is on your board you can still ride on the board and not on foil. Getting up on foil takes work so if you want to stay on the board that shouldn't be an issue.

@Style-plus-renovations-NZ 8 ай бұрын

Nice video. Well explained 👍

@rafaelalbuquerque6782 8 ай бұрын

Great vídeo!!!

@funtimegames 8 ай бұрын

I can ride the foil indefinitely towing and learning to get comfortable switch but adding a wing to the equation and I can’t even stand up on the board. When on foil towing and pumping the foil seems really unresponsive to carving. 110 liter board 1950 cm foil.

@westcoastwingfoil 8 ай бұрын

Hey there, What wind speed are you going out in with your wing? It's a big foil which is great for learning. The downside to the big foil is it's less resposive to carving. The smaller the wing span of your front foil wing the better it will be for carving. But the bigger the wing surface area the easier it is to get up on foil.

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