How to Wing Foil: Getting Up On Foil

How to get up on foil is all about using the right technique when you are doing a water start. Whether you're riding a high volume board or medium volume board, these specific tips will help you spend less time in the water and more time flying on your foil. Learning to get up on foil can be a frustrating process and many riders still have trouble getting up in light wind because they arn't using the right technique. In this video, I hope to help my fellow foil brothers get up on foil more effectively using a knee start and a standing start.
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[@andreafasolini8087]

thank you, great channel. It makes feel the passion

[@martinomovies]

Great advice on the front foot pressure.

[@temporytempory1499]

I have never stood on foil yet, but I hope this video will help me a lot :)

[@nielschristian]

great helpful content + good production quality + positive energy host = a channel headed for success🙂

[@westcoastwingfoil]

Thanks for the support Niels! I look forward to sharing more useful content!

[@user-rp6kk1ep6k]

Thanks!!! It was very Helpful!!!!

[@jamesdougall2886]

Great vid bro! Many thanks!

[@harryhalfmoon]

Great video thanks. Just had my 6th session and was getting, but not staying, on foil fairly consistently. Wonderful feeling. One thing that surprised me when starting winging is how hard it was for me to stay standing on the board to begin with. I have zero watersports experience and it took me 3 sessions to get comfortable on the board and not keel over all the time. It was very gusty and choppy (winter...) , so that was definitely a factor.

[@westcoastwingfoil]

Awesome! Welcome to the flight club! Yes, the choppy conditions make it challenging. The volume of your board is also a big factor. Higher volume will be more stable when standing on the board. It also helps to get some forward momentum from you knees before standing up.

[@harryhalfmoon]

@@westcoastwingfoil Your "How to Wing Foil" video was one of the first videos (of a 100+ now ) that I watched, about a month ago, and the number one tip I got from that was: Go big with your gear. Big wing, big foil, big board. So the first thing on my list was a 115L+ board. Massive thanks for that!

[@westcoastwingfoil]

@@harryhalfmoon You're welcome! It makes all the difference.

[@nicolapescasio2316]

Again, you just learned and you're already teaching!!!! WHAT????

[@westcoastwingfoil]

I'm just a regular guy sharing my knowledge in what really helpped me progress. Just love this sport and hope the tips are helpful.

[@simoncossettini9680]

I am just starting out. I can get on foil - but hardest part for me is stabilising for sustained flight - the board is 145 litres with 2400 front foil and foot position is good , my longest flight is about 15 seconds but I either head down wind gain lots of speed - trying to flatten the board with front foot before exploding, or over adjust and do an upwind wheelie and touchdown and reset or explode. The board /weight/sensitivity is really hard on foil.

[@westcoastwingfoil]

Keep going! Sounds like you're getting close. More time on the water will get you more comfortable riding the foil. Keep working on finding your balance point and try to aim across the wind. Easier said than done but the more sessions you do the faster it will come! Keep up the effort!

[@simoncossettini9680]

@@westcoastwingfoil thanks for encouragement todays session brought more success. 3 or 4 flights of 20 seconds....My big mistake was trying to control foil flight through moving the wing instead of adjusting weight and levelling board/micro adjusting direction upwind... once the adjustments were less aggressive with the wing and the board there was more success- I even had a good upwind on foil, controlled flight with the board on heel side tilt perfectly stable that lasted till the wind dropped, even then the touchdown was controlled which was a big surprise .

[@__nathan___]

What length and volume is that red board? Did you learn on that board? I hear some people recommend learning all the wing skills first on a sup before riding a board with a foil

[@westcoastwingfoil]

Hey Nathan, it's 125L. That's the board I learned on! I went straight to the large foil board with a foil on it. It may help to go out on a SUP without the foil but I think it's better to just dive into it. You should definitely have a large board that floats you so you can alwys go out on that without the foil if you want to work on your hand wing skills. It's also helpful to just play with the wing on the beach to get the hang of it. The hardest part is definitely learning to ride the foil.

[@Mjcoop12]

Do you recommend a front foot strap for learning?

[@westcoastwingfoil]

I would suggest not using a footstrap until you can get up on foil comfortably. If you're just starting out falling can be dangerous with a footstrap. It's better to get comfortable riding the foil and then add the front footstrap only. The foot strap really helps getting up on foil in lighter conditions but it's better to avoid the added injury risk when you're learning. Hope that helps!

[@Mjcoop12]

Thanks! I appreciate all these helpful tips. I'm a newb@@westcoastwingfoil

[@user-jo2bp3qd9w]

Are you selling your F4 foil?

[@BurtReynoldstash]

Has anyone experienced this. I can pump onto the foil ( stair master) kicks in and it feels like the board is going to flip over there’s that much pressure. This happens and I go off the back of the board. Front foot parallel with centre line. Back foot across the centre line. What I’m I doing wrong. 🤙

[@nebula6137]

The faster you go the more speed the lift the foil will generate (basically, much more complicated, but no need for detail) and therefore it will want the front of the board to rise. However if you have the foil further back in the track the less leverage it will have, hence the front foot will have less pressure once on foil. If the foil is too far back it will generally be much harder to make the board lift from the water, due to the higher back foot pressure required. If that didn't help you most likely need a smaller foil or the stabiliser is a incorrect size for the front wing. Last resort stand further forward. Hope it helped

[@BurtReynoldstash]

@@nebula6137 thanks for taking the time to explain than. Very appreciated Happy sailing

[@davidGrainger]

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