Wingsurfing Deep Waterstart Technique - WSW Issue #02

Full feature in Wing Surf World issue 02: magazine.wings...
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[@zurraspa1]

Nice video!!

[@tormarquis]

nice instruction

[@holg5352]

I'm trying to first balance the board without foil and wing - not much wind right now anyway here. I like this technique much better (more stability) than the knee variant, but I start from a sitting position. Sometimes I manage to balance it for like 5s, but I still struggle to get into my front foot strap...75l & 90kg

[@mikeb1039]

Yeh, that's pretty darn hard at your weight and that tiny board. And not really necessary. Motion gives you a big advantage over static balancing. Get a tow behind a boat or jetski. Even moving 5 mph you can be stable and fly and learn what you need to learn. I'm 230lbs on a 77L Lift board and I could never stand on it stationary. But can fly just fine on it. ;)

[@StandUpMagazin]

Would be good to know riders weight. 55l is hard to sink. Ad choppy water or even wind swell and it gets even harder.

[@robjones5777]

What’s the wind strength?

[@WingSurfWorld]

Hi Rob, it's about 15 - 18 knots in the video. Neal's using a 5m wing. You can read the full feature that this video was used as a visual aid for here: magazine.wingsurfworld.com/issue-02/technique-deep-waterstart/ In it Neal says he needed at least 20 knots to learn the technique, otherwise he expended a lot of energy through pumping.

[@bigtone667]

How heavy is the rider?

[@WingSurfWorld]

Hi Tony, Neal is around 80 kilos.

[@cr5547]

What is the board spec ?

[@WingSurfWorld]

Hi Christophe, Neal is riding a custom JP board with a volume of 55 litres. Find the full instructional feature with more info here: magazine.wingsurfworld.com/issue-02/technique-deep-waterstart/

[@foilsleeve8906]

Makes it look easy. It’s not 🤪