I started on a 130l -6ft board as a total beginner, (no kiting or windsurfing, plus a grandma😆). I’ve just gone down after a year to a 95l -5.4 board. After my third session on it, I found my balance and suddenly saw progression, made my first successful tacks. Still not confident to go offshore outside the reef like on the big one, but soon. Love your tips - they’ve been a big help 🙌

Great video as always! celebrating 1 year of wing thanks to your guys! does not always have to be easy as demonstrated by Harry in the background moving the rocks instead of his chair! loved it.

Super cracking video guys, always a pleasure to watch. Had really cool session yesterday, here in the UK on my 117L Ensis, loving that board but although the wind was a bit sporadic, I still had a sweet time & crusied on the foil, loving it 🤙🤙keep up the good work giving us these awesome videos. Thanks guys 🙏❤

Just learning to efoil before stepping into wing foiling and just had to say I love all your content man. You have so many great suggestions. Great job and much love....

Love the comment about passing along beginner setups!! I'm a whitewater kayaker and SUP and have enough boats for an armada. Rather than trying to make a buck off it I love the idea of just giving it to someone who wants to learn! Love yalls advice, both relevant and irrelevant is quality content 👍👌😎

This was great vid! I’d love to see a vid with more lulled out slogging/ not on foil at different liters and Maby skills w kg of rider.

Thank You Guys for all the tips

Damo, Gwen, I started up with you guys and continue following your channel. As my skills get better and am starting to race, it would be nice to see vids on tips such as how to reach max speed on foil (which is my struggle at the moment ; ) thanks again for all the hard work

You da best guys!! Thanks

Great tips and info! Sometimes volume can be your friend, especially since boards will be getting a little bit wider! No need to work too hard!

Such a practical & educational clip. Thank you!! In my experience & opinion, a beginer should start with the easiest & the biggest board you can handle/carry around. However, I think the size (volume) of board heavily depends on the wind condition. If the wind is light, the board should be 5 - 15 % bigger than the usual one. I weigh 165 lbs (75 kg) and can ride/enjoy 82 liter to 125 liter board. In Hua Hin, Thailand where there is consistent minimum 10 knots wind, I do not have any problem wing foiling with 88 liter board (Cabrinah Code) .. But, in Han River, Seoul, I ride 112 liter board (Reedin Feather Board) since the wind is 7-13 knots and very inconsistent

I live on the coast in Oregon Can’t wait to get foiling

That’s it!! I’m getting red! 🤣🤣

Yeah awesome video, we are going to get into wing foiling now.

Enjoy your videos but just had to say I’m bucking the trend toward smaller boards as you progress. I just replaced a 114 L cork of a board with a 125 L battleship and am loving the change. It was so frustrating trying to climb back on that smaller, tippy board after a wreck that I gave up sessions early and winged less. I don’t feel that much difference in flying this larger board but it is clearly more stable. Maybe it’s something to do with Harry looking to be about my age although you did show him riding low volume boards. Nice that the trend is towards smaller boards because I got a heck of a deal on the battleship.

Great video Damien! You Gwen make a great team. Keep making the vids!! I noticed you have the Cabrinha Code. I just visited the Cabrinha tour van and was wondering what your thoughts are between the Cabrinha Macro and their newer Code? Is there enough of a technological deference between the two that you would recommend the Code over the Macro for a novice wing foiler? If the Macros go on sale they could be a great buy, but if the Code is a better platform for learning, then maybe the extra $$ is well spent. Maybe you could address the technological advances being made in foiling in one of your upcoming vids. Thanks & 🤙🏼‼️

I've got a 5 10 60l home made cross over you could try 😅. No footstrapa though 😅

Harry in the background, he's always full of colour, and happiness. LOL

Thanks Damo and Gwen! You guys always have great content. My suggestion is to convert your weight from pounds to kilos. I am 175 pounds which converts to 80 kilos. 80 liters will float 80 kilos. Add in a few kilos to compensate for the weight of my wetsuit and impact vest so a 85 liter board will float me back to shore when the wind dies here in the San Francisco Bay. I started on 115 liter two years ago and it’s still my only board. Once I can wing toe side, both directions,without falling then I’ll be ready for a 90 liter board! Thanks again!

Thanks for the videos. Where is this video filmed?

Would you choose an inflatable or composite as a first board? Assuming you could store and transport either.

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 88-90L, Foil 72-75, Front wing 1850, wing 5.0... Conditions at our spot are deep water and wind 10-20 knots most days, 30-40 days are relatively frequent but we won't go out then. Thank you in advance

Wich App do you use to make your thumbnails? Im doing a youtube channel myself and im not happy with my thumbnails,. Yours look perfect!

Live in New Hampshire, plenty of lakes around and seacoast less than an hour away. 165-168Lb, 67 inches. I am a beginner on windsurfing. Which equipment should I pick?

That really is the problem for many of us, COST. It's just really really not cheap, especially if you and your partner want to start together.

Hey Harry, we see you in the background. So, come and say Hi to your fans when these two are filming.

hello Damo, Gwen! Thanks for such a cool overview! I have a question regarding Cabrinha Code 88l. Are the foil tracks long enough. Is there a temptation to move the foil even further forward if it was possible? I would appreciate an answer from Gwen since we are in the same weight category ;) Thank you in advance!

Great video. I am intermediate wing foilder at 91 kgrs with 125 liters board. I would like to progress by getting a 105 liters board. So the question is that if I will be standing (91 kgr) with no air at a 105 liters board will the board sink a little or not ?

The problem is these things are very expensive, so going through several stages will empty the bank account, so when buying ONE board as beginner is a hard decision. When learning to kite 20 years ago i went through several boards early, i wish i had started with a more advanced board, grew out of the beginner board fast. Larry

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Nice to hear about the person giving his beginner gear away to someone that can't afford it. I'm shocked by the amount of money it takes to get started and I'm sure it keeps a lot of people out of the sport. Great vids, thanks!

Hallo, I'm almost 61, nevertheless each time I see some video of wingfoiling I get that feeling of wanting to go out and try it. I live close to a lake where I can do it. I have only experience with watersports as SUP, kayak and Catamaran sailing. No skateboard, snowboarding or any foil experience at all. As I live in Belgium winter is almost here. With that this is a time that people sell boards, foils and wings as they want to progress in smaller and better gear next year. There is no store anywhere close to my location, no place to rent or try out some gear. Best, and probably only way, to start is buying my own gear and go out learning with try and error till I get it. I now have the opportunity to buy some good 2e hand gear. Not much to find here either. But what to buy ? I want to buy something I can start with as a newbie but can keep for longer without having to sell, with loss, and buy new. I already bought a wing, Cabrinha X2 6m and a foil, Shinn 82cm mast, 1950cm² front wing. Now I have to decide on a board. I've the choice between a Starboard X wing 145 or a Fanatic Sky 110 So one has more volume, the other a 20cm shorter and relative significantly lighter. What to take ? I'm 175cm tall a d about 82Kg (in shorts !) Oh yes, so for lake conditions. More volume, more buoyancy, more stability, more drag, more sticky on the water, ... needs more speed to lift on foil ? Less volume, takes longer to learn, less water contact surface, faster lift ... ? So ... 145 or 11o Liter board ? (I tried 2x on my SUP but that I won't do anymore as I got downwind way to fast and to far, plus only a short part of walk of shame is possible walking in the water (not on shore) as other part is deeper than standing depth)

Body weight in pounds versus volume in liters ? Should nt it be either kilos over liters or pounds over gallons or pints ?

Assuming liters are the same: board weight vs length, which tends to have a bigger impact on performance?

Hi guys, a great thanks for your videos and your philosophy of life. I really hope I will get some advice from you, because I couldn’t find any proper answer for this question anywhere in internet. I am windsurfer 66kg. I’ve have spent 2 month WingfoilDahab on a rental equipment and learned jibes tacks. Now I am working on the simple jumps. As rental is getting very expensive I decided to buy my own equipment that will enable me to continue my progression for the next 2 years and can’t make a decision on board size between 65 and 75L. I gonna buy Fanatic style board. Normally I would buy straight ahead 65Liters, for learning tricks, but as I am usually on light winds, I am conserved about: - being able to get on foil with very light winds (5-8 knots). Here for I buy a 7m cwc and a bigger foil, but don’t know if this extra 10L can help, because some people say it is only about pumping technicals and strength and not about board size… - being able to go back by holding the wing standing on the board if the wind drops below 5-6 knots - and the less important, but still is to be able to do supfoil puddling, that I would love to learn as as Sup enthusiast) Thanks for your advice in advance!