@@hdridervantol5110 wat leuk, veel plezier!

Thank you!

The beginning is the hardest, but I'm sure you'll get it!

Correct, gear plays an important role in upwind performance. Also the length of the mast and type of wing that you are using. But on all gear, being able to put more load thanks to the harness will help with your angle upwind.

Hi Monica, this is the Dakine Fly wing harness. Nice, I love going to Brazil my self. I haven’t been for a while but so many great spots for kite and wing 🇧🇷!

@AnnelousLammerts tks! The north of Brazil is perfect for kite and wing foil is growing a lot!!!

Pro kite Alby Rondina, Lo Stagnone

Good point! :) It was my first session, and my wing has different attachment points so I just started there and later moved them back. Definitely better power distribution with the mount more backwards.

Hi Martin, that’s a good question. It’s definitely a tricky one for me as well. If you look closely you see I’m wearing neoprene open palm mittens. They protect your hands against the wind chill and you can choose to put your hands completely in, or just have them cover them a bit. On the coldest days I wear 3mm neoprene gloves with pre formed fingers, and I take regular brakes sitting in the board to rest the forearms. You get more used to it, but almost all winter I still ride with the open palm mittens. They’re just not ideal in a case of having to swim back, which is important to keep in mind for safety reasons!

Thank you for your advice. Appreciate it. ​@@AnnelousLammerts

Nice, great job! I also snowboard a bit and surf and I really like to see the similarities between the sports. This video is filmed at Lake Garda, it’s a great place for winging, wind almost everyday and a beautiful place in general.

Haha, so true! But with that we can wing all year round!

Thanks a lot, great to hear :)

Thanks!! :)

Same here in Holland, I’m using the neoprene open palm mittens. It’s good protection against the wind chill with this East wind 🥶

@@AnnelousLammerts Oh ok! So you still get a good grip and no cramps compared to regular 4mm neoprene gloves?

@@sixerantoine5757 Yes, it's not as warm of course since there is no neoprene at the palm of your hand, but for me it works perfectly and I ride pretty much trough the whole winter.

@@AnnelousLammerts ok 👌 thanks for your feedback

Dankjewel!! :) Tof dat je de video leuk vond en ik ga m'n best doen!!

Thank you, I completely agree!

I recommend using the smallest wing that you can that allows you to have good speed. Ideally your set up makes it easy to go faster than the true wind and take that speed into the turn. Have fun!

Exactly! For the long sessions it makes a huge difference. It's still not as heavy as windsurfing, since we're up on the foil, but there were times that I had to sit down for a moment and give my arms some rest.

@@AnnelousLammerts You can also attach your board leash to the back of the harness. Maybe positive?

Some others do mention pushing the strut away. Just not explicitly stating and showing both hands staying on the handles until horizontal. But I agree this is the best tack video so far (Jan 2023).

Awesome that you want to give wingfoiling a try even though you have a fixed knee! You don't need to be able to pump the board if you have enough power in the wing and the right gear (a foil with enough surface area and a board with enough volume). If you are able to windsurf and windfoil you will probably progress quickly! Have fun and let me know how it went :)

It's a spot at the outside of the lagoon at the Pro Kite Alby Rondina center in Sicily, Italy! It's called little Tahiti ;)

Thanks a lot!

This is a great tip and one of the many things that make this video the best tacking video I have viewed. Thank you

Hi Marc, thanks for your kind words! I’m sure you’ll love it, and having the windsurf experience will help a lot:)

Thanks Josef, I will try to make of the 360 this spring :)