Learn To Windfoil
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Learn to Windfoil at RPYC! 🌊🚀
Already love windsurfing? Ready to take it to the next level? Windfoiling is the ultimate progression, combining speed, skill, and the incredible sensation of flying over the water! Whether you're keen to race, explore, or just level up your windsurfing, this course will get you foiling safely and confidently.
We've designed this course specifically for windsurfers who want to make the jump to foiling and potentially get into windfoil racing. With expert coaching and high-quality gear, you'll be up and flying in no time!
What’s Included?
This course will take you through a progressive foiling pathway, including:
✅ Foil Safety & Equipment Setup – Learn about foil dynamics, tuning, and safe handling.
✅ Tow Foiling Behind a Boat – Get comfortable on the foil in a controlled environment.
✅ Foiling Stance & Balance – Master foot positioning, sail trim, and weight distribution.
✅ First Flights! – Controlled lifts and sustained flight on a windfoil board.
✅ Sustaining Flight & Controlled Touchdowns – Keep flying and learn to manage descents.
✅ Next Steps in Windfoil Racing – Introduction to racing techniques, rules, and strategy.
Who’s It For?
This course is for windsurfers who are comfortable in harness and footstraps and looking to progress into foiling. If you're considering windfoil racing or just want to improve your skills, this is the perfect stepping stone.
Gear & Safety
We provide all the essential equipment, including:
🦺 Buoyancy & impact vests
⛑️ Helmets
🛹 Patrik Windsurf boards, sails, and foils
Cost & Dates
💰 Just $100! Thanks to generous support from the Department of Local Government, Sport, and Cultural Industries.
📅 School Holidays – April 2025
What’s Next?
After completing the course, you’ll be ready to train with the RPYC windfoil squad and start preparing for racing at club, state, and national levels!
🚀 Limited spots available – secure your place today and start flying!
What is a FOIL-LAB?
A 1 day foiling taster designed to give the opportunity to try foiling in a controlled and safe way, core sessions of the FOIL-LAB will be focussed on body-centric foiling classes and specifically what is happening under the water.
The focus of the Foil-Lab will be on:
- Body Intelligence
- Foiling Fundamentals
- Relationship between the body and the foil
- Exposing the body to unstable foiling environments in a safe, controlled setting
What does it include?
Classroom and on water sessions covering theory, practice and simulations
Who is this clinic best suited to?
Sailors who would like to explore the possibility of transfering skills to foiling classes