Wingfoil
Wingfoil and wing sail
Foiling continues to revolutionise all wind sports, and crossover of technologies has made old concepts a new reality. This is the case with the biggest growth watersport on the planet at this moment: wingfoil.
Wingfoil borrows from kiting, foiling, windsurfing and sailing. It brings the freedom of windsurfing with a near-weightless rig; the reliable pull of a kite without the tangle of the lines. It combines the joys of flying and surfing, and is achievable with low-speed flight for easy progression.
We recommend mastery of the wing with a floaty windsurf or SUP board. We have boards that span the size range to help make those first steps easier. Those who come to the sport with some sailing experience will soon feel at one with the wing. For other beginners, the learning curve is steeper, though progress is still encouragingly rapid.
Once happy manoeuvring the wing you are ready to fly! The foils we use are designed to give high lift in lighter winds. When the wind reaches a Beaufort force 3 that is plenty enough to wingfoil. It really is a revolution!
Wingfoil and wing sail equipment
Boards
2 x Gong Hipe 6'5"
1 x Gong Hipe 7'5"
...with foils:
1 x Gong Allvator V2 X-over L
1 x Gong Allvator V2 X-over XL
1 x Gong Allvator Rise XL
Wings
For use Wing Sailing and Wing Foiling:
2 x Gong Wing Plus V2 4m
3 x Gong Wing Plus V2 5m
2 x Gong Wing Pulse V2 6m
Wingfoil storage (for your own gear)
If you have your own equipment please do consider bringing it with you to Minorca. Not only will you have a guarantee of going winging whenever you choose, but your own equipment will likely be better matched to your level than the (mostly beginner-focussed) equipment that the centre has available.
We invite you to store your gear at our wing centre. The location could not be more convenient, and you will have access to all you need to put the gear together, inflate, and get on the water. You can leave the pump at home! The wing centre also has a fresh-water hose to wash down your gear after a session.
Tuition
Some instructors on our team have extensive winging experience and are well qualified to advise and coach beginner and intermediate wingers. If you are already foiling tacking and foiling gybing, then you are probably fine on your own! Whatever your level, you will find that Fornells Bay is an ideal wingfoil playground.
About our GONG WING equipment
Wings
The Wing Plus is ideal for beginners. Smooth, progressive and stable, it is a light wing that is easy to handle. Its role is to make wing flying easier. It has no limits with its very efficient but non-specialized shape. Light, easy, powerful, it has all the qualities to help you arrive to a good level.
The Pulse has amazing Vmax and stability. It surpasses other wings in terms of speed and angle, and stays stable in gusts and when launching. This wing elevates performance to a new level.
Foil boards
The Hipe is the perfect board to get started and progress. The volume is super generous, allowing you to use short lengths. Inflatable construction with a carbon plate provides 95% of the performance of a hard board but at the same time is much more forgiving during falls during the learning stages.
Foils
The Gong Wing Foil Allvator Rise is ideal for learning to fly in wing foil and progressing smoothly with its two lengths of masts. It will fly with great stability, even at low speed. A very safe foil to fly, but also to handle, so that your first steps are really easy.
The Gong Wing Foil Allvator V2 X-over is the smoothest of foils while offering great handling. This is especially true at low speeds, in light winds or in soft waves where it will really perform. Playful, easy, relatively fast, it is reliable in every aspect - though not intended as a radical wing.
