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RYA Wing Courses

We are an RYA Wing Centre accredited to teach RYA Learn to Wing and RYA Improve your Wingsurfing. We use 5m wings, suitable for most adults and have access to a range of boards. Wingsurfing is an exciting and relatively new sport that is accessible, portable and suitable for many lifestyles. Why not sign up to give it a try.
 
Our intention is to run two 3-4 hour courses on two days, to allow you time to absorb the initial lesson and build on it. 
 
Please express an interest or book online here Information on clothing etc is on this link. 
 
Courses have a minimum windspeed of around 6-8 knots so are weather dependant, if we need to cancel a day we will reschedule.
 
Please note: We do not offer foiling courses.
Pre-requisites

None

Minimum duration

3- 4 hours

Content

An introductory course, providing a basic introduction to winging. This course is split into two parts; flying the wing ashore, and getting afloat. Together these sessions provide the fundamentals of wing control, translating its power into forward momentum and steering, whilst reinforcing the core skills of board balance to enable you to travel across the wind a short distance, gybe and return to starting point

Certificate issuing criteria

Having achieved these skills ashore, you will progress to using a board such as a windsurfer (with centreboard) or WindSUP. You will be able to launch and land safely, sailing across the wind, steering towards and away from the wind, and carrying out a basic gybe

Format

Afloat

Required experience

Wing skills to the standard of Learn to Wingsurf

Minimum duration

3- 4 hours

Minimum age

None (contact individual centres for under 16s)

Content

This course concentrates on building confidence and enhancing the skills learnt in the Learn to Wingsurf course, enabling students make progress and hold ground upwind, as well as improve tacking and gybing transitions. This course is a fundamental stepping stone to being able to progress onto Wingfoiling. 

Certificate issuing criteria

Improve your wingsurfing, this course increases confidence and ability, having completed this course you will be able to progress and hold ground upwind, confidently tacking and gybing as conditions require.

Format

Afloat

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