WING FOIL ACADEMY
Wing Foiling is the fastest-growing water sport today! We have taught tens of thousands of water sports enthusiasts to hydrofoil successfully. Now it's your turn! Welcome to the sport and our community.
Wing Foil Academy is the #1 online learning course designed for user-friendly wing foiling progression.
Your learning journey will include learning the wind, your beach environment, safety, tips and tricks for handling gear, managing expectations, how and when to progress on to the next level. Master instructor Brandon Scheid welcomes you to the wind sports community while teaching you all the skills you need to start learning with confidence. He will then have you progressing to become a proficient wing enthusiast.
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It's free!
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Learn at your own pace.
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Learn one-on-one with master instructor, Brandon Scheid.
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Mobile and desktop friendly.
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Learn in a comprehensive, structured, and organized manner. No more watching hundreds of YouTube videos to find a specific technique.
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Wing Foil Academy offers seven introductory chapters that include over 50 classroom videos and on-the-water video lessons with diagrams.
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Ask questions to our instructors, or share your experiences with other students in the Winging community section.
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Receive gear discounts at participating retailers through our Foil Academy Rewards Program
Wing Foil Curriculum
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1
Welcome to the Wing Foil Academy
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Intro - Wing Foil 1.0
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Glossary of terms
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Glossary of terms overview
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Glossary terms (list)
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Chapter 1: Learning the Wind
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Wind Terminology Overview
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1.1 Wind Terminology (part 1)
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1.2 Wind terminology (part 2)
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1.3 Components of wind
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1.4 Directions of the wind
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1.5 Quality of wind
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1.6 How to gauge wind
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1.7 Proper wind safety
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1.8 Offshore wind diagram
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1.9 Sideoff wind diagram
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1.10 Sideshore wind diagrams with launching and exit examples
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1.11 Side onshore wind diagram with launch and exit diagrams
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1.12 Onshore wind diagram
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Chapter 2: Equipment requirements
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Equipment overview
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2.1 Wing knowledge
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Wing products used in this chapter
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2.2 Blaster wing quick start guide
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2.3 Board knowledge
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2.4 Tracker quick start guide
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2.5 Hydrofoil knowledge
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2.6 Accessory gear
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Foil Finder (Find the perfect setup for you)
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2.7 Equipment summary
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Chapter 3: Handling and assembling equipment
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3.1 Choosing the correct equipment
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3.2 Handling the inflatable wing
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Wing products used in this chapter
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3.3 Hover Glide hydrofoil assembly
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3.4 Hover Glide quick start guide
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3.5 Phantasm carbon foil assembly
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3.6 Phantasm quick start guide
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3.7 Mounting Phantasm carbon foils
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Chapter 4: Entry level Winging water lessons
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4.1 Rules of right away
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4.2 Getting into the water
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Wing products used in this chapter
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4.3 Knee riding with the SupWinder wing board
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4.4 Standing up
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4.5 Turning around
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Chapter 5: Learning to hydrofoil
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5.1 Time to fly, welcome to hydrofoiling
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5.2 Gear overview
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5.3 Proper conditions checklist
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5.4 Wind check & wing size selection
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5.5 Getting into the water
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Wing products used in this chapter
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5.6 First hydrofoil water starts
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5.7: Crashing 101
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Chapter 6: Fundamental maneuvers
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6.1 Evolution of flight
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6.2 Choosing conditions for success
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6.3 Extending rides & going upwind
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6.4 Successfully making your first turns
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6.5 Learn to toe side jibe
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6.6 Learn to heel side jibe
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6.7 Switching your feet
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6.8 Efficient water starts
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Wing products used in this lesson
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6.9 When to use footstraps
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6.10 Learning to pump
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6.11 Summary
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Chapter 7: Advanced maneuvers
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7.1 Level up your skills
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7.2 Evolving your gear
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7.3 Riding swell
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7.4 Toeside tacks
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7.5 Heelside tacks
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7.6 Learning to jump
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7.7 Final thoughts & what's next
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