Wing Foiling Lessons in St Petersburg Florida

Wing Foiling has captivated enthusiasts worldwide! Look out across Tampa Bay on a windy day, and you’ll see wing foilers smoothly sailing over the waves, their joy evident in their beaming smiles. This exhilarating new wind sport is a sight to behold.

Let’s explore wing foiling in Tampa Bay: What is Wing Foiling? It’s a fusion of kitesurfing, windsurfing, and surfing.The main draw? Utilizing the ocean’s energy to carve through the water and have a blast. It’s less about speed or high jumps and more about the sheer pleasure of water riding. Picture yourself almost levitating as you glide above the water, hitting speeds up to 30 mph with ease.

Why Wing Foiling? Hydrofoil technology lets you soar even in under 10 knots of wind. Setting up for wing foiling is easier than other wind sports, reducing strain on your hands and body. It’s likened to skiing on fresh powder—silent, simple, and thrilling.

A Bit of History: Tony Logosz initiated hand-held wing tests in 2015, enabling immediate foiling without traditional windsurfing sails or kites. Soon after, Slingshot released the Slingwing, and other models followed, establishing wing foiling as a unique sport.

Get Ready to Ride: Sign up for a lesson, collect your equipment (wing, foil, board), and venture into the waters. Master wing handling on land, learn to tack against the wind, and activate the foil. Before long, you’ll be soaring with ease, navigating Tampa Bay’s tranquil waters and the Gulf of Mexico’s swells. If you’re seeking an exciting escapade, wing foiling is calling your name.

Secure a spot in our beginner wing foiling course, and we’ll outfit you with all the specialized equipment, customized for your size and weight to match the wind conditions. Each lesson spans at least two hours, encompassing a wide array of skills—from setup and dry land wing handling to understanding wind theory and sailing points. We’ll support you as you learn to cruise on your knees, transition smoothly to standing, and manage your speed and direction while aboard. Plus, you’ll experience the exhilaration of your first foil lifts.

Every lesson is enhanced with Jetski support, included at no extra charge, to boost your learning and ensure your safety. With our commitment to quality instruction and the latest gear, you’ll see why we’re the go-to destination in the Tampa Bay St Petersburg area for wing foiling enthusiasts. Reserve your beginner lesson now and start your wing foiling adventure with us!

Lesson 1

In the very first lesson, we’ll spend the first 45min on the beach teaching you how to setup the gear, manage the wing and how to position your body on the board. Once you feel comfortable with that, we’ll head into deep water and your instructor will train you from a Jet ski while he teaches you how to taxi the board upwind. You will most likely go downwind at first, once you get too far downwind, your instructor will bring you back upwind to continue training.

Lesson 2

We highly recommend setting up a tow foil session behind the jet ski on a no wind day to really dial in the skills needed to ride the foil. Once you have masters this we go back to the wing on another windy day.

Lesson 3

At this stage, we’ll be working more on upwind taxi riding and how to generate enough speed to try to ride the hydrofoil. This can take a little time and so we just keep working with you, bringing you back upwind each time you go downwind until you learn to stay upwind with your gear and you start riding the hydrofoil more consistently. 

• The only official IKO affiliated center in the Tampa Bay area, that adheres to all the IKO safety standards providing all the necessary gear and support for lessons at no extra cost.
• You are getting personal training from a highly experienced instructor who has had thousands of hours or training, this means a much faster, safer progression for you.
• We are the only outfit in the area that provides radio communication support, this means your instructor is never shouting at you while you are learning and you can get instruction even if you are over a mile away from your instructor.
• We can provide you with top quality gear at a reasonable cost and the knowledge you’ll need, once you are ready to start training on your own with your own equipment.
• We provide jet ski support for all intermediate and advanced lessons at no extra cost.
• We provide wetsuits, booties, flotation vests and helmets for all your lessons at no extra cost!
• We will never hold you back during a lesson, if you progress faster than the average person, we will keep pushing you to get you the fastest progression for your skill level, keeping safety first!