THE WING
Halfway between kitesurfing and windsurfing, Wing Foil is the new board sport that’s winning riders over all around the world.
It consists of an inflatable wing, without lines or a mast, that you hold directly in your hands. Simple, intuitive, and accessible, it allows you to harness the wind and glide over the water on a board.
For beginners, it can be practiced easily on large, stable boards. For more advanced riders, it’s with a foil board that Wing Foil truly reveals its full potential: you lift off the water and tap into the pure energy of the wind, experiencing a unique and incredibly smooth sensation of glide.
At first glance, Wing Foil may seem simple and relatively safe, which is why many people try to learn on their own. However, without guidance, it’s easy to waste a lot of time making mistakes that an instructor could have corrected from the start. In just 1 to 1.5 hours of lessons, you’ll build a solid foundation and avoid a lot of frustration.
The first thing to understand is that a wing needs to be piloted. It’s not as obvious as it may seem. Before even getting on a board, it’s essential to learn how to handle it. After an introductory session, you’ll already know the key concepts; from there, all that’s left is to practice with the wing and a board with fins until you can consistently ride upwind.
To help you progress through this stage, we offer rentals of large beginner-friendly boards as often as you need. Once you’ve mastered this, you can transition to a foil board — ideally on flat water with side-shore wind. This way, you’ll be able to progress safely, with the option of drifting slightly without worry. Of course, foil setup and adjustments will already have been explained during your lessons.
Unlike kitesurfing, Wing Foil doesn’t require large open spaces for launching or particularly steady wind. This opens up a much wider playground: you can enjoy the wind and ride windswells on most lakes across Quebec — even small ones — giving you countless new spots to explore.
At Kiteforce, we believe the true magic of Wing Foil lies in the surfing experience: flagging out your wing in a second, gliding on a 2-foot swell (or bigger), and feeling that pure, free glide… It’s a truly unique and extraordinary sensation.
Always on the lookout for new practices and passionate about all forms of board sports, we have been exploring Wing Foil for over a year. As experienced watermen, we test the latest technologies in boards and wings ourselves in order to provide you with modern, effective, and tailored instruction.
Our school, KITEFORCE, now offers Wing Foil lessons in the Montreal area, at Baie des Brises, near Valleyfield — an ideal spot to discover and progress in this unique sport.
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Phase 1 (1 hour lesson)
The course represents 1h to 1h30 of piloting the wing on land and simulation of ascent on the board. After which, we will start on a SUP equipped with fins for non-foilers or on a high-liter wing foil board for seasoned foilers. THen it s praticing while just renting the equipement until you re able to go upwind with the board both ways .
We will prioritize downwinds for learning, so practice on spots where the wind blows side shore.
Phase 2 (rental practice)
From there, there is a lot of independent practice, in rental, you have to start to feel and understand the sail for yourself.
Phase 3 (15/30 min lesson)
If you are able to go upwind on the sup several times in a row and you seem comfortable, we will give you a try on a foil board with a large volume to be more stable and a foil with a large surface for facilitate and stabilize the flight.
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115$/h course
60$/h rental with foil board
30$/h rental with SUP (with drift stopper)