Wing Foiling Club at Hove Lagoon… Harvey Dawkins2023-08-04T10:38:13+01:00 Wing Foiling Club at Lagoon Watersports The Wing Foiling Club Membership scheme is designed to cover your journey from beginner and intermediate foiler and beyond by offering the use of all the equipment you need and the support of free instructor-led training clinics. There is no need to purchase any kit. We... Read more
Advantages and disadvantages of using small wing boards for competent wing foilers Harvey Dawkins2023-03-10T16:03:11+00:00 Advantages and disadvantages of using small wing boards for competent wing foilers Currently I am into using much smaller wing boards, about 50% volume to body weight. This article is going to have a quick look at the benefit and draw backs of riding small boards for competent wing foilers.... Read more
How to start a smaller wing boards ? Harvey Dawkins2023-03-10T16:03:05+00:00 How to start a smaller wing board Once you start moving onto smaller boards of about 10% above body weight and below I found the basic knee start became much less effective, particularly in choppy conditions and for boards of a volume below board weight it simply does not work. I... Read more
Should I buy wing foil kit after my first lesson ? Harvey Dawkins2023-03-10T16:03:00+00:00 Should I buy wing foil kit after my first lesson ? The simple answer I don’t think so - best wait a bit. Why ? The board you want to learn on is not one you will want to keep for very long. You will progress very quickly and out grow... Read more
Learn to Wing Surf Foil in Brighton Harvey Dawkins2022-05-09T14:30:13+01:00 Wing Foiling comes to Hove Lagoon, Brighton We are pleased to announce we are now a Royal Yachting Association Wing Foiling centre. We will be offering training and hire from May 2022. The thrill of foiling is very addictive, but it is not smoothing you are going to master in 5... Read more
Tips for using smaller boards for wing foiling Harvey Dawkins2023-02-23T13:51:17+00:00 I was wing foiling quite happily on my 95l Fanatic 2019 SUP foil board. For info I weigh 68kgs. I then damaged my board and it was out of action. I had been prone foil surfing on my Fanatic 2019 5’6” 50 litre board so I thought I would... Read more
Wing foiling – a few months in Harvey Dawkins2021-02-02T12:06:22+00:00 I love it , fully hooked. For me it is a fill in activity for when conditions are not suitable for wave sailing, SUPing or foil surfing. That means I don’t get out that much. But I have found my self getting excited when I see forecasts for conditions... Read more
Learning something new and challenging make you feel great…Do it… Harvey Dawkins2020-03-13T14:09:48+00:00 Over the last ten months I have been learning to foil on a range of craft. It has been a humbling yet extremely rewarding experience which has made me think about the whole learning experience and what a positive effect it can have on you mentally and physically. Being a... Read more
Tips for your first Duo Tone wing foil session Harvey Dawkins2021-02-02T12:04:49+00:00 Tips for your first wing foil session Take a lesson... Learn to Wing Foil at Hove Lagoon, Brighton Location Choose some where with plenty of space as there is a good chance you will end up down wind Go out in flat water Launching and landing in any waves requires care Protection I put a helmet... Read more
My First go on Duo Tone Foil wing Harvey Dawkins2021-02-02T12:03:41+00:00 My First go on Duo Tone Foil wing It is great fun, more so than I expected. When I first saw the wings online I thought they looked rubbish. But foiling can be a bit like that. It can look a bit rubbish but it feels amazing and anything that... Read more