Customizing your Rear stabilizer to suit your riding style While the hydrofoil front wing has a lot to do with the overall feel, speed, and stability of your ride, the stabilizer plays a key role in developing the dna or “flavor” of your ride. Experimenting with tails is a great way to help figure out what you like and don’t like about your foil’s ride, as well as better adapt your foil to the day’s current conditions. So, let’s dive into tails a little deeper and help unlock some insights into the riding characteristics you might feel just by looking at the tail itself.   Stabiliz ..read more

How to Choose a Hydrofoil If you haven’t seen or heard of hydrofoiling by now, we would highly suggest you take a look at what is going on in this space and how it applies to our wonderful world of windsports. Not only can you experience a flying sensation like no other, but it also drastically reduces your wind speed requirements and makes staying upwind a breeze. When you add on the layer of the rapid growth of winging, prone foil, and downwind SUP foiling it’s getting harder and harder to separate the world of windsports from the hydrofoil these days.  With more and more emphasis on ..read more

The Javelin boom wing delivers unmatched control with a compact wingspan and simple, secure push-pin boom connection. Featuring our innovative Canopy Tensioning Strap, the Javelin provides the rider with on-the-fly power tuning. Choose between the Adjustable Carbon Boom, a two-piece boom that packs down for traveling and fits all sizes 2.5-7.5, and the one-piece, reduced-diameter Javelin Pro Fixed Carbon Boom that comes in two sizes.  Available in 2.5//3.0//3.5//4.0//4.5//5.0//5.5//6.0//6.5//7.5M sizing. The Design Difference The Javelin is our new boom wing that’s been designed t ..read more

Most wingers know the benefits of having soft webbing handles. They provide a cushy suspension-like ride, limit grip fatigue, and allow wings to be packed down into a small convenient package. But what are the benefits of rigid handles? That answer depends on your level of riding.               Beginner riders will benefit from the ability to roll their wrists up to keep the wingtips from touching the water.   This wingtip wrist control provided by hard handles solves one of the first frustrating issues with learning to wing where the wingtip hi ..read more

The Differences between the SlingWing V2 and the NEW Dart Wing     Wing design has come a long way since Tony Logosz designed his first Slingwing in 2011.   Foiling had not hit its stride and blasting across the water on a traditional SUP didn’t pique the interest of many at Slingshot HQ.  The design was shelved for years and this new sport sat dormant on a shelf in the back of the Slingshot warehouse.  When the wing frenzy finally came to the masses the SlingWing V1 was launched followed immediately by a slew of Tony’s prototypes for the V2.  They came ..read more

Slingshot How To: Deep Water Wing Foil Start Hey guys, my name is Reed Brady, and I’m going to show you how to deep water start when wing foiling on the SlingWing and a foil board.   I have been surf foiling with the High Roller 4’0 and wing foiling with the High Roller 5’2. The High Roller 5’2” is a 40-liter board and it works well with both the Hover Glide 99cm or 76cm hydrofoil wings. The High Roller is the perfect board to step up your wing foiling skills.   Here’s Your Key Steps To Deep Water Starting: Get to Deep Water. Place Knees on the Board Pump Your Wing to Generate Li ..read more

Migrating from Baja to Hood River with the Shred Sled 3:1 Hydrofoil board   On my annual migration North from Southern Baja to Hood River I got the chance to stop at the legendary windsurf spot, Punta San Carlos.  The place features a half mile long, top to middle, peeling point break that is nice and slow – absolutely perfect for windsurfing and foiling.  The main purpose of the trip was to take advantage of a strong overhead South swell forecast and get some serious windsurfing in at my favorite wavesailing spot. Though the wave forecast was just about as good as it g ..read more

JEREMY BURLANDO was the Junior Freestyle World champion in 2017 at the age of 12. He is from El Medano, Tenerife in Italy. Slingshot is proud to have him on the team as he pushes forward with his passion. Jeremy believes that Kiteboarding is not only a sport: it’s a means of teaching that discipline and hard work help you achieve goals. It also teaches respect for nature, love for the sea, and honor of the wind. “Kiteboarding teaches me to control fears and to put myself at the lead of my decisions. And it’s much more fun to share it with friends :)”   Team Manager, Sam Light, catches u ..read more

Here is the BEST information on how to extend the life of your Wing Surfing Wing with proper care and maintenance. 1. How to Dry 2. How to Fold  3. How to Store Transcribed from Video:       Don’t ever hang your wing to dry by the leading edge. How to Dry:   When you do that the strut bladder falls away from where it wants to be seated. So you have one bladder, that’s a strut bladder, and another one, that’s your leading edge bladder, and they need to fill this whole space.  if a wing is hung like this, my leading edge bladder can fall in and get t ..read more

Properly packing and storing your inflatable Wing Surf wing will keep it clean and organized and ensure a longer lifespan. Here is how to fold up your wing after each session. The post How to Roll Your Inflatable Wing Foiling Wing appeared first on Slingshot Sports ..read more