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Wingfoiling arrives in Bristol docks
A fast developing sport that does not even have an official name yet has arrived in Bristol.
For now, let’s call it wingfoiling and admire its practitioners as they took to the waters of the Floating Harbour over the weekend.
“Winging, wing wanging, wing foiling, wingin’ it. The definitive name hasn’t been cemented into our psyche yet,” explains the British Kite Sports Association.
“This fab new sport is a hybrid, a mix, a coming together of new technologies and possibilities from its sibling sports of windsurfing, surf foiling and kite foiling.”
So how does wingfoiling work?
“In simple terms you hold the wing in your hands above your head much like a sail, and by first kneeling then standing and pumping the board onto the ‘plane’ or foil.
“Once you’re up, your away and you can use the wing, the swell, a wave or your own pumping effort to continue both across, up and downwind.”
Main photo & video: Trevor George
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