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18/05/2023 By Jake

7 Benefits of Wing Foiling

Wing foiling, also known as wing surfing or foil winging, is a relatively new water sport that combines elements of kitesurfing, windsurfing, and foiling. It involves using a handheld wing to harness the wind’s power while standing on a hydrofoil board. Wing foiling offers a unique and exhilarating experience on the water and comes with a number of benefits and advantages over other sports. Especially in gusty and ever changing winds in Scotland where wing foiling is one of the fastest growing sports we have ever seen. Here are some notable advantages of wing foiling.

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08/05/2023 By Jake

Benefits of Kitesurfing

Kitesurfing is not just an exhilarating and thrilling water sport; it also offers numerous health benefits that contribute to overall physical and mental well-being. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced rider, kitesurfing provides a unique opportunity to engage your body and mind while enjoying the beauty of the natural elements. Especially in Scotland, where we host our kitesurfing lessons near Edinburgh. Ready to take first step into the most breathtaking sport in the world whilst doing lots of good for your body and mind? Let’s explore some of the notable health benefits of kitesurfing.

SUP Lessons – Gladhouse Reservoir

Gladhouse Reservoir is one of our favourite locations for SUP lessons. Created in 1879 by the engineer James Leslie the reservoir is located within just a short drive from Edinburgh. Being an enclosed water spot, it’s a superb for learning basics of SUP and progression in a safe environment.

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05/02/2021 By Jake

6 Reasons to WingFoil – Wing Surfing Lessons Scotland

Wing Foiling (or Wing Surfing) is the new water sport that’s growing at an insane rate. From all the wind-powered board sports is also the easiest to learn and the equipment takes fairly little space too. It’s not here to replace kitesurfing or windsurfing but it’s a crazy new thing to do on the water.

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17/01/2021 By Jake

7 Things To Know – SUP Lessons Scotland

Now you’ve had your SUP lessons, you know the basics of standing up, self-rescue – if things go south – and you know how to setup your SUP board and the rest of the kit you’re probably itching to hit the water! Here’s a quick reminder of some of the point raised by us, or your instructor, during the lesson.

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10/09/2020 By Jake

Kitesurfing Lessons Scotland – Coaching Sessions

Now you’re done with your basic kitesurfing lessons and you can get up and ride in both directions it’s the time to learn how to effectively change the direction of travel. When starting out, you will end each run by slowing down, bringing the kite to 12, dropping back into the water and performing water start in the other direction.

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11/06/2020 By Jake

How To Set Foostraps – Kiteboard

So, you’ve been riding for a while, cracking those upwind tacks, doing your first transitions and maybe even boosting your first jump? Sweet! But then you get home and you feel that your knees hurt a bit or the hips are letting you know they’re there? It might be your foostraps that give you some bother.

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20/04/2020 By Jake

Stay Home Kitesurfing Movies

Following the government guidelines we have decided to pause all our lessons from March onwards. It looks like the lockdown might last good few weeks but we are hoping to resume kitesurfing lessons in Scotland in some shape or form as soon as the government will allow us to do so. Having said that – as soon as we’re allowed back on the water we’ll resume the lessons in full force!

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26/01/2020 By Jake

Winter Kitesurfing – Scotland

We’ve had a bit of mixed bag with winds over the last few months but winter has kicked off to a great start. Kiting in the cold has lots of benefits – aside from looking like a badass! Our local kitesurfing community is out all winter too, it’s all down to having a decent wetsuit (like the Mystic Majestic here), gloves (see video below!), boots and you’re ready to go!

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31/12/2018 By Jake

Kitesurfing Right of Way Rules

Knowing rules of way on the water is crucial to staying safe and keeping others safe too. As kiteboarders we tend to move faster than other vessels, we can jump higher than windsurfers and we have far greater manoeuvrability than surfers, sailboats, kayakers and others. This also means that we are the ones who should be watching out for other water users.

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7 Benefits of Wing Foiling

Benefits of Kitesurfing

SUP Lessons – Gladhouse Reservoir

6 Reasons to WingFoil – Wing Surfing Lessons Scotland

7 Things To Know – SUP Lessons Scotland

Kitesurfing Lessons Scotland – Coaching Sessions

How To Set Foostraps – Kiteboard

Stay Home Kitesurfing Movies

Winter Kitesurfing – Scotland

Kitesurfing Right of Way Rules