RYA WindFoiling First Flights course: Learn to windfoil in Dorset

This 2 hour taster is your basic RYA WindFoiling First Flights course. You'll take your first flights and be taught the basics as you Learn to windfoil in Dorset, UK

Windsurfing, as a sport, never ceases to amaze. Just when there’s a belief that progression in development has plateaued, along comes a new manoeuvre, a more ridiculous wave ridden or a legendary event, witnessing competitors charging with reckless abandon. As with all watersports, hydrofoiling has gripped windsurfing completely, and what is more it is easy to learn to windfoil in Dorset!

At an age when seemingly every watersport has entered the world of foiling, it is windsurf foiling that has come of age. It is now very much within the reach of the intermediate planing windsurfer, and what is more, Portland Harbour is absolutely incredible for it! With enough water at any tide state, and wind conditions rarely lighter than 10knots, the number of days that ‘planing’ windsurfing can be enjoyed has just rocketed, thanks to the foil.

Here at the OTC we are proud to be one of the early adopters of windfoiling, and have helped the RYA to pioneer their Windfoiling Teaching Scheme. We have one of the first RYA windfoiling trainers amongst our ranks, and the first two advanced windfoil instructors ever!

As a result, we can provide all of the windfoiling courses within the RYA scheme:

First Flights (2hr taster)
Sustained Flights (2 days)
Performance Flights (2 days)

This 2 hour taster is your basic RYA WindFoiling First Flights course, seeing you take your first flights, as well as providing you with basic foiling knowledge. Taught either from a RIB in the harbour, or by an instructor afloat with you, the use of our BBTalkin’ headsets allows us to provide tuition in a calm and measured manner.

The price of £75.00 per person is based on a ratio of at least 2:1 (student to instructor) and a maximum of 4:1, but if the session is one-to-one, there is a supplement of £24.00 to pay.

Price Includes

• Tuition
• Kit hire (including a wetsuit)
• Free parking in the car park and use of the National Sailing Academy's facilities
• There is also a café onsite for refreshments

Price Excludes

1. No lunch provided, but there is also a café onsite for refreshments and a supermarket across the road.

What to expect

This 2 hour taster is your basic introduction to foiling, seeing you take your first flights, as well as providing you with basic foiling knowledge. Taught either from a RIB in the harbour, or by an instructor afloat with you, the use of our BBTalkin' headsets allows us to provide tuition in a calm and measured manner.

The price of £75.00 per person for this RYA WindFoiling First Flights course is based on a ratio of at least 2:1 (student to instructor) and a maximum of 4:1, but if the session is one-to-one, there is a supplement of £24.00 to pay.

Centre opening times are from 10.00am until late, at the OTC staff’s discretion.
If booking online, please allow at least 72 hours in advance to be assured your desired date and time. If you book a session sooner, we may need to reschedule around existing bookings. A member of staff will be in touch if this is necessary.

If you have pre-paid and booked  to learn to windfoil in Dorset then that needs to be rearranged (due to adverse conditions, for example), we will aim to rearrange the session on a date convenient for you. If a gift voucher has been bought, the voucher is valid for 12 months from the date of purchase. A gift voucher can not be refunded for its monetary value, and is only available for use within the OTC centre.

RYA WindFoiling First Flights course: Learn to windfoil in Dorset: From £75 to £99 for 2 hours

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