Course and qualification

RYA Windsurfing Foiling Sustained Flights

IntermediateAdvancedAfloat

About this course

This course is designed to increase your foil handling and control, taking you from your first take offs to sustained flight. This course aims to increase confidence and comfort surrounding the practical techniques and theory required to foil, steer and maintain a course effectively, as well as maintaining longer foiling glides.

Course fundamentals

Minimum ageNo RYA minimum age · Providers may set their own age rules, especially for under-18s
Duration8-10 hours delivered over a number of sessions or full days
Course contentThis course builds on techniques and theory required to maintain and sustain foiling effectively (all transitions will be non-foiling).
Certificate or qualificationThe appropriate RYA course completion certificate is awarded following successful completion of the course and its prescribed assessment.
Award typeCourse completion certificate
Separate assessmentNot required

Prerequisites

Knowledge or skills to a stated level

Wind foiling skills to the standard of First Flights

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