Your foil requires special attention, especially regarding the risk of corrosion on the screws.
Presumably, the risk of corrosion is low, since many foils have aluminum parts and the hardware is made of stainless steel, but this is completely false. These metals have different electrical potentials, and when in contact with conductive water, the metal with the lowest potential (here aluminum) becomes anode, while the metal with the highest potential (the screws stainless steel) becomes cathode, resulting in accelerated galvanic corrosion.
Galvanic corrosion has the effect of welding the screw to its thread, making disassembly of the foil impossible...

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Less touristy and less known for the practice of water sports than the neighboring island of Fuerteventura, Lanzarote has the advantage of offering less crowded spots, and a better preserved environment.
As for temperatures, in winter the average air and water is around 20 °, and 25 ° in summer. The climate is very sunny and dry all year round.
The spot of las Cucharas on the Costa Teguise is renowned for windsurfing, receiving well the north east trade wind (side shore), we had the opportunity to sail with a wing foil here.
This spot located on the east coast of Lanzarote works best in spring and summer, because the trade wind is stronger, in winter it works more randomly. To access it, you have to walk for about 300m, the nearest parking lot being set back from the beach.
The water is fla...

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Wing foil is a booming discipline, but is the wing a recent or an old concept? It is quite easy to officially date the appearance of the first wing, since in 1982 a patent was filed under the name of “bird sail”.

Its inventor, Roland Le Bail, a French man from the town of Carnac , developed the first wings made up of a rigid frame, and whose profile is extremely close to current wings: the shape of the arched leading edge, the dihedral , the hollow of the sail clearly recall the current forms of wings.

Roland Le Bail, who used his invention to propel himself on the water, but also on the ground with roller skates or on the snow with skis, was inspired by the silhouette of the birds to create his “Bird Sail”...

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The 360 ​​° with a wing foil is an aesthetic figure which gives good sensations to the rider. Not so complicated to achieve, however, you will need to have a good control of the jibe before trying.

Speed is essential to achieve a smooth 360 °. you have to start like a jibe, while keeping the wing close to you. Remember to tilt the wing while raising your rear hand to prevent the wing from dragging too much in the water. When going against (wing front to the wind at mid-rotation), push on the wing while tilting forward to avoid being thrown back.

In terms of supports, you really have to keep the pressure on the front leg, a rear leg support would release the foil immediately...

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Many people wonder what wind strength we can hope to sail with a wing foil. Several parameters have to be taken : the rider’s weight, his technical level, the equipment used and the water conditions.

Obviously the lighter a practitioner, the sooner he will be able to take off, but you still need to have good technique and suitable equipment. If you want to exploit light winds, it is imperative to use a board on which you are floating when stationary. To know what volume allows you to float, take your weight (in kgs) and add about 15 to this value, you will get the volume needed in liters to stand on a board when stopped (for example for a practitioner of 85 Kgs , 100 Liters will be required)...

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