Slingshot Sports, a manufacturer of watersports equipment, launched its online learning platform, Foil-Academy.com, to provide users with a library of learning resources for winging. With more than six hours of content and 60 lessons, Foil Academy is a complete online course in watersports.
The platform’s launch is complemented by the release of an entry-level winging collection to expand the winging and watersports community.
Foil Academy is a free instructional course designed for user-friendly winging and wing foiling progression in a safe and structured manner. The lessons break the learning process down to the basics and cover all the skills and knowledge needed to master winging and foiling. Slingshot’s riders and designers cover everything from basic foil behavior, design and hydrodynamics to getting up, riding, surfing and advanced transitions. Additional lessons on wake foiling and kite foiling are also available or will be soon.
To further accommodate entry-level wingers and riders, Slingshot Sports has launched a collection of entry-level winging gear. The collection includes the new Blaster Wing, which features a less aggressive sail shape, transparent panels to provide riders with maximum visibility and a median surface area of 4.4 square meters for versatility in the broadest range of conditions.
New to the collection as well is the Tracker Board. At 7-feet tall, it’s shorter than a typical stand-up paddleboard, allowing it to maintain the surfy stability of a longer board with greater agility to benefit the rider as they find their footing and progress. The Tracker Board is compatible with Slingshot Sports’ signature SUPWinder keel attachment that can turn any existing rigid stand up paddleboard into a winging board.
For information about Slingshot Sports , its products and initiatives, visit https://slingshotsports.com/. To learn to hydrofoil visit https://www.foil-academy.com/
