Wingfoil · Damien LeRoy
Gear Setup: Board, Foil & Wing
How to assemble and tune your wingfoil setup before hitting the water.
Wingfoil · Duotone Wing Academy
Understanding Wind & Courses
Read the wind window, know your points of sail, never get stranded.
Wingfoil · Damien LeRoy
Your First Foil Takeoff
The moment everything clicks — lifting off the water for the first time.
Wingfoil · Damien LeRoy
Wing Power & Depower
Control how much power your wing generates — the most fundamental skill.
Wingfoil · Duotone Wing Academy
Wing on a SUP
Learn to steer and balance on the water before foil anxiety sets in.
Wingfoil · Damien LeRoy
Knee Taxi
Move around on your knees — foil passive, full focus on wing control.
Wingfoil · Damien LeRoy
Standing Up & Riding
Get to your feet and ride — board still in the water, no foil lift yet.
Wingfoil · Duotone Wing Academy
Riding Upwind
Stop drifting downwind — the skill that keeps you in the session.
Wingfoil · Damien LeRoy
Riding Downwind
Fly downwind with the wind — speed, control and the foil coming alive.
Wingfoil · Damien LeRoy
Flip Your Wing After a Crash
Recover in seconds when your wing tip catches — keep sessions flowing.
Wingfoil · Damien LeRoy
Foil Pumping
Generate lift with your body when the wing isn't powered — stay on foil longer.
Wingfoil · Duotone Wing Academy
Heelside Riding on Foil
Control and steer your foil flight from the heelside edge.
Wingfoil · Damien LeRoy
Toeside Riding on Foil
Ride with your toes driving the edge — opens up a whole new direction.
Wingfoil · Duotone Wing Academy
Basic Jibe (Board in Water)
Turn downwind and switch feet — your first direction change on the water.
Wingfoil · Duotone Wing Academy
Basic Tack (Board in Water)
Turn into the wind and switch feet — the harder beginner direction change.
Wingfoil · Damien LeRoy
Jibe on Foil
Your first full foil manoeuvre — the big milestone every rider works toward.
Wingfoil · Damien LeRoy
Tack on Foil
Turn upwind through the wind on foil — harder than the jibe, but just as satisfying.
Wingfoil · Wingfoil College
Race Jibe
Fast, efficient jibe with minimal speed loss — the racer's way to turn.
Wingfoil · Duotone Wing Academy
Sitting Jibe
Sit on the board during the jibe — a stylish and technically demanding move.
Wingfoil · Damien LeRoy
Backwinded Riding
Hold the wing facing backward — the foundation of most freestyle tricks.
Wingfoil · Damien LeRoy
Downwind 360 (Basic)
A full 360° rotation downwind — your first complete spin on foil.
Wingfoil · Duotone Wing Academy
Downwind 360 (Advanced)
Complete the rotation without losing foil height — stay flying throughout.
Wingfoil · Damien LeRoy
Upwind 360
Spin upwind — more speed required, tighter arc, more commitment.
Wingfoil · Damien LeRoy
Duck Jibe
Duck the wing under your arm instead of flipping it — smoother and faster.
Wingfoil · Duotone Wing Academy
Duck Jibe — Heelside to Toeside
Duck jibe from heelside and land toeside — a more technical entry and exit.
Wingfoil · Duotone Wing Academy
Around the World
The wing makes a complete circle around your body — a key freestyle building block.
Wingfoil · Duotone Wing Academy
Riding Back to Wing
Your back faces the wing — the most extreme body position for a 360.
Wingfoil · Duotone Wing Academy
Sit Down Foiling
Sit on the board while staying on foil — balance, control and style.
Wingfoil · Duotone Wing Academy
Extreme Jibe
Maximum carve, minimum radius — the most aggressive foil jibe.
Wingfoil · Duotone Wing Academy
Gliding 360
Complete a full 360° spin using only foil momentum — no wing power.
Wingfoil · Duotone Wing Academy
Walk the Dog
Flip the wing repeatedly in a walking motion — creative and technical wing handling.
Wingfoil · Duotone Wing Academy
Cowboy Jibe
A uniquely styled jibe variant — Henning Nockel's signature move.
Wingfoil · Damien LeRoy
Heineken Jibe
Damien LeRoy's signature jibe variation — a smooth, stylish direction change.
Wingfoil · The Wingman
Foil Slide
Slide the foil sideways across the water — a technical surface trick.
Wingfoil · Wingfoil College
Push Tack
Tack by pushing the mast instead of stepping around — a technical alternative.
Wingfoil · Damien LeRoy
Wave Riding Basics
Catch your first waves on foil — a completely new feeling.
Wingfoil · Duotone Wing Academy
Bottom Turn
Use the wave's bottom to load up speed for your next move.
Wingfoil · Duotone Wing Academy
Top Turn / Cutback
Hit the top of the wave and redirect — the classic surf move on foil.
Wingfoil · Duotone Wing Academy
Aerial Carve
Leave the wave partially airborne during a carve — surfs and flies at once.
Wingfoil · Damien LeRoy
Basic Jump (Flatwater)
Leave the water for the first time — speed, wing power and commitment.
Wingfoil · Duotone Wing Academy
Toeside Jump
Jump from a toeside approach — different angle, different feel.
Wingfoil · Duotone Wing Academy
Tweaked Jump
Grab the board and pull it sideways in the air — style in every jump.
Wingfoil · Duotone Wing Academy
Donkey Kick
Kick the board out behind you in the air — big style move.
Wingfoil · Duotone Wing Academy
Raley
Extend the board behind your head at peak height — the power move of freestyle.
Wingfoil · Duotone Wing Academy
Tweaked Toeside Air
Grab and tweak the board from a toeside jump — style on both tacks.
Wingfoil · Damien LeRoy
Frontside Airjibe
Complete a 180° direction change while airborne — the classic aerial jibe.
Wingfoil · Duotone Wing Academy
Back-to-Wing Airjibe
Airjibe with your back to the wing at the peak — a more extreme rotation.
Wingfoil · Duotone Wing Academy
Frontloop
A forward rotation in the air — commit, tuck, and spin forward.
Wingfoil · Duotone Wing Academy
Backloop
A backward rotation in the air — throw your head back and commit.
Wingfoil · Duotone Wing Academy
Frontside 360
A full 360° horizontal rotation in the air — the signature aerial trick.
Wingfoil · Duotone Wing Academy
Frontside 360 Bodyspin
360 with a full body spin — the wing stays while your body rotates independently.
Wingfoil · Duotone Wing Academy
Table Frontside 360 Bodyspin
360 bodyspin with the board pulled horizontal — maximum style in the air.
Wingfoil · Duotone Wing Academy
Toeside Frontside 360
Full 360 rotation launched from a toeside approach — expert air.
Wingfoil · Duotone Wing Academy
Backside 360
Rotate 360° in the backside direction — the opposite way to the frontside.
Wingfoil · Duotone Wing Academy
Backside 360 Handlepass
Backside 360 with the bar/boom passed behind your back — technical excellence.
Wingfoil · Duotone Wing Academy
Frontside 720
Two full rotations in the air — double the commitment, double the airtime needed.
Wingfoil · GONG
Backloop Spin
Backloop with an additional horizontal spin — a combined rotation trick.
Wingfoil · GONG
Frontflip
A full forward somersault — the most committed vertical rotation trick.
Wingfoil · Yann Rifflet
Palau Flip
Invented by Jerome Cloetens — a signature expert trick.
Wingfoil · Duotone Wing Academy
Pushloop
A frontside 360 pushed backward — requires strong wind and full commitment.