Steffie S.
Yelp
Newbie to wind sports, and I had a great experience.
I've been out windsurfing with my guy about 10 times over a 2 1/2 year period. That limited exposure helped me get started with wing foiling pretty quickly. Equally as important, my wing instructor, Art, was pretty amazing. Art didn't throw a bunch of jargon at me. He just got in the water said, "here's the wrong way to do it....here's the right way to do it...now, you try". Boom! I loved this no nonsense approach. Art was very kind, and affirming when I was doing it correctly, and would say I could make minor adjustments to make it better. He modified his teaching technique to be on my guy's level, as he is much more experienced.
I felt safe in the water, not overly criticized, and given props when appropriate (it's nice to be encouraged as you're learning something new). Thanks for a very good experience, Art!
We had some light wind days which was good the first day, but disappointing the second day as we would have both liked to push our new skills. Patty, our contact person, moved our second lesson to a time of day when the wind was the best it was going to get. We very much appreciated that. Thank you, Patty for all your help.
I will say, IMHO, muscle memory is important to any new skill, but especially physical activities. That said, I think it's best to learn by practicing a minimum of three days in a close sequence ( say every other day for six days). So take at least two lessons with these folks, and then rent gear to practice on your own if you think you're ready. I love winging and hope to do it for years to come! Let me know if you try it, and tell me what you think. Mahalo and Aloha!