Wingsurfing Policy

Instruction

Customers on courses or taster sessions will be supervised by an RYA qualified instructor.

Teaching ratio    Wingsurf 4:1.

Wings to be secured to sand filled trug, bucket or similar.

Instructor will have access to own safety boat.

Hires

Customers wishing to hire a Wing should have completed a 2 hour taster and 2 hour improver sessions. (Therefore 4 hours supervised / instructed).

Maximum of 4 Wing hires at same time.(At the discretion of the person in charge)

General

Wing surfer recovery

  • Recover customer to boat
  • Deflate wing, pack to bag and secure in the boat or
  • Customer holds wing upside down
  • Board towed behind boat
  • Return to shore, hand over to Runner

The decision to allow the sailing session or shorten the session is at the discretion of the person in charge on the day of the hire. The session may be cancelled or shortened if weather conditions or sea state are not suitable or the person hiring has needed outside assistance more than once during that session.

Customers offered a quick release waist belt for the board leash.