Look for some wind shade while pumping up the wing. In case you can’t find an area with less wind, ask a friend to hold the wing while you pump.

Find out the wind direction, unfold your wing by laying it on the ground, struts facing up with the wind blowing from your back.

Make sure the hose clamp on the hose connecting the leading edge to the strut is open.

Make sure the air valve on the central strut is closed.

Spread the wing on the floor, make sure it does not have any creases. This allows the air to flow in without deteriorating the wingtips.

Attach the hook connector from the pump to the leash knot.

Screw the base of the valve clockwise into the thread on the Leading edge.

Connect the pump nozzle into the valve of the wing. Turn clockwise for a better insertion.

Inflate to the recommended pressure.

Close the hose clamp. To close the valve, squeeze the clamp together while feeling the teeth ratchet until the clamp feels tight. (Secure floatation in case of leakage)

Put the harness lines in place using the ties made for this purpose – see section “How To Tie The Harness Lines”

Once you have put the leash on, the set up is ready! You can then use the leash to keep the wing attached to a heavy and secure object while you go to set up your board and put on your water clothes. Right on!

*Pump is not included in the FreeWing package

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2.Open the hose clamp. To open the valve, push away on the lever, allowing the clamp to open.

3.Unscrew the valve counterclockwise letting all the air out. On larger sizes; 5, 6, 7, and 8 m you have an additional valve below the strut for quicker deflation.

4.Start from one of the wingtips.

5.Use your hands to press down to deflate the leading edge.

6.Roll the other side to deflate the full leading edge.

7. Use your hands to press down and deflate the middle strut while rolling.

8.Use the leash as a way to wrap it up.

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THE FREEWING

01. Leading edge – Front side of the wing

02. Trailing edge – Back side of the wing

03. Wingtips

04. Central strut

05. Neutral handle

06. Leash attachment

07. Diagonal handles

08. Front handles

09. Back handles

10. Leading edge valve

11. Central strut valve (Only with size 5,6,7, and 8)

12. Hose clamp

ACCESSORIES

13. Harness line (Not included in the package)

• 1 x Wing bag

• 1 x Repair kit

• 1 x Wrist leash

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There are two loops on the central strut, (A) and (B). Close to the Leading edge stands loop (A), and loop (B) stands closer to the Trailing edge.

The harness line consists of two pieces, (a) shorter rope with different knots and (b), longer rope with the black PVC attached.

1. Insert the rope (a) into the loop (A).

2. Thread the end knot through the loop (a).

3. Tighten it up and make sure that loop (A) is being squeezed by the knot.

4. Take piece (b) and do the same as step “1” using the (B) loop instead.

5. Thread the end of the loop (the shortest side) through the other loop (longer side).

6. Tighten it up and make sure the loop (B) is being squeezed by the knot.

7. Connect the loop of piece (b) into the knots of piece (a).

8. Adjust the length according to your body structure using the different knots.

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The equipment featured in these Learn Wingfoiling Zero to Hero tutorials are:

• Starboard Wingboard Foil
• Starboard x Airush FreeWing Air
• Starboard Foils

Rigging Your Wingfoiling Setup | Episode 1

In the first episode of Wingfoiling Zero to Hero, Zane Schweitzer demonstrates how to rig up your wingfoiling setup for first-time riders. In this wingfoiling tutorial, you will learn:

• how to rig up the hydrofoil
• how to mount the hydrofoil securely to your wingboard
• how to safely inflate the FreeWing to the correct PSI

Entering the Water Safely with Wingfoiling Gear | Episode 2

In the second episode of Wingboarding Zero to Hero, Zane Schweitzer demonstrates how to safely enter the water and get flying. In this wingfoiling tutorial, you will learn:

• walking to the water with your gear safely
• getting into the water and out into safe depth for the foil to clear the bottom
• mounting the board and Controlling the wing
• engaging lift into flight mode

Wingfoiling How To Upwind, Jibing & Tacking | Episode 3

In the third episode of Wingboarding Zero to Hero, Zane Schweitzer demonstrates how to control the board with some basic techniques for riders starting wingfoiling for the first time. In this wingfoiling tutorial, you will learn:

• holding line upwind
• jibing
• tacking

Wingfoiling How To Wave Ride | Episode 4

In the next episode of Wingboarding Zero to Hero, Zane Schweitzer demonstrates how to control the board with some basic techniques for riders starting wingfoiling for the first time.

In this wingboarding tutorial, you will learn:

• how to ride waves with your wing and foil
• how to wingfoil surf
• how to wingboard wave ride

Wingfoiling How To Donkey Kick and Backwinding | Episode 5

Zane Schweitzer takes it to the air to show you how to do some of the most popular wing foiling aerial manoeuvres that you’ve probably seen online.

In this wingboarding tutorial, you will learn:

• how to do a wing boarding donkey kick or cross-up
• how to backwind in wing boarding

Wingfoiling How To Wave Ride, Aerial & 360 | Episode 6

In the next episode of Wingboarding Zero to Hero, Zane Schweitzer takes aerial tricks to the next level. In this episode of wing foiling aerial manoeuvres you will learn some of the more progressive tricks to do in the air.

In this wingboarding tutorial, you will learn:

• wave riding and launching off a wave
• wingfoiling aerial
• wingfoiling 360

How To Attach a Harness & Harness Lines to Your Wing | Episode 7

In the 7th Episode of Wingboarding Zero to Hero with Zane Schweitzer, he explains how to attach a kite harness and harness line. Zane then takes it out to the water to show us how (and how not) to wingfoil with harness lines. Attaching yourself to your wing with a harness reduces the load on your arms so that you can ride longer.

*Note getting started in riding with harness lines and being attached to the wing can be dangerous and should only be performed by experienced wing riders.

In this wingboarding tutorial, you will learn:

• how to correctly attached lines to your wing
• how to attach the lines to your harness once riding
• safely factors to consider when riding attached to your wing when riding with a harness and harness lines

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“What sets this apart from other content is this really shows you how. With easy to follow steps, I’m confident we’ll get you up and flying in no-time.”

– Sam Ross

Lesson One: Learning Wing Basics & How TO Handle the Wing on the Beach

We start at the beach with kit setup and orientation. How to inflate the wing and leave it safely. Then we’ll look at parts of the wing, such as the power and neutral handles, Struts, window and leash.

Where a lot of people struggle is they take to the water too early, and don’t have success in flying the wing efficiently. Here we’ll do some exercises which really sets you up well before we take to the water.

• Wind awareness
• Walking with Power
• Leaving equipment

Lesson Two: Learning to Wing Surf

Once we’re comfortable controlling the wing on the beach, we’ll look at combining the kit on the water. We’ll start with a large floaty board, so we can concentrate on honing our wing skills.

• Launching, landing & self-rescue – paddle out
• Kneeling across the wind with a basic turn.
• Hold the neutral handle
• Tack and gybe
• Standing up across the wind with turns
• How the board steers, center of effort and centre of lateral resistance.
• Standing up and basic steer
• Upwind and downwind
• Progressing with powered turns

Lesson Three: Learning to Wing Foil

Now we’ve mastered wing surfing we’ll look to progress onto wing foiling. We will need to change the kit. The boards are typically smaller and of course, we’re adding a foil.

In this video, we’ll cover the following aspects to learn wing foiling:

• Foil setup, different foil tuning for more and less lift, how the foil attaches to the board, sizes
• Launching, landing self-rescue with foil
• Getting to your feet with a small board
• Riding off the foil
• First flights
• Sustaining flights/adjusting height
• Pumping
• Upwind / downwind
• Gybing
• Riding switch/ foot change

Lesson Four: Wing Foil Progression

We’ve covered the basics of wing foiling – now we’ll look at how to progress! Smaller kit, Faster turns, riding waves, learning to jump and some basic freestyle.

In this wing foil progression foil video from the FreeWing how-to series, we’ll cover the following topics:

• Foil setup
• Smaller boards
• Foiling turns
• Jumps
• Freestyle
• Riding Waves

Lesson Five: Know Your Gear

The correct gear is paramount to a good Wingfoil experience. When you’re just starting out, the correct gear will help you to improve your rate of progression.

In this video from the FreeWing how-to series, we will look at all the various aspects of wingfoiling equipment required for winging and dive into details on various aspects of this gear.

In this video, we cover:

• Board Selection
• Leashes
• Straps
• The Foil
• Front Wings
• Foil Mast
• Rear Wing
• Foil Position
• Foil Straps

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You will be able to use the repair kit enclosed in the wing bag. Note: If the leak is too big, please contact a kite repair professional. Before proceeding with any kind of repair, it’s important to follow the following steps:

• Repair it in a place that is sheltered from sand, water, and wind. Use a clean and flat surface to work on.
• Surfaces will need to be cleaned with freshwater or preferably alcohol.
• You will need the repair kit supplied and a marker.

1.LOCATE THE LEAK WITH THE BLADDER MOUNTED: Pump the wing and try to hear where the leak is located, pay special attention around the valve area. In case you cannot hear the leak, you can spray water onto the leading edge and strut. You will see bubbles popping out where the leak is. We do this step first before dismounting the bladder as sometimes the leak may occur very next to the tips or the zipper. In this case, the repair can be completed with the bladder mounted on the wing, you can skip steps 2 and 4 if this is your situation. If the leak is not close to these areas or we simply don’t detect the leak then we need to remove the bladder.

2. TAKING OUT THE BLADDER: Disconnect the pipe from the strut, take off the valve if the wing is fitted with it. Tie one line on each side of the leading edge (wingtips), and take the leading edge bladder from the zipper.

3. LOCATE THE LEAK AND REPAIR: Use a water spray or sink the bladder into a pool or a bath tub. Once you locate the leak, dry up the area, make a circle around it with a pen, sand the area, then stick the repair patch (enclosed with the repair kit).

4. INSERT THE BLADDER INTO THE WING USING BOTH LINES: Pump it softly and make sure there are no wrinkles when the bladder reaches some pressure. Do not pump fully at the psi recommendation until the bladder is perfectly inserted.

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When getting started with the FreeWing for learning wingboarding, it is best to try on land first to get the hang of it before transitioning to a board on the water.

1. Holding With Your Back hand & Front hand

First, begin by standing with the FreeWing in both hands, facing at a 45-degree angle into the wind with one hand at the front and one hand at the back. Once you got that, follow the next steps to get a feel of how the wing reacts to the wind.

2. Feathering – Safety Position

Grab the leading edge handle and point it upwind to disengage the FreeWing.

3. Catching the Wind – To Go Forward

With both hands and arms slightly extended, lift the FreeWing above your head. Gently raise the front arm up and catch the wind.

4. Power Up – To Gain Speed

Pull your back arm toward yourself when you want more power. Keep the top hand above your head and don’t let the nose drop down or the wingtip touch the ground.

5. Depowering – To Slow Down

Position both hands together at the same height above your head and point the leading edge upwind when you want to slow down.

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1. Unroll the FreeWing completely and make sure the hose clamp is in the open position.
2. Make sure the air valve on the central strut is closed. Close the
3. Screw the base of the valve clockwise into the thread on the leading edge
4. Connect the pump nozzle into the valve wing. Turn clockwise for a better insertion.
5. Inflate to recommended pressure. Pressure between wings differs – you can locate the recommended pressure on the collar of the nozzle.
6. Close the hose clamp to secure flotation in case of leakage.

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