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mr love said..
My prediction for 2026
Windsurfers continue to jump to winging. As they improve on the wing they will spend less and less time on fin and many will give up fin all together. I see it happen all the time.
Windfoilers will also jump to wing..both freeride and racing. If it were not for iQ foil being an Olympic sport windfoil racing would be in trouble.
Freeride windfoil will become even more niche, manufacturers will dump it as the market is not there.
Wingers in windier / wavier places will jump to parawing....its the hot thing at the moment.
No way. Winging is lame imo. Most wingers have no idea what they are doing, no idea of sailing safety rules (port/starboard etc), and are generally a giant nuisance (with some exceptions of course). Windfoiling is much better as its more related to sailing/windsurfing and if you're on good race or slalom foil gear you get the feeling of flying in anything from 8 knots up. If i wanted to hold a blow-up toy above my head i'd go winging.
