Got an 11 year old out on my old 121 iSonic with a2.5m2 Goya wave sail...He is a very good sailor in optis and other dinghies and just spent the week learning how to foil on a Nikki.

After a quick few land lessons, he jumped on, up-hauled and sailed away first try. The kayak was handy to direct him back upwind but after an hour or so he was starting to get the hang of heading upwind.

Well done

Good to get the NextGen into windsurfing.

My 11 year old starting too. Getting them to turn around the hard part!
sail is a 5.1 with cams. Too heavy really. But he loves it.

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Bluedog76 said..
Got an 11 year old out on my old 121 iSonic with a2.5m2 Goya wave sail...He is a very good sailor in optis and other dinghies and just spent the week learning how to foil on a Nikki.

After a quick few land lessons, he jumped on, up-hauled and sailed away first try. The kayak was handy to direct him back upwind but after an hour or so he was starting to get the hang of heading upwind.

Congratulations young surfer.

Better than a computer game!

Well done guys, pretty tough convincing young folks it's a fun go to sport these days, hopefully foiling in its various forms has made it more appealing, anything to get them out on the water in some form, away from their phones...

This was my littly in 2006, bit early but hey...


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Roll on a few years, around 2016 f (sorry for the shaky Video, tough to hold the camera when it's so Windy, about 2/3 into the vid, (later in the week) it got super windy ...
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Then, below Dec 2019, turned 16 a few months before ...




A backloop attempt ... no cigar ...

Unfortunately I can't get him interested to get out on a foil or marginal days anymore but that's the way it goes I guess ... one too many windsurfing holidays :-)

Congratulations, future rippers in progress, love it :)

Those photos would be the only reason for me to even think about having a kid. Luckily i have a 1 yo male nephew (+1 on the way) who loves cold sea and wind gusts :)

Can't wait for that satisfaction you experience, seeing their huge smile on the water :)