DETROIT – On a calm, rippling Detroit River, three swimmers tow a trio of boards equipped with long masts and carbon fiber wings toward a clear patch of water. They flip the boards, climb on top, ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Icy water covers my head, fills my nose and gushes down the back of my neck. I surface, spluttering, and wipe ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. First there was windsurfing. Then there was kite surfing. Now there’s wing foiling — a.k.a wing surfing or just “winging” — the ...

What are they doing out there ‘surfing’ above the flat water with that bright sail? If you have visited lakes in the Truckee-Tahoe region this summer, you may have seen “wing foilers” racing back and ...

Support our work! The Inertia may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn more about our gear review policy here. Of the three main components of wing foiling (the foil, ...

Robert Stehlik of Blue Planet Surf shows his wingfoil. The Honolulu company sells wingfoiling gear. The foil apparatus consists of a long, blade-like “mast” attached to two wings, which create lift.

Jerry Shalhoob, AKA the “Godfoiler,” folds his kite at santa Barbara’s Leadbetter Beach after a session on the waves. (Dennis Moran / Noozhawk photo) [Noozhawk’s note: This is the latest in a series ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Icy water covers my head, fills my nose and gushes down the back of my neck. I surface, spluttering, and wipe ...