Foiling

Introducing Foiling at Mark Warner

Dinghy Foiling

In dinghy foiling your boat is equipped with hydrofoils to lift the hull out of the water and allow it to sail on the foils. This enables the boat to reach higher speeds and sail in much lighter winds than traditional dinghy sailing.

Sailors must use their weight to control the boat and maintain its balance while sailing on the foils, which requires an advanced level of skill and experience.

Dingy foils equipment: Glide Free foils on either RS Aeros or Lasers

Windsurf Foiling

Windsurf foiling is windsurfing that involves using a specialised board and sail setup that allows the board to lift out of the water and ride on a hydrofoil, which is a wing-shaped fin underneath the board. The hydrofoil creates lift and reduces drag, allowing the windsurfer to glide smoothly and quickly over the surface of the water, even in very light wind conditions.

Windsurf foiling requires a certain level of skill and experience, as it can be more challenging to control the board and maintain balance while riding on the foil.

Windsurf foil equipment: RRD foils on RRD Boards

Foiling (dingy & windsurf) at our resorts

Foiling (both Dinghy & Windsurf), are available in Aeolian Village, Lemnos and Phokaia. Whilst RYA courses won’t be on offer, private introductory sessions will be available subject to availability & operational demands. 

For those that can foil, guest competency will be checked before equipment is provided.

A man sailing with foils

Aeolian VillageBEACH RESORT

  • LocationLesvos, Greece

Set in the sandy bay of Eressos beach, Aeolian Village Beach, is  the perfect destination for outdoor adventure-seekers. The strong Meltemi Winds provide the ideal conditions for Windsurf Foiling.

LemnosBEACH RESORT

The gently sloping beach is perfect for watersports . Flat water and a consistently strong offshore breeze during the day creates just the right conditions for foiling.

  • LocationLemnos, Greece

PhokaiaBEACH RESORT

If you are keen to try foiling, Phokaia Beach Resort has a west-facing bay that picks up gentle winds in the morning, making it a great location for beginners and intermediates to develop their skills.

  • LocationFoça, Turkey

Foiling Holidays

Aeolian Village, Lemnos and Phokaia Beach Resorts have foiling in their watersports programs this year. It has gone down a storm with guests who’ve been looking for a new activity to try on holiday. 

Here is the information you need to make sure you can enjoy foiling when on holiday.


Who are foiling holidays for?

If you are looking to Foil, then we ask that you are at the prerequisite standard in order to gain the most from the courses. 

Windsurf Foiling – RYA Intermediate Non – Planing or equivalent standard/experience.

Dinghy Foiling – RYA Basic Skills Level 2 or equivalent standard/experience. 

Foiling Theory

Resorts offering Windsurfing and Dinghy Foiling will offer and land based foiling Theory session covering the physics and technical aspects of Foiling. This session will be held one evening early in the holiday.

Price Inclusive

1 hour

Mark Warner introduction to dingy foiling

A step on from the Theory sessions, this would be a morning or afternoon session to go through launching and landing, pumping and take off. The aim is to get out of the water on the foil. From here you can bolt on an Intro Foiling Plus course, a 3-hour block of tuition to work towards getting out and staying out of the water on the foil. 

Bookable in resort.

*Exchange rate & local taxes apply.

Price £60* per person

3 hours, 3 to 1 max ratio

Mark Warner introduction to windsurf foiling

A step on from the Theory sessions, this would be a morning or afternoon session to go through launching and landing, pumping and take off. The aim is to get out of the water on the foil. From here you can bolt on an Intro Foiling Plus course, a 3-hour block of tuition to work towards getting out and staying out of the water on the foil.

Bookable in resort.

*Exchange rate & local taxes apply.

Price £60* per person

3 hours, 3 to 1 max ratio

Further foiling sessions

Mark Warner introduction to windsurf or dinghy foiling plus

Our next stage for you on your foiling pathway. Learn more about getting up and out of the water on the foil and the skills and techniques of trying to turn your first flights into more airtime!

Bookable in resort.

*Exchange rate & local taxes apply.

Price £60* per person

3 hours, 3 to 1 max ratio

Private lessons

If you need additional coaching, you can book a private lesson at the OPS desk with an instructor of your choice.

Bookable in resort.

*Exchange rate & local taxes apply.

Price £50* for 1 or 2 people

1 hour

For those that can foil

If you can already foil, then our foiling boards and dinghies are available for you to use during free sail in Aeolian Village, Lemnos and Phokaia Beach Resorts. We may just ask to see you windsurf or sail first before letting you out and of course you will receive a safety brief.


AND BRINGING YOUR OWN FOILING EQUIPMENT 

Foiling is free for guests who can Foil at participating resorts. Boards with hydrofoils are available on a first-come-first-served basis, so they can be quite popular. A guest’s sailing / windsurfing ability will be assessed before foiling equipment is made available.

Guests may bring their own foil and use them in resort as long as its compatible with our foiling equipment. In resort, the use of guests' foils with our equipment will be subject to demonstration of competency prior to confirmation that they can then use our equipment. Use of their own equipment with ours is subject to our safety regulations & confirmation that they have their own third-party public liability insurance.

If a guest brings their own board, foil & sail, then they may use these with the proper insurance within our sailing area, with our safety cover, within operational opening hours. If they go outside of our sailing area, they do so at their own risk.