Ready to feel like you’re flying?
Hydrofoiling lifts you above the water, gliding smoothly with barely a sound. With the board out of the surface and the usual chop removed, it’s a completely different sensation — quiet, weightless, and surprisingly effortless once you get the hang of it.
At Cosmos Beach Club, you can learn to wing foil, using an inflatable handheld wing to catch the wind and power the board. There’s even a free taster session to get you started before committing to a course.
At Levante Beach Club, you can try wing surfing — using the same handheld wing, but on a board without a foil. It’s a great introduction to the feeling of being powered by the wind, and a fun, accessible way to build confidence before progressing to foiling.
The lowdown
- Free wing surf taster and wing surf improver sessions at Levante Beach Club
- Wing foiling courses Cosmos Beach Clubs
Wing foiling
This fab new sport is a hybrid, a mix, a coming together of new technologies and possibilities from its sibling sports or windsurfing, surf foiling and kiting.
In simple terms, you hold the wing in your hands above your head, much like a sail, and then first kneel before standing and pump the board onto the ‘plane’ or foil. Once you’re up, you're away, and you can use the wing, the swell, a wave, or your own pumping effort to continue across, up and downwind.
Available at Cosmos Beach Club in Vassiliki, Greece.
First flights wing foiling course
This course provides a basic introduction to wing and board control, the kit, and getting up on the foil for the first time. Following this course, you will be able to control yourself on the water and experience the buzz of foiling. The course runs for three hours with a maximum of four students and can be pre-booked for £89 per person.
Once the 'First Flights' course has been completed to a satisfactory standard, you may continue to use the equipment free of charge for the week you have booked the course. Any subsequent weeks will be charged at a supplement of €100 per person (subject to availability, book and pay locally). When not in use for courses, foiling equipment can be used by guests with previous experience on a first-come, first-served basis for a supplement (book and pay locally).
Available at Cosmos Beach Club.
Wing surfing
At Levante Beach Club in Rhodes, you can get started with wing surfing — using a handheld inflatable wing to harness the wind, paired with a stable board for a smooth, confidence-building introduction.
Begin with an introductory session to learn the basics, from handling the wing to finding your balance on the water. Once you’ve got the feel for it, you can move on to improver sessions, building control, confidence and technique as you progress.
It’s a fun, sociable way to experience being powered by the wind — and a great stepping stone if you’re thinking about moving on to wing foiling.
