Wingfoiling vs Kiteboarding
What is kiteboarding?
Kiteboarding is a watersport similar to wakeboarding, using a kite to pull riders across the water. The boards are thin and have little buoyancy, but can carve across the water's surface.
Kites are usually around 20m high and are connected to the riders by a harness. Since almost all the power is transferred to a harness, not much arm strength is required to kiteboard.
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Riders can use the kite to propel themselves into the air. Unlike paragliders, kiteboarders are not able to maintain flight and come back to the water within a few seconds, so there's no fear of flying away.
What is Wingfoiling?
Wingfoiling is a sport that combines windsurfing with hydrofoiling, allowing for a butter smooth ride. The boards are thick and have some to a lot of buoyancy.
Under each board is a hydrofoil, or foil for short. The foil is an underwater airplane wing that allows riders to rise about half a meter above the water and surf small swells.
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Riders hold a sail called a wing that propels them upwind and, for advanced riders, into the air. Since the foil creates very little drag, the wing isn't difficult to hold; slightly more arm strength is required than in kiteboarding.
