Certification
Certification
RYA Dinghy Foiling Performance Flights is the advanced foiling module for sailors who can already hold height on Sustained Flights. You work on foiling at different angles, confident entries and exits into manoeuvres, and the theory that explains why small inputs make large differences at speed.
Most centres deliver roughly two days or sixteen hours, matching the length of Sustained Flights but with a sharper edge. Wind range, traffic and foil rake settings get more attention. Instructors push you toward repeatable foiling tacks and gybes where the syllabus allows, not one lucky photograph moment.
By the end you should foil confidently at varied angles and understand enough theory to self-coach between sessions. Prepare for long days and the occasional capsize that reminds you why impact vests exist.
Approximately two days or sixteen hours, often run as a weekend intensive or midweek block at foiling-focused centres.
Allow travel slack after the final day in case the centre adds a weather catch-up session.
Performance Flights is assessed continuously by your RYA instructor on the water. There is no separate written exam.
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Find activitiesIt is the advanced RYA Dinghy Foiling module after Sustained Flights. You advance technique and foiling knowledge, building confidence at varied foiling angles and working on manoeuvre entries and exits.
Completion should leave you confident foiling in and out of manoeuvres with a workable understanding of the theory behind trim and balance.
RYA Dinghy Foiling Sustained Flights is the stated prerequisite. You need reliable sustained foiling, not occasional hops.
Leave a comment when you book with your recent foiling hours if your Sustained Flights course was more than a season ago.
About two days or sixteen hours at most centres, similar contact time to Sustained Flights but with advanced manoeuvre coaching.
Some venues spread sessions to catch optimal wind. Confirm the timetable on your booking confirmation.
No formal written paper. Theory is taught in briefings and linked to on-water feedback. Practical performance against the module standard is what your instructor signs off.
Bring a notebook if you like capturing trim notes between runs.
Yes, within the RYA Performance Flights remit. You work on entries and exits to manoeuvres on the foil, not just straight-line flight.
Clean manoeuvres take repetition. Expect drills rather than one demonstration and done.
Personal wetsuit, layers and footwear suitable for long foiling days. Centres provide boats and foils; helmet and impact vest hire is common.
Gloves and sunglasses help on bright windy days. Pack food and water for full sessions.
Performance foiling needs enough breeze to stay on the foil through manoeuvres, but not so much that coaching becomes unsafe. Centres know their venue bands.
Ask about minimum and maximum wind policy when you book if you are travelling far.
Advanced foiling fleets often restrict younger sailors regardless of RYA wording. Check centre policy before booking for teenagers.
Strength and reach matter for rake control and crash recovery.
Many sailors move into club foiling, race training or private coaching. The RYA foiling pathway modules are complete at this practical level for most recreational sailors.
Keep practising displacement skills too. Foiling is one part of a rounded dinghy sailor.
It demands more precision and accepts higher consequences when manoeuvres go wrong. Sustained Flights builds time on foil; Performance Flights adds angles and direction changes.
Honest self-assessment before you book saves a frustrating weekend.
adventuro lists RYA centres offering Dinghy Foiling Performance Flights. Not every dinghy venue foils, so check location and fleet type carefully.
Booking with the centre that trained your Sustained Flights often speeds kit familiarity and instructor handover.
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