MY STORY
I saw a windsurfing ad at sixteen. I never really left the water.
From hitching rides to East Coast after school, to the national team, to a SEA Games silver medal in 2001, windsurfing shaped my whole life.
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Today I run my school around my family: coaching wingfoiling, windsurfing and SUP, and passing on everything I’ve learned in the water.
What you’ll learn at Singapore Wake Park
What you'll learn
From the beach to your first flight
Wingfoiling is the toughest wind sport to learn — the foil lifts you almost a metre above the water. So we start on the beach: rigging, reading the wind and safety, then flying the wing before you ever step on a board.
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From there you’ll stand up on a big, stable board, learn to sail across the wind and back, and finally pump your way to your first flight. I coach you through every step in real time on a helmet walkie-talkie, so you build strong fundamentals and fly safely and confidently.
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Rig the wing and fit the foil to the foilboard
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Wind concepts, ocean safety and how to handle the gear safely — foils are sharp
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Learn the foiling stance on a land simulator
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Walk the wing and keep it tensioned at different angles
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Switch hands and sides smoothly
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Stand up from kneeling on a big foilboard — it takes mobility and flexibility
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Balance on the waves without tangling your wing and board
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Expect to fall and drift downwind: I'm beside you on the helmet walkie-talkie and will tow you back
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Hold a line across the wind while keeping the wing tensioned
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Gybe and sail back the other way
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Return to the same spot on the beach — that's when you're ready to fly
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Short 1–5 second flights at a safe, comfortable height
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Your wake park sessions make the foiling sensation familiar already
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Once you've flown, you'll be addicted
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Control foil pitch, hold your flight and touch down safely
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Minimise crashes — movements are fast, so water time builds the muscle memory
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Board, foil and helmet walkie-talkie provided at Singapore Wake Park
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Practise your weaker stance or learn to pump the foil without wind
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Buy your own wing, board and foil — new from my store or second-hand, and I'll advise
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You need about 12 knots to learn to foil (12–15 is ideal) and 6–7 knots to practise flying the wing
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A big wing, big foil and more wind give beginners the best chance
The techniques you’ll learn, all the way to your first flight
WATCH A LESSON
Feel the lift before you fly
Feel the wing pull you up, then pump it down while keeping light pressure on your back foot. These small movements are what lift the board onto the foil.
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I coach you through every one in real time on a helmet walkie-talkie, so you know exactly what to adjust until you’re flying.
Our wingfoiling family
This could be you, or your son or daughter
There's no age or gender limit. Wingfoiling is an extreme sport, but with good coaching, kids and parents learn it safely here in Singapore.
As featured in The Straits Times & Lianhe Zaobao
Coach & mum
Me
Former national windsurfer, and now an SSF-certified wingfoil coach.
MY DAUGHTER
Victoria Natasha Chew
First flight at 12, weighing just 33kg. By February 2026 she was racing in the Wingfoil World Cup.
MY SON
Samuel Josh Chew
Samuel is now 18. He learned alongside his sister 1.5 years ago — both had their first wingfoiling flight at East Coast Park within 1.5 months.
RACHING TOGETHER
My husband & daughter
My husband and our daughter Victoria, racing together.
Read before your first class
It’s harder than you think — and it’s not you.
Wingfoiling looks ridiculously easy on social media. Almost nobody foils in their first class — everyone struggles with the wing, drifts downwind and swims a lot. Every wingfoiler you see went through exactly this. Be patient and kind to yourself.
