Fin & Foil Festival 2024
2024 Fin & Foil Festival - Saturday 4th May 2024
What will you find at the BCYC Fin & Foil Festival?
Everything that relates to Wingfoiling, Windfoiling, SUPfoiling, Windsurfing and SUPing!!
Wingfoil Taster Sessions
Keen to try this exciting new sport? Why not have a go on our brand new club equipment? Have one of our experienced club members get you going immediately, on the best learning location in the South West. Club Ribs will be on hand to assist and take photos of your efforts for you to share on social media!
Keen to try Foiling "Dock-Starts"? One of local Club hotshots will be doing some Demos ... with some taster sessions also available!
New to windsurfing, or would like to have a go after time out? we will have taster sessions included in the ticket price, subject to availability on the day.
Informal competitive Windsurf / Wing Foil events
To include Freestyle, Speed Trials and Slalom, depending on wind conditions. The events will be planned to suit the conditions, but will be focused on competitive fun on the water mixed with a competitive spirit so less formal than open racing, but more formal than free sailing, blasting, although we hope to see a lot of blasting!
Leading Brand Trade Stands - with experts to discuss the latest kit
We have a number of visiting brand suppliers, who will set up stands to display some of the latest kit to view for visitors, and in some cases to demo on the water. Visiting brands include: Fone, Gaastra, Armstrong, Neil Pryde, AFS, Sab Foil, Core Wings, PPC, Tabou and the Puravida Windsurfing Shop will also be attending with a selection of the latest products.
Techno and IQ Foil Youth open Training
The Techno 293 and IQ Foil Youth Class Associations are running open training on the festival day Sunday, and following on to the Bank Holiday Monday. Class coaches will be attending to deliver their usual high level of youth coaching for the Sunday and Monday, but youth classes will take part in the Sunday competitive events also.
Entry for youth sailors can be made here:
Enter IQ Foil Youth Open Training Enter Techno Youth Open Training
Youth training entry will include the gourmet BBQ. We welcome parents to take part in the events by entering the Sunday Festival event.
SUP Polo, Racing, demos and paddling experts to talk to
There will be a full program of SUP boarding, with a SUP polo tournament for all to take part in. Bring your own SUPs if you have them, and there will be a limited supply of club SUPs to use included in the ticket price.
Trade Visitors from the SUP world include Starboard with Demo Kit, and Red paddle Co Dragon Boards for team race.
On Sat 6th, for adult (over 14s) intermediate paddlers there will be an Emily King SUP Clinic, from 2pm to 5pm. To take part in this you need to purchase one of the limited Emily Hall SUP Clinic tickets, which then includes entry into the Sunday main festival.
Monday free sailing
Monday is a members free sailing day as usual at the club.
Camping
Overnight camping is available by prior arrangement, please email ian@fanatic.co.uk to book one of the limited camping slots available. We arrange this for specific events, but we are not a camp site and have no specific facilities, such as electric hook up or waste water.
BCYC Member Entry Adult (all over 8) £14
Includes Gourmet BBQ, and all activities
Non Member Entry Adult (all non members over 8) £17
Includes Gourmet BBQ, and all activities
Under 8s Entry FREE (with paying adult)
includes children BBQ Hot Dog
Saturday 6th SUP Clinic with Emily King £65
Includes entry to the festival on Sunday, and Sunday BBQ. Over 14s only.