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All the Summer Clearance killer package deals at Paddy in the Elements — Core package sold, more gear added, ends 30 September
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More Gear Joins the Summer Clearance This Weekend — and It's Already Selling Fast

By Paddy

The Core big air package is gone, enquiries are flying in on the rest, and more gear joins the clearance this weekend and next week....

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Learning to wing foil — often easier to start than kitesurfing, taught at Rusheen Bay, Galway, Ireland
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Is wing foiling easier to learn than kitesurfing?

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The honest answer from a Galway school that teaches both: winging gets you standing sooner, kitesurfing gets you riding properly sooner. Here is how to...

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Core Big Air Pro package on summer clearance at Paddy in the Elements, Galway, Ireland
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Summer Clearance: The Best Kitesurfing & Wing Foil Gear Prices in Ireland

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Every price on the site is now set below the big EU shops — kites, boards, wings, foils and wetsuits. The best pricing in Ireland,...

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1:1 kitesurfing lesson at Silverstrand beach, Galway, Ireland
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How many kitesurfing lessons do you need?

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Most people need 6-12 hours of instruction before riding independently. Here's what those hours are spent on, what speeds you up, and how Irish wind...

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Kitesurfing in moderate wind on the west coast of Ireland
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What wind speed do you need to kitesurf?

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The honest wind range for kitesurfing — what's too little, what's too much, and how to read an Irish forecast, from our school at Silverstrand...

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Ex-demo North Seek wing foil board for sale at Paddy in the Elements, Galway
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Second-Hand & Ex-Demo Wing Foil Gear: An Irish Buyer's Guide

By Paddy

Second-hand is a brilliant way into wing foiling and kitesurfing — if you buy the right second-hand. The gap between "proven ex-demo setup from a...

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Wing foiling on flat sheltered water like Rusheen Bay, Galway, Ireland
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Rusheen Bay with Paddy in the Elements: The Best Place in Ireland to Learn to Wing Foil

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If you want to learn to wing foil in Ireland, Rusheen Bay is the easiest place in the country to do it — and it's...

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Ozone Pocket Rocket V2 parawing in action — performance parawing comparison Ireland
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Ozone Pocket Rocket V2 vs F-One Frigate: which performance parawing?

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Ready to move past your first parawing? The Ozone Pocket Rocket V2 and F-One Frigate are the two performance pocket wings worth your money —...

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F-One Quest pocket wing — beginner parawinging gear Ireland
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Getting into parawinging: the F-One Quest and Ozone Powerpack

By Paddy

Parawinging is the most exciting new way onto the foil — and if you already kitesurf, you're halfway there. The F-One Quest and Ozone Powerpack...

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