Simon Vik Wing 2025At just 13 years of age, Simon already has gliding in his blood. After learning his trade in the Optimist, he discovered wingfoil in 2024 thanks to Gaël, an instructor at 8 Milles Nautic, who invited him to join the wing section in September. Since then, he’s never let go of his board or his foil.
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Simon NaxosSimon is a thrill-seeker, and he has progressed rapidly: two months to tack for the first time, and the jibe arrived just after that. He trains twice a week, and even three times a week when a competition is coming up. He shares this passion with his family, his father and his brother Martin, both of whom have also been infected by the wing virus. Wing racing isn’t just about gliding, it’s also about physical fitness. Clarisse, the 8 Milles Nautic coach, has concocted a programme just for him: running, squats, push-ups… Enough to keep him going on the water, even when it’s choppy.
“I like the speed and the feeling of gliding over the water, which you don’t get as much with an Optimist.
Simon has already winged it just about everywhere: > In Normandy (Saint-Martin de Bréhal, Chausey , St Pair, Cherbourg, Breville, Ouistreham, Langrune) > In Brittany (Brest) > And even abroad.And even abroad, with a particular favourite being Naxos, Greece, where he sailed in dreamy turquoise water – his best session to date.
Simon’s competitions are set to continue:
He loves to surf without using the kite, letting himself be carried solely by the foil. Pure freefly. Freefly consists of surfing the chop or swell, using the propulsion of the wing as little as possible in favour of the slope of the sea. In terms of equipment, he’s equipped with a DUOTONE, a 70-litre board and a 700 foil.
Simon is anything but inactive: he surfs, skateboards, plays badminton, climbs… A real sports jack-of-all-trades!
Check Windguru to see if there’s wind to go riding, obviously.
