hi, make sure your gear is insured under house insurance and travel insurance, most airlines only cover up to $2300 if they lose your bag. Air canada recently lost my wing bag with $10k of gear in it!

Also put an apple airtag in bag so you can track it yourself if/when they lose it.

pete

great reading about others winging progression aka sufferfest !

I started off on a skateboard at nexen beach/squamish learning the wing aspect on a 4.6m wing. then went to a rocket air 7 ft 11 with side fins/no foil to learn how to keep upwind.Sometimes I'd then I'd paddle upwind , attach paddle to ...