Spot Guide › United States › Virginia › Old Point Comfort exposed parawing foil area
Virginia, United States · 37.0010, -76.3070
Best wind
Approximately 18–20 mph against a 1.5 kt flood produced the documented parawing runs; compass direction is not published
Season
March 2025 session documented; no recurring season established
Water
Exposed Hampton Roads / lower-Chesapeake sector with groomed shoulder-high wind swell over a deep shipping channel in the documented session
Experience
Advanced current-aware parawing foiler with a reliable no-wind return plan
Hazards
Strong flood current, dying wind, deep commercial shipping channel, vessel traffic and no-wind return risk. The first report required waiting for the flood to weaken; the later post supplies no exact launch, traffic-separation plan or rescue cover.
Parking & access
The forum names Old Point Comfort but withholds the launch, parking, rigging area and legal shoreline entry. Confirm current Fort Monroe access and a non-wind-dependent return before launching.
“A Progression Project forum rider reports a parawing foil attempt around Old Point Comfort, finding groomed downwind swell but losing the wind near the top of the line. The rider returned on the board as the flood weakened. The exact launch is not published, so the coordinate is a broad point-area reference rather than a water entry. A separate Progression Project forum first-hand report nicknames the local sector the Strait of Hampton Roads and documents repeated parawing foil runs over the deep shipping channel in roughly 18–20 mph wind against a 1.5 kt flood tide, with shoulder-high swells and very little pumping needed.”
— via Progression Project forum — public topic and post research, last verified 2026-08-02
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