{"id":676,"date":"2016-09-02T17:02:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-02T15:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whenitswindy.com\/wp\/?p=676"},"modified":"2019-10-07T22:28:21","modified_gmt":"2019-10-07T20:28:21","slug":"the-foil-tack-foiling-tack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whenitswindy.com\/wp\/?p=676","title":{"rendered":"The Foil Tack &#8211; Foiling Tack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kite Foil Tack - Foiling Tack\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nsPBe2B44rE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div><strong>What is a Foil Tack?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>A foil tack is a type of turn performed on a foilboard. The manoeuvre\u00a0requires \u00a0you to turn the foilboard up into\u00a0and then through the wind without the board touching the water. Feet positions are switched during the manoeuvre. You will ride off in the other direction having gained ground upwind.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>The Process<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>As some of you may have noticed I&#8217;m more than a little obsessed with kite hydrofoil. The seeds were planted back in\u00a0 2003 when I saw a vid of someone in Maui riding one.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>These seeds lay dormant for ten years until Gabor Vagi showed me a video of Johnny Heineken performing hard fast foiling tacks.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Johnny Heineken Foilboard\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GXV3Wdu_Ms4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I was so inspired by this seemingly impossible manouvre\u00a0that I spent time learning how to duck tack my airush sector and surfboards on which it is also possible all be it without the flying part.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The seeds germinated that same autumn whilst watching Gabor learn to foil. I needed to foil and I really needed to learn the foiling tack.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_664\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-664\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whenitswindy.com\/wp\/?attachment_id=664\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-664\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-664\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whenitswindy.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gaborsm.jpg?resize=474%2C635\" alt=\"Gabor Vagi making some of his first flights in Limnos - Inspiration\" width=\"474\" height=\"635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whenitswindy.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gaborsm.jpg?resize=764%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 764w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whenitswindy.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gaborsm.jpg?resize=224%2C300&amp;ssl=1 224w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whenitswindy.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gaborsm.jpg?resize=768%2C1030&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whenitswindy.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gaborsm.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whenitswindy.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gaborsm.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-664\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gabor Vagi making some of his first flights in Limnos &#8211; Inspiration<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>This summer I have finally achieved some consistency in my tacks and I have to say that for me it is one of the best feelings in kiting to fly around a turn and gain ground upwind especially given the effort it took.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Learn the Foil Tack<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Learning the foiling tack\u00a0was a slow but very rewarding process.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Step One<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Learning the move first on a directional helped a lot.\u00a0The duck tack video\u00a0from CKPerformance was watched repeatedly. I hate to imagine learning the duck tack first on a foil &#8211; not impossible but possibly harmful. It&#8217;s also possible to learn the basics of this move on a twintip.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Trick Tips- Surfboard Duck Tack\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EZnqAzz1TIA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><strong>Step Two<\/strong><br \/>\nI had to learn to foil, possibly the most rewarding thing I&#8217;ve learnt for a long time. We offer foilboarding lessons in Isla Holbox, Mexico\u00a0between November and June each year at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.holboxkiteboarding.com\"><u><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">www.holboxkiteboarding.com<\/span><\/u><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Step 3<\/strong><br \/>\nThen came the hard bit learning the timing, body positions and kite control to make the tack whilst on the foil.<br \/>\nVideos by Gunnar Biniasch and Marvin Baumeister helped a lot at this stage as I had noone around\u00a0to learn from.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>https:\/\/vimeo.com\/102126847<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_663\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-663\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whenitswindy.com\/wp\/?attachment_id=663\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-663\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-663\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whenitswindy.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ducktacklow.jpg?resize=474%2C131\" alt=\"Foiling Tack Sequence - Photo Cathy Padgett Edit Jonny Smith\" width=\"474\" height=\"131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whenitswindy.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ducktacklow.jpg?resize=1024%2C284&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whenitswindy.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ducktacklow.jpg?resize=300%2C83&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whenitswindy.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ducktacklow.jpg?resize=768%2C213&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whenitswindy.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ducktacklow.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whenitswindy.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ducktacklow.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-663\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Foiling Tack Sequence &#8211; Photo Cathy Padgett<br \/>Edit Jonny Smith<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Things I found useful during my progression<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I found that being powered makes\u00a0life easier and that each windspeed or kite\u00a0will require\u00a0a significant\u00a0adjustment of timing.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Entering fast into the tack and giving a little kick\u00a0really helps me to glide through the tack.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Switching my feet laterin the tack improved success. I am always in a hurry to switch my feet and as Gunnars video shows you will tend to fall off the back of the board.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I reached a point where I would regularly make the tack but with a touch down. I then tried to learn to \u00a0foil around upwind to toeside without the foot switch. This helped me a lot in achieving a fully foiling tack. My progress speeded up et voila. Now work on improving consistency and my weak side must continue.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I&#8217;ve been practicing non stop, here are some of my latest attempts. Weak side now dialled in when conditions are good.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whenitswindy.com\/wp\/?page_id=28\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>\u00a0Latest Videos<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is a Foil Tack? A foil tack is a type of turn performed on a foilboard. The manoeuvre\u00a0requires \u00a0you to turn the foilboard up into\u00a0and then through the wind without the board touching the water. Feet positions are switched during the manoeuvre. 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