tacking a directional

moblvet · **Posted:** Mon Jun 16, 2008 8:56 pm

Am still trying to visualize tacking a directional, since seeing a few while racing at US Nationals.
Can anyone give step by step instructional?

kakanala · **Joined:** Tue Jul 26, 2005 7:54 am **Posts:** 390

I'm interested, too

Any vid?

lobodomar · **Joined:** Tue Jul 15, 2008 1:40 pm **Posts:** 136

See this thread
http://www.kiteforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2339065&p=440601&hilit=tacking+a+surfboard#p440601

There's also this cool vid, tacks at 1:23 and 3:03:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=qCymH-9WCDw

Practicing without the central fin first really helps to 180 the board in your first trials. And don't forget to change feet only when the kite is at zenith.

Good practice!

ronnie · **Joined:** Sun Jul 24, 2005 6:39 pm **Posts:** 2357

Tacking a strapped board at 1.03

http://youtube.com/watch?v=NQJNpS2scpA&fmt=18

discojuggernaut · **Posted:** Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:23 am

In a nutshell:

On your switch tack:
slow down a little, get feet in skiing stance (feet parallel to rails), steer the board straight downwind, bring kite to zenith, bring kite over to other side, put feet in new tack position.

On your dominant tack:
bring kite over to other side, follow kite by making a toeside bottom turn, ride toeside for a second, bring kite up to zenith like you're sining the kite, as kite is up (and lifting you), swap feet position

moblvet · **Posted:** Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:35 am

Best description of a jibe in a nutshell, but not a tack.

peterbjarke · **Posted:** Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:36 pm

There is a god video here http://www.xboardupload.com/PF/PFTack.wmv
:-)

Peter

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