Lokihel wrote: ↑Thu Aug 31, 2017 12:51 pm
Roll tack and duck are the same.
In my opinion the proper term is duck tack. A roll tack already exists in sailing, so the term has already been taken.
If you do a surfboard tack facing the back of the board, you will need to pull the nose of the board with your foot instead of following the board through the turn,
You can do this if you're doing a surface tack, but I image it is way too difficult if you want to do a flying tack.
True, a duck tack and roll tack is exactly the same, just different names as duck tack origins from windsurfing tacking while ducking under the sail, same way you move around nose of board through the wind, shifting stance head to the wind.
And roll tack came as I know of, when the first race hydrofoilers learned this now standard race tack, and it was labelled roll tack because it looks like you just "roll" your body/feet around, facing the wind.
It is a defined term in sailing thoug as you say, "roll tack" where you roll the boat to gain momentum and less rudderdrag so an efficient tack.
So I also call it duck tack on both waveboards and hydrofoils, when tacking going face into the wind.
Regarding a flying tack (normal tack), the good ones (or one) like Stephane can do these - I would love to just make one some day
Might never happen, as I have only seen him do this tack flying
PF