CrazyFly Infinity 2021
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You are ripping upwind and downwind, now it’s time to foil out of those tacks and gybes.
As with everything on the Foil, speed is your friend. You will also find it easier to foil out of tacks and gybes using a foil kite due to foil kites producing lift at 12 and all the way through the window.We will look at the slightly different techniques needed for both foil and tube kites.
Tacking
To be able to foil out of a tack you should be pulling 95% of your roll tacks on the surfboard.A roll tack is where your body stays facing forward and you spin under the kite.
Key points
Practise lots as it takes perfect timing to foil away without touching down.
Fault correction
Gybing
The key to foiling out of gybes is to keep plenty of speed on the foil. The more speed you have going in the more time you have to get the kite back into the power zone.It may feel scary to think about swapping feet while going full speed but it’s the only way to stay flying!
Key points
Fault correction
Thanks to my sponsors:
Ketos Foils, North Kiteboarding, ION, Peter Lynn Race Team
Pasty offers coaching and tours in West Cornwall, UK. For more head to http://www.pastyadventures.co.uk/
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