VANCOUVER ISLAND WINDTALK • learning to tack (kiteboarding)
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learning to tack (kiteboarding)

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 5:20 pm
by rookieRyan
i have had land and water lessons know working on my tack.any advice whould be awsome thanks.

Tack?

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 5:38 pm
by AC
Turn kite other direction and push your back foot away.
GIVER :arrow: 8)

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 7:50 pm
by rookieRyan
thanks for the advice dwyane and for the great Le fix on my bronco

Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 11:59 am
by JL
As you bring the kite back through the vertical (12:00) flatten the board a little & load your back foot so the tail slides out ... This will become your new front foot ... Edge again & ease on the power as you carve upwind. 8)

Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 4:02 pm
by rookieRyan
thanks for the advice jl so i guess ill have to learn how to ride switch or toeside?

hey

Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 4:11 pm
by AC
when you push you back foot away you will get slippery until going the other direction, Then you will dig your heals in again and still be on your back edge.
Turn kite before you push back foot away.
once you are going the other direction get you heal edge in again.
TTYL
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Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 4:41 pm
by rookieRyan
cool thanks again man hopefully saturday is good might try pipers ttyl RR

Re: learning to tack (kiteboarding)

Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 5:05 pm
by KUS
rookieRyan wrote:i have had land and water lessons know working on my tack.any advice whould be awsome thanks.
my advice would be not to try Pipers as a beginner

Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 5:27 pm
by rookieRyan
thanks for the tip kus guess ill have to stick with island view if it ever gets good. body draged ther last weekend good practice.

Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 5:35 pm
by KUS
rookieRyan wrote:thanks for the tip kus guess ill have to stick with island view if it ever gets good. body draged ther last weekend good practice.
Try IV early tomorrow afternoon if the model holds, watch for bump up in wind speed around 2-4. Cheers 8)

Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:14 pm
by rookieRyan
thanks for the tip kus but i work till 3 and dont,t have wheels till saturday