How to Jibe | Wing Foil Onboard Video Series

Today we are learning how to jibe wing foiling. If you are comfortable riding on foil both directions, it is time to learn how to turn around with the jibe.
We break down this instructional video in two parts:
00:00 On the beach instructions
07:39 Onboard instructions
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[@ralphya609]

Thanks!

[@DamienLeroyYouTube]

Thank you!

[@leapnlarry]

I think it would be better to demonstrate on-board without straps, most people learning to jibe wont have straps yet. I understood much better when you are riding a big board with no straps, more similar to what i am learning on. I think my problem is i dont have my feet near the middle of the board, my feet are near the edges of the board to give more leverage to make turns. I think i have to learn to ride with my feet closer together and more toward the center of the board. I think switching my feet will be easier. Love these videos. Larry

[@michaellambert8606]

Thanks guys! I personally find it super helpful to draw my line in the water with my eyes. For some reason it locks me into the turn. Also, I was a sailing instructor for a while, and maybe the first thing I’d make sure students knew was reading ripples to know true wind direction. Coming out of the jibe as you watch the water you’ll know exactly where your pointing relative to the wind. I’d be lost without them, maybe. Also, “up on fire!” Love it!

[@DamienLeroyYouTube]

Thank you Michael!

[@lemonyellow3117]

That’s a good tip as I know nothing about sailing or wind sports.I’m happy to make it back to the same beach I started at!

[@DamienLeroyYouTube]

@@lemonyellow3117 We all are happy when we make it back! :)

[@shimonelkayam6746]

Excellent and crisp Jibe video. Thanks Damien and Gwen! No one commented here on your video filming technique and editing ... it is superb. I really liked the comment from Gwen about the Jibe turn ... "the wind has almost nothing to do with it", I agree. You guys are doing an amazing work, spreading the knowledge and you are an inspiration. 🤙

[@DamienLeroyYouTube]

Thank you friend!

[@murraybruce3802]

Thanks! Damo; picking a landmark on shore to help locate yourself prior to reversing direction is a great tip. Gwen; concentrating on the correct board and foil position is key as the wing will follow in the turn. Thanks to you guys yesterday, after watching your video, I made my first heel to toe and back to heel after over 200 days on the water! I’m old but determined ; ) Still struggling to keep my balance toe side.

[@DamienLeroyYouTube]

These messages are why we do it! Congrats Murray! Toe side will come.....

[@toobmes]

Murray, you've given me hope. I'm old too, and after 50 sessions I still can't jibe. This great video should help on in my next sessions. Only 150 to go!!!! Thanks Damo and LeRoy.

[@murraybruce3802]

@@toobmes Hey toobmes. I was finally able to get my jibes down by getting toe side before jibing. Initially my feet felt like cement. But not now ; ) You’ll find a way! Keep at it friend

[@redwine1980a]

Commong from windsurfing and have to admit - awesome sport!! LoveU all;)!❤

[@robertherron649]

Thanks Guys!!

[@DamienLeroyYouTube]

Thank you!

[@lbandrews1]

Awesome video, can't wait to try out keeping my turns tight. I am pretty sure that's my main issue. Also, the last bit about giving love to your loved ones and being in the moment is why I love your channel so much. That's what this sport is all about - staying in the moment. When I am on the water I am laser-focused on every little movement, every little gust, every little wave. Implementing that mindset in your day-to-day interactions with those you love is even more important.

[@DamienLeroyYouTube]

We appreciate you! Your kind words are what makes us keep trying to help as much as we can! Enjoy the rest of your week and thank you!

[@genki007]

Great video gentleman! Just starting my jibes today! Thank you!

[@DamienLeroyYouTube]

Thank you for the kind words you rock! Enjoy your jibes!

[@jasongrunill6835]

I've just started completing my gybes and riding toe side both ways (switching feet not working yet). My tip not mentioned in your video is to switch your front hands palm to palm. The swap can be done instantly giving you more time to concentrate on your feet. I found this made a huge difference for me. I think Gwen is doing this but Damo is going palm to overhand both on the land demo and on the water demo. Massive thanks to you both for getting me this far. Coming from windsurfing and kitesurfing i'm loving every minute of this new challenge.

[@jasongrunill6835]

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[@DamienLeroyYouTube]

Thank you Jason!!!

[@chrisbeauchamp5563]

Love your videos mate. Thanks for the help 🙂

[@DamienLeroyYouTube]

Thank you we appreciate you Chris!

[@charliethomas3922]

Super helpful information!! Can’t wait to apply this to my next session. We just need some wind on the west coast of FL. Thank You so much these great videos and encouragement!!

[@DamienLeroyYouTube]

Thank you!

[@Schlittern07]

Great job and sooooo helpful! Thank you guys! Cheers from Germany.

[@DamienLeroyYouTube]

Thank you Frank!

[@asieribanez361]

thank you sooooomuch

[@DamienLeroyYouTube]

Thank you, we appreciate you!

[@dickeybirdcreates6157]

Nice work guys. Great Tut and good vibes - thumbs up

[@littlebluebus]

Thank you very much! We appreciate you!

[@wiepkejan]

Fantastic guy's you helped me with the next step in learning jybing!

[@DamienLeroyYouTube]

These messages are why we do it! Thank you!

[@rockm0001]

I just booked a trip to Florida mid jan to go foiling at Ft. Pierce!! Thanks to your videos! Hope to see you there. Joe

[@DamienLeroyYouTube]

We hope to share the water with you friend!

[@jacobstr]

Things I found super helpful: Going downwind for a bit is fine on a powered day - which is the best time to practice IMO. You’ll be unstable but this is a super useful wave riding skill anyway. It turns out you have way more time than you think you do during that moment when you turn downwind, but you only start to realize this when that 70-90 degree rotation feels unremarkably cozy. Note: when I swapped too early (70 degrees into the turn for example), I found myself immediately yanked off the board. Again, getting comfortable riding directly downwind in overpowered conditions was helpful here: It slows you down and gives you time to think, makes everything safer, reveals how much time you really have to make the swap, and teaches you to disengage the carve before you roll over too far toeside. Ah - and that's important too. I think I only roll toeside until about that 90 degree mark. The rest of the rotation is established remarkably quickly once I swap hands: you can immediately yaw the board and rotate it 45 degrees in an instant once you reestablish power, I find I don’t complete my gybes by carving a full 180 degree turn. Instead I carve about 90-110 degrees, lose my speed, and just as I’m about to stall, I switched the wing.

[@DamienLeroyYouTube]

Thank you Jacob!

[@justingroen3235]

Thanks for the video. I would have liked to see this using gear more similar to what most novices like myself would be using - less agile, larger boards with larger, lower-aspect front wings. I'm curious to see how much lean is required and what to expect for glide and riding toe-side.

[@DamienLeroyYouTube]

Take a look at this one. kzbin.info/www/bejne/boOwoXt-ft1qqc0feature=shared Here to help!

[@1maxboz]

Great videos . Everything great except I have come from a windsurfing background and I have found I have no preferred side to initiate gybe. What I do notice is the swell makes a big difference. Great videos! Thank you

[@DamienLeroyYouTube]

Thank you !

[@mms123451]

Looking forward to the tack vid!

[@DamienLeroyYouTube]

Its coming!

[@explorewithsvzwerfcat]

Oehhhh NICE! I know this is an older video but KZbin made me bump into it and I think this is JUST what I need now! It looks like this jibing without changing feet is the first thing you recommend doing once you're comfortable foiling in one way? I love the great instructions, very clear! And great footage too! Thanks guys. I can't wait to try it! Unfortunately there's going to be no wind (less than 10 kts) for the foreseeable future but I guess I'm going to have to be patient haha. Have a great loving Christmas with your loved ones. Cheers and thanks!

[@DamienLeroyYouTube]

Glad we could help and thank you so much! Have a wonderful holiday! Much love....

[@gonzalobarrosc]

Something that really help me before jibing is that, you can foil in your comfortable side but don’t push your other side. I will explain better, my walk of shame was getting way to much and some old guy told me that my bad side is the one going back to the beach (unfortunately) so “don’t foil in that side”, yea I know that sounds weird but that being focused just in to keep me up and maintain the direction help me gaining trust in both sides. One day I was foiling in both directions without realizing 😁 this videos help a lot!!!

[@bradanddonnamccann5212]

Excellent work guys. Quick question please. Are gybes easier on a low aspect foil for stability or a high aspect foil which has more glide? Thanks

[@DamienLeroyYouTube]

I would say glide so HA is better as you will stay up on foil longer. Low aspect can have a lot of drag and the second you start to slow down you come off foil. They both work but glide is good.

[@reason1001zzz]

Thanks - finally trying to learn to jibe now that I'm comfortable on foil. I'm in lighter wind (15mph ish), 6m wing, larger foil 2050. Advice on using footstraps? TIA!

[@DamienLeroyYouTube]

More personal preference.... This can help as well maybe for more info: kzbin.info/www/bejne/boOwoXt-ft1qqc0

[@robertho1770]

Thank you guys for a great tip. I went out today and really focused on “ finishing “ the turn and keeping the pressure on the toe side longer and it really worked . But I was still having trouble going on switch - it felt so awkward. Any suggestions on how to practice switch 🙏

[@DamienLeroyYouTube]

Robert not sure if you have seen these videos but may help! kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWiUZ6yir7F0a68 or kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqetmqqrmK91p7M

[@stephens.9748]

Thanks guys. Been winging about 14 times. My foil set up was a 1850 mid aspect foil 40 inches wing span. Went to a new set up with a 1900 but it is a low aspect Gong Curve (36 inches wide). Much looser when riding but with the 1850 I was making about 1 out of 4 jibes (heel side to toeside). With the new foil I only made 2 yesterday. I seem to just drop off of foil, horrible session. I can ride to the left and right as long as I want. Just cant turn around On top of it all I ripped my wing getting out of the water. Very frustrating day. LOL

[@DamienLeroyYouTube]

Stephen, This is always tricky and I am sorry to hear about your session we have all been there! A good note no matter your ability. All foils are different and ride different and even a very experienced rider can jump on another foil and struggle! Your body gets used to things and a change on a foil can be very hard. A few factors low aspect is draggy and does not have good glide making it hard to keep the lift throughout the jibe, will be nice on the role and turn easy but the glide will be worse. Think Glider planes. They are very high aspect and will be easy to keep LIFT. I would go back to your mid aspect or even hunt for a High aspect foil!

[@derekjirwin]

Can you talk a little about foot position on the board and how your front foot is perhaps left of the Center line or where you place it and does it move at all during both Gybes.. Thanks Damo and G

[@DamienLeroyYouTube]

Usually when you get your feet set and you enter the jibe you are committed. I usually adjust the feet right before hand make sure they are as comfortable as possible, then use my hips to shift forward or back or side to side to keep my self balanced and on foil though the turn! Sometimes you can make minor adjustments by heal/toe movements on the board to move an inch or two. Not sure if that helps.

[@derekjirwin]

@@DamienLeroyKZbin Thanks Damo, I haven't put the straps on my board yet. I took them off when I was learning to get up on foil because I didn't like the sensation of falling backwards with my feet still in the straps. Ill try them again soon. I ditched the 135L board today and went with the 80L, it was sooo much fun. Thanks for the info..

[@DamienLeroyYouTube]

@@derekjirwin Great to hear friend! Enjoy!

[@abelmurua6980]

It’s super hard. Jibing it’s the worst part. I was able to wingfoil straight but doing my jibe it’s going to take me a while. I started doing my feet swap, I will try not to, I’ll try to go toe side instead see if it’s easier. The first time I tried toe side I couldn’t control the wing but now I have more experience with the wing. My problem is that if I put my left leg on front I feel that I have no control over the board.

[@MrWindman98]

I have been struggling with jibes for a long time. I think one of the mistakes I make is looking for the wing handle when switching which kills the carve and I end up headed downwind.

[@DamienLeroyYouTube]

It's a lot going on and takes time. You will get it....

[@iwanspecht9442]

Duncan i have te same.. but this video helpt a lot

[@MrWindman98]

@@iwanspecht9442 I think another issue after watching this is not bringing the wing up high enough over my head. Sometimes the wing is in front of me practically dragging on water. Would be nice to self video and analyze.

[@Nilz4FR]

best practice for jibe is "S-Turns"

[@leapnlarry]

Riding toe side is tough on the hips for old guys like me. Riding topside kiting is painful on the hips and knees.

[@PICOTELESKIIER]

awesome! can you do an 'on water' tutorial like you did with 'how to get on foil'....

[@DamienLeroyYouTube]

Matt not sure if this helps you. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHvJlYWqmrubqNE. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXXGp4GHj92enpI

[@jmunkki]

As an ancient windsurfer, riding toe side feels really unnatural to me. I am completely off balance even if I'm riding on the surface at slow speed. I guess I just need to practice it, but the water just got cold again suddenly and getting dunked in cold water doesn't feel like the greatest reward for trying to learn something new. I think in another jibe video, you showed how Harry Andrews tends to enter the jibes with the feet relatively equal. That's how I have had the most success, but that does put me at a disadvantage in terms of front/back balance. I have a 5'2" board (85L) and a 6'2" board (110L). The short and light board gives me a lot more control in the air (less swing weight), but if I touch down, I'm much more likely to take a swim than with the larger board. One option would be to take a non-foiling daggerboard beginner windsurf board again and try to get comfortable slogging toe side on a really stable board like that. Even the 6'2" board feels tippy if I try to go toe side even though it's actually super stable if I'm riding heel side. I think I'll learn this eventually, but I'm starting to have a feeling it might take a bit longer than I originally thought. Part of that is that I'm not a "go for it" type of person, so I'm probably going in too slow and too cautiously, which of course makes the board harder to balance etc. Jibing on skis in the winter was super easy and smooth, but with skis, you just slide your feet a bit and that's the foot switch done...

[@DamienLeroyYouTube]

Your you will get there buddy it just takes practice! Here is another version we did! kzbin.info/www/bejne/boOwoXt-ft1qqc0

[@mauryjacob5363]

“As an ancient windsurfer…” Me too. How is your mobility? Especially twist mobility. That might be an issue for toe side riding. Work on twists, core and lat exercises if so. Might make all the difference! The more you can comfortably twist the better.

[@elic18]

Better to learn without straps?

[@DamienLeroyYouTube]

All personal preference really! The hard part with straps is making sure they are in the right position in the beginning with your board and foil set up. Not always that easy to get right when you are new to the sport.

[@LexLissauer]

Foot position?

[@DamienLeroyYouTube]

This may help! kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWiUZ6yir7F0a68feature=shared

[@woodwardsimes1864]

Very confusing toe side heel side too difficult to grasp 😂

[@ralphya609]

Why is Damien wearing slides & Gwen barefoot 🦶? pun intended * using straps

[@DamienLeroyYouTube]

Just to show the options if you had one or the other!

[@mtumix]

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