HOW TO TACK

Learning to tack is not easy, am I right? Well, you're in the right place and have made the first step to succeeding in your tacking endeavors. In this video, I explain the steps of the foiling tack, and some tips to help you start nailing this super tricky maneuver.
Kites: flysurfer.com/
Foil & Board: www.mikeslab.com/site.html
Bar: www.skshapes.com/
Lines: www.roblineropes.com/en/
Footage: Daniela Moroz, Markus Edegran, Salty Brother Films (Dane Wilson) - / @salty_brother
Edit: Daniela Moroz
Thumbnail Photo: Eric Duran Gazquez
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www.danielamoroz.com/

[@16F9]

Great Job Daniela!! I would love to see you do a video series on race tactics! The start, upwind/downwind etc!!!!!

[@thelifeofdanielaa]

Sounds good! Thanks for watching!

[@rolandwurgler8941]

Thank you so much, Daniela! I am seeing your video several times to understand more and more about how to do the tack. It is so difficult. But I am close to starting to manage it. With very best regards, Roland from Switzerland

[@noah.s-w]

Super helpful! The kite breathing on exit should be a game changer for me. Would love to see one on gybing too.

[@thelifeofdanielaa]

So glad it was helpful! Let me know how it goes! I'm working on a gybing tutorial now ;)

[@ryansatterberg3014]

I would love to see a similar one for gybes!

[@thelifeofdanielaa]

I'm working on it! ;)

[@JeffreyJDavis]

I'm riding kanaha shapes 37" strapless board and LEI Duotone NEO but these tips are still appropriate. Flattening the board and thinking about sitting on that chair OVER the board are key takeaways.

[@christophmuller524]

Thank you very much!!

[@clarrietesch3845]

thanks Daniela,,will try an upwind tack instead of a downwind tack,,,just makes more sense,,,lol,,

[@Ammonitee]

Thank you so much for this very clear instruction ! Just what we need right now too. Best to you and your Dad.

[@siddallj]

Thanks, that was super helpful, really been struggling with foil tacks

[@TakaRJ2007]

training hard to get it done too. thanks for the video. Helping a lot!

[@matthewreinhardt501]

Awesome video, Great foiling spot. Wish somebody had been in palm beach too train a few years ago when I was there.

[@graemesimpson1694]

Best instructional information video footage Ive seen. Thanks heaps.

[@thelifeofdanielaa]

So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for tuning in!

[@Father_DaughterFoilers]

Great stuff Daniela! very helpful ! hey would it be possible for you to tell us your experience on race gear maintenance and pre-race preparation?Thanks in advance !

[@greymouse28]

Great job! this helped me so much! more content please

[@apriliarsvfour2029]

Thanks Daniela, you guys RULE!! ....can you also post a video for gybing?

[@thelifeofdanielaa]

Glad it was helpful! Gybing will be up soon ;)

[@dansantospirito5310]

Cool! I have the tack but I always touch down for a moment! I'm using LEI though with a waist harness and always end up looping the kite coming out of the tack. Waiting for a foil kite delivery at the moment. Might get a seat harness as well and see if I can get my air tacks sorted... Thanks for the vid.

[@davida.5123]

Great videos!!! Sooo well explained and very useful for me! It's so nice you can ride with your dad!! I wish I could do it with my children some day

[@vinhr1]

Great help. Thanks for taking the time to help this Kook.

[@thelifeofdanielaa]

Thank you for watching! Glad it was helpful!

[@BenWh4n]

This is awesome Daniela!! Thanks for posting! Looking forward to a gybe video too.

[@thelifeofdanielaa]

So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for tuning in! Gybing will be up soon ;)

[@Maximum_AC]

Awesome tips and smooth tacks!

[@thelifeofdanielaa]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching :)

[@davidluehrs483]

Nicely done DM!

[@thelifeofdanielaa]

Thanks for tuning in! :)

[@beijing626]

Hi Daniela this is a great video! I have an idea for another one: teach us all the tips and tricks you have for flying foil kites. How can regular foilers learn to use our own foil kites a little better or more efficiently using all the knowledge you have from racing? There is literally not a video or an article on the entire internet about how to get more out of your foil kite after you buy it. Thank you!

[@irf888]

Hi. That’s was a great video thanks for making it. Will keep practicing. Good luck with your racing! Regards.

[@enricocaribe826]

Good job Daniela, now we wait the next step: gybe!

[@thelifeofdanielaa]

Thanks for watching! Gybing is coming soon! :)

[@tomasgulas]

Ahoj, tady Tomáš! This video showed ud as a recommendation, what a coincidence. I will attempt to learn this again. Včera bylo moc dobře na Sherman, tvoje mamka a já jsme si dobře zaserfovali, asi jeden z nejlepších dnů.

[@ojyk]

Great tips. Thanks 😁

[@thelifeofdanielaa]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching :)

[@davesanagustin8868]

Great Video Danelia,Good tip on your tacks! please post video's of your race Air Jibes. Thanks

[@thelifeofdanielaa]

Thank you for watching! Gybes are coming soon!

[@sitestore]

Nice vid! Now the gibe please 😎

[@thelifeofdanielaa]

Thanks for tuning in! Gybes are coming soon!

[@EnricoSmeraldi]

thanks a lot!

[@oliviercadeneY]

Thx for this video , very clear and nice video. Great comment on the light and strong conditions differences. looking forward to trying your way. As for me I would be interested on jibe + also position, feeling, tips to increase speed and control. Although it is difficult to know if the foil is well balanced or not , as an example what about foot pressure, should you be very well balanced between leg ? What do you recommend ? Thanks a lot

[@thelifeofdanielaa]

Awesome ideas! I'll make sure to work on those. Gybing is coming soon ;)

[@DmitriSokolovDC]

Hi Daniella!Thank you very much for making those videos! Love them! Question, I am a heavy and tall guy 98 kg and 192 cm, so I need to maintain always fast speed, any tip on how not to slow down? What is the optimal lines length?

[@thelifeofdanielaa]

Here's my video on how to go fast where I include some tips for keeping your speed: kzbin.info/www/bejne/raOakmh-i5p1nZo I am using 12m lines for most of my kites, but it really depends on your kite set up. I have a line length tech talk video coming soon. Thanks for watching!

[@Ziggymania1]

Hi Daniela, nice video! One question, for my friend! 😅 He is using 32m lines on his 18m kite, what do you thing, is it possible to do a foilinf tack? Thx regards

[@outoftunepiano9314]

Super-nice advice! I'm always looking out for safety; are there any particular does or don'ts to keep in mind to not fall badly (i.e. not falling onto the wings or mast or in-front of the board)?

[@thelifeofdanielaa]

I have a foil safety video in the works where I will discuss things like that in depth, but the biggest tip is to never look for your board right away after wiping out and always keep body dragging farther than you think you have to go to keep clear of the board!

[@lightscript001]

Good video Daniela, please make other ones about every aspect of the racing ;). Do you accelerate kite after 12 and do you push the board forward just before feet switch in light wind? How to improve the speed of tacks? We wanna know all advanced tricks/tips/secrets ;). Thx

[@thelifeofdanielaa]

Thanks for watching! I have a part 2 video for tacking coming soon where I will talk about this in depth, but the kite is moving pretty consistently through the wind window, and if it's light I do sometimes push my board to give myself extra lift. I have a lot more tips coming soon!!!

[@AvengerIl]

How to turn in super light conditions? You feel your speed going down, and you know.. as soon as you stop or turn your kite will fall to the water (or even more exciting when its a SURPRISE!) Would a tack possibly save you? Or in your opinon a downloop gybe is better option? I think i tried a downloop gybe and ended up swimming...

[@larssol1]

Awesome content, thanks, miss yachtswoman!

[@thelifeofdanielaa]

Thanks for tuning in!

[@Kuangamell]

Thanks for posting. I’m in the process of learning my tacks so this is timely. You met my wife at a coffee shop last week (girl on a bike) and she let me know about your videos. Thanks! (Also, I’m curious what drone you are using for the tack shots? Video looks great.

[@thelifeofdanielaa]

Thanks for watching! Yes it was great meeting her! Actually it's not a drone - it's Markus following me with a hand-held gopro ;)

[@zurraspa1]

I usually ride in 10-12 kts with a 10 m inflatable kite and unless I do a down loop I have no lift to make this technique work

[@royfigueroa9210]

Daniela: Would you please lay it on paper, Top view, how the Tac would go? thanks

[@epickites]

Great job Daniela. Nice to see your dad ;-) By the way do you still have my JUNIOR PRO 4m kite?

[@lindamoroz8517]

After D outgrew it we passed it on to Chip's son when he was learning

[@epickites]

@@lindamoroz8517 Hahahaha... Chip and I go a long way, great guy.

[@thelifeofdanielaa]

Thanks for watching!! Ahhh that was a great kite! :)

[@katherineberube235]

Do you ever get nervous about getting hit by the foil when tacking? I.e. did you fall off your board a lot when learning to tack?

[@jyoder111]

Any tips for not getting lofted off the board when kite passes through 12 o’clock?

[@thelifeofdanielaa]

I mention a couple tips for that in my “5 Tips to Nail Your Tack” video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWK7ZHueaM98Y6c hope that’s helpful!

[@brianleonard1639]

Thank you so much! I’m just getting started tacking with race gear, and am feeling like a newbie all over again. Come back to Hawaii soon and school us old guys 🤙🏼

[@thelifeofdanielaa]

Nice! I can't wait to be back!

[@RenatoHaddadMVP]

Tks Daniela to share with us, you have a lot of experience. I would like to see tips about "how to improve your downwind?", "how to gybe faster" and finally, "How can I adjust my lines to the correct setup?". tks insta @renatokite

[@thelifeofdanielaa]

Great ideas! I'll be sure to work on those! Thanks for tuning in :)

[@RenatoHaddadMVP]

@@thelifeofdanielaa I am writing articles about kitefoil to the web site gokite.com.br in Brazil and my last article I wrote about How To Gybe www.gokite.com.br/noticias/como-executar-o-gybe-no-hydrofoil/ . My next article will be about Tacks and I will reference your video as a class. Tks.

[@beijing626]

+1 for improving downwind, this is a great video idea!

[@kountchev1]

how does this tutorial translate into strapless boards?

[@thelifeofdanielaa]

Much of it is quite similar; however you have to rely more on your kite for lift and keep your hips over the board during the entire carve so both of your feet stay on top of the board and underneath you!

[@cosmo2002]

your dad...😂

[@thelifeofdanielaa]

He's a legend!

[@AvengerIl]

Always look before you tack... How about don't follow me...