The best light wind jibe / gybe - Wingfoil tutorial

[@venomguysydney]

Great Video, and some of the best advice for the guys that live in light wind regions where 10 knots is considered high winds

[@wingmanfoilclub]

Had a great light wind big wave day here today. Some of the most fun winging days with that combination!

[@Hdip]

I've been foiling with The Wingman in person the last 2 years. I'm realizing that he's given me these tips the whole time. Feeding them to me as I'm ready. I'm a success story! He's a good teacher.

[@wingmanfoilclub]

This sounds like a paid endorsement

[@Hdip]

@@wingmanfoilclub You're not going to get me to click the Ad button. I don't care how many times you try. :P

[@speedintraffic]

Interesting take on the gybe.. the way you bring the wing back is almost like bringing it overhead in a tack!

[@wingmanfoilclub]

What’s really fun is when you start preloading your Heineken hybes by cranking them hard the wrong way.

[@windaddict]

Great stuff! Been working on light wind jibes myself and keeping the wind horizontal in the transition is definitely important.

[@wingmanfoilclub]

The cool thing is the same principles can be applied to wing handling when luffing the wing and riding swell. By keeping the wing horizontal and flipping it to the other hand late, you can do hard cutbacks Mcflowi style on the wave or swell.

[@wingfoilrentals]

Much appreciated 🎉 and thanks so much mate for sharing your insight for the lighter conditions. Yep, if you come off foil….can be game over in very light conditions.

[@wingmanfoilclub]

Thanks for getting me to actual put my thoughts on tape. Been meaning to for a while.

[@wingfoilrentals]

@@wingmanfoilclub I’ve been contacted since your video . The use of windsurf length boards resonates with perhaps a few of your astute followers 😎lol

[@jonysanup]

I started doing this wing 'redirection' by accident when gybing really tightly from riding toeside into heelside. It's like holding on to the wing in it's original direction practically until you exit the gybe, then spinning the wing 180 degrees on it's axis.

[@wingmanfoilclub]

Exactly!

[@speedintraffic]

Nice comment about being palm up!

[@wingmanfoilclub]

Makes things a lot easier!

[@candych0754]

Nice

[@wingmanfoilclub]

Thanks!

[@Moosecoaster]

I want to come visit at lake Mohave! And get better at the light wind gybe. Appreciate content

[@wingmanfoilclub]

You won’t need to light wind gybe too often at Lake Mohave… it’s usually quite windy!

[@johnschukei1708]

@@wingmanfoilclub How's the month of March on Lake Mohave? Do you live in Searchlight?

[@wingmanfoilclub]

@johnschukei1708 ​​⁠March can be pretty good! Mohave is pretty good most months except the really hot part of summer. I live in Los Angeles and it’s actually about time to go to Mohave as our wind season is shutting down. This week looks good.

[@Djangoat68]

Thanks for the video! I tried your method and found that the wing can only stay horizontal during the flip (as in your demo) when riding slower than the wind. A horizontal wing obviously makes the flip and jibe much easier. When riding in very light wind / faster than wind I still get backwinded,/ the trailing edge is pushed and towards my side . Carving sharply is even more essential to make sure wing is not in front of me but it will often still push me off the board from the side. Do you have the same experience?

[@wingmanfoilclub]

No, I don’t. I think you might still need to dial in the technique a little. The wing can stay horizontal at your back hip through most of the turn and is kept there by your apparent wind. Then when you “flip” the wing, think of it more as a horizontal pizza spin where you push the trailing edge to the other side. You might not be initiating the turn fast enough or keeping the wing back enough. If I’m in really light wind and going slow and the wing has zero power in it and I need to jibe (like exiting a wave in a no wind zone which is common at our spots), then I will do the race jibe and let that nose drop pull me around to gain some speed.

[@mitchikuchiyadayada]

Nice tutorial! Can I keep goofy stance the whole time?

[@wingmanfoilclub]

@@mitchikuchiyadayada sure. It might even be a good idea since switching feet when it’s really light could end up taking you off foil

[@HADDEN67]

In light wind you often have to tack when gybing because you are going faster than the wind. This is the hardest light wind gybe.

[@wingmanfoilclub]

It’s really not. Watch the tutorial again then try and implement what I’m doing. It’s definitely easier than tacking. A heelside tack can be good in light wind, but if not perfectly executed you come off foil. This light wind jibe works in almost no wind. The keys are building speed, turning quickly, keeping the wing flat and sheeted in, then flipping the wing quickly as you come around, then pumping back on foil. Trust me. I wouldn’t have made a whole KZbin video if it wasn’t effective. :)