| Tacks :: |
| Standard: |
A transition from one direction to the other by heading upwind and through the eye of the wind. |
| Haas: |
A Heli-Tack variation by heading into the tack in the switch stance position. Sometimes called a Push-Tack. |
| Haas: Clew-1st: |
Performing a Haas-Tack but sailing clew 1st into the maneuver. |
| Duck: |
A transition where the sailor heads across the wind in the switch stance position and ducks under the sail while tacking onto the new course. |
| Heli: Standard: |
A tack combined with an upwind board and body 180 to complete the transition. More specifically, a tack where you carve through the eye of the wind and step forward on the board to backwind the sail. Then you bear away from the wind so the board is well directed in the opposite direction and push the clew through the wind so the sail rotates, as well as you body, to finish the transition. |
| Heli: Stiffy: |
A Heli-Tack with a sail rotation after you and the board have rotated. |
| Heli: Clew-1st: |
Rotate the sail 180 so you are sailing clew 1st into the Heli-Tack. |
| Heli: Jizz Style: |
A Heli-Tack with your back to the sail when performing the sail rotation. |
| Heli: Double: |
Rotate n times around the mast base. |
| Heli: Pirouette: |
A combination move where the sailor performs a Helicopter Tack then a body Pirouette. |
| Backwinded: |
While on a beam reach, jump around the mast to the leeward side of the sail slowly carving upwind into a tack. A style maneuver. |
| Nose: Standard: |
Step on the nose of the board to force the board rotation before flipping sail. |
| Nose: Clew-1st: |
Clew 1st nose tack. |
| Air: |
Switch stance and stay in the straps. |
| Jizz: Standard: |
Jizz. |
| Jizz: Inside Booms: |
Jizz: Inside Boooms. |
| Fakee: |
The Fakee tack. Head up wind in the straps. Backwind and push the clew thru the wind. Head out of tack clew first and switch stance. Rotate sail and switch feet later. |
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