Balz 'Radiculo' Müller breaks down the helitack - the whirly way to turn upwind on your windfoil gear 🌪️ THE MOVE: Carve it, guide the sail spin, change your stance. Key points: 👉🏽 Carve a wide radius upwind with speed; front foot in the strap, back foot centred 👉🏽 Pull the sail back to initiate rotation; guide it forward into the wind with your front hand. Front hand leads. Backhand passive. 👉🏽 Stay central on the board and work with your body to absorb the backwind; let the nose turn all the way through the 180 👉🏽 Spin the sail upright next to your body and shift boom to boom into the new direction 👉🏽 Advanced version: swap feet strap to strap and sail boom to boom at the same moment; one fluid movement A bigger foil helps on your first attempts. Start with the basic version; nail the timing before combining the stance and sail change. Let's go.
