Alternative name: Switch Stance Air Tack
Category: Jumps
Level of difficulty: Level 4 (from 4)

Special characteristics

  • this trick is a jump
  • riding in switch stance (toeside)
  • riding backwinded

Description

The backwind air tack is a jumped transition when wingfoiling, which is started from a switch stance backwinded ride.

A pretty cool move, watch the tutorial here:

Videos

November 20, 2025
Switch Air Tack - Jürgen Schall
The switch air tack in slow motion. The move is also called a backwind air tack, but in the version shown here...
November 8, 2025
Switch Stance Air Tack - Jürgen Schall
How to jump a tack: lift the wing to windward while foiling in switch stance and initiate the tack. You jump off...
December 20, 2023
Backwind Air Tack - Malo Guénolé
The Air version of the turn works best in switch stance and with the wing facing into the wind – backwind air tack is...


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