1. Start the turn

To begin the turn out of the starting position (see picture 1 of the tack description) "with" the wind, so in this case to the left, you have to fall-off to leeward, that is, steer a little bit "with" the wind. For this, choose a point in leeward and surf towards it. The rig must be leaned in direction of the mast.

2. Continue the turn

Move a bit down with the rear hand and slightly pull the boom (holding tight). By doing so, lean the rig actively towards the mast, as if you wanted to lengthen your boom forward. At the same time, put more weight on your back foot.

3. Change grip and foot

As soon as the board starts turning significantly "with" the wind, slip with the front hand close to the mast. Loosen the back hand and grab the mast underneath the boom. Thereby, change the position of your feet, too.

4. Sail over the board's nose

The sail is now swinging loosely above the nose. You can support the rotation by leaning the mast slightly backwards at the end of the process. Now grab the boom with your new front hand on the new side.

5. New position and change grip

Your feet now stand in the centre-line of the board again, the front foot approximately at the height of the mast-foot. Now weight your back foot again, and also grab the boom on the new side with the other hand. To complete the turn, you need to head-up a bit now to then return to a beam reach course.

6. Complete the turn

Finally, go back behind the mast-foot with both feet. To head-up, lean your rig a little bit towards the back again and navigate towards your starting point. That way, the board turns to a beam reach course again. Now take up the same position as in picture 6 of the uphaul.