New riders often find negotiating the wakes a tricky proposition. Making the crossing is simple by following a few steps:

 

Get control before crossing: make gentle controlling turns from crest to crest, staying inside the wakes.

 

Steer with your knees: point your knees in the direction you want to go and maintain that angle.

 

Be ready for extra lift at the wake: your foil will want to climb as you cross the wake. Lean forward and raise the handle just before the crossing to keep your blades down, and avoid bucking.

 

To put it all together, start your crossing at the far side of the opposite wake. Make a gentle turn across, steering with your knees. Maintain your angle all the way through the wake, remembering to lean forward and lift the handle as you cross. To cross back in, start from about 7 feet out and reverse the process.

 

-Tony Klarich

 

 

Trick reprinted from Flight, The HYDROFOILING Newsletter.

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