Vulcan: Standard

The Vulcan, also known as the Air-Jibe, is one of the most direct ways to make the transition from one direction to the other. This is usually the first advanced move a freestyle sailor learns and is unquestionably the progenitor of almost all the new-school maneuvers including the Spock, Diablo, and Grubby. Learning this maneuver provides the ground work for the genre of moves which basically involves learning the skill to use the scoop in the front part of the board as a means to land, slide, and rotate the board in a variety of ways. You will need good board popping skills, fast hands for the sailwork, switch stance capability, and enough body awareness to stay over the center of the board during the landing.

With respect to windsurfing history, Chris Wyman is the first sailor to bust the move and Josh Stone took the move and extended it into the Spock.