Yeah its a big board, but its still amazing performance from a 15M kite, and I know its true because I have one and have had it out in 9/10 knot conditions cruising upwind on Nobile Flying Carpet board.
agree that is amazing performance if the wind estimate is correct. I think the music is a little dramatic for a vid like this though. And the bucket hat, whats that all about?. you gotta watch out for those high impact crashes in 8 knots I guess!
Nothing personal, but you may have trouble perceiving the fun in low wind cruising or Course Racing, and others froth over it.
The board in that video looks like its a larger than normal course racing board, so having 2 course racing boards for many people would be a bit OTT too.
I don't think the FS would, and to date they have not been winning much in the various course races around the world.
I doubt that you have flown the new Edge, and wonder if you have flown FS Speed3 kites 15M and larger too? Special edition? So its just speculation on your part, and possibly some bias too.
Ozone Edge low wind and racing results are available and at the pointy end of modern high performance kites and therefore quite credible.
SNORE!!!
I could body drag faster then he was moving. Give me a strong wind warning any day[}:)]
In St Peter Ording, Germany, you get to see a lot of Flysurfers. They are hands down the last ones that can stay out when it gets light.
However when the wind really drops, you witness people trying to relaunch the thing for 20 minutes and then come in with a wet bag and huge bridle spaghetti..
The turning performance looks very sluggish also, which I guess is why they aren't any good on the downwind leg. One reason certainly is that they aren't as rigid as LEIs, but also the weight of the air mass trapped in the foil chambers is huge. Upwind they seem to smoke everyone though, but I suppose that's more because of the extremely high AR, and not because the foil profile is more efficient.
So they are certainly special and probably the ultimate solution if your main goal is to stay upwind in the lightest breeze.
Interesting vid indeed, thanks for sharing.
Long lines and huge board aside, that is still pretty impressive.
Looks a lot more worthwhile than the bad old days of kites twice that size that only really managed to truck you down wind in more wind than that.
I want to see a video of him relaunching it in that wind though. Just because you can ride doesn't mean you should... 
and here the fully sick foil action in 5knts
Me thinks its a Flysurfer Psychopath 3 kite 19m and a Spleene 19m.
^ on big twin tips.. so if they were on that monster sized race board i think theyd do a bit better
This should be titled:
SERIOUSLY BORING KITING.
If the wind is so sh!t that i need to use a 15m kite I rather do something else, anything else.
Haven't used anything bigger than a 9m in donkeys and wouldn't use an 11metre kiteboard like this bloke if hell froze over.
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Lucky he has a lid on, he could do himself some serious damage falling asleep and hitting his head on his board.
Up in Shark Bay one of the boys bought a 17m fuel, back in the days of no safety release, just try to pull the bugger off the harness if things got sketchy.
It was good fun watching him try to get out of it when the wind started blowing 30 knots. Just make sure you have few hundred metres of water to deal with it before landfall....
Maybe better to avoid the dramatic music and editing to try to make it look exciting.
Relaxed and enjoyabe is a better fit.
