The duotone arrived lastnight. By the time i put it together there was 30 min to sunset and yhe wind was pretty light.
Hopefully i can get a go this arvo after work
by the looks of your avatar picture you never got started in the first place....
just jokes. It will click, won't take as long as learning to foil the first time. Went through a horrid time just moving from the estuary to the ocean with waves...then prone foil on a surfboard, Then onto the SUP - different again. All good man, enjoy the crashes .
I could go from a 21m foil kite to the 10m LEI. The winds I'd need the 21m for would be so borderline that I wouldn't be able to relaunch the kite if I made a small error. And I'd be riding in straight lines, doing nothing else. There sure as heck would be no swell to ride.
Needed the 21m and long lines for the single, long power stroke.
Basically, if I can't ride with the 10m SB, I shouldn't even bother cos I won't be able to relaunch it and it'll be boring.
Like Puetz said, smaller faster kites that make power from movement are a whole lot more fun and useful.
... mind you,,,, I have to admit, I still like the feeling of power so I don't always want a smaller kite,,,,my Leopard spots haven't changed too much, I always have liked the feeling of power from a kite,,, a function of being in the Clydesdale class I guess.
So took the foil out with a 9m ozone. The twitchier kite made me concentrate, but also the extra front wing area and mast length really changed it up. With a bit of extra pace the lift is incredible. How can something so small force me so much.
I spent the entire session, 30 min, trying to hold it down to thw water.
To quote a poley, "is he on a foil? He must be hes spending to much time in the water."
This weekend looks like i might get some serious water time to get a feel for it.
Thanks everyone for their help in this selection.
The winds down here have been less than ideal but got out Saturday arvo.
The video attached was a light day and the crash at the end was because there may be rocks and I wanted to stop without damaging the wing
Nice one!
Always be ready to bail in the shallows -- get your knees up and your weight off the board. Riding the board all the way into the bottom is a recipe for destruction
... hey FoS,
how's the foiling going now, lucky enough get some more time on the water??
Cheers,
Robbie :)