Has anyone who has ridden both these kites able to comment on their upwind ability / comparison in 10 - 15 kts range. Around 15m size?
It looks like OR are leaving the 3 strut design for light wind ( unchanged from last year maybe? ), and the 5 strut is only 12 metres and below. I don't think they have used the new lightweight canopy material yet..... maybe 2024.
Interesting comments about the 19m.... either way, I bought the 15m Edge V10, to sit between my 18 Dyno and 11 Edge V10. Racing trials I think are next week so see how I go ;) wind is light 10 - 14kts..
Unless your a full on serious racer - the price of a new kite could buy a good foiling setup and do some decent jumps in 10 knots..
Very good non-biased review of the D-Lab (Edge not included in this review). Compares to the rebel, orbit and core xr
Worth a watch.
Guy is a very good local rider, can confirm he has no brand affiliations
I can confirm jumping in less than 15 knots is only really possible on foil kites. I took 10m Soul 2 and 13m Sonic to Maritius recently and was throwing pretty huge jumps in as little as 10 knots on a foil. The lack of drag makes it totally possible to ride at speed and get a good launch from the water where the efficiency of the twin skin foil kite makes the most of the kite to take you way up.
DM
I just sold my Juice 17 ( not Alula) because the Edge 17 outperforms it on turning speed and ease of hitting the jumps and feeling playful. If only for beginner kitefoiling the Juice is a tiny bit better.
Thanks guttorm.... yeah I'm really impressed with the upwind particularly of the large ozone edges.... 17m. Gone are the days when 17m = struggling to go upwind.
I hope they introduce some newer materials if only in their 15 meter plus sizes, I feel they would benefit massively from some weight loss given they are 4 - 5kg. Lighter kite = faster stroke = more power in lighter winds and more responsiveness.