Light wind kites. How low in knots can a tube kite go? We did a light wind kite test. Started with 12m kites and a hydrofoil, couldn’t ride under 9 knots. In this clip I tried a 15m North Mono on long lines. Went down to 6 knots of wind. Under 6 knots. I still needed a light weight foil kite to get me on the hydrofoil. What is your experience? Please comment below or share it on kitefinder.com
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hi! I was following all ur light wind tests, to search the best kite for lw hydrofoil. what do u think about strutless tube kites, like cloud/ rrd emotion / airush zero. what is the lw limit?
Mijn lichtweer kite deze vakantie is een 8m met 20m. ± 18kn en een performance shortboard begint het leuk te worden 🙂 Ze vliegen hier dan al met 2.5m2 tube kites en een board met een vleugel.
6Knots peak measured, with 10meter star kite,27m lines, wide foil board. 165# rider. kite loop to start…then the foil speed made the kite power.
Mooi man! goed verhaal
Nice Stef! Ben benieuwd naar je gewicht en een plaatje van je foil profielen (Y)
Waar ga je meestal foilen? Ik zoek nog een leuk/geschikt plekje
You didn’t tell us one of the most important pieces of information… your weight.
12m enduro op 25m lijnen gaat tot 8 knopen
Nice review, I hate big tube kite, because of the lack of turning speed and the few sensation you got in bar while playing with size higher than 10m square. Before I start to practice Hydrofoil, my bigger tube kite was 10m² Best TS. I didn’t used it for more than 8 month. With a 8m² Best TS I’m able to get out with a wave foil configuration at 9/10knot in wet win, like the one you got in your review.
I started to own a Speed5 12m², without being convinced I would enjoy ride in low wind, and now, I’m the owner of a Sonic2 13m², which is the BEST EVER kite I ever got, and which allow me to hydrofoil with my 82kg, in less than 6knots with a 570 cm² front-wing (which is a small one). I’m able to reach 27 knots (GPS) with 6knots running with this configuration. I would never be able to get out in 6 knots with a regular tube kite.
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