I know that kite production is still way higher than wing production. Really ? Ask Gong or F-one. 1:10 selling ratio. winging tsunami. Slingshot Hawai is selling 30x times more wings than kites : Hawaii, different place. Windsurfers and surfers...money, lots of potential. I have it from industry in...
Riding foil is much harder than a raceboard. It demands a very good balance. It's all about balance. And falling could be tough and dangerous sometimes because a racefoil is 1 meter long and so sharp (sharper than a race fin)..... Goes upwind is relativly easy because it point so well and balance ea...
Nico Parlier won the French racing champioship in June on his foil, far far far away before the first 70 racing board. He was freestyling at some marks waiting for the others (include Juien Kerneur and Maxime Nocher). For my point of view , he's the king of foil in term of racing, so fast and easy. ...
I ordered two 2013 bars and I'm still waiting for it. I'm really happy with the my new 2013 Prime quiver (7,9,11), the kite goes so well in each size. Really a good kite, I'm stocked. I noticed that it just need a little more air pressure than 2012 model. I'm looking for the bigger chicken loop mode...