Chapinkite, at your skill level, have you thought about learning kitefoiling? Thanks Breeze I can hydrofoil but the constant breaking waves at this spot are 3.5ft average it is to risky, I was looking at the triton monofoil maybe its not that sharp, i also would not like to drop my foilkite here… c...

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Tue Feb 14, 2023 2:42 pm

Poor kite, any other foilkite would have done the same. Even the Peak or hybrid will fall out of the sky when you pendulum that far under it.

Thanks Again Evan my remaining question sill is will an 18m chrono v4 go upwind almost as well as a 19m r1v4?

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What board are you riding? You said shore break so I assume there is chop/waves…? A fatter, grunty kite will have a better upwind angle than a thin race kite at slower twintip speeds due to more pull at low speed in chop and waves. A race kite will have better angle at fast speed but then you will ...

With your 76kg and allready the 15m Soul the 21m Soul fits perfect. It is easy to fly and can drift better backwards and catches the wind again if you get pushed downwind by a wave. Combo of 21m& 15m gives you a wide range, wihout a gap Thanks since the 21 is $$$ do you think the 18 will take me up...

Ah, you manage to get it to fall out of the sky when standing still. That is mostly a skill thing, although a bar with some backstall helps so you can save it by pulling in the bar when you notice it shooting out of the wind window. Sonic3 will be more prone to this as it is a bit heavier compared ...

I’ve tried a 19m r1v4 but found it stalls easily if Slack on lines. Can you explain this a bit better, frontstall or backstall? With foilkites you should always keep tension in the lines, can't say if this behavior will be gone with a less race oriented foilkite as a chrono and sonic are still very...

Hi chapinkite For a better understanding, what is your weight and size/ type of your TT and your skill level . Have you flown foil kites before? Sideon wind 7-10 kn, 3ft breaking waves is not easy to ride. You will need a big and flat board, depending on yor weight, eg doorshape https://www.spleene...

Excelent you are referring to twin tips right?

Thanks so much @airsail this is for a twin tip what do you think?