Jamie just killing it out there. Worth a watch!

The only thing I see as a maybe a downside is the lack of view compared to a kite. How much does the wing in front of you hinder your view? Are wings with windows better and do you get used to it? Primarily a beginner issue. It's more than just a beginner issue, it's down right annoying having a wi...

NASA wings are interesting. Word is they are are terrible upwind, but flysurfer peaks are not all all that good either.. And they work fantastic with a hydrofoil. The trouble with Peaks is that they have like 3m bridals so even when flying them directly on the bridals it's too much bridal to reel i...

An advantage of the Nasa Star over the parachute type of pocket kite should be that it can go upwind better. I've thought about the born Nasa Star for this and wondered if it could go upwind. I took my 2m Ozone 3 line fixed bridal kite out in about 12 knots and flew it off the bridals to see if it ...

It'll fly in LW just as well as the 9m so if you need that tiny bit more oomph then go for the 11m. At your weight I wouldn't go bigger than 9m personally, but you might live in a place that gets 8-9 knots consistently and the 11m might give you what you need to have fun in that vs. slogging around ...

airsail wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 14, 2024 8:55 pm

Foildrive has relegated my kitefoil gear to gathering dust, the swell riding with nothing in you hands is brilliant.

Do you hold the controller in your mouth then?

Number 1 thing for making learning to kite enjoyable (after steady wind) is shallow water. OBX has plenty but you already said you'd rather go farther afield so here are some good shallow water learning spots (not sure how the wind is in June though): - Long Bay, TCI - Egypt (Hurghada or Dahab but t...

StellaBlu wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 13, 2024 4:59 pm

For those saying Foildrive or efoil is the future... not everyone wants a motor.

The guy did say he's looking for no wind options and unless you live somewhere with decent swell you have 2 options:
- a motor
- dock pumping

More useful would be the ability to surf when there is no wind. I'm wondering what the best route to take is: assisted foiling or SUP foiling? If you have the $$$ for a Gen2 FoilDrive that's the ticket. If not and you have decent waves just prone foil them. Otherwise get a good dock start pumping s...

I reached out to MacKite and they told me there was no vent plug in the Spencer Pro 75L. Ended up going with the 4'9" x 26" 70L Starboard Wingboard instead. It's a tiny bit wider but looks ultra stable. I just want the minimal amount of board that I can slog around with. $100 cheaper too. The Spence...