There were six races completed yesterday in light wind.. 6 to 7 knots.. so 17 and 18 meter foil kites were all that worked. Results are at Http://hydrofoilprotour.info/results/ The wind looks quite light today so far... :wink: CG That page also has a cool list of all the equipment each rider is on....
New kites from FS, Ozone and Elf Sonic2: https://www.facebook.com/hydrofoilprotour/photos/a.245053855835821.1073741835.123515841322957/245054062502467/?type=1&theater https://scontent-arn2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xal1/v/t1.0-9/482_245054062502467_148274020566076248_n.jpg?oh=4501dd84be70aee29e2305d29b...
Some of the snowkites from Aeros are available as "Open Air" versions made for gliding. They don't handle much different though, it's mostly about stronger materials. From their website: "OA kites have reinforced canopy structure, stronger suspension and main flying lines, additionally secured pulle...
I use a 2.9kg F-One 47 carbon race board coupled to a Sword 2, don't know the total weight (I guess 5.5kg max) but it feels pretty light. Those F-one carbon boards look great, but what is the best way to combine them with the Sword2? Is Pro-box compatible with KF or is it necessary to retrofit a ne...
The R1 is on sale at -25% some places, so an R2 is probably just around the corner...
And don't forget about all the other companies that are also getting into race kites: LF Elite, Aeros Compi, Zeeko Helios(?), Storm Thunder, North(?) etc.