So, onshore you generally fly the kite more actively. I like tbe dash for that kind (fast turning with some power)..or the pivot which does pretty much everything great. In 3ft you'll not generate enough speed from the wave to worry much about line slack unless it is super light so both dedicated wave kites and free ride should work. In general in 3ft it's super fun to throw the kite around with aggressive turns and hit the wave.Matteo V wrote: ↑Sun Jan 14, 2018 6:19 pmPretty big gap here in my knowledge base about onshore wave kite characteristics. I do lake on-shore wave (no more than 3ftwave, most of the time in less than 1ft of water), and on/side/side-on ocean wave kiting. I have very little off side-off ocean wave experience. And I use the same kite for all conditions. I use Best Kahoona's for all water conditions.
What are the specific characteristics that most kiters attribute to a good kite for each condition.
And, how were windsurfing sails different for side and on-shore conditions?
Looks like the bottom line is that onshore vs sideshore was, and still is, DEFINED in windsurfing. But no real answer on what that means in kiting, or rather it means different things to different styles/approaches to kitesurfing. This says something to the limitless options of riding that kitesurfing allows compared to windsurfing.
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