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Best single strut kite for boosting on foil?

Postby Osprey1 » Mon Jan 29, 2018 7:53 am

Of all the single strut kite offerings, which one boosts the biggest? I’m looking for a kite which I can foil on in 8-10 knots but is also good for freestyle in 16 knot winds. Right now I have the Dash which is a sweet kite but is a bit heavy on lighter days

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Re: Best single strut kite for boosting on foil?

Postby Slappysan » Tue Jan 30, 2018 12:13 am

I can only offer accounts of two:
- LF Solo: boosts quite well, but not great for powered loops
- BRM Cloud C2: doesn't boost at all

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Re: Best single strut kite for boosting on foil?

Postby Osprey1 » Tue Jan 30, 2018 12:31 am

Thanks. I wonder how the north mono, naish boxer and airush ultra all compare for boosting.

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Re: Best single strut kite for boosting on foil?

Postby bigtone667 » Tue Jan 30, 2018 2:59 am

Slappysan wrote:
Tue Jan 30, 2018 12:13 am
I can only offer accounts of two:
- LF Solo: boosts quite well, but not great for powered loops
- BRM Cloud C2: doesn't boost at all
The D's boost pretty well for a strutless.

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Re: Best single strut kite for boosting on foil?

Postby Osprey1 » Tue Jan 30, 2018 7:02 pm

Interesting news on the D. I had the .5s and they didn’t jump very well.

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Re: Best single strut kite for boosting on foil?

Postby rogue_kiteboarder » Tue Jan 30, 2018 7:37 pm

The Ultra and the Boxer have very similar boost ability in my opinion. I have ridden them both. I prefer the Ultra.

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Re: Best single strut kite for boosting on foil?

Postby jlsail » Wed Jan 31, 2018 1:08 am

I would say the Ozone Enduro 12. No single strut kite can come even close in boosting and I can easily foil in 8 to 10 on a lift foil.
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Re: Best single strut kite for boosting on foil?

Postby tomtom » Thu Feb 01, 2018 9:51 am

jlsail wrote:
Wed Jan 31, 2018 1:08 am
I would say the Ozone Enduro 12. No single strut kite can come even close in boosting and I can easily foil in 8 to 10 on a lift foil.
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Re: Best single strut kite for boosting on foil?

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