pierre.d wrote:for me If you want to stay with Naish, a trip 12m with 30m lines is the best.
I find that the other kites are too heavy for 7-8 knots , they have a tendancy to fall
in the water in lulls.
Agree with Pierre, those two kites dont work well in this wind, some has tried, also with Park or Torches, but not with good results - too heavy as said.
Either a lighter 14m2 kite (or the 15 Fly), or a smaller kite - both will stay up and work better
Some can get a 12 to work, others find it too heavy too - so around here most find a 12m2 "normal weight" LEI just on the limit from okay to not good, in the corresponding wind that it works
And of course with longer lines.
I will say, that the default line length for TT, Freeride, Waveboard are around 20-23m.
But for hydrofoiling, default overall length now seems to be 25-28m (around here, dont know in other parts), and maybe longer for marginal winds or shorter for smaller kites and waves.
PF
PS: You can not relaunch any of these kites in this wind anyways, just so you know....