early bird2 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 19, 2018 5:45 pm
Kamikuza , my mistake , this is an Axis Ride 145/48 .Lift is not a tuttle . I have no clue what is the wing size and don't know how to measure it . I don't feel this board is small , I only wanted to know what would do a bigger board in light air and what people are using for their weight .
My kites : Edge V9 , 7 , 10 , 13 . North Neo 12 and HL 12 UL . I'm currently waiting for a North Juice 15 which should help 8 to 15 knots instead of the Neo 12 . I also have an R1V2 19 but can't use it for the moment , no beach yet .
What is your weight ?
I weigh more than you do, easily. The Ride 45 actually feels a little big to me; little shorter, say 120, and a little narrower, say 40 with straight rails, might be perfect...
The Lift we have at the clubhouse looks similar sized to my old LF wing, so about 700cm2 IIRC. I don't know what the HoverGlide wing was...but I do remember getting up on the board and it still sinking a little, but still being unable to get enough power from the kite to foil.
I find the same now, although the board sinks more, which is kinda beneficial in keeping tension in the lines, but otherwise no help to riding.
Switching feet on the water transitions are easier with the bigger board. That's really the only positive thing I remember, but not enough to outweigh the negatives overall.
Have also moved away from big slow kites -- 10m Switchblade is my "light wind" foiling kite. If it'll stay in the air, I can probably foil and going for a bigger kite would be rideable but not much fun and when I drop it, it'll suck a lot more than not riding