I am still in search after a good foil kite for hydrofoil wave riding /carving.
After just three chest high wave sessions on Spitfire XL (80 kg; 15-25 knots; 17m linenes)with HL7 and many more sessions on Spitfire XL (13-17 knots; 17m lines) with Soul6, I’m finding more HL advantages over Soul.
HyperLink
+ kite delivers smooth pull through power zone
+ sits deeper in wind window, delivering consistent power
+ easy, fast inflation due to many elliptic holes in each rib
+ good bar power control range
+ big upper range for foiling +25 knots
+ drifts
- a bit slow turns
- in waves or shore-break relaunch may be tricky as the outside air inlets are dragging water inside sometimes.
Soul
+ superfast, dynamic, gives huge pull for waterstart
+ easy, sometimes auto water relaunch, also in shorebreak. It slides on waves rather, than beeing dragged by them.
+ fast turning
- atomic pull in power zone
- overflies edge of wind window loosing power
- poor drift
- short bar moves cover whole power range
- not for wavefoiling and carving at winds above 17 knots
What are your opinions?
Tadeusz