had my first outing on NP Large Surf Glide with 80 Cm mast yesterday. Was comfortable immediately on it (coming from the LF Impulse wings, and for reference, i'm 200 lbs). I did get overpowered on it, but that's because it ended up blowing upper 20's and I was on a 9M...too much kite obviously. Rega...

"What 14-15m kite feels most like a small kite?" none of them.
"May be this is an impossible combination..." yes, it is.

i use LF Impulse wings with both 24" and 36" LF masts. sometimes i find the 24" too short and the 36" too long. Anyone know of a 30" option that would fit this setup? yeah, i know you can cut the 36", but don't want to do that.

Many almost WANT to buy new gear, just to get something new ha haa, even though it might not be any better for them... so true. i kept thinking i needed (wanted?) different gear, but after trying several friends setups, i realized i am quite happy with my status quo. turns out the grass is not alwa...

my foil howled once. i went to shore and realized the mast was on backwards.

No problem your 8 m2 will be perfect for learning, as you will need 16 mph wind for the first times out and an 8 m2 is quite slow because of its size. an 8M is slow because it's size?! maybe i'm misunderstanding, but the Airush 8M is a very fast kite, as are almost all 8M kites. maybe you mean the ...

i'm not sure about using an 8M Wave to start learning. That kite is lightning fast (I own it and the 10M Wave), and I think something a bit slower is actually a benefit for beginner foiling. In really light winds, you'll have to whip that 8M around, and that will take away from what should be your m...

behind the boat you don't have the type of control you have while kiting. it takes time to signal 'slow down' or 'speed up' and for it to actually happen behind a boat, whereas it's all fairly instant kiting. i personally didn't like it much, but i can see how it could be used as a beginner tool. i ...

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i went about 13 mph, but believe that was too fast. depends on what you're doing...riding wake or just cruising. overall, i found it to be about as much fun as watching paint dry.