Tried my 5m Peak4 today on 23m lines, first time flying it. No previous experience on foilkites. Was around 9-10 knots, big surf wing. Couldnt get up on the foil with it. Switched to my LEI 9m ultra and got up and foiling in a few swoops. Had to work the kite to keep going and toeside was barely po...
Abt light pocket boards, for example my Moses T22 is 1960 grams and it's "cheap". But back to Magnet; really interesting board. Finally bigger manufacturers are bringing thinner boards. I find thinner really good; much easier to do real flex in to a foam board. Currently riding customs which are 1,...
Thanks for the replies The eps is a keahana blank that was cnc’ed buy a local Regular surfboard shaper, not sure the density but will ask him to see if anything is available at a higher density Not sure if I’m gonna route out for the divinycell deck or just lay it on top and sand it down or what.......
so I started building divinycell pocket foil boards, got that down... made my first surfboard recently, used one layer of 4oz innegra and one of 4 oz s glass board has been holding up great, really taking a beating, however heel dents are become worse and worse and I suspect it will break soon, what...
14 - 17 knots seems a bit high for the 5m with a big surf wing? I was thinking 12 - 17 was what we were aiming for? You can ride in 12 knots when average weight, but IMO not the sweetspot for a 1200 surf wing (when no waves) If waves, of course above sweetspot is lower, no doubt :thumb: But in gene...
hey that's my encore my wife has the old one, I can compare the old one to new one... the new one is stiffer and feels more like a surfboard, less forgiving on the landings cause of the stiffness, the low end is also better on the new one old one feels more forgiving and flexes more in the chop, hen...