10 knots is fine foiling conditions. Of course the lulls can absolutely destroy you if they drop too low in these conditions.
9m Ultra and Cloud 9 s24 (LF Impulse) and you are good to go. I ride those exact conditions at least twice a week.

Rip curl flashbomb mittens. Insanely warm, gaskets, fuzz, etc. I have ridden in 32 degree water and 20 degree air with these and warm fingers. Forearms wear out though because they are made for surfing.

Not game-changing or really that innovative but seems like a very nice modern QR/chickenloop package.

I have the velcro band and it's awesome, even if the velcro comes undone it still is a big loop and won't just fall off, although I've never had the velcro come undone and I've surfed/kited/lived with it for a few years now. My brother in law has the CarterJet brand NATO style band from amazon (~$25...

I almost hit a manatee the other day with my foil, at least it's better than a boat prop!

Just get the Airush Ultra, it's a superb kite. Don't worry about relaunch, if it falls out of the sky then it is physically impossible to relaunch a kite. i've flown my 9m probably 100 sessions including lots of super-marginal foil sessions and dropped it maybe twice. It just doesn't fall out of the...

0-8 knots: Surf, paddleboard, mountainbike, fishing, golfing, boating.
8-17 knots: kite hydrofoil
13-17 knots: kite w/skim or surfboard if waves (otherwise still foiling)
16-30 knots: TT boosting

I ride my 9m ultra in 30knots on a TT regularly, it's flies fine. Doesn't boost as well as a regular kite though.

Go ride Dania Beach pier if you can handle the drive up there, that's where I ride when I'm in that area apart from Crandon

I live in Florida (light air) and only own a single kite: Airush Ultra 9m. As long as the lulls are over 8knots I can go have a blast foiling. Mid teens is surfboard, High teens to 30 is TT or surfboard. The problem with bigger kites (ie. 12m) is that they are heavy and slow, with a hydrofoil you ju...