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Re: Ralf Groesel and Bullshit Light Wind Claims

Postby rnelias » Thu Oct 14, 2021 2:30 am

5-6k


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Re: Ralf Groesel and Bullshit Light Wind Claims

Postby leeuwen » Thu Oct 14, 2021 2:54 am

rnelias wrote:
Thu Oct 14, 2021 2:30 am
5-6k
You can see his shirt flapping in the wind when he is talking.
For me that’s usually a sign it’s about 9-10kn.
Also how the foiler easily does a transition to toe side suggests it’s quite a bit more then 5kn.
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Re: Ralf Groesel and Bullshit Light Wind Claims

Postby wrogu » Thu Oct 14, 2021 6:06 am

PullStrings wrote:
Thu Oct 14, 2021 2:18 am
@Flaps 1111
Ralf said 4 knots
He did not say what you said 4 to 7 knots limit

Maybe your 7 knots is 90% of the time
And it lulls to 4 knots 10% of the time

So you just coast through at that moment

See how numbers can be manipulated

Now if it was 50%/50% exactly it would mean you are riding in 5.5 knots

But i doubt that very much

No way to really prove anything number wise

What counts is if you are having fun and beating everyone else on the water with ultra light wind gear

Well do you beat them all ?
I do, I do !

I sold my foil, my wave board. When there is less than 13-15 kts I go shoot some wildlife photos. Screw low wind, so many better things to do. Buy a bike or camera (more expensive than a foil .... But w/e).

P.s. when there is no proper wind for ages I still have an old 17m kite and tt. On my flat spot it starts like 2kts later than my foiling friends...
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Re: Ralf Groesel and Bullshit Light Wind Claims

Postby Gerwinnaar » Thu Oct 14, 2021 5:52 pm


This looks impressive

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Re: Ralf Groesel and Bullshit Light Wind Claims

Postby Toby » Thu Oct 14, 2021 6:10 pm

I think this is just all too relative.

You can measure 2 knots with your hand held up...but you won't measure it up in 20m.

Once I had a session, the water was a mirror...nothing. But the trees, like 12+ m up had wind...so we put up the kite...and I was flying on the beach...the wind in 25m was like 20 knots!

So, always keep that in mind when you see mirror like conditions but someone riding...
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Re: Ralf Groesel and Bullshit Light Wind Claims

Postby flaps1111 » Thu Oct 14, 2021 8:22 pm

Toby wrote:
Thu Oct 14, 2021 6:10 pm
I think this is just all too relative.

You can measure 2 knots with your hand held up...but you won't measure it up in 20m.

Once I had a session, the water was a mirror...nothing. But the trees, like 12+ m up had wind...so we put up the kite...and I was flying on the beach...the wind in 25m was like 20 knots!

So, always keep that in mind when you see mirror like conditions but someone riding...
The wind gradient is usually not like that you can get at most 2 knots at 30 mts ( they use between 20m plus 3 mts bridles and 24m lines in LEIs), at sea for my experience less, the more lines more window that is true. it is more likely that there are obstacles in the water and/or on the land that prevent you from measuring the actual wind or waves.
Image

This video is more realistic I think than what it is like to ride less than 6 knots an.. in -1ºc

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Re: Ralf Groesel and Bullshit Light Wind Claims

Postby knotwindy » Thu Oct 14, 2021 8:58 pm

Just to add nothing to this silly ass thread
I have no idea if it is possible or not
My question would be

Who the f would want to and why?

And my answer to any answers posted would be
If you want to kite that badly,
MOVE
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Re: Ralf Groesel and Bullshit Light Wind Claims

Postby alpaia » Thu Oct 14, 2021 9:17 pm

great idea to foil in ice cold water and nearly no wind, if it drops completely good luck to swim back

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Re: Ralf Groesel and Bullshit Light Wind Claims

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Re: Ralf Groesel and Bullshit Light Wind Claims

Postby KYLakeKiter » Wed Oct 20, 2021 11:34 pm

I have been off KF for a few years, so it's good to check back in and see the same posts still going on.
My light wind key to success is usually due to the fact that I almost always drift launch. My big kite is my 15m Ultra, and if it launches off the water, it is ridable with my foil. I really enjoy the times when my kite is barely hanging in the air, I struggle with a few dives of the kite, and then magically pop up on plane and enjoy a good session. Luckily, I also enjoy the excersise of a good long swim dragging all my gear. That's worth the chance to ride. I don't really care to debate the wind speed. It's awesome that kite companies are trying to build better light wind kites both to ride at lower wind speed, and to give kiters something to pontificate about.


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