the reson you had problem with your gybes was because your kite was not tuned correctly, my 13m did tip tuck a little before but I fixed it, so now I can slack my lines completely when gybing without the kite tip tuck or worst case end up like a ball. There is a post in the long peak 4 tread that describes how you fix the tip tucking, very easy to do.Oldman_Dave wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 11:26 pmI had the 13m p4 as well. While it was the most stable rock steady kite in anything from 2kts upwards on the beach, it wasn't the best when moving on a foil. Mine suffered random and fairly serious tip curls (both top and bottom) when just motoring along, next thing you were fighting to get the kite to resume it's shape before it balled up and hit the water. I think the worst issue though is that you only have support from the structure from one source - line tension making the bridle work. So gybes were super hazardous, take your eye off the ball for a second and shoot a few metres downwind, and suddenly you have a shapeless sheet falling out of the sky. With a twin skin or LEI you can still have the same light wind gybe issue, but if you slack the lines the kite will still hold some shape, which gives you a good chance of catching it.
interesting maths! , really I struggle bellow 5knt.
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