Re: -ing gear for the lightest of the winds
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2017 10:50 am
I am a hyperlight wind seaker for years, and my prefered combo is now a large foil ( Ketos Easy) and a medium Aspect ratio foilkite (Conceptair Pulsion) , which stays in the air with even lower winds than a FS peak (test back to back, thanks to a 27gr/m2 cloth) ;
If your research is really the Ultimate light wind, to me this kite is far better than others (I don't sell this kite and also rides with several other brands); This is confirmed by ALL testers of the Pulsion without exeption: no other kite has such a zenith ability associated to an efficient boost for waterstart ; its design feature ( between race foil kite and LEI to make it short) will be far more adapted to Hydrofoil than a peak !!! Personnally I did not like my previous peak ( v1) so much, lack of fun and speed. Before the Pulsion exists, I even tried to modify an old FS speed2 19m Silver Arrow ( very light kite) into single skin ... but I stopped its tuning when I discovered the Pulsion 12m then 15m;
The main drawback with a foilkite is if you have to swimm back to shore (often in very light winds) , then the peak has the advantage of being easy to pack with no water inside
If your research is really the Ultimate light wind, to me this kite is far better than others (I don't sell this kite and also rides with several other brands); This is confirmed by ALL testers of the Pulsion without exeption: no other kite has such a zenith ability associated to an efficient boost for waterstart ; its design feature ( between race foil kite and LEI to make it short) will be far more adapted to Hydrofoil than a peak !!! Personnally I did not like my previous peak ( v1) so much, lack of fun and speed. Before the Pulsion exists, I even tried to modify an old FS speed2 19m Silver Arrow ( very light kite) into single skin ... but I stopped its tuning when I discovered the Pulsion 12m then 15m;
The main drawback with a foilkite is if you have to swimm back to shore (often in very light winds) , then the peak has the advantage of being easy to pack with no water inside