Jyoder wrote: ↑Thu Jul 22, 2021 2:43 pm
Yep, you don’t need your 18m Pulsion anymore, so best to just send it to me.
There will always be a window where you need a bigger kite to ride. How big that window is, whether it’s the difference between 2, 1 or even 0.5 knots wind difference, is a personal matter for everyone.
this has also been my experience, i have a 15m foil kite at 85kg's and usually a 1150 front wing. the wind difference is very slight to get going but when i do get going in the lightest conditions with the 15m,, it is rather amazing as the water is very glassy,,,, but it is very rare at my spot for this to be the case. i used to think my 1650 front wing made a difference and it does slightly but really it is the kite,, the key in super light wind conditions for me is the gybes,,, gotta be right on and the 1150 turns sharper and goes faster and glides better, which makes a difference so even though my bigger front surf wing of 1650 will hardly ever stall, in the turns it sort of becomes a liability at my current skill level so it seems like the 1150 is working better. i will keep my 15m pulsion ultralight for now but it is not getting used as much as i would have thought. it will fly in almost nothing, i will give it that. but what it will fly in,,,if the wind comes up even 1.5 mph, it seems that my 11m foil kite will work fine and is a bit more enjoyable.
it is a very small niche that the 15m is needed for. but when i do use it in that niche,, it is so cool. literally no one else can make it work. but add 1.5-2 mph of wind and a few skilled folks can,, add 4 mph or more,, and numerous people can. the 15m is also nice for the slightly marginal conditions, it will stay in the air better during those sub 5mph lull's but i am lit in the 11-12 mph "gusts"