I've been out, learning, on my HF with a twinskin three times now. First two times, the autozenith was not a problem, as I was riding healside and could comfortably keep both hands on the bar.SimonP wrote: ↑Mon Oct 01, 2018 9:00 amI just saw one for sale second hand: https://www.trademe.co.nz/sports/kites- ... 91debc9b94
I used to fly an Arc back in about 2002. A kite with auto-zenith could be awesome for hydrofoiling in light winds when others are struggling to keep their kites in the air.
Does anyone hydrofoil with a kite like this?
Do you ride with a rope harness? Makes riding toeside more fluid and natural.geokite wrote: ↑Tue Oct 02, 2018 10:52 pmI've been out, learning, on my HF with a twinskin three times now. First two times, the autozenith was not a problem, as I was riding healside and could comfortably keep both hands on the bar.SimonP wrote: ↑Mon Oct 01, 2018 9:00 amI just saw one for sale second hand: https://www.trademe.co.nz/sports/kites- ... 91debc9b94
I used to fly an Arc back in about 2002. A kite with auto-zenith could be awesome for hydrofoiling in light winds when others are struggling to keep their kites in the air.
Does anyone hydrofoil with a kite like this?
But yikes, now I'm riding toeside. Autozenith stinks when riding toeside, as the natural position of your hand does not counter-act the autozenith. Very hard on the wrist and shoulder to steer the kite down all the time.
Bridled foils rule in light wind. Twinskins might stay in the air, but they are still more likely to fall out than a bridled foil in the lulls.
The main difference I've noticed between 5 and 7 cell inlet foil kites is how lazy you can be as far as preinflation before launch. Once in the air they seem to fly the same.PugetSoundKiter wrote: ↑Sat Mar 02, 2019 12:31 amMaybe years from now we will not only say "remember those 7 strut LEI kites...", but also " remember those 7 inlet cell foil kites..."?
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