Flysurfer Peak 4

[Peter_Frank]

Fatso, I will say 22 knots for your 6 m2 Peak5 on a surfboard and 95 kg.

Peter

[Fatso]

Fatso, I will say 22 knots for your 6 m2 Peak5 on a surfboard and 95 kg.

Peter

Upper limit? Seems past a point the kite doesn't behave well at all?

[Trent hink]

If you have a wide low-rocker surfboard, the peak4 is usable right around the point where you get uncomfortably overpowered on your surf hydrofoil.

I’m using an old Moses 633 and an even older Slingshot Space Pickle 5’0”

The upper limit is not a set wind speed. (As dr surf was quick to point out, just a couple of pages back…)

It is the point at which you pull the trim strap in too much and push the bar out too far.

On a surfboard you need more power than for hydrofoiling, so naturally you will trim the kite for more power.

Just like with any other kite, if you weigh more or switch to a smaller board, you will naturally be able to keep the peak4 behaving well in higher wind speeds than someone who does not.

[Peter_Frank]

Fatso, I will say 22 knots for your 6 m2 Peak5 on a surfboard and 95 kg.

Peter

Upper limit? Seems past a point the kite doesn't behave well at all?

No idea about the upper limit, but my point was that 22 knots is sweetspot for you on a surfboard with a 5 m2 Peak.

Peter

[merl]

It’s almost as frustrating as getting flippant responses from people who don’t even comprehend your question.

I was not aiming my comment at you - apologies if I caused offense - I was just speaking from my own experience with trying to fix bridle issues. Maybe I don't comprehend the question, but I described what I think is a very similar problem as the OP a good while back when trying to use the peak 5 in higher winds (yes, too high for HF). Given that flysurfer have given some instructions as to how to fix the problem, and a user report to describe how it works, I think it is worth looking at that suggestion.

[Trent hink]

I didn't mean to be so rude, merl, so I apologize. I guess I was just having a bad day.

[nothing2seehere]

Can anyone remind me if the 6m is considered one of the golden sizes (like the 4m and 5m) or whether its one of the foil kite sizes like the 8m and 11m (slow turning but hangs in the air well)

The six meter peak4 is a lot of fun, way more similar to the five meter than the eight, but of course, more power than the five.

Many thanks. I now have a bargain price, 'used twice', 6m heading my way to join the 4m and 8m I already have. The 4m is a very easy kite to love (though my fun windrange is somewhat higher than many people) but the 8m I have a mixed relationship with - it doesn't fall in the lulls which was 50% of the goal but its no light wind saviour (for my skills) as it lacks the easy small burst of power generation that you get from an LEI or the small fast kites.

Setup and pack down is brilliant though compared to anything. I accidentally launched my 8m without being hooked into the chicken loop (picked up the chicken loop to work out which way to unspin the bar to untwist the lines and the downwind wing tip caught a gust) and it was completely drama free. I can see how you could go from 'in the bag' to 'in the air' faster than I could unroll and walk the lines to my LEI kite.

[Mikkelza]

Can anyone remind me if the 6m is considered one of the golden sizes (like the 4m and 5m) or whether its one of the foil kite sizes like the 8m and 11m (slow turning but hangs in the air well)

The six meter peak4 is a lot of fun, way more similar to the five meter than the eight, but of course, more power than the five.

Many thanks. I now have a bargain price, 'used twice', 6m heading my way to join the 4m and 8m I already have. The 4m is a very easy kite to love (though my fun windrange is somewhat higher than many people) but the 8m I have a mixed relationship with - it doesn't fall in the lulls which was 50% of the goal but its no light wind saviour (for my skills) as it lacks the easy small burst of power generation that you get from an LEI or the small fast kites.

Setup and pack down is brilliant though compared to anything. I accidentally launched my 8m without being hooked into the chicken loop (picked up the chicken loop to work out which way to unspin the bar to untwist the lines and the downwind wing tip caught a gust) and it was completely drama free. I can see how you could go from 'in the bag' to 'in the air' faster than I could unroll and walk the lines to my LEI kite.

I have the peak4 in 8m2 and 6m2. They compliment each other great. Have fun.

[nayy]

Hi all,

here's some footage from my first session with the peak4 3m²...
once adapte to the speed of this little kite and the kite well trimmed (backstall tendancy) it is sooo nice with a big surffoil...

https://youtu.be/77sl8ZavUu0

nayy

[Peter_Frank]

Nice, well done for the first time with a 3 m2

Regarding the difficult lull start, don't worry, it will take some time for your body to learn, but loop the kite in a wide loop and keep it perfectly sheeted during the full loop(s), and you will experience tons of power from this little lovely beast

Sounds easy, it is not...
When learned, easy, as riding a bike.

Same technique goes for the 4 and 5 and 6 just easier.

Peter