I wanted this as a lightwind kite(current lightwind solution…is my 5m peak4)
The winds were ~20 knots..gusting to 27 or so.
I rigged…launched, flew the kite, and landed..but did not take it in the water.
so.. I can not comment on performance yet
…the listed wind ranges for the 12m DO appear to be accurate (at least on the upper end)
while an overpowered 12m soul feels like Thor’s hammer ready to launch me into space…. this kite is much more mellow.
Feels like a CA pulsion or kitech freeride on the beach (good for foiling..but not sure I’d pick this for boosting in a twintip)
bar pressure felt like any 12m on my 55cm ozone bar…it sits pretty well at apex.
I didn’t weight it…but it terms of “bulk” is about half the size of my 12m soul that was sitting next to it.
It did not taco even when back lines were completely slack.
i can say this pair very well with a soul 6m for a 2 kite quiver.
(I love my 4.5 CA wave too..but not enough overlap)
We have some lightwind days coming up..so I hope to get some time with it on the water this weekend (paired with a 633 wing)
I weight 180 pounds/81 kg