However, I used 12m lines on the 6m Peak in bigger winds and it was pretty good!
Peter_Frank wrote: ↑Sun Jul 03, 2022 2:40 pmmartrench wrote: ↑Sun Jul 03, 2022 1:03 pmI know the 8m Peak and up don’t get much love here, but I’m really impressed with my new 8m Peak 5! I have a 6m Peak 5 and usually use a 10m Soul if too light for the 6m Peak.
I used 17m lines on the 8m today and it was way more fun for me than my Soul. After a rain storm went by the winds dropped significantly. My Soul would definitely been in the water, but I was able to get back to shore with a dry Peak.
Note: I’m only intermediate foiler and played in chop & some incoming swell (no waves).
It’s a keeper for me
Hi martrench, nice you like it.
But I must say, if you ride the 8 on short lines, and the 6 on normal lines (like I believe most do, 21 m or something like that), then I honestly think the low end will be the same?
I use 28 meter lines on my 8, to push the lowend 1 knot down.
If I did not do that, I would have the same lowend, as the 6 is so much faster genreating loads more peak power, and feels natural for carving and waves as it can be whipped around fast.
If you are relatively new to these kites, my advice is to learn to loop the 6 m2 "precisely".
You can not do that right away, takes practice - you need to loop it in a wide arc with exact sheeting.
Quite easy with the 6, but if you are new to this kite, it is not - believe me, have seen others struggling, as they are thinking it is just like looping a tube.
More difficult with the 2.5 or 3 or 4, but most will have learned now with the 5 or 6 as the small ones are usually not the first purchase.
Peter