I found no tangles / wraps in the bridles.
With the front mains connected to the same point the length is the same to a1 (this is what FS asked me to check):
Nice review and I agree with most of what you say. It's good to see someone else ride these back to back enough to really see the difference. I really think extending the plastic rib further down the wing chord is the main factor to the flight characteristic differences. The TX fabric is a little stiffer too which I'm sure has some effect on a soft kite like this.
I use my Peak4 13m in very low wind. I use a Wingfoilboard with high volume, so I can start standing up, I can fly on foil in 3 knots. Waterstart is impossible, but if you dive while standing up on he board you can start flying on foil at first dive, even if the kite is not flying stable, just by pumping it up pulling front lines to get to a dive position. As soon as you get going on foil you turn upwind and apparent wind is enough to get going. It needs a lot of practise to keep line tension while starting, as the board will want to go downwind, but you CANNOT go downwind at all, as you will loos line tension. Took me a lot of swims. Start trying at 4..5 knots, it is a lot easier when the kite is flying stable. 3knots is the point were I have to move the kite all the time to stay in the air.
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