I would add to the list:
* Wind range; would the 4m be able to hidrofoil in a higher wind than a ss like a 4m peak? Would the 8m be better to hidrofoil in 24 knots (than a ss like the peak and how much of a difference)?
No, this kite is set up for strictly 4 line bars. I've been flying all the sizes on a homemade 53cm carbon bar with a frontline flagout system and it has been working great.It has this zipper in one of the vents. Does it have a 5th line safety option for snow kite like the hyperlink?
Do you think the 6m might be the 'Go-to' size for trying on in a quiver? A bit like the consensus for the Peak 4 was to get a 5m and see if you liked it because it was a useful size and you could then size up or down depending on your local conditions.derek440 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 02, 2022 12:41 amI tried the 6m marabou2 in the ocean yesterday and its fantastic, review video coming soon, have uploaded some raw video, link below. Great water start power on pocket foil board (f-one pocket carbon with kujira 750) I am 115kg and wind was up and down, at times near 11kn and no problem, amazing angles upwind and downwind - almost directly at the kite with the rollers and it just drifts. Gusts were up around 19kn and those were no problem too, its hard to not sound like i am hyping this kite but it was one of the best foil sessions i have ever had, just heaps of fun. Last season I tried Gin Shaman single skin with a foil once at City Beach way overpowered (video on my youtube) and once in the river and had to swim it which put me off trying in the ocean which is where these are really fun so I never really got it, but i get it now, these types of kites are super fun and being able to relaunch is is a game changer (especially for riding in sharky places). I easily rode down to another break and pumped around on rollers and then very easily back up to where i started, really impressive angles, i mostly ride race gear and on older single skins line earlier shamans and peaks and even marabou1 I hated their upwind performance, but the Shaman3 and MarabouV2 gun upwind which is important for me to enjoy a kite. Yesterday at Cott/cables i was able to ride outbound on a very high angle and then downwind on perfect angle along the waves and then repeat (battery went flat at this point sadly).
I did put it in the water at one point by messing up a gybe and it looked like a mess on the water whilst i got the board and then it just opened up and restarted itself with almost no input (reassuring when there was a shark warning prior to my session). The ultralight bag it comes with is the best i have seen, weighs next to nothing and has a great bar pocket. I used a Gin Foil bar with 15m lines and which is a normal bar-neutral bar and didn't require any trimmer changes at any point, lines could be a bit longer, might try a different bar today, in some ways its a bit like a LEI, you can move the kite around for more power in lulls so longer lines might be even better.
RE wind ranges I think this 6m has more power than the 8m peak4 I tried so similar bottom end to that (see video also on my youtube). Top end (for hydrofoil) will be similar to Shaman 6m, I had that out in 25-27kn and it was a pain in the ass (video on channel), you can do it but why would you want to. I guess the top end I'd like to use the 6m in will be somewhere around 20kn, yesterday I was enjoying the gusts which were up to 19kn, never felt overpowered. Recently I rode the 10m marabou2 in gusts up to about 15-20kn and it was annoying, the big ones are for light winds with a foil.
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