Jukka wrote: ↑Wed Jul 04, 2018 6:32 pmGood points everyone, thanks!
I do have the water depth for the sector, but no waves for extra fun.
Just trying to keep the ground is where the fun ends for me at the moment with my non-door but large twintip. So Sector might add more fun to it with better speed and upwind angles so giving more room to play around. But so could a big door .
I'm not looking for light wind big air and it's definitely not all about jumping. Carving related things are already pointing towards fun.
...this is a demotivational thought regarding the Sector.
Peter is right about this part because of the physics. In clean winds, a freerace board will have more speed and thus generate more apparent wind. Think of it as half (more like .1) of a hydrofoil. The fin (a vertical foil) is much more efficient at generating lift without as much drag (lift is sideways push in the case of a fin) for your upwind tack. This also holds true for holding against a kite deep in the window when going slightly downwind for max speed. So long as the wind is steady, more speed = more apparent wind = more potential for jumping.Peter_Frank wrote: ↑Thu Jul 05, 2018 11:17 am...but you cant really do anything on a sector except ride back and forth in a straight line
Above is SO not true
Nice! You should try changing the rear straps to a one strap only. Attach the single trap to the middle screw hole and one of the fin bolts. Makes Light winds a little easier as you don't need to ride off the fin constantly. Little more fun to carve and a surfy feeling. But to each their own.Jukka wrote: ↑Thu Jul 05, 2018 8:46 pmGood points everyone, thanks again .
There it is now, Sector 60.
Just bought it and had first ride with hardly any wind. Had to keep working the 17 m kite just to keep it in air while standing in water.
Still managed to go around some. Oh my this thing can go upwind in low wind .
Good tip, I'll try that. This was now right off the shop with default settings.norcom wrote: ↑Thu Jul 05, 2018 9:04 pmNice! You should try changing the rear straps to a one strap only. Attach the single trap to the middle screw hole and one of the fin bolts. Makes Light winds a little easier as you don't need to ride off the fin constantly. Little more fun to carve and a surfy feeling. But to each their own.
At 200 lbs. I can jump, do backrolls, frontrolls, any of my fun transitions with my 170x50 Flydoor5 XL. Got it riding in 6-7 knots under 15m Turbine with 37m lines. Rode 15m+170x50cm combination when no one else around could ride anything they had including 17m/19m Contras, 17m Zephyr/Turbine... A smaller kite with a huge board is a way to do it, not vice versaJukka wrote: ↑Wed Jul 04, 2018 5:09 pmI am looking for a non-foil board solution for light wind days.
At the moment my options are Airust Sector 60 or some XL door.
I have read many people writing directionals are more fun in light wind compared to doors.
What is it that makes it more fun?
I would think a door with 17m kite would make the occasional jump possible, and thus more fun, so what am I missing here?
Jukka wrote: ↑Thu Jul 05, 2018 9:12 pmGood tip, I'll try that. This was now right off the shop with default settings.norcom wrote: ↑Thu Jul 05, 2018 9:04 pmNice! You should try changing the rear straps to a one strap only. Attach the single trap to the middle screw hole and one of the fin bolts. Makes Light winds a little easier as you don't need to ride off the fin constantly. Little more fun to carve and a surfy feeling. But to each their own.
Sometimes I actually ended up placing rear foot in front ot the rear straps to keep it more level and weight front. But this was just the first try with mostly too little wind even for this...