How are you finding the peak 4 compared to the peak 3?
I felt that the Peak3 12m has a little more grunt at the lowest end in comparison to the Peak4 11m. When the kite is dead in front of me, in the power zone,it pulls just a wee bit harder. BUT the Peak4 11m is a little faster, so it comes up faster from that low. Peak4 drifts much better and doesn't seem to collapse as much as the Peak3 12m. It felt like the AR of the kite's a little smaller now and whatever they added internally keeps the shape better when the front lines lose tension. The wind range is still pretty small and after about 13mph the Peak4 11m gets overpowering on the big SUP wing. It turns a little tighter but it's not a wave kite by any means. I like it but since I only use it for super light wind days, it's basically just something to get me out on the water and ride. I was thinking of trying the 8m and/or the 5m as well. The kite is very stable, so as long as you dont drop it, those sizes might work very well after the 11m gets ovepowering. I think the upwind is similar, but I can't say for certain. I don't really think about it unless I can't get back upwind. Usually that happens on the foil when the wind is around 6mph and I'm pumping the foil just to stay up.
I've dropped a peak once (with 30+ peak sessions), when the wind completely died. I had to roll it up, and it started sinking a bit. They don't float very well, and if you pull the lines as you roll the lines up it can cause the kite to 'fly' a bit underwater. If it's sitting on it's back, I'd suggest pulling the front lines through the bar 30cm before rolling up the lines, so it doesn't go backwards down into the water.
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