In my experience the main factor that avoid a peak4-5 to relaunch appears when there is water in the open leading edge ... Once LE is down, there is little succes ratio... Cos the water cannot pass from one cell to another one, and has no outlet.a99 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 26, 2022 12:10 pm.......The risk that hybrid will have also issues with relaunching in waves is obvious. I think all depends still on time frame, probably first 10-15 seconds crucial for success, if not than the same problems as with Peak ,because Double skin surface is relatively small.
Peaks have a drain hole on the lower outside of the left & right outer cells. Would a drain hole on the lower inside of the left & right outer cells help?bitxopalo wrote: ↑Mon Sep 26, 2022 2:29 pmIn my experience the main factor that avoid a peak4-5 to relaunch appears when there is water in the open leading edge ... Once LE is down, there is little succes ratio... Cos the water cannot pass from one cell to another one, and has no outlet.
So is very difficult to flip it.
Maybe poking a hole in the center of the leading edge could help drain water to reverse start. But it’s probably better to sell the peaks to snowkiters since the season starts soon and get a hybrid instead.PugetSoundKiter wrote: ↑Tue Sep 27, 2022 7:23 pmPeaks have a drain hole on the lower outside of the left & right outer cells. Would a drain hole on the lower inside of the left & right outer cells help?bitxopalo wrote: ↑Mon Sep 26, 2022 2:29 pmIn my experience the main factor that avoid a peak4-5 to relaunch appears when there is water in the open leading edge ... Once LE is down, there is little succes ratio... Cos the water cannot pass from one cell to another one, and has no outlet.
So is very difficult to flip it.
No, I feel it wont help.PugetSoundKiter wrote: ↑Tue Sep 27, 2022 7:23 pm
Peaks have a drain hole on the lower outside of the left & right outer cells. Would a drain hole on the lower inside of the left & right outer cells help?
Peak water relaunch is for adventurous folks. I’m going to take my Flysurfer 2cool 6m to OBX and play with it in few weeksbitxopalo wrote: ↑Wed Sep 28, 2022 6:52 amNo, I feel it wont help.PugetSoundKiter wrote: ↑Tue Sep 27, 2022 7:23 pm
Peaks have a drain hole on the lower outside of the left & right outer cells. Would a drain hole on the lower inside of the left & right outer cells help?
you would have to make holes in ALL separations of the cells... To allow the water to go from one tip to another... So you can slowly flip the kite.
I thought about it, but I do not have the skills, so... Bad to resell the kite...
Until the hybrid arrives ... is better learn how to restart the kite
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The Peak water relaunch issue is not really an issue at all for most users in my experience. For the last 3 years I've been foiling with Peak 4 & 5 kites almost exclusively and have only had 3 or 4 pack up and swim episodes in that time. Since I've had the Peak5 kites I've had a 100% success rate relaunching. And the practice I've had for relaunching has come from the event and not standing in shallow water and practicing as I have advisedgrigorib wrote: ↑Mon Oct 03, 2022 3:43 pmPeak water relaunch is for adventurous folks. I’m going to take my Flysurfer 2cool 6m to OBX and play with it in few weeksbitxopalo wrote: ↑Wed Sep 28, 2022 6:52 amNo, I feel it wont help.PugetSoundKiter wrote: ↑Tue Sep 27, 2022 7:23 pm
Peaks have a drain hole on the lower outside of the left & right outer cells. Would a drain hole on the lower inside of the left & right outer cells help?
you would have to make holes in ALL separations of the cells... To allow the water to go from one tip to another... So you can slowly flip the kite.
I thought about it, but I do not have the skills, so... Bad to resell the kite...
Until the hybrid arrives ... is better learn how to restart the kite
....
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