Hi Everyone,
Here is a video my friend Merwin Peters took at our stay in La Ventana last month. I just wanted to let everyone see how fast you can go now in really light wind. We have had many really light wind days here in Maui this winter and the only guys moving are guys on these type of courseracing boards. But you don't have to be a racer to have fun in light wind! These boards get you out on those days when you can't really kite on your surf board ( and no way on a twin tip). I'm talking 6-10 knot of wind...
You create horsepower off of these big fins and then start getting allot of apparent wind once moving. It feels like there is 15 knots of wind, when there might only be 8!
Be aware though that you can get moving in such light winds that you do not want to drop your kite. You might not be able to relaunch it, that is how light of conditions you can kite in!
Also checkout the riding style of keeping the board flat like a windsurfer to really get moving.