Hey guys,

Does the kite make much of a difference in max speed of a foil?

Recently went out on a 12 mono, and tried aluminium mast / carbon race mast / low wind foil, ultra low wind foil , high wind high aspect race foil, and smaller fuselage - all same day / conditions 10-14kts

Now I think... the mono is stopping me going over 21 its, because I got the aluminium foil with low speed wing up to 20.8, and the race foil to 21.7kts.

I couldn't go any quicker because more kite power needed me to lean back to balance, but leaning back was making the board climb.....

Would this be due to too big a kite in the wind, or the low aspect of the mono? Anyone else notice top speed differences because of the kite ?