I've made those arrows green on my charts

THIS IS A FOILING CHART!

DM

whats wrong with you guys? Big wind means tiny kite, like a 4. And a big wing. The chop when it's that windy is very fun!

25knots, lake wind swell and 4.8m kite.... Big Tick.

I am with bigtone and da fish I much prefer stronger winds and small kites for free riding and surfing the wind swell.

I guess it all depends on what your trying to achieve as it needs to be smooth to go really fast.

For me just in the last couple months i have really discovered how much fun foiling is in the open choppy waters that are so common in WA. I have been amazed at how i can really surf and carve all these unbroken wind swell waves that I had never even noticed before. Stronger winds and smaller kites are definitely better for this.

With that said it is very impressive to see the race guys going mach 10 in bugger all wind

How about 12-22 kts being Z shaped arrows. Fits in with foiling on my now only kite, 8m Zeeko Notus Air.

has anyone else noticed the big wings seem to cope with more power easier?

dafish said..

DukeSilver said..

dafish said..
whats wrong with you guys? Big wind means tiny kite, like a 4. And a big wing. The chop when it's that windy is very fun!

True, high winds and small kites are still great fun, but 12 - 16kts means I get to use my favorite kite, a 9m Ozone Hyperlink, and that is my happy place. In WA, moderate winds are a less common treat and strong winds are par for the course.

gotcha....it's all fun. Would love to spend a bit more time on a hyperlink. Only got to fly one briefly.

Yep they are a nice kite for foiling. Ive just started to nail 360s and tacks to toe side and the Hyperlink really helped me with those. I still love using a fast LEI when the wind picks up though. Like you say - it's all fun.