I keep re-learning the same lesson when it comes to planning holidays at light wind locations..... The wind is never enough.

For the people riding the new light weight offerings from different companies.... do any of them fly in a consistent 4 kts.... for comparison I had to keep downlooping my 12 mono, or watch it fly to 12 o'clock and then loose line tension and fall ontop of me.... is there anything that can fly reasonably well in next to nothing , with minimal steering/looping involved? I also used the 18 Dyno , but even it was back stalling, and I couldn't fly lower than about 60 degrees with it or it fell out of the sky....

autumn is for surfing

A plane to somewhere else

The answer is a kite buggy, on shore breeze, hard sand beach and the biggest high aspect rag you can chuck in the sky.

Then you can mow back and forth and do some skids. Even then its still desperation kiting.

The reality is there are a lot more fun things to do in 4 knots than go kiting.

Two of us tried 4 knots the other day with 15 mtr Flysurfer Sonics, it was blowing onshore. Couldn't drag up wind to get off the beach, kites kept falling back. Gave up. Probably best as if it dropped 1 knot more we would have been swimming.

Now this is desperate

Why bother, I think you need another hobbie.

Hey Northern Kites,..
I think the same every time I see a windsurfer

The flysurfer peak 4 will park at the zenith in 4 knots (and maybe less). I was amazed at how little wind my mate could fly his in. You could barely feel the wind but it would sit there. You won't be able to ride it though unless you have mad skills and a massive wing. Sure people have plenty of videos riding them in 4 knots .... but ... one man's 4 knots is anothers 5-6 knots and thats basically twice the wind power.

Wakeboarding in 4 knots and below is awesome though. Glassy flat water is the best.

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weebitbreezy said..
The flysurfer peak 4 will park at the zenith in 4 knots (and maybe less). I was amazed at how little wind my mate could fly his in. You could barely feel the wind but it would sit there. You won't be able to ride it though unless you have mad skills and a massive wing. Sure people have plenty of videos riding them in 4 knots .... but ... one man's 4 knots is anothers 5-6 knots and thats basically twice the wind power.

Wakeboarding in 4 knots and below is awesome though. Glassy flat water is the best.

I flew an 8m peek in a kite buggy in 6 knots. It sucked. Terrible upwind, lumbing, slow.

The closed cell high aspect foils kicked its arse in the ultralight.

To lie to someone as beautiful as you

Another 2 kt day.....

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dachopper said..
Another 2 kt day.....

Those sorts of holidays you have to go in expecting not to kite. Mentally prepare yourself for no kiting.

Do other activities.

Then if the wind pulls up enough..... bust out the kite and go for it. But if not you wont be disappointed.

I've sunk to a new low
......... hydrofoiling behind a jet ski

And I've seen the forecast, the day before I leave after 3 weeks, forecast 15 kts !!!!!!!! FFFFFFF@???|?~$^&/?@#!!!!Kkk