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by tripman
Thu Jan 05, 2023 3:39 pm
Forum: Wingsurfing
Topic: Gong Hipe Pro
Replies: 3
Views: 1719

Re: Gong Hipe Pro

I owned a Hipe v1 5'3 and loved it. No brainer. Quality of previous Gong inflatable? I had no problem at all and it's dead simple to fix an inflatable if you have anything. The 5'3 Hipe was more draggy than a hard board especially when touching down (which is why I decided to go for a hard board). I...
by tripman
Tue Oct 09, 2018 9:58 am
Forum: Hydrofoil
Topic: Cloud vs Reo.
Replies: 43
Views: 9343

Re: Cloud vs Reo.

I had Reo 2014 edition in 9m and 7m when they hit the market. Most over hyped kites I've owned... Finally decided to sell them 8 months later after having ruined several wave kiting sessions. Smooth power, decently fast turning but relaunch was a pain in the waves and drift was catastrophic especial...
by tripman
Wed Jun 20, 2018 10:59 am
Forum: Hydrofoil
Topic: Ketos wave xl vs Moses Onda 633?
Replies: 14
Views: 8830

Re: Ketos wave xxl vs Moses Onda 633?

I have the FR XL and the Wave XL, I have never heard of the Wave XXL My favorite wing is the FR 2, just a good all around wing. I have the FR XL for light wind but usually just leave the FR 2 on the board so I don't use it much. If the waves are really rough like Maui, I prefer the Wave XL. I can k...
by tripman
Mon Aug 21, 2017 3:25 pm
Forum: Hydrofoil
Topic: Monofoil or "riding stabless", setup and riding
Replies: 380
Views: 130985

Re: Levitaz EXO and strapless

Received my 2017 Levitaz EXO. With three light straps the board has just around 3,0 kg. So in combination with the Element-Mono it is around 6,0 kg. Which is not that bad for a, in this combination, nearly indestructible, extrem light wind foil with a volume board. The shown foil with one heavy lev...
by tripman
Tue Jun 13, 2017 11:01 am
Forum: Hydrofoil
Topic: one strut vs strutless
Replies: 49
Views: 12175

Re: one strut vs strutless

I confirm what tswierkocki wrote about the Cloud D's. There was a lot of "flapping"/luffing of the previous generation clouds but these new delta shapes and bridle arrangement seems to have fixed that. Each Cloud D seems to have a bigger range than before. Low end seems about the same but they are ...
by tripman
Fri May 12, 2017 11:52 am
Forum: Hydrofoil
Topic: Which 9 pump for HF freeride/freestyle ??
Replies: 14
Views: 2750

Re: Which 9 pump for HF freeride/freestyle ??

faklord wrote:
Wed May 10, 2017 9:14 pm
Hi tripman. How are you getting your Clouds when Greg will only ship to US?
Friends travelling to the US. Got the kites sent to their hotel from Greg and they bring them to me. Clouds are so small that it's no problem. This way, I can get them within a week. I did it for the C1 and my current C.5.
by tripman
Wed May 10, 2017 5:27 pm
Forum: Hydrofoil
Topic: Learning to foil in 10 days
Replies: 36
Views: 6671

Re: Learning to foil in 10 days

going upwind, you get your balance from your board, but also from your kite as you can lean on with the pull from the bar, as opposed to downwind where the kite pull is closed to nothing (and you're moving in complete silence as said by kas911). So the upwind position is quite classic for a surfkite...
by tripman
Wed May 10, 2017 3:54 pm
Forum: Hydrofoil
Topic: Which 9 pump for HF freeride/freestyle ??
Replies: 14
Views: 2750

Re: Which 9 pump for HF freeride/freestyle ??

when talking about freeriding HF, my feeling is that strutless are the real deal. I learned with a C1 8m with 27m lines in about 15knts and that was great. Only had to focus on the foil, a Spotz 2013 with the associated convertible board. 2 years after, I still use Clouds (C.5) for strapless HF and ...
by tripman
Mon Jan 23, 2017 10:23 am
Forum: Hydrofoil
Topic: Next generation of BRM Cloud coming?
Replies: 51
Views: 11149

Re: Next generation of BRM Cloud coming?

Looks like the infos were accurate. Cloud D are on their way. Greg and his brother have been pretty silent these last months : non video nor Cloud writings. Too busy designing and testing? Anybody knows what the next Cloud D look like?
by tripman
Fri Sep 16, 2016 6:34 am
Forum: Hydrofoil
Topic: Next generation of BRM Cloud coming?
Replies: 51
Views: 11149

Next generation of BRM Cloud coming?

Following remarks of some living in Maui and today's Greg CloudWritings, would there be a new generation of Cloud coming or other reason for Greg to write this : "I don’t plan to sew additional kites for the remainder of the year. I have reasonable availability currently but wanted to inform any rid...

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