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Postby kitesurfrabbi » Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:22 am
i can give you my winddrange:
92 kilos, board WLF with escalades
boss: 10-28knots
smoke: 14-33knots
gipsy: 18-???(45knots felt verry comfortable on 17m lines)
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Postby nemoz » Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:36 am
mmm so I'm 65 kg so for 10 to 35 knots I could take boss and smoke...(skim 135*50 and custom 134*41 with bindings) or boss and gipsy to cover low and high end...
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Postby STORMBIRD » Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:41 am
The Gipsy 6.5 looks super sick and has a VERY simple bridal.....if you get a Lou quiver, don't forget gipsy!
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Postby kitesurfrabbi » Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:58 am
[quote="nemoz"]
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with 65 kilos id take smoke and gipsy. with the skim you get going in 10 knots easily.
the reason for the great lowend seems the smooth powerdelivery without too great peaks when you sine the kite.
i have never had a kite with such smooth powerdelivery in the whole windranges.
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Postby ronnie » Wed Jul 16, 2008 12:53 pm
Shawn,
The swivel is a good design.
EDIT: I have seen in another photo that it is a fairly standard cleat, so cancel this:- [The depower looks really clever - how does it work?]
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Postby fen » Wed Jul 16, 2008 2:54 pm
gipsy: 18-???(45knots felt verry comfortable on 17m lines)
I normally kite from 16 knots with 4 kites @ 85kgs, so give or take 1 or 2 knots, you're saying that I can ditch all 4 of my kites for one 6.5m kite. I'm really impressed!!!!
Especially as it so comfy at 45 knots. That must be the first kite ever that's comfy at 45 knots.
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Postby naishkiter10882 » Wed Jul 16, 2008 3:16 pm
what shape r the kites? bow or hybrid?
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Postby aeberl » Wed Jul 16, 2008 5:21 pm
The kites look like Bill Hansen's recent developments (monostrut, twin- and three-strut delta), interestng concept!
Did Bill have any part in the design of your product lineup?
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Postby marina » Wed Jul 16, 2008 8:25 pm
FYI, Shawn will be our guest on next week's ASnews.net and The Kiteboarder Magazine podcast LIVE at 6p PST on Thursday July 24. If you can't make the live interview where you can ask and get your questions answered real time directly from Shawn, we will upload the podcast by Friday evening at
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