Re: Spleene X19
Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 10:10 am
I've get second hand X-19 from faxmaestro. It's my 1st experience with big closed cell foils. It is f$&ing powerfull kite. Impession is abslutely diferent from inflatables, it is a locomotive. It speed up like locomotive, turn like locomotive, but pull also like locomotive. But it is tender locomotive. It pulls from water very gently.
After X-19 14m F-one Bandit seems a training kite. I like this kite very much, it adds a lot of time on water. I didn't check the wind but when I started there was only Zephyr and 13-14m pumping. With maximum depower and 160 door i've edged upwind much more than Zephyr. 13-14m were only go downwind. Then wind get stronger i've just changed board to 138 and continue. I've finished at 8.5 m/s, and was a little bit overpowered but still under control. I'm realy happy. $)
My weight is around 95kg, so more lightweight rider will have lower high end.
After X-19 14m F-one Bandit seems a training kite. I like this kite very much, it adds a lot of time on water. I didn't check the wind but when I started there was only Zephyr and 13-14m pumping. With maximum depower and 160 door i've edged upwind much more than Zephyr. 13-14m were only go downwind. Then wind get stronger i've just changed board to 138 and continue. I've finished at 8.5 m/s, and was a little bit overpowered but still under control. I'm realy happy. $)
My weight is around 95kg, so more lightweight rider will have lower high end.