Best Light Wind Inflatable 2011

Oldnbroken · **Posted:** Wed Mar 02, 2011 7:00 am

So the video shows it takes two people to pre-inflate the 21M Ram kite? hmmmmmmm.
Most of us can inflate our LEI kites and self launch, right?

Kamikuza · **Posted:** Wed Mar 02, 2011 7:08 am

Oh wow look - pre-inflating a foil ... how quaint.

loco4viento · **Joined:** Thu Nov 28, 2002 1:00 am **Posts:** 433

Chris knows how to make light wind work on a 13.5 but I prefer one of Dimitri's kites because he refuses to tell me the actual size.

I'm so dumb I wouldn't know what to do with the real numbers, but I'm glad somebody has figured out how to protect me from my own ignorance.

PS that Kahoona is impressive.

screven wrote:

At 160lbs the Kahoona 13.5 with a Slingshot Glide has been the best for me. Had a 2008 17m Waroo and loved it. Great feel surprising responsiveness. I had the opportunity to put it up side by side with a 2010 Kahoona 13.5 in very light wind. I could not even get planing on the Waroo and the Kahoona kept me up wind. Sold the Waroo.

Chris

RDM · **Joined:** Tue Dec 30, 2008 1:29 pm **Posts:** 324

Oldnbroken wrote:

So the video shows it takes two people to pre-inflate the 21M Ram kite?

Looks like they could do with another pair of hands on that bar to help it turn.....

herculon · **Joined:** Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:32 pm **Posts:** 115

oh look , that kiter almost popped his spinal disks while pumping up his 17 sqm ""lightwind"" tube kite..
then, motivated to go out on the water because those flysurfer guys were ripping, he was relaunching more often than riding because his kite "hindenburged" on him repeatedly.. relaunching was a pain in the a*, because water accumulated between sail and fronttube, making the kite sticky to the water..

-- ok - lets not start a flamewar

back-to-topic: any news on the tube kite market ? new products in sight ? still no larger tube kites than 17 or 18 sqm ?

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RDM · **Joined:** Tue Dec 30, 2008 1:29 pm **Posts:** 324

herculon wrote:

back-to-topic: any news on the tube kite market ? new products in sight ? still no larger tube kites than 17 or 18 sqm ?

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Wonder how good the 18m North Dyno will be......... :-?

naishdude · **Posted:** Wed Mar 02, 2011 3:29 pm

got my new zeph in...and together with my Airush sector 60 I will have fun together with the foils in lightwind :cool2:

apos0 · **Posted:** Wed Mar 02, 2011 3:55 pm

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Just got my Edge 15m!

Riding in about 10knots with my twintip Raptor pro 132x41. I weight 85kgs. Terrible wind conditions that day 6-13knts, I didnt even use my race or surf board. I am glad i didnt go for the Zeph!

duloid · **Posted:** Wed Mar 02, 2011 5:11 pm

Oldnbroken wrote:

So the video shows it takes two people to pre-inflate the 21M Ram kite? hmmmmmmm.
Most of us can inflate our LEI kites and self launch, right?

http://www.vimeo.com/13989943

yes, you are right :rollgrin:

Younger · **Posted:** Thu Mar 03, 2011 1:00 pm

apos0 wrote:

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Just got my Edge 15m!

Riding in about 10knots with my twintip Raptor pro 132x41. I weight 85kgs. Terrible wind conditions that day 6-13knts, I didnt even use my race or surf board. I am glad i didnt go for the Zeph!

Why are you glad you didnt go for the Zephyr?

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