What is your Largest size kite, for use in water ?

Tone · **Joined:** Tue Dec 23, 2003 2:34 pm **Posts:** 962

21m Speed3 from Flysurfer....

nothing gets you powered in low winds!

plummet · **Posted:** Thu Jul 05, 2012 10:25 pm

15m speed 3 dlx.
Its my second most use kite. maybe 25% of the time.

I'll admit that if its sub 15 knots i usually go landboarding as i enjoy that much more than light wind kitesurfing.

except this time of year is storm season so my little 6m is getting used more than the 15 at the mo.

PS The speed seems to me more sensative to temperature change and power output. My lei's feel similar year round. but i put my speed up a couple of weeks back in cold winter 18knot wind (maybe 8-10 deg C). 18 knots i summer is powered but fun. this winter 18 knots was grunty on the speed. it was like the hand of god tearing me off the ground.....

Puetz · **Posted:** Fri Jul 06, 2012 3:24 am

... same as Toby, 2011 Dyno 18m 90% of the time!

darippah · **Joined:** Sun Apr 22, 2012 9:07 pm **Posts:** 98

Tone wrote:

21m Speed3 from Flysurfer....

nothing gets you powered in low winds!

Nothing gets you powered in low winds, or nothing gets you powered in low winds like the speed3? :rollgrin:

pj sofine · **Joined:** Thu Jun 16, 2011 2:21 am **Posts:** 212

12 meter epic screamer

davesails7 · **Joined:** Sun Apr 01, 2007 7:36 pm **Posts:** 695

Bille wrote:

There is only 22lb difference between us, and we had WAY different results while using the same equipment !!

The rider's ability has a lot to do with it too. I demoed the Infinity the other day and wasn't having much luck, then Dimitri took the kite and got on the same board and took off no problem! Don't know how much he weighs, but I'm only 165 lbs. I thought I was pretty good at riding in light wind, but he really showed me up, haha

surpher · **Joined:** Tue Jul 01, 2008 12:14 pm **Posts:** 38

12m Vegas 2009

SupaEZ · **Joined:** Sun Jun 12, 2011 12:47 pm **Posts:** 1652

davesails7 wrote:

Bille wrote:

There is only 22lb difference between us, and we had WAY different results while using the same equipment !!

The rider's ability has a lot to do with it too. I demoed the Infinity the other day and wasn't having much luck, then Dimitri took the kite and got on the same board and took off no problem! Don't know how much he weighs, but I'm only 165 lbs. I thought I was pretty good at riding in light wind, but he really showed me up, haha

That's right...
...like you think you are good on drums...
...then comes along on same drums Dave Grohl haha

Some kiters just have a special touch and gift for LW :thumb:

KiteboardingTampaBay · **Joined:** Sat Apr 12, 2008 5:09 pm **Posts:** 603

I have an 86 meter inflatable foil delta hybrid SLC kite that turns like a 9 meter. :thumb:

www.kiteboardingtampabay.com

Bille · **Joined:** Sun Sep 04, 2011 5:37 pm **Posts:** 964

SupaEZ wrote:

davesails7 wrote:

Bille wrote:

There is only 22lb difference between us, and we had WAY different results while using the same equipment !!

The rider's ability has a lot to do with it too. I demoed the Infinity the other day and wasn't having much luck, then Dimitri took the kite and got on the same board and took off no problem! Don't know how much he weighs, but I'm only 165 lbs. I thought I was pretty good at riding in light wind, but he really showed me up, haha

That's right...
...like you think you are good on drums...
...then comes along on same drums Dave Grohl haha

Some kiters just have a special touch and gift for LW :thumb:

YEA -- and --Erich H-- is from San Diego, and knows all about that light-wind
stuff. Everyone else is stroking their kites just to stay on plain, and this guy has
time to through a double back-roll with a tail-grab ; and i can't even kite unless
i got 13-15mph wind. Ya see him doing down-loops instead of up-loops , exc ...

Bille

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