Westozzy wrote:Just questioning the point made above, fluttering when depowered cannot be sold as a positive no matter how you spin it. But of course this can be mitigated somewhat once you learn the characteristics of the foil. But to try and make out like its a great thing to teach people how to trim is, well it's absurd.
As a life long racing sailor and having flown both the 17m and 12m C2s I agree with your observations completely. As my previous post about the 12m C2 stated - trimming these kites is closer to trimming a sail than any other kite I've flown. The 12m was intuitive to me for this reason. If I had unlimited funds I would by the 12m C2. Not sure about the 17m as I already have a low wind star.BWD wrote:This is a feedback loop good small boat sailors run through constantly.
Trimming is a vital skill to sailing fast.
I'm pretty certain that all kites actually luff as their angle of attack increases on the wind (we ease the bar out all the way), but strutted kites don't flutter (make noise) the way a strut-less kite does.edt wrote:I don't think there is any advantage for a luffing sail. There are plenty other ways to trim a kite. More support = a more efficient sail that's like physics or something. But I love these clouds, the 17 especially so nice to pack down small so you always can take it and get out on the water even if the wind doesn't put out. A nice alternative to a flysurfer.
edt wrote:I don't think there is any advantage for a luffing sail. There are plenty other ways to trim a kite. More support = a more efficient sail that's like physics or something. But I love these clouds, the 17 especially so nice to pack down small so you always can take it and get out on the water even if the wind doesn't put out. A nice alternative to a flysurfer.
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