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Looking for a 12 mt wave kite that turns fast, feels light and drifts. Exists?

Postby alfredo68 » Fri Jan 26, 2018 8:23 pm

Heard that Neo 12 its slow, sst 12 quite the same. Tried AR wave 12 and i m not impressed at all feels slow and flies slow comparing to my blade trigger 12 that turns in a dime. Should i not go into wave kites category for a 12 mt size?

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Re: Looking for a 12 mt wave kite that turns fast, feels light and drifts. Exists?

Postby Regis-de-giens » Fri Jan 26, 2018 9:12 pm

Airush Ultra ...

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Re: Looking for a 12 mt wave kite that turns fast, feels light and drifts. Exists?

Postby Laughingman » Fri Jan 26, 2018 9:27 pm

alfredo68 wrote:
Fri Jan 26, 2018 8:23 pm
Heard that Neo 12 its slow, sst 12 quite the same. Tried AR wave 12 and i m not impressed at all feels slow and flies slow comparing to my blade trigger 12 that turns in a dime. Should i not go into wave kites category for a 12 mt size?
Definitely try a 12m OR Flite. It is not called a "wave" kite but since it is so light when lines go slack it sorta flattens out and just kind of hangs there.. slowly drifting back till you turn away from it and the lines tighten.. very unique and I like riding waves with it.

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Re: Looking for a 12 mt wave kite that turns fast, feels light and drifts. Exists?

Postby rogue_kiteboarder » Fri Jan 26, 2018 9:39 pm

Ozone Reo, all day. Best surf kite on the market in my opinion.

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Re: Looking for a 12 mt wave kite that turns fast, feels light and drifts. Exists?

Postby ciscokitesurfer » Fri Jan 26, 2018 9:54 pm

I have the 2015 12 NEO is a grunty kite, easy to loop but slow. Also I have the 2016 12 SST wave kites and is slow. In addition I have a 2012 12 REO kite is fast but has the power of a NEO 9 meter kite. I noticed the wider the bar the faster the 12 meter kite turns. cheers . On my wish list is the Ultra and the Cloud 12 meter kite.

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Re: Looking for a 12 mt wave kite that turns fast, feels light and drifts. Exists?

Postby abel » Fri Jan 26, 2018 10:11 pm

Regis-de-giens wrote:
Fri Jan 26, 2018 9:12 pm
Airush Ultra ...
+1

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Re: Looking for a 12 mt wave kite that turns fast, feels light and drifts. Exists?

Postby Frankieboy » Fri Jan 26, 2018 10:22 pm

yes one strut kites are light, feel light, are grunts and work great in the waves
Boxer and others I guess
Frank

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Re: Looking for a 12 mt wave kite that turns fast, feels light and drifts. Exists?

Postby tautologies » Fri Jan 26, 2018 10:24 pm

So my 11 pivot is my go to kite. Had a ton of power and is the only kite a feel is a can do everything. I do primarily user it in waves.

My point was I have not ridden the 12 but I used to need a 12 and now I'm on the 11. I'm sure the 12 will not be that different :)

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Re: Looking for a 12 mt wave kite that turns fast, feels light and drifts. Exists?

Postby Cab Driver » Fri Jan 26, 2018 11:03 pm

That sounds a lot like the Drifter.

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Re: Looking for a 12 mt wave kite that turns fast, feels light and drifts. Exists?

Postby zig zag » Fri Jan 26, 2018 11:08 pm

Ocean Rodeo Roam seems to be the latest and greatest for wave surfing


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