alexrider wrote: I want to see PMU do that with an inflato:
Pumps are excellent for one thing: they make tough travel containers for foils once the piston is removed.edt wrote:....
I put footstraps on my pump....
LOLalexrider wrote:Pumps are excellent for one thing: they make tough travel containers for foils once the piston is removed.edt wrote:....
I put footstraps on my pump....
Yes, that's just you. We don't blame you for not being very adventurous and not exploring all the possible variations of kitesurfing. Go golfing instead!ChickenTikka wrote:I don't think that I have ever seen a ram air do something that I am enviable of. Ok, sure, maybe they get out in slightly lighter wind, but frankly 10 knot wind isn't much fun to begin with. I'd much rather go golfing than putter around at 10 knots. But that's just me.
Hahahaha! You are quite prejudiced, aren't you?.Also, I've never seen a ram air kiter with a wife or girlfriend that I am enviable of. Odds are if you are on a RAM air you are a slightly overweight, middleaged, german guy with a helmet, board leash, pasty complexion and a similar looking wife.
ChickenTikka wrote:I don't think that I have ever seen a ram air do something that I am enviable of.
Also, I've never seen a ram air kiter with a wife or girlfriend that I am enviable of. Odds are if you are on a RAM air you are a slightly overweight, middleaged, german guy with a helmet, board leash, pasty complexion and a similar looking wife.
Excellent points pmaggie!!pmaggie wrote:I rode foils only a few times, so these are really my two cents. The problem I experieced with foils in very light wind when they suddenly fall. In my home spot, in very light wind days, sometimes the wind really goes to zero for 1 minute or so. When this happen, both foils and inflatables suddenly fall. In this cases, my inflatable ... falls directly into the water with no line tangling and I just have to wait for a gust to relaunch (when possible, that means about 7 knots for my Core 17). When a foil falls with no wind, being very light, it's common that its lines roll over it and became completely tangled. At that point, it's not that easy to relaunch.
The other big problem with foils in very light wind is when the wind completely stops. With an inflatable, you just get your kite and swim attached to your little floating boat. With a foil, you have 20 sqm of tissue to carry home with you!