Mike did anyone at or under 75kg try the W18 in some light wind? Would it be a good light wind option for someone say 73kg do you think on a 17m kite??[/quote]
I had another session on the 18W today in pretty lightly powered conditions on a 2013 RPM 12m. It was an onshore wind with sloppy 2-3ft (faces) choppy swell . Solid upwind was required. For the second time, I feel one of the short comings of the Speedball in lighter powered conditions is the length of the board.It is simple to short to be considered a solid LW board. I switched to a 2013 Slingshot Darko 142, which, I had no issues going upwind.A completely different ride, the Speedball was definitely more fun in these conditions but the Darko was easier to make upwind.
One of are customers, 68kgs, used the 18w quite a bit in a recent trip to Cuba and was very impressed with the 18w in LW and Powered conditions. He bought the 16W and I would say the Honeymoon is over. He told me he likes his Monk better