Had an hour on 8 m Bandit S in 19-23 knots. Been riding Airush Waves 8/6m kites last 5 yrs, strapless surfboard. Kite is light, feels light and nimble. It’s very responsive and turns pivotally quickly. It doesn’t pull quite like my Waves but generates power differently, quickly as soon as you move i...

The local council moves us to this launch 12-15yrs ago. There was two safer launch points upwind accessible at all tide states but post 2004 ish after some incidents with other beach users we were moved to this location. It’s highly dangerous with solid sea defences and groynes and only accessible 2...

5’10 BWS Mulcoy pro, just awesome.

Mike

My conditions are 90% on or x on shore. Any decent surfboard shape works fine. Biggest issue is a good deep turning kite and kite skills, lots of power and an aggressive attitude and you can rip on or x on with pleasure. Also put ur foot farther back to crank it. The 10% x shore I get can be good bu...

Had my 19th anniversary last week. Yep, I started on the 2 line Wipika, no instructions but had seen a half page in a windsurf magazine about needing to sine the kite...! Got dragged and Beaten up on it and a 7’6’’ surfboard with glassed on straps for a year before I could return to my start point. ...

I tether launch and land 75% of the time, even when there’s others around. Only if someone I know and trust is close do I grab an assist. I do it whatever the wind strength. Depower the kite fully before launch, gives u a chance to check everything’s ok with the kite before you clip in. Seen lots of...

Thanks guys for the input, so generally people are advising surfier, bigger foils, carbon for lightness, lower volume small boards to help waterstarts.

Stick to my kites whilst learning in high teens mph. Then I might get a 10m strutless/solo strut kite for lighter winds.

Cheers

Mike

Been resisting foiling but am going to commit. Kiting 20 yrs last 10 solely strapless SB to good standard, only use 8/6m airush wave kites from 18mph up if there’s waves. So only want to foil strapless and buy 1 more kite for 10/18 mph mellow foiling. What board, what foil and what kite? All help ap...

Why not try it with the two handles like the old blade riders did in late 90’s/early 00’s?

Mike

1, turn kite 2, turn head look where you want to go 3, carve using head, shoulders, hips, knees 4, when uv turned about 150 degrees, do slight upstroke to 10 ish 5, swap feet whilst weight is carried by kite upstroke. 6, if ur really powered then 4, becomes less important. 7, lose the straps, totall...