Kite Foiling - 69 years young

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... woohooo!!!
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At 63 I am also into kitefoil exclusively now. Kiteboarding with a TT or surfboard requires wind speed that is too rare at my local spots, foiling is less stressful on the body and the carving, surfing and flow is so much more intense and when you are flying. Just love it!
naishdude
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4 Jul 2026 1:13pm
Hmmm just purchased the first kitefoiling set at 72 yo...wonder if l manage it to learn,...kiting for 22 years now only wave directional boards and an Airush 54 V5 slalom board...
My set of kites 14m catalyst v2 ( will be sold if l succeed together with the slalomboard) 12/9/7/5 ozone reo v6....just purchased new 12m 10m Ozone alpha v2 at -50%
These still can be used on my airush cypher fishboard, 12m reo will be sold if Alpha is good in lightwind.
So a new adventure to start with, very uncertain yet in if l can manage it to learn🫪🤖
Sandee
Sandee
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5 Jul 2026 1:20pm
naishdude said..
Hmmm just purchased the first kitefoiling set at 72 yo...wonder if l manage it to learn,...kiting for 22 years now only wave directional boards and an Airush 54 V5 slalom board...
My set of kites 14m catalyst v2 ( will be sold if l succeed together with the slalomboard) 12/9/7/5 ozone reo v6....just purchased new 12m 10m Ozone alpha v2 at -50%
These still can be used on my airush cypher fishboard, 12m reo will be sold if Alpha is good in lightwind.
So a new adventure to start with, very uncertain yet in if l can manage it to learn🫪🤖




Great idea; of course you can do it! I don’t know much about those particular kites, but once you get a bit proficient you’ll likely be down-sizing (unless you get into racing). You need very little power once up on foil.
I believe that the ability to turn quickly with little line tension and drift a bit in light airs are the main attributes for the kite.
Your choice of foil is probably far more important than the kite or the board.
Enjoy the adventure!
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