Mirror flat water hydrofoiling in Canada - Video

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KiteBud
KiteBud
WA
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WA, 1615 posts
27 May 2015 1:36am
Hi all,

Just a quick edit of an epic super low wind hydrofoil session yesterday in Canada. Best watched in HD



greetings from Canada!

Christian
terminal
terminal
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1421 posts
27 May 2015 4:29pm
Even more impressive because the wind is onshore.
Bletti
Bletti
WA
163 posts
WA, 163 posts
27 May 2015 6:11pm
What are the specs on the kite and line length? How much wind was there?
flyingcab
flyingcab
VIC
942 posts
VIC, 942 posts
27 May 2015 8:32pm
Bletti said..
What are the specs on the kite and line length? How much wind was there?


If you need to ask you don't have the skill
thefacts
thefacts
51 posts
51 posts
27 May 2015 6:48pm
flyingcab said...
Bletti said..
What are the specs on the kite and line length? How much wind was there?


If you need to ask you don't have the skill



Yet another constructive comment, go troll elsewhere.
wingman
wingman
VIC
126 posts
VIC, 126 posts
27 May 2015 9:29pm
Magic l dream about foiling at a spot like that.

Ben - Ikon
Ben - Ikon
WA
113 posts
WA, 113 posts
27 May 2015 7:49pm
Bletti said..
What are the specs on the kite and line length? How much wind was there?


Hi Bletti,

Chris is flying the Ikon Kiteboarding PEAK 2 - 12m.

As he is travelling, he has only one bar with him and he is using a CORE bar.

We did some test before he left Perth with 50m/40m/30m/25m ... he is riding 30m line on the video.

Not sure about the wind but Chris was saying 4 to 7-8knots

Impressive skills


pezzy
pezzy
QLD
52 posts
QLD, 52 posts
27 May 2015 9:49pm
where aboots in Canada is this?
jamesperth
jamesperth
WA
611 posts
WA, 611 posts
27 May 2015 8:18pm
Serene - 10 /10. Great clip & nice tune.
flyingcab
flyingcab
VIC
942 posts
VIC, 942 posts
27 May 2015 10:31pm
why can't you do this on a twin tip?
Hybrid_Z
Hybrid_Z
VIC
382 posts
VIC, 382 posts
27 May 2015 10:45pm
That was pretty sweet.
KiteBud
KiteBud
WA
1615 posts
WA, 1615 posts
27 May 2015 9:32pm
Spot is Shippagan in New Brunswick, a popular kiting destination. We just didn't get the strong winds we expected so foiling is the only way to go.

In very low winds, I find line length to be more important than kite size. I was on a 12m kite but it could've been done on a 10m kite easily. The key is to have a kite that doesn't stall easily and everything perfectly tuned...and a dry kite!

It seems in this case there was a layer of stronger wind higher up as there was next to zero wind at ground level. Longer lines also help in developing a much stronger power stroke to get up and going. We tried 50M lines in Perth (pictured below) and the wind was about 5-6 knots, we couldn't get going on standard 24m lines but 50m lines was no problem at all. Just don't drop it!

harlie
harlie
QLD
188 posts
QLD, 188 posts
28 May 2015 12:20pm
Totally agree – long lines makes a big difference. My standard lines are 23m, I have a 2nd bar with 30m and the difference in light wind is unbelievable - the kite is in the power zone for so much longer. I’m nowhere near the standard of you guys show but I still enjoy the feeling of getting along in low winds.
dusta
dusta
WA
2940 posts
WA, 2940 posts
28 May 2015 3:46pm
is that a mk1 kfa Chris ?


KiteBud
KiteBud
WA
1615 posts
WA, 1615 posts
28 May 2015 7:48pm
dusta said...
is that a mk1 kfa Chris ?





It's actually a prototype KFA MK1 (something I found out later on...) which "should never have been sold" said the manufacturer himself. Unfortunately I'm the one who bought it and had to deal with a Tuttle box head that was then made of aluminum powder and eventually fell apart completely. The other issue was a very soft mast due to the mast splitting along the trailing edge....

Fortunately I have friends that are skilled with those sort of repairs. A new Tuttle box head had to be built and we had to inject epoxy to fix the mast splitting and to bring back the much needed stiffness. Would've cost a fortune to have it fixed by KFA... At least it rides much better now.
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