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Anyone managed 30kn on the 4m?
I am 76kg and have 4 and 5.5 Dlabs but not been in over 20kn yet on the 4m.
Is 30kn realistic for 76kg with experience as I have done this previously with other windwings but 3m?
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Caveat that i'm not very good... i'm 95kgs... I took my 4m standard Unit (2022) in 20-35mph a couple of times, just because it is my smallest wing and i needed to get my fix... i found anything around 30+ was too much and i'd have the wing depowered. Others were on 3m Mantis (2022) in the same conditions.
I'm thinking you would want smaller than 4m in those conditions.
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I'm around 85kg average skills. Took the 4M couple of times in 25-35. One certainly needs some skills to handle the power, especially in strong gusts. Better matched with a foil that doesn't offer much resistance.
Switched to 4M F-One Swing and was cruising comfortably.
