Favourite Kite Size - VLOG #40

[@johnravensbergen3324]

9 m2 core xr6. Best compromise between fast turning and easy to control. Smaller kites are prone to smaller steering mistakes and big kites turn slower. Kind of like driving a crisp shorts car versus a semi truck, but not a crotch rocket. Also rigid canopy with great feedback.

[@lifeofgarrick]

I haven't tried a 9m yet. But I do have a 10m and that is my go to kite! From 18 to 30 + knots

[@leblanc666666]

10 is definitely my favorite, simply change the board to the winds!

[@shreddagorge]

You make a good point about the "developer size". When Ken Winner lived in the gorge we watched the evolution of the Rebel (my first was 2007). I remember flying a 2012 Rebel 8m which became my "bread and butter" kite replacing my 2010 10m. We started saying "8 is the new 10." (I actually just flew that 8m the other day and it still holds air!).

[@tdj1349]

I like my Naish Ride 7m2 the most. Lots of wind at sea in The Netherlands. Also fast and responsive and when you're riding the 7 you know you're going to have an epic session!

[@timohubregtse5020]

Haha precies! Heb exact de zelfde voor hier in zeeland en die is fantastisch!

[@OurKiteLife]

We rarely ever to get to use a 7m so we're a bit jealous

[@tdj1349]

@@timohubregtse5020 ik vaar meestal in Wassenaar. Leuk! Onze kite zie je niet zo veel

[@timohubregtse5020]

Our Kite Life where i live, there is almost always good, steady wind so the 7 is perfect for jumping!

[@Popas1]

My favorite kite is my pivot 5m, I do foil from 14knots to 25knots with it, then I do surf with it until 40knots where boosting comes with a TT which happens not so rarely here in Marseille. Hangtime with the pivot 5 is pretty correct in this kind of wind. Also, I do love my Flysurfer Sonic 11m for boosting in 20knots, there are no other kites that could give you this thrill! Finally the 8m kite has the most polyvalence, foiling from 10knots surfing around 17 and boosting around 25knots which could be the one kite quiver.

[@shreddagorge]

Moi aussi, 5m on surfboard in nuking gorge winds, or 7m and 9m Pivots - love 'em.

[@gboates]

Thanks guys! I am wondering about he 7m Pivot as a 30+ knot kite... I have Slash 7/9 and 11m Pivot. We get a lot of wind apparently (after watching this video).

[@Popas1]

The pivot has a lot of power, the 5m will be more suited as a 30+ kite. However, if you want to big air in 30+ the 7 or the 8 will be the best for you in regard of your weight! Cheers!

[@chrisstevens3776]

9m Pivot. My other is a 12m. The 9m moves quickly, has heaps of depower and is not too aggressive

[@williamhenault2761]

I've had the most fun on an 8m. Its great on water when the wind is strong and it is great for lighter wind days on snow.

[@julianmol3771]

my favourite is the Cabrinha Switchblade 9m, it's quick, not too light and usable in lots of wind conditions

[@OurKiteLife]

That's a very popular kite here in Toronto

[@julianmol3771]

@@OurKiteLife good choice then, by the kitesurfers in and around Toronto😜

[@tomschuelke7955]

Well just bought the core nexus with 9 m love the xr from core too.... great hangtime.... did never try a non tube kite... in germany.. at the see not many use them.. theres usualy good wind. Now the nexus is a great compromise between hangtime, speed and ease of use.. and it will be my learning kite for first Kiteloops now

[@davem1966]

I like the Naish Pivot 11m. Great for boosting, but also turns quickly.

[@shreddagorge]

I have an 11m North Neo for "light wind" but I feel it's heavy and I prefer my Pivots (9m/7m/5m). Am considering trying an 11m Boxer to see how it compares.

[@BerlinMauer]

My Flysurfer Soul 12 has become my favourite. Mainly because the kite has a phenomenal wind range. I can fly this kite in decent wind and boost to the moon or underpowered with my surfboard in almost no wind. So many sessions saved! I also adore the hangtime allowing me to refine rotations, grabs, tweaks etc.

[@OurKiteLife]

Yes the 12m Soul is awesome for all of those things! It’s my go to for learning new tricks - so much hang time :)

[@mattin84]

10 m FS Soul due to that its great for everything from LW HF to boosting both with TT and HF and handels the gusty conditions on a lake really well

[@niekvanwensen]

My favorite kites are my 9m and 12m Reedin supermodel, they’re really stable and you could keep them at 12 without touching the bar, but they’re still “loopable” if you know what I mean

[@benjamindidier9105]

Reedin Supermodel 11m which has a huge wind range and with a lot of power in low end (I could surf in 8-10 knots, I still learn foil) and a flying machine especially from 13- 15 knots and above. When it is super light wind I love my Eleveight OS v2 (2021) 14m a single strut kite , it just wants to fly and it is super secure with easy relaunch, amazing kite especially regarding budget.

[@HRe956]

9m LEI in 22-30 knots on a TT, fooling around in clean 1,5-2,5 m waves with wide plateaus between them, no chop at all. Provides everything what the soul and addiction of a kiter needs :- P

[@laurentroska1471]

9m2 north dice great speed and maneuverability stable and hybrid such a great kite I love it!

[@bubush82]

For our local kite junkies - can you share ( or make a review ) to top snowkiting spots in ONtario ? Thank you L.

[@canolando3499]

It depends on what I am doing. General kiting a 12 will take me down to 10 knots and up to 25. In my other area it never gets above 15 knots so a 15 edge will get me going at 6 knots on litewave wing 155.

[@gaetanomenzano2950]

I use: 11 mt Slingshot rpx to try freestyle trick and some kiteloop 8 Slingshot machine for strong Wind day and kiteloop 12 soul for low to medium Wind in autumn and winter…for me the best Kite in hangtime to try all’ the airstyle moves ( its like to do Kite in slowmotion) 15 mt soul, for the same motivation but in spring and summer period…

[@siddallj]

8m Switch Kites Helium V4 - Wave / Foil kite 3 strut. Crazy stong teijin X4 lightweight. Fantastic in the waves, awesome on the foil the drift is outstanding. It can jump too

[@tunbergtunis85]

13 m Ozone Edge in 8 to 10 m/s. Or 17 m Ozone in lower than 8 m/s. I like "big" kites because of the hangtime and that its more chill. I use an 9m sometimes and its great, but its just no chill when I go kite with it.

[@TKM11370]

It's interesting that there are such a large amount of people from Europe/East Europe/Russia? kiting in Toronto. Seems like a 50/50 split! Good to see.

[@OurKiteLife]

Yes - lots of Eastern European kiters in Toronto. Would agree it's about a 50/50 split at our home spot - sometimes even more than that

[@Jestoronto]

I like my Core 15 m GTS for everyday mowing the lawn (12-18 knots for me at 110 kgs.) and my 12 m Section for downwinders when it's 18-25.

[@0xhexdec]

I tried some different kites in different sizes. Greater 10 is always slow turning, smaller 8 is always nervous. Meaning I end up with kites between 8 and 10. But I think the answer to your question is ALWAYS biased by the kite itself. So, someone liking his 12 will say that 12 is his preferred size even though he would like the same kite in 10 better, or another in 9. Same for kite shapes, I personally don't like softkites at all, so a Tube in 12 is better than a Softkite in 9. There are a lot of factors biasing the decision of the favourite size. 😉 Maybe it would be better to ask: What is your favourite kite in your quiver and why?

[@OurKiteLife]

Valid points. Going back to tube kites, we used to fly Rebels and loved the 5 strut stability. Do you prefer 5 strut kites or 3 strut kites?

[@0xhexdec]

@@OurKiteLife again, hard question. High aspect kites tend to have 5 struts, like most C-kites do. 3 struts are more the all-round design. That said, I love my 5 Strut C kite and my 3 Strut all-rounder. It's really difficult to answer. It depends on the discipline. For example, I can't deny that a Soul has more hangtime than my 3 Strut Enduro, or the XR6 boosts higher, a Vegas unhooks better or a Drifter drifts better. But all that counts for ME is to have the most fun on the water with the equipment I like the most. And that includes the best matching Kite in my preferred size. I have more fun on the water using my 8m with a foil in 12 knots than a 12m or something with a Twintip. But that's me personally so I would be interested in what other people like and why rather than what they think it's the best size. Sorry if I sound grumpy or something, that's not my intention 😶, just want to clarify that I think the most important thing is to know what you like the most an why. only if you can answer the why, you know that you have found a good kite for you. And "Because others ride that too", or " it's the perfect windrange for that kite" is not a good reason 😉 keep it up, cheers 🤙

[@OurKiteLife]

@0xhexdec I think that was a great answer! As long as you know what style of riding you want to do. With that said, our observation is that - at least in Toronto - most people don't know what style of riding they prefer, as it seems that most riders buy whatever is cheap or whatever other people ride. From what we've gathered from the industry, 3 strut is more of what market demands, and it's cheaper to make, but not necessarily better. Used to have 5 strut Evo back in the day, not the same as 3 strut Evo. Also, one of the best LEI's we've ever ridden in medium to high wind, was the North Rhino '07 with whopping 8 struts... that kite was a hot rod, but too much bar pressure

[@maxvloon5054]

15-20 knots foiling: 10m core nexus 1 20-40 knots twintip: 8m core gts5

[@johnnykhawand]

At this time i am 95kg and i prefer the 9m most of the times no problem with hang time, the kite shape makes a lot of difference some 9m kites will go upwind in light wind while the 14m will feel heavy and slow. It offers more possibilities between unhooked and hooked. With chops and waves it is easier to control and go full speed while edging. Because it turns fast you can recover during a jump if your jump gets messed up. Also with waves i can go up the wave, turn and go back down before the wave crashes. If you can only jump kickers within a short distance from shore, you can still generate speed with the 9m which is harder to do with the 12m and 14m. Usually safer if you are doing self launching and landing. On snow i found smaller size kites that turn fast to be better than big heavy and slow kites specially when it is gusty. And finally in general it is less expensive than bigger kites.

[@dougdemonde]

Great video - love all the opinions and reasons. I am going to sell some kites and get new ones and thinking of what to transistion to. I weight 82kg and have enjoyed my Ozone 8m, 11m, 14m enduros, 11 m hyperlink foilkite and 17m Zephyr (which I don’t use much). Might just sell the 17m Zephyr and keep the other sizes. In any case thanks for the food for thought.

[@pointfortytwo]

15m² FS Speed 3 Deluxe ist just right for my weight and the majority of conditions we get here on the german beaches. I´m planning on getting a 15m² Soul next year though :-D I also very much like my 12m² FS Speed4.

[@VengpowerMMO]

9 and 15 no more need fill windrange between 12-35 knots. Kite care, nice video

[@colagameplays7416]

I love my 10m slingshot RPM, fast enough for loops and you can bust it through some harder winds !

[@carlossantanaafonso1375]

Peter Lynn Kiteboarding 9 Escape V8, because its good at control, it boosts you high and ita got an amazing wind range

[@coreyacre6070]

I assume the surfboards have straps to keep your feet fastened to them??

[@OurKiteLife]

Yes - all twin tip boards have straps, some even have boots. Actual kite surf boards (directional boards) are often used without straps although some will have the option for straps to be installed. And hydrofoil boards can be used with or without straps

[@mikes_machines]

When the winds are strong enough I love my Flysurfer 10 m Soul; fast, responsive, & great hang time. But here in Rayong, Thailand, the winds a so light that I typically spend more time with my 15 & 18 m Souls, which are also great kites, but they do respond significantly slower.

[@OurKiteLife]

Have you tried foilboarding yet? 10m Soul is great for foiling in light winds.

[@mikes_machines]

@@OurKiteLife Just starting to learn foilboarding. I recently bought a Cabrinha 2016 Double Agent and have only begun learning to ride just the directional board, without the mast and foil; I still need to learn to jibe :-) My light-weight wife (50kg) can ride our 155 twin-tip in 8 kts with the 10m Soul,...at 70kg I need closer to 10 kts.

[@andrewp7566]

Exelent video! My favorite size now 18 m Flysurfer Sonic 3 i can use this size with hydrofoil for lower wind and switch to twin tip up to 22 knots) and it really huge jamping mashine)) but this kite need a very precise control in lower wind ...and i admitted it starts following tips of wings if you don't do long mixer test after several water rescue)... How often you do long mixer test ?

[@OurKiteLife]

Last time we did the long mixer test on our Sonics was 2 months ago and no issues since. That was the second time in 10 months - but we do check the bar every month or so for line stretching and knots

[@kevinbradley9601]

hmmm... good question. Aside from the answer--"THE CORRECT SIZE FOR THE DAY"....I know most guys love flying 7-9s. I love flying bigger kites as they are on days when I can practice new things more. Started doing front rolls this Summer alot more and a Front roll with a loop transition. So anyone who has ventured into front rolls knows it ain't pretty in those early days. Anyhow, so I'd say bigger kites when learning new tricks. 12 even 15's. When boosting and just trying to set height records, well of course, a 9 :)

[@kite666G]

Depends on the wind : low:Soul 12m, mid Fuel 11m, high GTS 9m

[@stevevanpelt4475]

9 or 10 m. Bigger kites just feel so slow to me and are just my last resort if there's light wind.

[@clementk.rasmussen2421]

Love my 9 for Big air and megaloops and looove my 12 and 14 for old School and freestyle

[@ezvibe8310]

My favorite kite....10m Reo. I have had this kite for 5 years, I dont own any other kites. We have really good, consistent winds and many nearby spots to choose from with widely varying wind speeds. I go when and where the wind is at the lower end of my kite’s range. I only ride a foil these days.

[@OurKiteLife]

Sounds like you've got the perfect one kite quiver :)

[@autokanada]

I ike most 10m SLINGSHOT SST for wave with surfboard and foil but quite narrow range, I just recently used 11.5m FEATHER here in ONTARIO and it is good but also above 20knots it is too much power. So my opinion best kite is the one for specific ride style and and wind range.

[@Customkitebags]

My favorite size is 9 sqm Bandit lot of boost and at the same time good hangtime !

[@SurfmanCHK]

I like the right size in the current Situation, no matter what. 7 when ist ripps, 15 when it is light and all in Between 😎

[@Arthurodur]

6 for 40+kts and loops 8 for 25-40kts big air and loops 14 for 10-25kts old school tricks

[@georgeskassir6117]

9m for me I love soooo much that size that I have 2 of them whith this same size!: 9m Core XR6 and 9m Ozone Edge! my quiver is 7m, 9m, 11m and 15m.

[@bernardkriel1]

9m LEI ..its nine prime all the way :) although i have been having loads of fun on my 12m x bow

[@rnelias]

9m LEI for sure Best balance between agility, pull, confort while riding and at the beach

[@nicksubishi22]

13m Ventum explore due being around 95kg and the winds in my normal flying location

[@kenpearce2727]

9m Core XR6 ....18-30mph 15m Core LW XR6 ....12-22mph 7m Core FLite foiling.....

[@cajundawg17]

12m & 9m XR6.. low wind and foil 17m Nexus.. also, enjoy videos!

[@OurKiteLife]

Thanks! :)

[@leander-mbkitesurfing1457]

12m Open C for freestyle, 9m Open C for bigair and megaloops!

[@Chris_PerthWA]

9m Ozone Edge...So good

[@dankrown4393]

12m in Ottawa. It's even more gusty on the Ottawa River compared to Lake Ontario.

[@stokakrishna]

My favourite size is my cabrinha switchblade 11 m. Can use in big wind range. Fast, good power. Prefer over my 10m lithium or 14 m switchblade

[@OurKiteLife]

Do you think you like switchblade more because it's a five strut kite? (googled Lithium, it shows 3 struts)

[@stokakrishna]

@@OurKiteLife I don't think it's about number of struts. I love switchblade for the performance and durability. And last my 11 m became my best friend. Lithium had 3 struts, also good performance and it's better in light winds as it's lighter. Now I use 11m more often than 10m or 14 m. Just love it.

[@ThomasTune82]

Soul 15m.. its a great size for kitelandboarding and snowkiting.. amazing hangtime and a great windrange.

[@OurKiteLife]

The Soul 15m is awesome 🙂

[@ThomasTune82]

@@OurKiteLife yep.. especially with 17m Lines the Soul is super responsive.. i got the force control bar...how long did it take that all lines are equal in length since they shipping the backlines too long on default? or did you pre stretch the backlines?

[@OurKiteLife]

Never heard of that - as far as we know the lines are all even

[@ThomasTune82]

@@OurKiteLife yep on a brand new Force bar, the backlines are apx. 5 cm longer to prevent too fast shrinking of the backlines.. :)

[@StevenStip]

Interesting people picking larger kites as favourites, must be due to the low winds over there. Here in Scotland I prefer taking my 9 out in decent winds and have my 14 for the situations when the wind is too low.

[@OurKiteLife]

It makes sense if you typically get low wind that you use larger kites more often and eventually find that you get comfortable/better at flying those kites :)

[@patricklachance7676]

Switchblade 8 for thé wind range and drifter 5 for the wave and hydrofoiling

[@paulursini3923]

Another great video guys, how did Nicolas miss this session??

[@OurKiteLife]

he was there in morning, but left by the time we started shooting, I did get some footage of him from before he left, but wasn't much to include him.

[@papi12376]

I do notice that the tree's in your spot are well fed on a healthy diet of kites.. The kite I use 90% of the time from 20 knots to 30 is my 8m.

[@OurKiteLife]

Unfortunately, yes. Very small launching/landing spot with no wind down below... plus trees... it's bound to happen from time to time

[@craighicks4579]

10m Soul for all round riding but for boosting I have to go with the 8m Stoke2

[@TylerKaraszewski]

What is that guy foiling on? It's like a small boat.

[@OurKiteLife]

Finally someone noticed! That is one-of-a-kind board. We plan to make a stand alone video on it... some people may mistake it for a wingfoiling board, but it isn't.... soon will share more

[@TylerKaraszewski]

@@OurKiteLife I’m interested to hear more. My first thoughts are that it’s giant either to accommodate some sort of disability (I.e., someone who has knee or leg problems that make a normal waterstart difficult) or is some expedition board that needs to float the rider even if the wind dies far from the launch. I guess I’ll see in another video!

[@92Timoxa]

9m Orbit from 20 to 30 knts. Fast, huge jumps, forever hangtime and super responsive.

[@OurKiteLife]

Curious if you've flown the Rebel before, and how you'd say it compares to the Orbit?

[@92Timoxa]

@@OurKiteLife actually I had a 9 and 12m duotone Rebel before the orbit. On the 9m I would say that the first moment of the jump on the rebel is unique, I've tried a lot of kites (bandit, radar, switchblade, pivot, eleveigh RS/XS, supermodel, evo...) None has that power on the take off. The hangtime on the rebel is also something special. However, the orbit is way way faster and more responsive. There is no delay between the impulse on the bar and the response of the kite (like on the rebel). Kiteloops are also super smooth and as I'm starting to loop higher I was looking for a faster kite. I tried the 9m in 30knts gusting 35 and I wasn't completely overpowered (I'm 73kg for 176cm). I mean it was super strong but I could manage the kite. I also tried the 12m in 12/13knts last weekend and imo the rebel has more power on light wind. However the orbit is much easier to loop. In conclusion I'm not disappointed at all with the orbit.

[@OurKiteLife]

Yeah - Rebels don't loop well. We used to have an Evo and it looped better. Last time we were in Cuba we did see people struggle on Orbits in lighter wind speeds.

[@92Timoxa]

@@OurKiteLife I tried the 9m in 16/17knts and I didn't have any particular trouble. The thing I like the most is the light bar pressure

[@bjpastoor]

The answer is in the Beatles song Revolution 9.. 🙂

[@nicolasboudet9302]

My quiver is from 5m to 15m. 5; 7.5; 11; 15m I like all of them depending the wind speed of the day. Appart the 5 that I use quite rarely, only when there is a big depression with 40kts+ winds, I like the more the 7.5m because it means steady strong winds 25/35kts mostly with nice waves! I like too my 11 that means that winds are quiet between 16 and 28kts. But I also like to use with TT my 15m soul up to 18kts for big hang time or down when only foils are riding...😎 As my children I love them all the same! 😜

[@OurKiteLife]

how's the hangtime on the 5m? :D

[@nicolasboudet9302]

With the 5m kite it is difficult to measure the hang time with precision🤓: it actually depends if you land on the top or on the bottom of the 5m high waves... 😇 or if you land eventually 😜

[@jyk4]

Hydrofoil: 12m strutless. If there is more wind, I won't foil. Twintwin big air: 9m 5-strut Twintwip tricks: 12m 5-strut

[@SamuelGavin]

5m Ozone Reo for our Irish west coast storms (Wave Riding) 8m Ozone Alpha when it's not strong enough to get out on my 5m 10 Ozone Alpha as a session saver ;) 🌊🌊🌊

[@Zloyvolshebnik1]

Мой первый кайтсай десяточка и до сих пор один из самых любимых)

[@yannickver]

7m reo. on foil or surfboard...

[@joshbush6579]

Keep up the good vids. And my favourite kite sizes are 10.5m and 8.5m 😀😆

[@OurKiteLife]

Thanks! What kites are the 10.5m & 8.5m?

[@ibrahimemrezayim9292]

I would never expect anyone to pick 14 -15 m2 kites as their favourite sized kite. I use my 14m2 kite only when I have nothing elso to but kiting. Bigger sizes are very low fun.

[@OurKiteLife]

Do you live/kite in a higher wind spot? We weren't surprised a lot of the local kiters went with larger kite sizes as we typically get low winds and that's what everyone is used to flying

[@ibrahimemrezayim9292]

@@OurKiteLifeUsually :) I am 10 time more exciting when I am pumping my 8m2 kite instead of my 14m2 kite. I live in istanbul and also kite in Istanbul, but in general I travel to a north eagen island for strong winds.

[@antuansempolltv7685]

12 meters no matter what mark it’s a great kite size for any kind of wind

[@Rsoibaen1]

10m, by far the best wind range.

[@MG-jv4oc]

21m wins hands down. Its slow, imprecise, difficult, sluggish and generally horrible, but it's still my favourite because it gave me soooo many extra hours on the water. (I live far inland, can only kite on holiday, and have to make do with whatever the weather is like at that time.)

[@OurKiteLife]

Hard to argue with that!

[@huzcer]

All depends on the winds where you are. Most people would enjoy faster-turning smaller kites but not everywhere has those winds.

[@OurKiteLife]

100% agree. Because we typically don't get the kind of winds suitable for smaller, faster turning kites we've grown accustomed/favour larger kites for sure

[@hagoper]

10 soul + gong foil :D 6-16knt this is it!

[@juliusznowakowicz9382]

8m for full power kiteloops and boosting

[@jacobchapman2789]

9m Fx loops like a dream

[@thomasmogensen9528]

10 m2 Reedin Supermodel is my favorite due to nice windrange, turning speed and boost😊

[@OurKiteLife]

Nice! We haven't seen a Reedin kite here in Toronto yet, but hope to soon :)

[@shreddagorge]

Didn't get to demo one but people I spoke with who did raved about them.

[@themplar]

12m Epic Screamer and Fluid Sky 12m

[@kyriakos8020]

8m North Orbit

[@normsbigwindow9379]

9 = Duotone Rebel/Neo, Gong Unik, Kauper XT Maverick.....anything other than the 10m Soul. Such a loaded question. 🤣🤣😂😂🤣

[@OurKiteLife]

9m Rebels are probably most polished out of the whole range

[@normsbigwindow9379]

Our Kite Life they’re all different 5, 3 and 1 strut kites. But lei In my preferred size, a little fun to counter to the subtle ‘get a 10m soul’ message in the vlog. 😂😂🤙. Although for your spot and your community it may be a good answer. Note the Maverick is actually designed for very light wind foiling along with pintxo bar which is very light; is a very excellent light wind lei alternative to foil kites

[@tehuezapp7032]

Im 45 kilos and i love my Waiman 7.5m kite

[@JaredFL]

Haven't started the video yet. It's going to be 9

[@JamesLamb]

I only have one (beginner) so of course... Wait. I have two, but one is a 2.5 trainer. The real one is a 10 LEI.

[@OurKiteLife]

Makes the choice pretty easy :)

[@daarum86]

13m2 ozone r1v3 with hydrofoil, 11m2 chrono exp on snow 😀✌️

[@OurKiteLife]

how long lines do you use?

[@daarum86]

@@OurKiteLife 21m on r1, 25m on the chrono.... the 10m soul with 21m was my fav before too 😬 check my videos to see 11m chrono in action 🤟

[@NikoDimuS21213]

3:52 Папа, а ты устал?)

[@jamesmcgougan2003]

7!

[@DDICyber]

north vegas 12m 2014

[@leeroy1546]

Speed 3 21 or soul 2 8m I'd say 🤙

[@pabloricciardi1886]

Soul 10m, And nothing more (. From 10 to 28kn)

[@OurKiteLife]

what do you think about other sizes in soul range?

[@pabloricciardi1886]

@@OurKiteLife In my spot the winds generally go from 8 to 25. Very few times in the year it exceeds 28 / 30kn. with 10kn and a tt 139 * 39 I go perfectly. with 12 kn I'm jumping and with 18 in paradise. I have a psycho 4 15m and it starts at 10kn. but in 19 he is a beast without restraint. I have tried a soul 12m and in 12 / 13kn it works very well. but it is more expensive to move it to jump. 10m have the right balance. speed, maneuverability and range. that yes. I would like a soul 7 or maybe 8 for cumbuco and brazil

[@nicolasboudet9302]

pablo ricciardi what is your weight?

[@pabloricciardi1886]

@@nicolasboudet9302 72kg more stuff

[@pabloricciardi1886]

As I see it, I think that depending on your weight, board and winds in your spot you can choose a soul size. This will replace two kites lei in rank. now, the smaller the soul changes the paddling speed and maneuverability. hang time is 50% more than a lei and the most efficient upwind. I always think that for each style there are a couple of models that meet. but I also know that 80% is freeride with simple maneuvers, most of them hooked. there, soul rules. you just have to know how to choose the size

[@adrianhart367]

10m ocean rodeo razor.

[@OrlandoMulder]

7m naish pivot 😍

[@juanpasala]

My favorite is my 10 mt soul

[@andreeb.9537]

10m Duotone Rebel

[@OurKiteLife]

We used to fly rebels, how do you like 4 line style Rebel?

[@andreeb.9537]

@@OurKiteLife I didn't like the 2018 Model, but the 2020 Model is great...

[@MatDGVLL]

10m Eleveight RS

[@OurKiteLife]

how do you like it?

[@MatDGVLL]

Our Kite Life I use it 95% of the time. Awesome kite in this size. I add 4m line extensions in low wind conditions and I can ride from 10 to 30kt. Also I don’t like to send kiteloops with smaller sizes as I found them less predictable and 12m is too slow. 10m is the best of all ✨😄

[@maxwellkungdahl6976]

Mine is 6m

[@OurKiteLife]

Nice! We just got our first 6m kite - ever! Not sure when we'll get to try it on twin tip, but hopefully will foil with it soon!

[@poee450]

Elaveight WS 9M

[@KITEFORUMcom]

18 sqm. All I need ;-)

[@OurKiteLife]

Are you still using that same Rebel, or is it Dyno? Forgot

[@KITEFORUMcom]

Our Kite Life Rebel

[@romekas59]

sonic11 woo mashin

[@peterbraun1252]

8

[@hamishkebb3550]

9M with wind > 20 kts

[@OurKiteLife]

which kite specifically?

[@hamishkebb3550]

@@OurKiteLife 9M switchblade cabrina