Kite-Big-Foil = kite with a wingfoil board - light wind

[@urloa]

The kite stays very good in the air, but seems little pull. you have a video of waterstart in 3-5 knot in wich the kite pulls much better. This one reminds me my test of peak 11 with a sup (no Foil) I couldn't go upwind... At least you seems to go crosswind. Thanks very interesting

[@regisboulard]

yes you are right, the pull is less than bigger double skin kites ; it says better in the air but gives less pull during the loop; my waterstart in 3-5 knots (3 knots before waterstart but rather 4-5 knot during the waterstart I would say) is with a very powerfull 18Mdouble skin where grunt is better ; however for lower wind (3-4 knots), double skin would be too "risky" to fall in the water so single skin is the only option, but still need to proof that with a better glide of the board (floaty and big foil) , I can compensate for the lack of pull ; ideally I would need a 20m2 single skin ...

[@Ulysse13]

Bravo Regis, tu testes vraiment les limites du light. Pour la nav en foil, je penses qu’en dessous de 5-6 noeuds ce sera toujours limite. En revanche l’intérêt de la configuration c’est de pouvoir rentrer au bord à genou ou allonger sur la planche avec l’aile en l’air même si le vent descends à 3-4 noeuds 😀👍

[@regisboulard]

Merci pour les encouragements ; tu as certainement raison pour la limite, a voir si un tel enorme foil et cbonne glisse de la planche permet de gagner un peu, mais effectivement on sent que on ne va pas ganger 2 noeuds :-) ; a tester, je manque encore de pratique pour etre assez stable pour un loop efficace.