Top 10 Tips for Foil Kites

[@deeearnshaw9551]

Yep, I’m starting to get it. Patience was a good tip- I had a good wrap on Friday and just kept tugging and reverse attempts and eventually it flew again. Thx for your advice

[@autokanada]

Nice to see usefull video from my local kite spots : Marie Curtis and Kipling spots in Toronto. Here my two anti-tips for kite foiling : 1 dont go out foiling with LEI KITE , when wind is too low so it falls of the sky when lool hits ( lull is opposite to gust) 2. Dont go foiling in bare feet when you learn. Foil can hit you feet when you fall in front of it or right beside.

[@OurKiteLife]

great tips autokanada! especially number 2! So true, we actually had a kiter slice his arm when he bailed on top of foil while riding, hence bare feet would be much more easier to slice bare feet! great point.

[@papi12376]

is it lull instead of lool? :D

[@autokanada]

corrected :)

[@normsbigwindow9379]

Very useful for the new fouler

[@ericmnr]

Great video 👍 Do a video of what to do under x issue in a foil kite. Example wingtips folds, line wrapped in the kite in the air, kite in full of water rescue and how to drain the water out, remove wet sand from the cells, untangle kite web, etc.

[@OurKiteLife]

Thanks! And thanks for the video suggestion, we will add to our list :) cheers!

[@robwilkinson8497]

I got a Flysurfer Speed 3 12mtr. Good kite, its the type you want for 'out in the sticks kiting' ie you wont worry about punctures.

[@OurKiteLife]

We've had a lot of punctures on inflatables - it's nice not to have to deal with that as much anymore :)

[@JoaoGuilherme-og6vg]

Riding foil kites for 1 year by now, and the more I ride, the less I want to go back to an inflatable kite... It has unbeatable performance. You can jump and improve Airstyle and Freeride tricks even in low winds.. The only drawback will always be the launching process

[@OurKiteLife]

We know what you mean! Foil kites have become our go-to kites for low wind and have allowed us to improve tricks even in marginal wind. We still have our smaller (7m & 9m) inflatable kites though for high wind days, although we don't get to use them all that much here in Ontario.

[@RenatoHaddadMVP]

Great job Laurie. I have no idea that is possible sail in Toronto island., good to know.

[@paul-akers]

Great info thank you

[@jeremyyoung2705]

Great vid! Really enjoyed it! Super knowledgeable. Keep them coming!

[@OurKiteLife]

Thanks Jeremy!

[@ShawnEwingShaka]

Great tips. Thank you.

[@OurKiteLife]

Thanks, glad you found them useful

[@kirkbrode]

Great video. Very informative.

[@OurKiteLife]

Thanks - glad you liked it!

[@barrymonteiro8893]

Thanks for another informative video!

[@PaulioMaldinio]

I bought a 2006 Flexifoil Buzz brand new old stock. Its Unreal

[@KiteHume]

Thanks. Great info. I am still on the fence about getting a foil kite. Either the 10m or 12m soul kite I like

[@OurKiteLife]

No problem, glad you found it helpful. The Soul is a great foil kite - we've really been enjoying our 12m this summer!

[@herbertvuijk8]

The 12 is awesome.. great low end en good high end, very good overlap with my 10m tube kite. 12m is still pretty fast

[@andrewbarrenger]

Very informative video thanks! How well does the safety line work? Could you do a short video on that please?

[@OurKiteLife]

Thanks, glad you liked it! Sure - we can include some more info on the safety line in a future video :)

[@rebeccacarlson9166]

🙋🏼‍♀️I'm just beginning to learn about kites in general. It looks like a lot of physics to learn, and I suck at physics even though my Dad was a physics teacher!🥴 But I'm just learning to follow along because I sent a small foil kite to my niece & her hubby for Christmas. I didn't even know all the cool sports you can do with a kite!😮 So I'm just gonna learn while they start their own adventures with a really cool kite! They have a lot of snow where they live so I hope they get to kite ski. Thanks so much for your instructional videos. They are very useful and informative. I admire your cool skills! 💯% Hope you had a nice Christmas up North!🎄 All the way from Boston, Ma!🤗

[@OurKiteLife]

There’s a steep learning curve at first but it’s definitely worth it :) Merry Christmas from Toronto 🙂🤙🎄☃️

[@danielescobarg]

Great info. What would be the best size to ride in 6-8 kt wind with a high lift hydrofoil? A 12m or a 15-17m?

[@dr.franciscotorresmarquezc7352]

12 If yar less than 85kg on a foil

[@bdokertur666]

Thanks for the great reviews, I want to buy a foil kite which I’m not new to these foils as I have an oldskool 13m Flysurfer Speed 2.. However need to change with a new generation for mostly lighter winds so I was just confused which to go for either Sonic 2 or Soul 2. I really want to join to the races after having a lot practising on these new generation foil kites so it might take me maybe 2 years also to get use to foilboarding which I have just started at the end season of the last summer for 5 days.. :) So I would like to have your thoughts on foilboards as well, which one do you guys hydrofoiling with and why ? Thanks for your wonderful reviews, cheers !

[@OurKiteLife]

Thanks! We've tried the Sonic 2 and the Soul, and both are great. We prefer the Soul - just a more all-round user friendly kite. Feels like an inflatable with all the advantages (performance, hang time) of a foil kite. We have a CR:X foilboard that we got for an incredibly good price. That being said, you get what you pay for - and there are definitely better performing foilboards on the market depending on your budget.

[@michaelzonnenberg5567]

Great video! What length are your lines with the extensions?

[@OurKiteLife]

Thank you, we are using 6 meter line extensions, so total length is 27 meters. We used to have 32 meter lines, and that worked even better.

[@ericmnr]

I'm switch for a ram air foil kite. I have a Fone diablo v2. In very light days the tip bends and wrap my lines. How I avoid that? I'm looking forward to see a ram air kite video how to fix it.

[@OurKiteLife]

high aspect ratio kites do it, like diablo, soul doesn't do it. If the kite is not parked overhead easilly, don't go kite as swimming would be likely

[@ericmnr]

@@OurKiteLife what you mean kite as swimming ?

[@canolando3499]

What about using it in shore break with big chop, if it goes down in the break it will get swamped

[@OurKiteLife]

I've used foil kites in shore break with waves about 2m or so and when the kite goes down I pull safety, let the kite drift towards the beach, and then a friend will grab it while I swim back. After that, I carefully drain any water, carry the kite back to the beach and untangle, and head back out :)

[@TomL2025]

What are your top pick on kites? I am looking for my first kite. Thank you

[@OurKiteLife]

Our favourite is Flysurfer Soul (we’re biased - as FS ambassadors). If it’s your first kite we would recommend a used LEI free ride kite - something that’s not too expensive/won’t hurt too much if you destroy it ;) There are many to choose from. Hope that helps!

[@onurkitesurfer215]

useful video thanx

[@OurKiteLife]

thanks! glad you liked it :)

[@ofk3290]

So I'm a 220 lb beginning foilboarder ( straightaways OK ... no turns ) who just bought a 14 meter Chinese foil kite ( Pansh Genesis ) for light days where I can't get my 14m inflatable to stay in the air. I cannot get it to move my heavy ass. People are telling me about what your video mentions. You have to depower to actually get better performance. It is hard for me to accept because I have had an old 21meter Flysurfer Speed 3 for years and I just sweep that thing across the wind window and have all the power I can handle ( too much for a foil board ). I imagine better technique with this new kite could keep me moving on a foilboard, but I see no way how I could get a water start on light days ~10mph with this thing. For my weight, do you think I just need a bigger kite for those really light wind days ?

[@OurKiteLife]

Hard for us to say but it could be a combination of things - could be technique and needing to loop the kite to get going in light wind, it could be that the kite needs to be slightly de powered or tuned (from what we’ve heard Pansh needs to be tinkered with), or it could just be that you need a larger kite. Sorry we couldn’t be more conclusive

[@ofk3290]

@@OurKiteLife nah that's fine. I just know there is a crowd of you in the videos so I thought maybe someone had some real pertinent experience. My default excuse is I'm a big guy so a 160 pounder can't really offer me totally trustworthy advice. That said I have met some big guys that make it happen with small foils. Trial and error. I'll figure something out one way or the other. thanks.

[@deeearnshaw9551]

Hi guys, love your channel and have watched everything. I don’t mean to hijack this thread but I’m new to the Soul / foil family and have tried to search for this topic without luck. I’ve just bought a 12m and an 18m, to give a lower end than my tube kites. I’ve had about 3 sessions on my 18m so far, on vacation in South Padre. I’m looking for some advice on how to water relaunch my new Soul when it ties itself into all kinds of weird shapes? So far I’ve been quite lucky, although it feels like I am randomly tugging lines until something it turns back into a kite shape again. Then I can launch it on the side or reverse launch. I’m sure there must be a deliberate method For making it unwrap itself- but I can’t figure out what it is ? Any advice is welcome

[@OurKiteLife]

Most important part is patience. Also if the bridles get tangled sometimes you can swim to kite, untangle it and re launch it. For the most part patience and playing with kite is key to relaunch

[@deeearnshaw9551]

So no particular technique then just keep playing. Do you focus on main lines or steering lines or both?

[@OurKiteLife]

It really depends on how the kite is positioned. Unfortunately it's just one of those things - the more experience you have, the easier it gets :D

[@s2oooo]

Hi I've just picked up the crx hydrofoil kit any tips . Top speed very little I formation out there.Have you used the 7/10/13m from the kit. Coming from the naish hover foil xx

[@OurKiteLife]

s2oooo there are three settings for the stabilizer wing. We used 3 degrees with short mast and then 1 degree setting with long mast. We found that you have to put your back foot on top of mast with 3 degrees and in back binding when using 1 degree setting. Also we don't recommend jumping with crx foil as it easily cracks upon landings. We had to repair out from wing already due to cracking from jumping

[@leonoppermann790]

How long should the Extensions be? I got a 12qm Liquid Force Elite

[@OurKiteLife]

where we kite at least 27 meters total line length. 32 Meters is even better, but kite turning becomes slugish.

[@hadrienduzan2447]

Quite good.. long life to (low aspect) foil kite !

[@OurKiteLife]

Thanks!

[@dpwild328]

Nice video. I'm not real sure I understand the mixer test. Would like a more detailed explanation. Nice video over all though, thanks.

[@OurKiteLife]

Thanks! Here's a really good how-to video for the mixer test: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l2eVeKGCjdqXoJo

[@skat84]

Очень классный кайт!!!

[@masonj19]

Thanks I bought a leaf blower haha

[@OurKiteLife]

Haha nice! You won’t regret it 😉

[@robertrecco3191]

My tips for foil kites don’t get one real pain in the ass for $3000 inflatable are made for real life kite boarding

[@davemaurer7341]

I love you! ❤️