I have been kitefoiling for quite some time. I do other foiling sports too (wing, dw, etc). But I do love kitefoiling for the relaxed day with very little wind. No jumping, just carving, freeriding, some small speedruns, and some small wave riding when conditions are good.
I have been kitefoiling on my old and trusty yellow Shinn kitefoil setup. But looking to consolidate gear and get some smaller front wing for my existing Axis setup to kitesurf on.
What I am confused with is if to go for high aspect or moderate aspect front wing. So HPS, Spitfire, or perhaps something like Surge.
From what I found out, a small HPS wing would be the most similar to what I am riding on now. But I do wonder if not to go for something that is of higher aspect ratio. Will the difference be very much noticable? I do like the idea of being able to pump the foil in certain situations.
Anyone kitefoils on HA front wing?
hi Greg,
they all work... I have moved from BSC, to HPS, then Art V1 and am now on the Spitfire. When the buzz of the Surge abates, I'll move again. I also prefer a large HA front foil and small kite combination.
I think the kite matters more that the foil and use a 9m single strut then a 4m Gin hybrid when the white caps arrive. The parawing or DW SUP with paddle is what I'll use when there are proper bumps to ride (am currently at kook level).
Have also found that 80cm mast is a little short for my kiting and that carbon is stiffer than red aluminum. I also run a longer fuselage.
hope that helps and encourages discussion
I was like Nathan but got off the Axis train at the Art station. By the axis train I mean continually buying the latest and greatest, and the new fuses and tails to make it work. It's endless as Adrian is a design machine pumping out new wings and is backed by a very talented hype crew making them sound a million times better than the previous design.
For me HPS was better than Art V1 - I found the HA foils have unnecessarily high take off and stall speed for my riding style, and the trade off of glide wasn't required given we have kite power on tap.
I did the small kite thing with all the 3m, 4m, 5m, 6m peak 4s and clouds etc but now ride a 9m single strut 90% of the time too, at over 100kgs.
I replaced axis with a Triton T1 - the last foil I've bought and will buy (for kiting) until they make a T2. Which I will buy on day one.
T1 is like a german Shepard - not the best at anything but 2nd best at everything. I was riding with an Art 880 kite foiler and could match his pace*, turn tighter, take off earlier and ride way slower without stalling, and all without a sword under me. And riding something that felt alive and not on rails.
www.tritonfoils.com/t1.html
*Your results may vary, T1 claims 25kts top speed and I feel just under that is achievable, it's as fast as I like to go anyway.
