Went to the beach today with the hopes of flying my new pulse 12.. Wind 11-12 kts..
Put it up and knew it wasn't enough, but went into the water to try anyways.... No luck... Put it away and pulled out the speed 17..

I have only flown it once before. Launched it and scudded around on the beach for a bit... Not very good scuds, slow turning kite so I didn't think I had a chance of getting going in the water...

Out into the water I go with my slingshot sx 143. Its the biggest board i have... The waves were 2-3 feet... First couple attempts I just slogged like a plow, staying up but couldn't get going.... Then I got a good power dive and up and away.. Once the kite gets moving its like a tractor.. Pull the bar in and out but leave the kite parked....

I could have went forever except for the people in the water... I was even going upwind a little, gradually getting farther from shore....

Made a few long runs both ways, but cannot turn around without falling down.. But i could slog at a snails pace the big kite keeping me up but not enough speed to go...

I didn't think I could get going w/ this kite but I guess that shows what a little effort will get you...

If I had a little bigger board I think it would have been much easier...

When I was on the beach scudding around a little kid asked me if that was a parachute and was I going to fly away with it.... I said I hope not..................

A great afternoon.....

I am so addicted..............

Why am I always the only kiter on the water..... Or land for that matter?????

i was the only kiter out . i am always out so we must not be alone !

great afternoon, ON to the NEXT!

I know that feeling....................congrats and glad to see you got the 12 P2.....................how about that Iron Heart 2 chicken loop

I want one of those on every bar I have......That thing is awesome, simple strong and sandproof.....

Good to hear my evil twin at it again

My sessions on the vanilla Speed 17 have been in that wind range, maybe (probably?) a little more - but I'm on a monster board - 179x49 :D
It really is a park and ride kite and seems very sensitive to trim - you gotta be gentle with it but get it loaded and some speed into it and :wee: I said somewhere else that it really feels like a foil on handles when it's working well - keeping a little tension on all the lines and flying concisely rewards more than just throwing it around the sky willy-nilly. Maybe that's why the pumpy boys don't like them :dunno:

Also - they jump like a mad thing! :karate: I was doing mental pendulum jumps after the wind dropped last thursday, getting lofted way into the air and just gliding on down ... felt like it anyway - probably just more "lame jumps"

yes they are park and ride............................set a hard edge upwind, bar in like an accelerator pedal, and the speed builds and builds and......................send her back hard for nice floaty jumps.................................check your mixer for b -1.5 and c
3.0 cm................make sure you adjust c first.................and a larger door type board is nice too.................................

i wish you would make your way down to surfside so i could test drive the famous FS17.
seem like the ultimate light wind summer machine

a friend of mine told me nash is doing a demo, end of july down here at the levee.