Low wind fun ...........it's coming ..............
update 1
Its here ......
A bit used.... may need new depower line ....
First session was unsuccessful ... Wind forecast was showing 8-12mph all day and right after I set up the X19 wind start blowing hard ...... Hope
to get some play time next week ....
Short footage with how that day started ....
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Update 2 4/1/2012
Update !!!!
Finally ..... my first proper session with X19 ....
After arriving at beach I realize that my Big Mama did not come with me .... lol .... 13m Zulu look too weak for current conditions .... and my
friend Jaro pack up his 14m and start setting up S3 19 .....
After few minutes of thinking I set up X19 ....... Launched full depower ( you don't need to pre inflate X19 ) and step into cold water
........
First water start and my eyes got very big !!!! ..... power, power, power ........ Its a train with no brakes ......
That was just unbelievable ..... Thru whole session I have it fully depowered and wind was gusting up to 16mph ...... Offshore wind make me
nerves but from start to the end I have no problem staying upwind and riding side by side with S3....
I use door 150, he's was 160 , I am 196lbs, he is 225, I was fully depowered , he was half way .......
This kite is a monster ..... and I can confirm that it has less de-power on a bar then FS and top end is better on FS...... and when kites is
turning its still generate great amount of power witch make my transitions almost always airborne ....... I need to find proper technique to ride
that monster .......
At the end of session my friend take X19 for a test drive ..... He's hones opinion was that he can't pick a winner ...... because characteristics
are so different ...... As first ..... he say same thing ...... Its a train ..... with limitless power ...... same observation about turning
and transition technique , In he's opinion X19 turns slower , he also say that he was able do jumps and tricks with one hand on a bar when with S3
its harder to do ..... We have some gusty conditions that day and what he did was.... park the kite at 10:30 and let go bar ..... he was able to
keep going with no input to the kite ...... solid study power when S3 is more mushy ..... He is a paraglider and say that X19 is lost that ......
big paraglider ...... At the end there was no winner ..... and we still need to make low end test....
I just want to say ...... Its awesome when you can go and kite when others need to stay home ...... and that was session to remember .....
first time off-shore, first time with X19, first time with that much power that make me edge so hard that I almost lay on water surface ...... and
..... my first proper jump !!!!!........ I am happy !!! very happy x19 owner ......
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Update 3 4/15/2012
Update !!!!
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Another trip to Sandy Hook ....
This time I was planning to teach my brother basics of kiteboarding with Gin Zulu ,,,,,, Forecast was showing 11mph ..... that make it very safe
to start introduction ,,,,
When we arrive at beach .... wind just died .... there was no way to launch LIE ..... I decide to try low end on X19 .....
I have few good runs .... trying to learn how to deal with conditions like this ..... Funny that I could go upwind one way with no problems when
having hard time staying on board going back .... as you will see on video ..... I drop kite few times in water when wind was almost zero .....
but when I feel breeze on my face I could relaunch it easy ...... and then ....... when in middle of the bay ...... wind die ..... kite
collapse and bowtie ...... That was my first time when I have too pack up on water and swim to the shore ....... in Drysuit ,,,,,, crazy .....
I am not riding in those conditions anymore .......
Anyhow ...... when I got home I look at wind alert and see what wind speeds I was riding in ..... below footage that my brother film with his
camera was recorded around 5pm according to camera ... when looking at wind alert data that comes from one of wind meters located 200 feet away that
was me riding in 5-6mph with 150 door ......
2016 Nobile Zen Hydrofoil with Infinity 5.1' splitboard
2019 Nobile 2HD with Ronix One boots
2020 Nobile NHP split foil with Ronix Parks boots
MG Supra ......... pulling KiteTrike
WHAT I RIDE:
Kite Skates, Libre Full Race, GI Conflict 106, OR Mako 140, Spleene Door 159
What I Am In The Market For: Peter Lynn Vapors, Weatherproof Kite Buggy Bag for Libre, PL or Flexi Small Buggy to Tow With, Flexi Pro Link Handles,
Flexi Lines, Flexi Kite Killers
Looks like I am the first lucky owner in US ,,,,,, lol..... If that package ever arrive at my doorsteps ......
X19 + Airush Sector v2 60 ...... imagine possibilities ......
Kamikuza ....... my english is not as good as that one on film ..... sorry....
4-6 knots kiteboard session from real user ..... imagine what you can do on snow .....
2016 Nobile Zen Hydrofoil with Infinity 5.1' splitboard
2019 Nobile 2HD with Ronix One boots
2020 Nobile NHP split foil with Ronix Parks boots
MG Supra ......... pulling KiteTrike
2016 Nobile Zen Hydrofoil with Infinity 5.1' splitboard
2019 Nobile 2HD with Ronix One boots
2020 Nobile NHP split foil with Ronix Parks boots
MG Supra ......... pulling KiteTrike
2016 Nobile Zen Hydrofoil with Infinity 5.1' splitboard
2019 Nobile 2HD with Ronix One boots
2020 Nobile NHP split foil with Ronix Parks boots
MG Supra ......... pulling KiteTrike
2016 Nobile Zen Hydrofoil with Infinity 5.1' splitboard
2019 Nobile 2HD with Ronix One boots
2020 Nobile NHP split foil with Ronix Parks boots
MG Supra ......... pulling KiteTrike
2016 Nobile Zen Hydrofoil with Infinity 5.1' splitboard
2019 Nobile 2HD with Ronix One boots
2020 Nobile NHP split foil with Ronix Parks boots
MG Supra ......... pulling KiteTrike
kober, it is a super hot sexy board. when you get it wired, it WILL help you define FAST. and everything else you ride will seem easy. more wind
will help. keeping pressure in the center of the board to start will help. but a pop start will do a feet in, just have to hit it hard with deep
stroke after you pop to keep moving. keep at it!
Leading edge down and the first thing he does is grab and yank the center lines? Is he TRYING to fill his kite with water? He should have grabbed the
brake lines and pulled on these instead. He would have been back in the air much sooner.
2016 Nobile Zen Hydrofoil with Infinity 5.1' splitboard
2019 Nobile 2HD with Ronix One boots
2020 Nobile NHP split foil with Ronix Parks boots
MG Supra ......... pulling KiteTrike
Originally posted by Kober
.....prove what ??? I miss that ..... Why front lines ????? Really don't want to drop that kite on deep water with low wind ......
Kober,
I apologize if my sarcasm was missed.
If you fly Flysurfers (and this X-19, which is essentially a copy...more or less), you'll quickly learn that when the kite is leading edge down on the
water, you never want to pull the flying lines. If you do this, you will force water into the air valves and will very likely end up with a swim into
shore.
When the kite is in this position, you should immediately pull on the break lines evenly and deeply. This will fly the kite upwards (in "reverse", so
to speak) and will allow you to rotate the kite by letting go of just one of the break lines once the kite is in the air several feet.
If the kite is already sitting on the trailing edge while on the water (of if you happen to get lucky enough in a crash to land trailing edge down ;-)
) you can then pull on the flying lines to take off of the water. There is no danger of getting water in the valves when they are not near the water
when in this position, so pulling the front lines isn't an issue then.
Flysurfer has some good videos demonstrating this narrative on YouTube. Although in hindsight, it's almost a rite of passage to fill up your Flysurfer
with water at least once! Once you mistakenly perform this ritual, you'll do your best never to repeat it.
Finally ..... my first proper session with X19 ....
After arriving at beach I realize that my Big Mama did not come with me .... lol .... 13m Zulu look too weak for current conditions .... and my
friend Jaro pack up his 14m and start setting up S3 19 .....
After few minutes of thinking I set up X19 ....... Launched full depower ( you don't need to pre inflate X19 ) and step into cold water ........
First water start and my eyes got very big !!!! ..... power, power, power ........ Its a train with no brakes ......
That was just unbelievable ..... Thru whole session I have it fully depowered and wind was gusting up to 16mph ...... Offshore wind make me
nerves but from start to the end I have no problem staying upwind and riding side by side with S3....
I use door 150, he's was 160 , I am 196lbs, he is 225, I was fully depowered , he was half way .......
This kite is a monster ..... and I can confirm that it has less de-power on a bar then FS and top end is better on FS...... and when kites is
turning its still generate great amount of power witch make my transitions almost always airborne ....... I need to find proper technique to ride
that monster .......
At the end of session my friend take X19 for a test drive ..... He's hones opinion was that he can't pick a winner ...... because characteristics
are so different ...... As first ..... he say same thing ...... Its a train ..... with limitless power ...... same observation about turning
and transition technique , In he's opinion X19 turns slower , he also say that he was able do jumps and tricks with one hand on a bar when with S3
its harder to do ..... We have some gusty conditions that day and what he did was.... park the kite at 10:30 and let go bar ..... he was able to
keep going with no input to the kite ...... solid study power when S3 is more mushy ..... He is a paraglider and say that X19 is lost that ......
big paraglider ...... At the end there was no winner ..... and we still need to make low end test....
I just want to say ...... Its awesome when you can go and kite when others need to stay home ...... and that was session to remember .....
first time off-shore, first time with X19, first time with that much power that make me edge so hard that I almost lay on water surface ...... and
..... my first proper jump !!!!!........ I am happy !!! very happy x19 owner ......
2016 Nobile Zen Hydrofoil with Infinity 5.1' splitboard
2019 Nobile 2HD with Ronix One boots
2020 Nobile NHP split foil with Ronix Parks boots
MG Supra ......... pulling KiteTrike
Wow...sounds like a great time...glad to hear you enjoyed your X19...gotta say though....if you're not kiting in an enclosed body of water, be very
careful of offshore winds!
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Blade IV 6.5, Nasa Star 3 7.0, PL Vapor 7.8, JoJo RX 8.0 (in route), Flexifoil Blade VIP 8.5, PL Vapor 9.4, Ozone Yakuza 10.0, PL Reactor II 10.8, PL
Vapor 16.1, PL Venom II 13, PL Charger 15, 19, Flysurfer Unity 12, Flysurfer Pulse 2 14, Flysurfer Speed 2 SA 19, Flysurfer Speed 3 21, MBS Comp 95
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2016 Nobile Zen Hydrofoil with Infinity 5.1' splitboard
2019 Nobile 2HD with Ronix One boots
2020 Nobile NHP split foil with Ronix Parks boots
MG Supra ......... pulling KiteTrike
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