ben heel benieuwd hoe zoiets zal varen.

Alleen jammer at die zo zwaar is.

Ziet er wel gaaf uit

voor wat zijn die dingen aan de onderkant?

:)

testverslag

Conditions- 8-12 knots. Kite: FS Titan 18.5 self launched from boat. Rider weight = 80 kg. At first it feels like a regular board but a bit slow; then as the kite gains a little speed and a little more lift you feel an immediate surge of speed as the foils start flying. If you don't have your weight balanced correctly it's easy to get pulled into a broad reach and then your speed really increases, especially if the kite is at about 11 o'clock because it's also helping the foils get the board off the water. First of all it's a strange feeling not having the chop under your feet but it all feels controllable. It doesn't seem as easy to dig the tail in and stop but that could be a matter of foil placement. Upwind performance was fantastic; like a train once you got a bit of speed going and not hard at all to hold an edge. I didn't attempt any serious jumps but a few wave hops and there's no problem getting the foils out of the water. During the entire 2 hours, except for the hops, the tail never rose above the surface which was what I wanted and expected. Still, there's almost no spray. In a strong gust when I was on a broad reach my speed got very high and I think I detected a little porpoising of the front foil. I don't know if the air chair type foils are like this but when you are going a little downwind with the kite at say 11 o'clock with a good amount of speed and you get a gust, you can't let the board slide out and it's easy to get pulled over. Maybe with more experience that won't be a problem. Jibing is a cinch, didn't try any carving jibes though, maybe next time. I rode it both bi-directional and directional and you definitely notice a difference in the effectiveness of one direction over the other (good sign no doubt), however, not as much as I expected which leads me to believe that symmetrical shaped foils with a flat bottom might work fairly well allowing for a true bi-directional foil board. I wear a reel leash because it's only me and the big blue sea out there; after you fall, if the board is upside down in the water and you're getting towed, it becomes a giant bottom seeking lure because the foils work in the opposite direction; not something you'd want if the kite is launching in the middle of the power zone. Overall, definitely a new sensation and fun and terrific to have it work so well having been made in the "Garden Shed" as sq64764 put it but SO FAR I think I still prefer the feel and size and sportiness of a nice small board. Still, given that I had never made one before and how well it worked I'm sure there's a lot of room for improvement and no reason why anyone with the slightest inclination to make one should not do so. So go make one today!!!!! Or wait until one of the kiteboard conglomerates to do it for you. Know of a good patent lawyer anybody? Catpaul, what do you think of this hydrofoil, having worked in the field?

Sorry, no photos or video of 2 hour test, only kiter on island where I live. No boats. All the nubbies at work. Will work on it. howe at starband dot net

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