No two kites have the same turning ability whether
It be a Bow, C or foil, unless it’s
the same Brand and model and even then the tuning of the lines and bar plays
a factor so the turning comparison isn’t
a good aspect to look at when comparing the 2 type of
kites cause not all 16m C kites turn faster than a
16m Bow and the ones that are
faster than the Bow,by how much? Is it going to
affect your riding by any? Speaking bout riding, your style
plays into it too, my riding style is more fast, high and reckless
the turning speed of the Bow hasn’t affected that negatively, infact
it makes me more of a liability on the water and on land and
I love every bit of that feeling.
Now a 12m or 16m C kite(16m is out of the question if you’re 160
in 20k wind)
, a gust comes and you find yourself hurdling down wind
like a bat out of hell, pulling down on the trim trying to slow down and
hanging on for dear life trying to get your kite to 12o clock and
hoping your board don’t get caught in a chop, when it does hit one
you’re body skiing down wind until you can get
your kite to 12 o clock, where is your board, 50 to 100 meters
up wind, where am I, on my 16m Bow getting your board and bring it to you
:-) :-).Walking and launching on the beach in high winds with a C kite
is a danger and the danger doubles on Goodmans bay or Go slow.
But to be honest, I’m not a big fan of the 12m whether it be a Bow or
C. Think bout it Balloon B, have you ever seen me fly a 12m? :-) the
Last time I was on one
was on Marks 12 bow and I didn’t have the 16m Bow
I had the 15m C and the wind was to strong for that (gusting over 20k)
I’m going to get a 12m though,eventually!
P.S Hey! Mocean, this is why I like the different opinion, to have discussion like
this one… Balloon boy! round 3:-). Anyone else want to get some of this
Huh! Huh!
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