South Africa indeed although the mountain does look a little bit like Le morne at first glance.

Sounds like it’s stalling in the sky, but it’s weird to hear that the sheeting out of the bar doesn’t help much. If it’s the stalling it should help if you connect the steering line to the lowest knot and try to depower the kite a bit. I have a video “trim your kite to perfection” on my channel. Over there you can see how to trim the kite before going out for a session. Other than a stalling kite I don’t really know what could be wrong.

​@stevenakkersdijk Thanks a lot for the answer, and yes, stalling was the issue. I saw the video of kite college where he encouraged to fly the kite even further back and then do the heli loop and that did the trick. Thanks a lot for your advice and the videos, they help a lot! I did my first heli loops 🎉​@@stevenakkersdijk

Please do!

You could take the hand that loops the kite off the bar, move your hands towards the middle of the bar and another option would be to actively think to steer the kite in the opposite side of the loop.

There is a lot of information in there for sure. Feel free to look back any time 😉

Ook een mooie om te doen bij de fishermans huts, zal alleen iets lastiger zijn omdat je niet richting de wind kan rennen 😅

Shame to hear that, maybe you can plan to learn in a different country when you go on vacation?

Thanks!

It's a couple of spots together, but most ig this video is filmed at Langebaan in South Africa. It's a private property

And now they even help to propel ships 😉

Thanks!

Great Choice!

@@stevenakkersdijk and now probably keep my 13.5m xr8 aswell after what we talked about

Ga er waarschijnlijk deze winter mee bezig in Kaapstad

You're not the only one 😉 Glad to hear that the video helped and have fun applying it on the water!

I can't really answer this question for you as it really depends on how far your friends dad is with his boards. If it's a custom board you're maybe able to give it a test ride. Board design isn't easy and there is a lot of trial and error in the design process. The big brands have gone through this and their products will be tried and tested, this might not be the case for your custom carbon boards. In the end the shape is still more important than the materials used.

For sure an amazing kite!

I understand what you're talking about, as a biker myself I also see this big price ranges of very similar products that have different specifications. I do enjoy that brands give the option to buy something that's high performance and basically a competition model, albeit with a hefty price tag. Looking at the general market there are kites available at many different price ranges, with some brands it's even possible to buy a "1 year old" model at 40% discount, which I find pretty crazy and similar to the biking industry at the moment.

​@@stevenakkersdijk I can see why with the business model adapting to the addressable market size and segments but yeah - coming up near 4000 for a kite and the special matching bar for people working jobs and paying taxes is beyond!

@@huzcer Totally agree that prices are going wild and in all direction, where they used to be more stable across the brands. For most people the performance benefit won't be worth double the amount of money that you pay for a dacron model and that's totally understandable, luckily there are plenty dacron models to choose from that offer amazing value for money. I'm just stoked to see this kite on the market as it does provide a unique performance aspect that I haven't found in a dacron model. Don't you think it's nice to have the option to buy this kite rather than it being reserved for team riders and not available for the general public? Basically you're able to buy an ultra high performance race / competition machine, in many markets this will cost more than double the price of your consumer product. (think: cars, bikes etc.)

@@stevenakkersdijk have you tried an evo sls? xD

@@Plutoniummatt I have tried a regular Evo, not the sls or dlab version.

Me too 😉

The Nexus provides more depower so it's easier to switch the kite off when you're riding the wave. I think that's the main benefit of the Nexus, but I still need to fly the PACE in the waves which I haven't been able to do yet. The Pace is a little bit heavier than the Evo Dlab, Get high with mike actually has a very nice weight comparison in his video. In real life I think this makes about a knot difference in the ability to fly in low winds. Not sure where you usually ride, but I think I would rather go for 8m XR, 9/10m Pace and a 12m Pace this will basically be my setup as well. 8m XR and 9m Pace will have a similar amount of power, but both have their own way of riding on the twintip which can be interesting.

That's a very good question! I haven't crashed the Pace yet in light wind, so I honestly don't know (this is something I'll include for future tests) I imagine it relaunches fairly easily due to the swept wingtips and light weight. Unfortunately I'll only be able to take my setup out for a foil session toward the end of July, otherwise I could have tested it for you. I'll be taking the Pace with for foiling and twintipping on my next trip.

@@stevenakkersdijk Perfect. I'll look forward to hear more about it.

I think the vortex has more arc and a higher aspect ratio, so I imagine they'll be quite different.

Hey Peter, this is a very good question and my best suggestion would be to have a look at the little number written next to the the inflate valve of your kite. Generally I stick to this number unless I know I'll be putting the kite through a lot more stress (for instance when taking a 9m in 35-40 knots). In those cases I might add 1-2 PSI on top, this is also very size and ktie specific. Follow the recommended pressure and when you find the kite behaves weird you can add a bit extra.

Hey Jorge, thanks for your comment. The 3 strut vs 5 strut is a very interesting talk, but there are soo many points that affect which is better and for what and then there is personal opinion that might differ as well. Below is my view on it: In the light winds the 3 strut kite will "fly" earlier as it's lighter, but this doesn't mean you'll be able to ride it as it might not provide the power needed to get you going on a twintip. When riding a foil it's a huge help to have the lighter 3 strut kite as you can ride it almost instantly when the kite is able to fly and stay in the sky. To my opinion the shape of the 5 strut XR creates more power and therefor it allows you to ride with lighter winds providing a better low end on a twintip (this does not apply to the foil) When it comes to stability in strong winds both these kites are great, one has 5 struts and the other has a fixed bridle to keep the arc in check. For me the choice of the XR over the pace in sizes below the 9m, purely is in the power that the XR provides and the easier landings that come with a slightly slower flying and moving kite. Mike has a great video by the way, loads of info in there.

@@stevenakkersdijk Hi Steven. Thanks for your reply and personal opinion. We all have different experiences (yours for sure better, due to your higher level) and it is always enriching to know about others findings. Even if my personal experience gives me a different one, at least with kites of other brands. And I have a XR7 10m, which I’m selling because I found it tremendously slow and not at all good at lighter winds (when compared to other 3-strut 9-10m kites I have). Note: I refer to twintip riding

I think everyone's experience is unique and there are a lot of kites out there on the market which makes each case very different. Happy to hear you're finding your way through it and you must do what feels right for you. 🤙

⁠@@JorgeEgrejasFranciscoxr8 and xr pro significantly faster than xr7, it’s almost like they have jumped 2 or 3 generations of kites not just one, I had an xr8 9m, at moment 8 and 10m xr pro, the 10m xr pro is faster than a 9m xr8, can’t wait to get my 10m pace

@@vikingh3008 Thank you for your comments. That’s what I thought could happen. I have Aluula original kites from Ocean Rodeo and they are really fast when compared to other kites, like the XR7 I mentioned. And also the Duotone Penta TX Neo SLS I have. Now that all brands are making kites with Aluula things are more even… and expensive.

There is a very big safety concern behind this and it's also one of the reasons why CORE hasn't released any fixed bridle kites in the last years. The Sensor 3 bar doesn not provide enough difference in power line lenght upon release to fully flag out a fixed bridle kite (PACE). The pulleys on previous kites help in this regard and allow the kite to flag out. So even when testing this kite with the sensor 3 bar, it will work completely fine, but in that rare case that you want to release... the kite is very likely to continue pulling and might even go in to some kind of loop. Therefor I highly recommend to fly it only on the Sensor 4 bar.

How's that?

Looks waaaay too easy 😅

That's not an easy one 😅 I have done the switch from 9 tot 12 plenty of times and it's manageable if you're not stuck on one style of riding. The switch to a 13,5 is possible, but I don't think it will be very pleasant. Ask yourself the question: would you rather ride a bit earlier in the light winds or work a bit more in the light winds and have more fun when the wind picks up. (this will depend on the average wind at your spot.) I would say that the power of a 12m nexus is comparable to an 11 XR in the low end, but you'll also be able to hold the nexus down for longer when the wind picks up.

​@@stevenakkersdijkThanks heaps!!!

​@stevenakkersdijk sorry can I ask you one more question? So I just want to make sure I understand you correctly. So if you have to have only 2 Nexus kites to your disposal. Would you then go 9m+ 12m? Opposed to 9m+ 13,5m as the gap between the 9+ 13.5m might be to big? Thanks for your reply to my previous message!! Keep up the awesome work!! Loving the content!!😊

@@martinvanniekerk6737 When I only have 2 kites to my disposal I would prefer the 9m and 12m as the gap is less big. Of course the 13.5 will have slightly more pull and start a bit earlier, but there will be a wind speed where you're very powered on the 13.5 and it's light on the 9m. Of course you can cover this by changing riding style or maybe grabbing a surfboard. Both options will work ok, but personally I prefer to have the smaller gap and give up on 2 knots of low end.

I'm very curious which "idea" you're talking about because I can't recall a moment like this from my video. The Duotone Evo Dlab has been out there for a while and it's and amazing kite, so of course other brands take that as an example and try to make their own version. I'm super excited that CORE now has a similar kite in their range, but we had to change the safety release on our bar to make it compatible with a fixed bridle that we found to provide slightly more performance for this model.

@@stevenakkersdijk 3 strut performance kite. I'm happy that core has made one I hope others make some also the more there is the better they will become the more choice kiters have the cheaper it becomes we all win

@@rationalthinker9181 More kites = more competition = better R&D I'm also excited to see what all this brings.

I don’t really do any cross brand reviews, but one of the bigger kite shops might do a review like that

​@@stevenakkersdijkpodrías aconsejarme? Estoy en duda entre un xr8 de 12m y un Rebel sls 2024. Más que nada cual te párese que sea de mejor calidad?

It’s a very similar shape indeed.

Thanks Holger! I’m also very stoked with the outcome of this team effort. I can totally imagine what you’re talking about, these kites are getting in a different price range.

Best to contact one of the shops close to your spot. If you live in or near Germany corekites has demo days over there

Good choice! you'll love it!

Well done mate, you got some sick shots in the release video!

Easier said than done for some I guess 🙈

I saw that, sending it!

Thanks! Hope you get to try it yourself very soon.

Nice Evo Dlab 😏

@@stevenakkersdijk That would be a dream!

Glad you liked it!

Yew!

Stoked to hear that you're enjoying the Nexus so much! It is very true that the Nexus rides 1 or 2 sizes smaller when it comes to the power of the kite. Not sure what you're best option is here as it depends a bit on your budget. You could add a 13.5 XR for the low end. Another option would be to switch out the 9 and 7 for a 10 and 8. These would fit better in the range.

It is, just pull one side of the bar really hard 😜

Thanks!

I feel like I lost it soo much 🙈 Haven't been doing much strapless freestyle lately.

Glad to hear you're enjoying the video. I can totally imagine it's scary to get it started in the beginning, I was as well. I think you placed the reply under the wrong video though, as this is the riding blind video 😉 Guess that started on auto play 😂

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Thanks, in the end it's one big dance

🤣 My left pinky doesn't always play along, especially when it's cold it like to do it's own thing 🙈

The earlier you loop it the more power and pull the kite will generate. On smaller kites you want to loop it late, otherwise they shoot straight through the power zone, where the bigger kites can be looped a bit earlier as they take longer to get around. The main goal is to have the kite loop on the side of the wind window. Good luck!