Core Xlite | Light Wind Hydrofoil Kite

Core Kiteboarding made a new single strut Hydrofoil kite. The Xlite. Gear talk on land where we look at the new changes and see what adjustments manufacturers make to make a light kite. Test the 11m kite under 10 knots. Can we foil?

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[daversj]

This thing is light. I flew the 12m. It turns very well and fun to fly, light bar pressure. Felt like my Ozone Reo but lighter. The wing tips flap a lot when you turn it fast, but i guess that was the trade off of less Dacron. The power in a loop is very smooth, not to much. Was impressed with how little wind is needed to fly. I think you could foil in 7mph with this thing unless you are a Lurch. Has absolutely no pop so don’t expect to jump with it. It will reverse launch off the water from face down. It kind of makes a foil kite unnecessary. Large foil kites in super light wind aren’t much fun anyway, turn like crap. And if you dump them you may never get them back up.

[KiteMikePEI]

Great review. Now, I have to ask about the Boarder Collies! Are they yours? At least one seems to be in many of your videos.

[NB-phcv]

i think the small bar is there for a reason, the reaction of the kite is bigger then a normal one, so to reduce the way of overreacting while maneuvering the bar, its like car with more hp having stiffer steering wheel then a lower end hp car. fix me if im wrong

[mikemiller]

New V2 Xlite is out. Just in case you will come back to youtube :)

[adamfulton]

Nice to see some dogs who are relaxed around a flying kite... I got chased 1 km by a dog while I was snow kiting... thing was trying to kill me lol

[justcommenting]

Rider weight? Ah 80kg I see from the link. Thanks.

[NB-phcv]

please do compare it with the new aluula kite from OR and the duotone kite, i rly wanna see that, cause still no one can done it :D

[justinrobinson]

How would you compare it to Airush Ultra or F-One Breeze for light winds?

[janmuller]

Hey thanks! How would you compare it to the airush ultra for low winds (6-7kn)?

[collegepros]

Do you guys prefer using a foil kite when you're foiling, or do you prefer a light weight tube kite? If foil kite, what's your favorite and what size? Thanks!