Author Topic: Ocean Rodeo tease wing... Aluula wing imminent!  (Read 2984 times)

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I'm 5'10", 66kg riding:
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Re: Ocean Rodeo tease wing... Aluula wing imminent!
« Reply #1 on: October 21, 2020, 12:26:25 PM »
I've been holding off on a new one because of this. The guy who told me about it, described it as the lightest and most upwind efficient wing he've seen so far... and it is Aluula.
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Re: Ocean Rodeo tease wing... Aluula wing imminent!
« Reply #2 on: October 21, 2020, 02:05:22 PM »
I am looking forward to seeing it in the wild. 

An issue with aluulu in kites is the leading edge is lighter, but the canopy is still same old ripstop.  So it's a partial solution at this point. 

But on a wing,  especially big sizes, the leading edge dominates the materials.  If it is twice the strength for half the weight, that is honestly a game changer!  My 6m ozone leading edge may be a foot thick at the middle ... cut that in half, that should massively improve its capabilities. 


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Re: Ocean Rodeo tease wing... Aluula wing imminent!
« Reply #3 on: October 21, 2020, 02:27:30 PM »
Yes, I'm thinking small diameter, high pressure, stiff  leading edge and strut, made of super lightweight material is absolutely going to be game changing... We'll see in a few months! The countdown is on the Ocean Rodeo website...
I'm 5'10", 66kg riding:
Swift Foil Boards custom 4'10 x 19.5" 35L
Gong Lethal 4'6 65L
Axis ART 799, 899, 1099, HPS 880 US & CS Adv fuse, 85cm mast
Gong Fluid L-S, XXL-S on 85cm and 65cm mast
Takuma RS 5.1, 4.3, 3.5

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Re: Ocean Rodeo tease wing... Aluula wing imminent!
« Reply #4 on: October 22, 2020, 01:25:40 PM »
I finally got to see a Cabrina, I was impressed. The strut can be pumped super stiff, and the leading edge at 6 pounds seems stiffer than my F-ones at 10.
Foote 10'4X34", SIC 17.5 V1 hollow and an EPS one in Hood River. Foote 9'0" x 31", L41 8'8", 18' Speedboard, etc. etc.

 


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