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5:35

Packing Up Gin Marabou 2 (or similar Single Skin/foil kite)

2:31

6m Gin Marabou2 - Tree Skiing

2:55

6m Marabou hill climb

1:22

8m Gin Marabou 2: Ride Up Mountains

1:25

4m Gin Marabou 2 Snow Session and Safety Release

4:54

10m Gin Marabou 2 Twin Tip and Foil

No-frills look at some water starts, foiling and twin-tipping with 10m Marabou 2 in ~6-12kt winds, to give some idea how the kite performs in these conditions. I really don't like giving wind speeds for the inland spots where I normally ride as they are wildly variable and the same windspeed can have very different power depending on time-of-day. With that said, there were many times when I was the only kite on the water when I was foilboarding with the 10m, and during my twin-tip session I was keeping up nicely with some other 15m kites on the water.
00:00 Foil Start
00:17 Twin tip Start ~ 10kts
01:06 Foiling ~8kts
01:44 Foiling Starts ~6-7 kts?
02:06 Foiling Start ~5-6 kts

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5:35

Gin Marabou 2 Water Relaunch

Просмотров 1,4 тыс.Год назад

Here's a look at the relaunch ability of the 10m Gin Marabou 2 in winds ranging from ~6kts - 10 kts. I go through a couple different scenarios, ending with the kite landing Trailing Edge down in what I believe was less than 6kts - at which point I was not able to get to unstick from the water. It felt like ~6kts was about the limit for worst-case scenarios. With that said - above 10kts the rela...

Packing Up Gin Marabou 2 (or similar Single Skin/foil kite)

2:31

Packing Up Gin Marabou 2 (or similar Single Skin/foil kite)

Просмотров 1,5 тыс.Год назад

There's lots of methods out there for packing up your foil kite; I find this method of rolling the tips together and then throwing the bridles/pulleys across the center, towards the end of the folding, works well to keep everything clean and tangle-free for the next time you pull it out of the bag. As long as you are doing gentle rolls/folds and not forcing sharp creases, you really do not have...

2:55

6m Gin Marabou2 - Tree Skiing

Просмотров 246Год назад

Really fun session on the 6m Gin Marabou where winds were consistently blowing in the 20kt range - that combined with endless firm ballroom powder allowed us to keep the pedal down and roll the dice through some treed sections. My buddy's GPS showed he put on over 50 miles in 3 hours, a pretty solid pace. Needless to say our legs were smoked by the end of the day. Such a good time.

1:22

6m Marabou hill climb

Просмотров 136Год назад

Fun day doing some hill climbing with the 6m Gin Marabou 2. I love how quick the kite is and you can really carry a lot of speed with it on the down hills. This particular day winds were in the high teens lower down down probably maxing out under 30mph at the top and in the gusts. I felt like I still had a lot of top end left on the 6m - I think you'd rarely need a smaller size than the 6m for ...

1:25

8m Gin Marabou 2: Ride Up Mountains

Просмотров 509Год назад

Really fell in love with the 8m Gin Marabou 2 on a recent excursion into the mountains. I love the speed and gruntiness of the kite for looping up mountains, but it also depowers well making for really quick descents that don't feel like they are dragging you downwind. It also has a really fun lift and pop profile. Overall just a great, great size with a ton of wind range. For me at 195 lbs, I ...

4m Gin Marabou 2 Snow Session and Safety Release

4:54

4m Gin Marabou 2 Snow Session and Safety Release

Просмотров 542Год назад

Here's a look at the 4m Gin Marabou on snow - a little bit of everything from kiteskiing to kite sledding (1:28),and a look at how the kite flags out in higher winds (2:50), as well as my standard packup procedure (3:20). I'd say winds were in the 20's (mph). I kept some footage of a collapse in there at :48 (this was in the wind shadow of a large nearby tree), to kind of show the behavior of t...

3:11

10m Gin Marabou 2 Snowkiting

Просмотров 510Год назад

Got to take the 8 and 10m Marabou out in some freezing fog - snow was great, but visibility left a little to be desired. With that said, it was a nice test in some legitimate snow conditions. Winds were 10-12 kts. 8m was a little underpowered, but the 10m was definitely in its element. Great power and nice float off of rollers. I found I could bleed off speed nicely and edge upwind well when I ...

2:44

8m Gin Marabou 2 on Snow(?)

Просмотров 840Год назад

I wouldn't call it the best snow ever, but it was fun! The Marabou2 is going to be an exceptional snowkite. Biggest things to stick out are how smooth the kite is with no sense of fluttering, typical singleskin stability and ease-of-use, but also SPEED. And efficiency. This particular spot sits right at the base of some mountains, so tends to have really gusty winds and is a great place to test...

5:28

Gin Marabou 2 vs Single Skin

Просмотров 2,2 тыс.Год назад

Join me and my friend waxing philosophic about various kites, with his first impressions of the Gin Marabou 2. He spends the majority of the winter flying single skins (Peak 4's and Gin Shaman). We talk a little bit about his 1st impressions, as well as conduct a some side-by-side ballet of the 8m Peak 4 and Marabou. 2:00 8m's side-by-side 3:17 10m review

2:31

Gin Marabou 2 in Gusty Conditions

Просмотров 1 тыс.Год назад

A look at the 4m Marabou 2 in gusty conditions. This particular wind direction has the winds coming over a nearby treeline, so its notoriously blustery and rotoring - great conditions for checking the stability of the kite. Something I always look for too is when a collapse does occur (which ultimately will happen in the mountains, no matter what kite you're on), how easily and safely does it r...

4:26

4m Gin Marabou 2 First Impressions

Просмотров 1,1 тыс.Год назад

Available at coloradokitesports.com. Quicklook at 4m Gin Marabou2. First impressions: its snappy! Very quick with a nice power spike; turns on a dime. Think this is gonna be a really great kite for kite foilers and lighter riders in medium to stronger winds.

3:27

8m Gin Marabou 2 - First Impressions

Просмотров 1,4 тыс.Год назад

Available at coloradokitesports.com. Quicklook and First Impressions of the 8m Gin Marabou 2 in some lighter, inconsistent winds. The 8m stands out as having a great combination of speed, power and snappy turn - I think it is going to be a highly versatile size both on water and snow. Looking forward to getting this beautiful beast into the mountains for some snowkiting, hopefully soon.

8:26

Gin Marabou 2 Hybrid Singleskin Kite

Просмотров 2 тыс.Год назад

Available now at coloradokitesports.com. Quick walk-around the long-awaited Gin Marabou V2. The Marabou2 is Gin's completely redesigned hybrid singleskin kite that offers performance approaching an LEI with all stability and light weight benefits of a singleskin.

15:02

Gin Spirit vs Little Cloud Pelican

Просмотров 1,3 тыс.2 года назад

Side-by-side comparison of 12m Spirit and 13m Pelican. I've had quite a few folks ask what the differences are between these two kites, and after spending quite a bit of time on both, I thought I'd share my observations. Two great kites that in my view have pretty different design goals. The Spirit is a Big-Air Machine, while the Pelican places more emphasis on backcountry/mountain riding acces...