What a fantastic board, guys! I changed my 90l board because the design idea and I am very happy with it. The planing qualitiy is much much better than with my old board. So I can use it on our gusty light wind home lake. Usually the 90l. was "only" my holiday board. I have also ordered a Super K and I can't wait to test it...
Would you recommend any of these for someone looking to get into winging on a lake in light winds (10kts) as it would also give the option to act as a SUP with some pumping on days with little to no wind? Coming from a windsurfing/surfing/skating background, I’m comfortable with my feet on a board and I e-foiled once, but where I am, there will be days with little to no wind. Or would you recommend something like the Super K since technically, I am still a beginner. Also, on your website, I’m not seeing any foils shown for these boards. Thanks for any suggestions.
Hello from Germany, I mainly sail on lakes with small wind waves and weigh 90 kg. I would describe myself as an advanced beginner. I can sail back and forth safely and practice jibing. I use a Saab mid aspect foil with a 1200 front wing. It's always very gusty at our lake and we usually have little wind. I would like to foil from around 10 knots, but I also go out on the water at 30 knots. I find the super k very interesting, but which size would you recommend, 92 l or 104 l? Or is the Drifter 4 the better choice? As I said, I'm getting better every day and don't want to buy anything too big or too small. I look forward to your advice. Aloha from Germany. Peter
Fun board - really enjoyed reviewing this! Really enjoyable to downwind wing in the UK conditions, but also possible to use on windy (+25knots) downwinders in bay run conditions where we have found the benefit of long thin boards is less and some extra width can be super helpful..... gutted we didnt get to SUP surf it as I think that would be a really nice use of a board like this!
I'm 90kg. The 92 Super K is absolutely stunning. The take off is addictive. The touch downs are seamless. I can use small wings with it. It feels like surfing ❤
Are those boards on display the same litres? I don’t understand the comment about the dragonfly 2 being the shortest out of the 3 models when looking at the specs the surf is the shortest per litres. I’m looking at buying one but finding it hard to work out what to get. I’d personally like to see 3 120l models in a row like in your vid above or any chosen litres as long as they are the same 🤙🤙
@@KTFoiling yea I did, at 120L the surf is the shortest model… below that size it changes I purchased a 121 dragonfly 2 I’ll likely end up with a 120L crossing also and sell one of them. 🤙🤙
Hi Gents, nice shape. You talked a bit about the construction. Many the boards are build with 2 Layers of carbon over a EPS core. What is stable for the moment but after a some time the board gets softer. So do you guys build in a sandwich construction ? If yes does it cover also the rails ? Most boards have a hard deck due to the sandwich but soft rails.. Would be cool to get some more infos .. Thanks
stoked you like the shape, thank you. About boards going soft, if you use enough layers of cloth and carbon board wont go soft. None of the Drifter boards have sandwich but do have enough layers to make the boards strong, stiff and be true to original shape. These boars are also molded which will keep these shape even closer to what Keith created. Aloha
Looks awesome. @ 95kg considering a drifter or ginsu @ 70L for all around quiver killer. For myself, I think I like dimensions on the Ginsu- longer narrower in relation to volume it seems. I'm wondering what/how significant positives/compromises/differences are between the 2 with the step? Shape is otherwise the same- yes?
What size board and model are you using now for comparison on size? Ginxu and Drifter are similar but Ginxu will pop up faster when you touch down, one due to the cut the other due to the tail block flat area which is bigger. Drifter 4 has a bit more of a displacement bottom shape where as the ginxu has a double concave bottom shape. Drifter 4 has a bit more forward drive though when getting up and going due to the bottom shape and length though. Both great options, just slight different in dims and feel.
I am a kite foiler and looking for some water time when there is no wind. I am not ready for down winding but I want to learn to foil waves. Would the KT Ginxu Dragonfly Surf Carbon be a good choice. to learn wave foiling? I was thinking of pairing it with a lift 170 High aspect wing.
Yes! Some of the best training to learn how to downwind comes from first learning how to SUP or prone paddle into waves since it gives you a mix between the flatwater paddling, finding stability on the board, and the ability to catch waves out the back before they're even close to breaking.
How's the build quality on these? I had a Quatro Wing Drifter that started cracking everywhere around the sharp edges, I'm assuming quite aggressive sanding made those edges weaker and over time cracked.. I hope they worked on build quality because the shapes look amazing indeed.
Interesting to see what seems like an opportunity to start from scratch go with a separate fuse/foil. Definitely possible to make solid connections, but still interesting, much more so given it’s not some random people making foils.
