i finally got my hands on a slingshot ufo it's been hard to get hold of these because they keep
selling out in this video i'm going to see what all the hype is about this completely
strutless kite let's go the first thing you'll notice about this kite is how
small the bag is it's literally half the size of a normal kite bag
the reason you can pack it down so small is because there's no struts to take up the space
just looks weird there's no middle strap nothing no struts the ufo comes in sizes three
five seven and nine and is specifically designed by slingshot to be the ultimate foil kite the kite
is incredibly lightweight it's actually one of the lightest kites on the market this massively
increases the performance when hydrofoiling as it makes it more efficient it also very rarely falls
out the sky when it's at the edge of the window in light wind and this is a game changer when foiling
wow first impressions are it's so maneuverable it turns on a dime very forward flying tons of
de power but also tons of power as well like lots of sheet and go power i think the lightweight
canopy makes a huge difference in performance in light airs let's try it out
the ufo is my new favorite foiling kite it's so impressive yeah how good it is in light wind
having no struts and it being super lightweight just makes it fly so well you know occasionally
in light wind when the kite kind of falls out the sky and it wants to kind of fall into the water
just because the sheer weight of the kite and the wind's not holding up the fabric where this kite
is so light that never happens you never worry about crashing the kite in light wind because
everybody does it once you you kite really far out in marginal wind crash a kite and then you
can't relaunch but this is just way less chance of that happening yes if you do crash it you know
you're at risk of not being able to relaunch it because it doesn't have that center strut
however there's way less chance of that happening and i'd way rather have a strutless kite
um than yeah a kite with a strut so i could potentially launch it better because
there's much less chance of crashing it super maneuverable turns on a dime drifts really well
i don't know what else to say it's just so good i was on a seven meter today and it's about 10 knots
i was it was wind against tide which makes it really really good uh foiling here but yeah
it is insane that thing i'm also really impressed with the dwarf craft as well
it's very similar to the micro i had before but a bit smaller a bit wider really nice big eva
deck pad that was super grippy and nice to stand on and even with boots as well so
overall super stoked on my new setup oh also i better mention the sentry bar as well
having that pu coated center line um it's just a super nice bar so i'm really stoked on all
my gear at the moment but yeah thanks a lot for watching if you enjoyed the video please subscribe
big up to dave for helping me film some drone clips and i'll see in the next video peace out