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Packing The Marabou is like any other single skin kite that has stringers such as the Peak or Shaman. As long as you don't tightly pinch or crease the battens, they will spring back to their original shape just fine. I have had no issues.

This post looks familiar, perhaps I've seeing your similar post in other Marabou videos. You got some personal beef with foil kites? Can't just enjoy UFO?

10m to big... choose 8m I am 90kg and can foil in about 8knts even lower with good techique

Lake McConaughy, Nebraska

It would depend a little on your weight, but for most folks - espieally if you are using it for light wind foiling - Id recommended the 10. Its a little more nimble and will penetrate better upwind as the winds pick up a bit. I honestly haven't tried the 12 yet for lightwind twintipping, but felt like I was getting another knot -maybe two- on the low-end when on foil. The 12 is slower but has grunt in spades. It will top out in speed sooner though.

@@coloradokitesports6671 yeah, I’m in conditions where I will have steady winds at 5-6kts for days at a time. If I can kite in that condition, it would increase my time in the water by 40-50% if I was really so inclined. I realize everyone prefers the smaller kites for (1) wind range and (2) kite performance, but I’m specifically trying to get something to replace what many others in the area will use like 18m+ foil kite and if condition really pick up, I can switch to other kites that handle higher winds better 🤷🏼‍♂️

@@Freebts007 If you are talking about foilboarding - yes you should be able to make that work pretty easily. But for twin-tipping I think you will still be out of luck. Hope that helps.

I think probably 10-12 kts

Yeah, I'll have to wait for someone on the coast to do that - our waves don't get that big out here, lol. With that said, once the trailing edge is completely swamped, its effectively the equivalent to getting washed over. I've been able to launch the kite with it sitting in the water for a couple of minutes, so I think its doable for the wind ranges where you'd typically have waves.

@coloradokitesports6671 if your ever near lake Michigan Sept - October come demo some Gin n I'll bring the waves and hospitality

Thanks Chris! Yeah, works pretty well.

Hey Nick! This is down by Snow Mesa

Red Mountain Pass, near silverton. Amazing area!

No, there is barely any flapping on the Marabou. It definitely helps make it a bit faster than other single skins/hybrids.

@@coloradokitesports6671 yes I saw. I seems like this kite is faster than the hybrid I have but I would have to see them side by side. Hope mine will last 😂

I'm not familiar with that setup, but for reference, a beginner foiler, 180lbs with this being his foil kite was riding in 6-9kts using the Slingshot Hover Glide Space Skate front wing.

Drive it like you stole it.

I ask myself the same question. La Nina weather patterns tend to be bad for snow in a lot of Colorado, but hopefully that will change soon.

Really looking forward to your report on twintipping with the 10! That’s the last piece of the puzzle for me as far as getting a real world report! Really appreciate you posting up your experiences with the Marabou2!

@@jeffschake6801 terrible news - I have to cancel my trip, so won't be able to test the 10m on water; however I have a customer whose been twin-tipping with it and here is some of their feedback (feel free to contact me and I can get you more info): Today I rode at the sandbar off Marblehead (across from Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky Ohio, western end). Anyhow, the base wind was 15 mph-ish with a few gusts rolling in above 20. I rode my 10 M Soul, the 10 M Marabou and my 12 M Flysurfer Speed 4. The winds were stronger in the morning and I was on my 10M Soul. Later in the day I switched to my 12 Speed 4, I had trouble getting upwind but could maintain my line, in the gusts the 12M was just fine. I then put up the 10M Marabou (aka stump puller). No surprise that it turned quicker than the 12, but I was honestly a bit surprised that it pulled harder and I was able to get upwind a bit easier than the 12M. I tried jumping in a few gusts, let's just say chop hopping was easier than sending the kite to jump for me. Oh I almost forgot, I was making the 10M Marabou work when the three other adult kiters were on 14s and 15s and not doing any better or worse than me on the Marabou. I'm 160, the 90 pound 12 year old with us was riding a 10M Razor...Yes pretty happy with the kite for light wind twin tipping!! :-)

In what way are you referring? (fwiw, I haven't ridden the Peak5, only Peak4)

@@coloradokitesports6671 Does it have a lot of depower like the peak 4? thanks

Yes, depower is quite good. It depowers more in the sense that it will sit further to the edge of the wind window and allow you to penetrate upwind better. Because it is cleaner and doesn't flutter as much, it moves faster through the wind window and I might keep a little more power in a surge than a Peak (probably more like the Peak4 than Peak 5), but still dumps power well, and has more of the depower sensation of a single skin kite than a traditional open cell or closed cell twinskin kite. The other thing I've noticed you have most or all of your depower within the bar throw range, although the depower isn't quite as binary as a Peak 4. Overall, very happy w/ the depower of the kite; I had the 4m in some really gusty winds with large power spikes, and it dumped power really well and resisted invert/collapses, even when fully depowered.

Been very interested in real world reviews of this kite. I heard from someone who tested the 10 in Hood River that it had plenty of power to twintip on! I’m looking for a lightwind foil and snowkite option. Please, when you can, test the 10 and comment on its windrange vs the 8. Not sure what the wind was in this test but it looked like that 8 had you cookin’ along just fine!

@@jeffschake6801 I had the 10 m out on snow yesterday in the neighbor's field, and it is impressive. The thing I keep coming back to is just how well the kites do at going upwind versus a normal single skin. The 10 meter has a lot of power and I can tell it's going to be my light wind kite of choice for Mountain snow kiting this winter. They fly much cleaner than previous single skins, and allow you to carry more speed. They are not going to have the real big air boosting power of something like a Gin Spirit or FS soul, but they still have some fun lift. I plan on twin-tipping with them over Christmas and will report back, but for lighter wind snowkiting and foiling, you will not be disappointed. Still got a couple 10's remaining - ping me at coloradokitesports@gmail.com, and I can get you hooked up!

Hi Michael! This would make a great Christmas Gift, for sure! Contact me through info@coloradokitesports.com and we can get you hooked up!

hello @michaelmckelvy9165 - visit my website at coloradokitesports.com or email me at info@coloradokitesports.com for prices and info.

It depends a bit on your weight and normal wind conditions, but the 10m will be better if you normally ride in lighter winds.

There are a lot of factors that go into absolute bottom-end wind range, such as hydrofoil wing size, rider skill, quality of the wind, etc; but if you are really trying to capture the 4 knot range I would be looking at the 10 or the 12. Check out Derek 440's videos - he's been doing a lot more kitefoiling and also probably be able to give you some feedback.

Yes, I think the Marabou would make a good first foil/ single skin. I found the handling to be quite easy and straightforward. Both the 10 and 12m have a lot of power for lightwind kiting/foiling. Let me know if you need one!

Sorry, can you explain when you say, "get stuck happens"? The instinct HB is a really nice kite - very different from Marabou. The Instinct is more focussed on free-race, so is very fast and efficient, with tons of lift and hangtime.

​@@coloradokitesports6671 The blue line stucks into depower system, shows up 3:52 and 3:55 you have released it. Are you going to make a video about Instinct? There are too few videos about it. 😉

Oh I understand now - this is my own home made lightweight bar that I use for snowkiting, but not often. I'm always experimenting with new safety systems 😄

I flew the 8m peak4 briefly a long time ago, but by Recollections I think the Marabou may have a little more power and be a touch more responsive. Obviously a lot less fluttering. I have a buddy who rides the 8 m Peak extensively, and I'm going to try to get him on the Marabou soon for comparison.

And sorry I forgot to mention - that is a home-made bar (but I love it!).

I personally prefer the Pelican for Snowkiting particularly if I am in the mountains or gustier conditions. The 10m Montana is also quite nice although I see the Pelican2 as an improvement on the Montana X (same designer - the Pelican was designed after the Montana) You might enjoy reading my review of the Pelican which you can find here, which compares it to Montana X: www.coloradokitesports.com/review-pelican2.html