New KT toys dropping!
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Re: New KT toys dropping!
Lots of good info in that video and those masts look interesting with a super short chord. What is the best length for parawing only, 77 seems a bit short and 85 a bit long?
Too bad they didn't release a titanium fuse.
It will be interesting to see how the stiffness compares to the Armstrong PM for a portly person like yourself:
Armstrong Performance Mk II 865 mm
Chord: 114 mm
Thickness: 13.8 mm
$2379
Armstrong PMX 865 mm
Chord: 106 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
$3329
KT Apex 850 mm
Chord: Top 118.2 mm, Bottom 98.5 mm
Thickness: Top 14.1 mm, Bottom 13.2 mm
$2700
Too bad they didn't release a titanium fuse.
It will be interesting to see how the stiffness compares to the Armstrong PM for a portly person like yourself:
Armstrong Performance Mk II 865 mm
Chord: 114 mm
Thickness: 13.8 mm
$2379
Armstrong PMX 865 mm
Chord: 106 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
$3329
KT Apex 850 mm
Chord: Top 118.2 mm, Bottom 98.5 mm
Thickness: Top 14.1 mm, Bottom 13.2 mm
$2700
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Re: New KT toys dropping!
I think 85 cm mast is fine for para. 77cm is too, but more care on avoiding breaching is needed. 77cm is super reactive and surfy though. Narrower chords will really help with yawing the foils (especially the big ones). Titanium fuse would be cool but aluminum is still super rigid and works well. They'll likely offer different fuses in the future.
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Re: New KT toys dropping!
those costs are insanebwd wrote: Thu May 21, 2026 11:23 am Lots of good info in that video and those masts look interesting with a super short chord. What is the best length for parawing only, 77 seems a bit short and 85 a bit long?
Too bad they didn't release a titanium fuse.
It will be interesting to see how the stiffness compares to the Armstrong PM for a portly person like yourself:
Armstrong Performance Mk II 865 mm
Chord: 114 mm
Thickness: 13.8 mm
$2379
Armstrong PMX 865 mm
Chord: 106 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
$3329
KT Apex 850 mm
Chord: Top 118.2 mm, Bottom 98.5 mm
Thickness: Top 14.1 mm, Bottom 13.2 mm
$2700
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Vancouver Island Windsports
Chinook /Takuma /KA Australia (Tribal) /Aztron
You're either in or in the way....
Doing things the hard way since 1963....
