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Buy an Aluula kite. To do or not to do? View 3 pluses and minuses

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After owning several Aluula kites tested over a period of 1,5 years and having sailed with it for a while now, I dare to write this blog. Does it make sense to buy an Aluula kite or not? This blog may be useful to you in your search for an improvement or replacement of your kitesurfing equipment. We'll dive straight into the pluses and minuses below. Not familiar with Aluula? Then you will find it here Aluula composite special.

Buy an Aluula kite. Pros and cons

Plus points of Aluula kites

  • Fewer kites. In the video below you can see me having fun with a Naish Pivot Nvision 9 meter (Aluula kite) with a 134 Naish Drive twintip in about 14 knots of wind and doing quite a few cool tricks. I weigh about 84 kilos. I currently have a 6 and 9 meter with which I can sail all my kitesurfing sessions. From perhaps 13 knots to wind gusts faster than 100 km/h. Common for me is 3 kites. For example a 6, 8 and 10 meter. Or a 7, 9 and 12 meter. So I would dare with at least 1 kite less. That of course puts some pressure on the price, as described in the negatives.
  • Better performances. If you are advanced and are going for more extreme tricks such as a kiteloop, an Aluula kite can boost your performance. Aluula kites often turn faster, climb faster after a run and steer very precisely. Due to speed and low resistance, they also build up more power faster and more than normal kites. Timing and landing a jump becomes easier, especially with a larger size Aluula kite. They also keep the shape perfectly and are so light that they float much better on the wind if you have no power in the kite after a jump or trick. If I put my all into a trick, I can easily pull a traditional kite completely out of the wind when landing. While I sometimes crash the kite, this has never happened to me with an Aluula kite.
  • More fun. As you can see in the video under the circumstances mentioned, I am having a lot of fun. You can see that I am an active kitesurfer and in this session the Naish Pivot Nvision fitted with Aluula fitted very well. It's wonderful what I can do with it and how an Aluula kite supports my active control. I could have kitesurfed with a traditional 9 meter Naish Pivot. Sure! But it would have been just as cool a session for me. Certainly not!

Negative points of Aluula kites

  • Price. Okay, you might be able to do with one less kite as described in the plus points. However, it must be affordable for you and, even if it is affordable, you should in principle be willing to pay around 2.600 euros for a 9 meter kite.
  • Downgrade. If you are not careful with your kites or regularly break your kites and you still like to buy new material regularly, then you will pay a lot in absolute value for an Aluula kite. I notice that I am even more economical on my Aluula kites.
    • Risk of dumping. At the wingfoiling we see the first examples: Aluula wings from A-brands that came onto the market barely a year ago and are sold in the sale with a 50% discount. You can imagine that you will get even less back for your second-hand Aluula kites. You may then depreciate 75% in 1 year. We expect that we will soon see this in kitesurfing as well. Every disadvantage has it's advantage. So you may soon be able to purchase an Aluula kite at a 50% discount.
  • Habituation. Even while striving kitesurf brands To ensure that an Aluula variant of a kite immediately feels familiar and fits as well as possible compared to the non-Aluula variant of the same kite, this is not 100% possible. For example, it really took me a while to get my trust front roll transition kite loop to learn with the Aluula kite. The frame is so stiff and not very elastic that at first I didn't really feel what the kite was doing when I was hanging backwards in the air. So be prepared for this to happen to you too. When jumping like one kite run this habit did not play a role. These were immediately a lot easier with an Aluula kite.

Conclusion whether or not to buy an Aluula kite

Pff, I think a conclusion is daring, but as you know, I always write a conclusion, including this blog. For kitesurfers with an advanced skill level who are also active and ambitious on the water, I would recommend purchasing the largest size in the Aluula variant if budget allows. This size can then be one or two meters smaller than normal, so you may be able to use less kite and thus automatically reduce the costs of the more expensive Aluula kite. Are you a beginner or a regular kiter who enjoys doing his thing on the water? Absolutely great and I wouldn't even recommend an Aluula kite. Read the entire blog again, because I discuss many more elements that may suit your situation. Comments and discussions are also welcome below or via our Facebook page.

Final note. I tested Aluula kites in sizes 9 and 10 meters. I currently also have a 6 meter Aluula kite. As soon as I have tested this properly, I will update this blog.

Comments

3 responses to “Buying an Aluula kite. To do or not to do? Check out 3 pros and cons”

  1. Rolf avatar
    Rolf

    Also consider a kite from the Brainchild factory. They have the performance of Aluula kites for a lot less money. Like the new F-One kite and the Harlem kites. Aluula also has a lot of problems with cracks etc., which is not discussed in this piece. If you are talking about writing off quickly 😉

  2. Odd Gomsrud avatar
    Odd Gomsrud

    Sounds great with Pivot Aluula. I'm looking for replacement of my Slash kite for waves. Would you recommend also Pivot Aluula for waves as some told me it's also perfect for waves ?

    1. thomas avatar
      Thomas

      Hi, the Pivot Nvision Aluula is indeed great for waves too. The kites are very light in the wind, do not drop when completely depowered and going downwind at the same time etc.

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