FEEDBACK: KITE UNIK 7M

Feedback from Tom, GONG Ambassador in the US who chose the Unik for his kite foil sessions near San Francisco.

“I have owned various sizes of the GONG Strutless V1, V2 and V3 as well as the 1st generation Unik 5.2 and Unik 6.8. The following is relative to kitefoiling. The Unik 7.0 is by far the best of all the GONG kites I have flown. Compared to the Unik 6.8, the Unik 7.0 has a considerably better low end and the downloops are a bit better.

When I lay the Unik 6.8 on top of the Unik 7.0, the most noticeable difference is the tips/ears of the 7.0 Unik are much more rounded. Also, the inflate valve is different for the Unik 7.0 and there the markings on the canopy indicating the size are more discreet. As mentioned above, I have previously owned a number of GONG Strutless kites as well as have had access to numerous kites of other brands.

For me, the GONG Uniks are by far easier to foil on than any of the numerous GONG Strutless or other brands that I have flown. Using a Bar with 25m Liros DC-PRO SK99 lines with both kites tuned for wave, I compared the Unik 7.0 and a kite of another well known brand.

Well, the major difference being that the Unik 7.0 has a bit more power than this other kite. I don’t notice any appreciable difference between flying the Unik 7.0 with a High-Y or a Low-Y bar. Finally, I find the Unik 7.0 (as well as all other kites) perform noticeably better with Liros DC-PRO SK99 lines than with ordinary kite lines.”