Original von Jim B. @ GWTW
The appellation Super Ultralight originally denoted a class of super sized kites that were designed to fly in lighter winds such as the TOTL Windrule or Spectra Sport Reactor Plus. The general wind range was 2-12mph give or take. They were outdoor kites used for competition.
Around the Early- Mid Nineties, more normal = 8ft - "indoor" UL started popping up and that's what they were called by some. The tag SUL seems to have transferred over time to any very lightly <12-13gm sticked kite.
So now you have outdoor competition kites with light frames called SUL even though they need some wind to fly, lumped in with kites like the PBSK VP, or PKC Pro Wren, which fly in basically nothing but; FYI - technically speaking a SUL is any larger kite designed to fly in lighter winds and specifically as part of a larger suite of competition kites.
There was a time when a competition suite might have Three low wind kites:
A micro UL framed in something ridiculously light-7gm or less.
A UL framed as we would understand the term Today ie; 13gm sticks.
A SUL framed in roughly the same 10-13gm sticks as the UL.
It was a fairly short-lived phenomena, supplanted by the more standard sized kites framed in extremely light sticks.
http://www.kites.tug.com/Archi…tralights.n.indoor.flying
Another interesting development out of the SUL was the Super Team Kite like the Total or XTC X10 series. These were slightly downsized to make them a bit handier and extended across the whole range of typical kites in a competition suite. Very impressive to see a large team flying these. Interesting times.
The equivalent today would be something like the Krystal.
That's my take at any rate.
NYC
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