Gday fellas. recently purchased a 08 9m sport 2. Just got a few questions about it.

As owners would know there are back line trimmers on the bar. The book suggested to have them so the white stitching is in the middle of the adjuster.

However i was out today and the wind was very light. I decided to pull in the adjusters all the way and what a difference it made. Instead of really struggling to get up, i was getting up and in a decent gust i could tack upwind. My question is should i leave the fully adjusted in? In higher winds 20-25 knts will it cause the kite to be too touchy?

Also on the 5th line there are two knots. One closer to the kite and one further from it. What knots give more/less power?

and finally i noticed today on the depower strap there is a red stopper ball. Can this be moved back to the further black tabs to alow more power?

Sorry for all the questions just wanted to know cheers!

thanks PR, I will have to play around with the adjusters abit more i think. I was out in 30 knots the other day and only being a learner i was struggling especially in the surf! But it was awesome fun!

menox said...

thanks PR, I will have to play around with the adjusters abit more i think. I was out in 30 knots the other day and only being a learner i was struggling especially in the surf! But it was awesome fun!

From memory I think you had the front line trim all the way out which was full power? I'm glad I decided to go into the river that day cheers

Hi Menox,

I have found that when the kites are new, the back line adjusters are better to be pulled in all the way to give more feel to the steering. After a few weeks of use, as the front lines stretch to their normal length (an inch or two) the back lines will even up and then the factory setting is about right on. As PR said, by having them pulled all the way in, after the lines have "bedded in", it may start to back stall a little.

I generally adjust the back lines to suit the way the kite flies on the day. Most of our kites have all bedded in so it is pretty easy to just set the back lines to the factory mark. Easing out the lines can give you a bit more range in the top end but I prefer to use the kite trim for that.

The 5th line knot at the end of the line is for normal power, the knot closest to the kite is to increase the steering speed and also depower the kite just a little to give it even more range.

You cannot re3move the red ball to increase the depower of the kite. If it doesn't depower enough as standard you really shouldn't be out. I have held Edges in really crazy wind speeds with only an inch or two of trim. The trimmer has a huge effect on the kite and only a few inches are generally needed to depower the kite sufficiently in the strongest of winds.

Although they are very stable in extremely overpowered conditions, I don't recommend you continue to fly them massively overpowered as they still have a wind range which should be observed. You should always ride within the kites wind range and that goes for all kites, especially as a beginner.

The mod to the Light II's is basically moving the point of leverage closer to the wing tip, thus giving you more leverage. It wont really increase turning speed but does make it easier to turn and slightly lighter on the bar. I tried this mod on the 07 Sports when we first got one and it made little difference.

I hope this helps.

Good winds,

Hello all,
regarding the mod...
I don't think that it will works on a Sport!
If you look at the way the "V" is set up on a light is already toward the rear of the kite.
On a Sport is more in the middle....
But you can try in few second and see how it goes! Just slide the front attachment inside the back so that doesn't dandle around.
All my friends that like to use the kite in waves have the mod on.
It does something specially in big size 14 and 12m.
Bye Jankie