I have a couple of sports(9m and 13m), quite happy with them
BUT.......
when i unhook in waves the thing turns like a truck, feels like a piece of crap. whats the go??
Any mods to made maybe. Wake style unhooked- no c-kite but not to bad.

whats the deal

any help greatly appreciated.

cheerd

have to agree with you - rode an 11 the other day in strongish winds
really inconsistent power delivery - when unhooked and heavy steering -
not to mention how complicated the the line set up is - the bridle looks like a xmas tree - hate to see it after it took a wave or 2
no clue on making it fly better - i tried a few different settings
if you want to ride waves - maybe get another kite

brucex said...


not to mention how complicated the the line set up is - the bridle looks like a xmas tree - hate to see it after it took a wave or 2

give it a few tugs, get it into a relaunch state, and relaunch, had mine 3 years and always been able to relauch after a crash in the waves

Hi Dazed321,

I don't know what you are up to because I have no problem with Ozones in the waves (any model).

What I don't understand is why or how you are wave riding on a 13m kite? If the wind is so light that you need a 13m Sport to get going on a surfboard, then it it too light to ride down the line in any case.

The moment you turn down the line on a big kite, your lines will go slack and you definately will have a steering issue, in fact you'll have a "keeping the kite in the air issue".

You need a small kite to ride surf unless it is 'cross off', in which case you won't be unhooking or you'll be pulled out the back of the wave.

If you seriously want to unhook and make the kite turn faster and less prone to stalling in down the line wave riding, I suggest you lengthen out the line adjusters on the back lines and attach the front 5th line position to the knot closest to the kite. This will accomplish what you want, but you still won't be able to ride down the line unhooked, too little wind speed to be sustainable. Wait for 20+ knots and ride your 9m, or better yet, get a Light II 7m.

You need a minimum of 20 knots to effectively be riding downwind down the line in the waves. If you are holding onto a 13m in 20 knots, you'll have bigger problems that lack of turning.

Good luck, I hope this helps,

Hey Darren

you've been in WA too long (taotally spoilt for wind ) most lard arses like me around here don't even own a 9 m as there is hardly ever enough wind and you gotta wave ride with a 11/12/13 .The light is an awesome wave kite in the 12 and will get you out in the light stuff that we seem to get heaps of too (tho I don't unhook ) .

Regards

Lach

Hello Dazed,
the mod for the Light give faster turning while hooked in but make the kite more stally.
doesn't seems to give any advantage when unhook.
Also I'm not sure it will be any good on a Sport, haven't tried.

I wonder who did try your kite and where!
Bye Jankie

kitesurfbali said...

Hello Dazed,
the mod for the Light give faster turning while hooked in but make the kite more stally.
Bye Jankie

Hey Jankie,

What's the mod for the light, I may want to try it on mine?

Thanks mate,
Ian

what bar are you using on each of them?

Corrent me if im wrong i dont have the 9m but the 9m and 7m both use the smaller 55cm bar, and the 13m and 11m use the 65cm bar, they make a different if you swap them around.

I have a 7m lite, 9m sport , and 13m sport 07's
I ride in waves all time, i havent had the need or the urge to ride unhooked at all, ....why bother ? th ekites depower ineough are stable enough to ride hooked in waves...the only time i have unhooked is when hitting a reo, and that is only for a split second just to get the extra "room" by holding onto the chicken loop. then i just hook back in no problem.
i certainly wouldnt ride down the line unhooked ??? why would you ?

For the those people that question unhooked riding????

Do you know how good it feels to SMASH the lip the unhooked( not mention unstrapped)

For those who want a kite to depower when riding a wave(sometimes this is ok, I guess) probably can't surf anway( I'm mean really surf a wave without a kite) because I want power so like i said SMASH the lip twice as hard as I every had surfing, even when the surf is crap...

BUT I GUESS WE ARE ALL DIFFERENT!!!

I'm changing kites ASAP. this ones for the old men

I will give you $5 dollars each for this terrible gear............ and this will take away all your problems.
come on put your kites where your keyboard is

Just to calm everyone down,
I like the OZONE it is super stable, GREAT for jumping (heaps better than the GIN!!!). Good for wake style, kiteloops- like I said no C-kite. But hey I'm no Ruben Lenton. Plus great construction/quality.
The only problem is that for such a good kite it doesn't seem to unhook in the surf. Hence I thought there might be some small mods to be made?? Because I have read in forums of mods been made to lights, that makes it perform better??
And Kitehard the Gin unhooked was sick in the waves and reason the ozones aren't for sale is because I'm not in Oz. But they will be in April when I back there, unless i can sort then out??

sorry for any confusion.

I think i'm just used to c kites.

And i know I not imaging the problems because have spent time in Vietnam with some of the team riders. And it was them that told me to check out the forums for the changes/mods. not many are kiting waves and couldn't help me.

lets just forget about this one then.

Yeah I know a couple of losers on the ozone website, i think ones called twan and the other is some physco called skatoor.

you don't go unhooked in the waves??

how much for the lessons, I'm a cheap ass charlie, remember!

tell the General, i'll be there soon.