Just shredded my brand new 9m Rev2. Tree ate it. Three major leading edge to rear edge rips plus a few minor tears for variety. before all that i managed to step on a stingray or somethign in Pittwater that is now giving me serious grief.

Anyway... i need a good repair job. Not overly fussed about look, just want it seriously air worthy. Anyone on Northern beaches area you'd recommend??

As a beginner, i was enjoying those serious gusts, just a bit too slow with the emergnecy release reflex.

Yep. Right off the golf course, not much leeway with those trees on the shoreline in an onshore wind. Only me and a Norwegian out. He was getting some awesome jumps, has done a lot of snow kiting back in Norway

gordknot said...

Just shredded my brand new 9m Rev2. Tree ate it. Three major leading edge to rear edge rips plus a few minor tears for variety. before all that i managed to step on a stingray or somethign in Pittwater that is now giving me serious grief.

Anyway... i need a good repair job. Not overly fussed about look, just want it seriously air worthy. Anyone on Northern beaches area you'd recommend??

As a beginner, i was enjoying those serious gusts, just a bit too slow with the emergnecy release reflex.

Call Glen Salmon-lives in Avalon-a very good kiter and a professional sail maker by trade-VERY VERY good at what he does-very reasonable and a great guy (one of my best mates-so biased)-0403 913 688.

Tell him Matt sent you.

Thanks Matt. Will give him a call. Was pretty sketchy, but too good an opportunity it miss. Woulda been ok if i'd had my emergency release reflex tuned- miss grabbed when it got critical. I'll stitch this one up and get back back into it

chinookings said...

Thanks Matt I'll pay you later!

I'm sure I owe you!
I just wanted to put that bloke on the right track-good for people to know there's a bloody good kite repairer on the N side.

sorry but it funny,i shreaded my branew 09 9m fuel at avalon vic.
anyway shes all fix good as new

Yeah post a pic or it never happened

gordknot said...

Gotta post my thanks. Glen did a brilliant job on a badly shredded brand new kite. Was ready in a couple of days and very good price. Would recommend him to anyone

To follow up, as Glen's self appointed salesman-he also does very good board repairs-can do surfboards, kiteboards, windsurfers and SUPs-think he prefers kites and windsurfer/boat sails-but he can do pretty much anything (repairing a Naish SUP with cracked deck for me now).

I need some kickbacks.......

gotta love the colour matching.
nice one.

gordknot said...

Surfing-boy said....
"You've got to love the colour matching." ^^^

But when I look at the repair...^^
It seems to blend in nicely with the existing graphics, or even add to them.
To me, that's creative repairmanship.

surfingboye said...



dont exactly blend in, check your eyes.

Why do folks get so hung-up on colour-matching re repairs ?
Whether it's a grey patch on a grey panel,
or a black patch on a grey panel....
It's still a patch.
You can't hide patches.
Lipstick on a pig; it's still a pig.
And don't bother debating me about resale value...
Repaired kites don't have any resale value.

im not getting hung up on colour matching, or do i doubt that patches lower resale value. i was only objecting to your comment regarding they "blend in". not exactly waveslayer.

better luck next time.

gordknot said...

and here's the lipstick....

I think it needs to be stated that Glen (the repairer) offered to colour match, however Gordknot (the kite owner) didn't want to wait for Glen to obtain the materials to colour match and was happy to have black material used-Gordknot resolved the colour match by doing his own custom graphic.

Regardless colour is MUCH less significant than a great quality repair both as far as the quality of the finish and workmanship as well as understanding sail cloth etc. Glen is top notch on all these fronts-he's also VERY reasonable priced with quick turnaround-he's a very good kiter (and hanglider-was in the Aussie team) so sympathetic to getting you back on the water as quickly as possible.

He also does very good board/sail repairs-also does shade sails, boat canopies etc. etc.