Went to Leighton todayon the 9, didnt feel right.
Put up the 7 instead shweet as.
What a lovely few hours.

Had such a sweet sesh today with "the boys". Lit on a 9m Ozone Sport II. Boosting, looping, board offs, rolls to splat, lofty Generals! havin an absolute cack!

Such a great session. I love kiting when no one else is out!

More all week!

Good winds indeed!

Generally, is there such a thing ?
When you see a 100+ kg guy go out on a 10m Torch - that's windy !!!
Fun, though !!!

It was soooo frustrating listening to the wind knowing i couldn't go out. So frustrating....

How do you guys hang onto 9, 10, 12 m kites when its a steady 25knots, and gusting up to 30.
Far out, i would have been struggling to hold my 6 down with the wind that was around yesterday. I guess being <60kgs doesn't help.

Dawn Patrol said...

How do you guys hang onto 9, 10, 12 m kites when its a steady 25knots, and gusting up to 30?

I could tell you, but that would be giving it away.

Some of us are just power freaks, and weighing 110kg helps...

I was buzzing from yesterday so much I couldn't get to sleep until midnight.

Hey Guys,

Don't get me going on about my 5m Light. I love that little kite, it's sooooo awesome. On a surfboard I can stay upwind in 20 knots on it and am still very happy in 40 knots

Seven is the magic number though. I could have taken the 7 Sport yesterday but chose the 9m Sport instead for a powered session. At 87 kilos (shed the winter layer already) I have no issue holding down a 9m, it was perfectly powered up. Only had to depower it about 2.5 inches of trim to unhook.

Sweeeeeeet kites [insert Homers' drooling sounds]

Good winds,

I was out on my Switchy 7m with a 142 FLX and was having a ball. I weigh 100Kgs so that's when I know it was damn windy

Great session though, just wierd trying to get used to a kite that handles like a terrier puppy on crack (I've been flying nothing but my 16.5 Contra for the past 2 years in the states).

Anyway, I'm headed out again today when it comes in, hopefully I can use the 12m Alliance that I've got now though

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Half your luck Kitehard, that would have been nice to have had a spot to yourself yesterday. Good wind and good session until I snapped my leading edge.

So what you weigh, Meerkat?

Jeez sandgroper with post like this combined with the whinging all winter about the lack of wind is painting us as a bit of a spoilt bunch over here.

I am adding a 7M to my quiver very soon. It sucks not being able to comfortably go for unhooked tricks when its blasting 25knts+

Last season I had so many days that I wised I had a smaller kite. Time to get saving...