I have just crashed two kites in two days into the trees and ripped them both, I have bought some ripstop nylon fabric and plan to sew it up. First crash was with a windsurfing harness and the chicken loop managed to come undone from the hook and the second crash I was flying semi-inflated kite and it was hard to control in light wind and it went 12 o'clock power zone into tree.

I have two questions about this:

1. The outside bridle lines (outer-lines) appear to by loose when the kite is up at 12 and only one side is taught when I pull it to one side. The middle bridles or inner bridles are tight. I look at everyone else's and all bridles are tight all the time (outer and inner). My lines and kite are 06 cabrinha, did they make em loose back then?

2. What happens if the kite is a bit soft? How will it handle?

That's not A cabrinha dart you're talking about is it?

Are you the guy who was down at Peli Point last week with a light blue cabrinha kite?

Apologies in advance if you're not the guy i saw, but if you are - please please please get some lessons before you hurt yourself.

10 year old kites do not have the safety systems found on modern kites, and they are dangerous even if you know what you're doing. If you are trying to self teach on an old kite like this you have a death wish.

Good Luck.

Save a kite
Buy a STIHL

Wear fingerless gloves, they help with steering control

droopyweener haha

djt91184 said..
droopyweener haha

p is my middle name, don't make fun in front of me you, you bad man.