Thanks for the input on the board. Mine is not as big and chunky as SaulOhio's, but I'll make it a priority to get a smaller, lighter, thinner flatter board sorted out too. What is the difference between the Moses and Slingshot boards... as in can you relate the feel of them to certain physical char...

Cool thanks for the replies. Although I do plan to build a smaller board, I think I can throw together a much smaller rear fin faster! :) If a longer wingspan is harder to roll, which makes sense, does that make it harder to bank and turn too?? I have a 56 cm wingspan and about 3cm of curved anhedra...

Maybe this is a huge question, but I have a few basic questions and am hoping for of the DIYers have played with different parts on foils they have built. It's one thing to compare the feel of two different foils which I'm sure many people have done, but unless you change only one part at a time its...

8 to 10 layers of fiberglass on one side and none on the other? Have you tried putting 4 to 5 on each side and comparing the results? You seem to like to make different things and compare them. I highly recommend you experiment with other layups. The physics tells us that a strong skin on each side ...

If you tilt the mast you will end up changing the AoA of both wings. I don't know if that is a good thing or a bad thing with your setup. It seems if things are working properly then you will have to change the AoA of both so that they are still the same. Is it possible that you are having to keep y...

When hooking to a fixed object, don't disconnect the leash and hold the flying kite just by the unhooked chicken loop. Hmmm... what could possibly go wrong? Why disconnect your 2 connection points before attaching one of them to the anchor? Even when hooking to that log, if you take the leash off, h...

If you haven't tried one, just so you know, while a loose fitting suit is super flexible and supple out of the water, they get squeezed against you with lots of wrinkles on any parts submerged (mostly the legs) and are nowhere near as flexible under water. They're still good suits, but be aware of t...

What does it look like inside the hole? White bead type styrofoam? I'm pretty sure that's what's in the core but you might have a high density thin layer of other foam as part of the skin. The above advice is good. Just, whatever you do, don't use polyester resin like some surfboards still use, and ...

I self taught myself back in 2000. My 2 cents is that a small 2 line trainer, around 1 to 2 metres is good for learning the way to fly a kite and how it pulls hard through the power zone etc. There are pretty cheap ones available. I once got one for my kids from China and it flew like crap, so check...

Look up kite making supplies online and you can buy hollow sleeving line.

Peter