this is what a friend wrote to me, when he was in Barbados, flying his new ozone V4 and switched onto an SS for testing both were 9m, on a strapless board: "SS: a lot of barpressure and really strong pull downwind, it develops too much power when looping or flying fast turns for example. when tackin...

Viana is a thermic wind spot, the warmer the more wind...
Summer months are the best wind warranty
no idea about Guincho
cheers
dude

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Hi Mikelet, Thx for the reply it certeainly gave some more insight. I also have a board that needs a more backstance ( AIrush cypher 5,8 flat noserocker) The Airush compact I have also have this wider front shape and has the same when bottomturn or a bit too much frontfoot pressure, it bounces your ...

hi all, I am able to buy a Jimmy Lewis KWAD 5'4 I was wondering if it would suit me, where I live we have both wind driven waves, choppy etc also we have places with higher waves with side wind. I would use the board with 7m to 5m kite let's say from 27 to max 40 knts ( 80 to 82kg) actual board 5'5 ...

I had another go with the 9m in completely different conditions yesterday. Wind was 16-18 knots, so not enough for the twintip, but I went strapless, so this will be a onshore wave review. So 16-18 knots, almost fully onshore, with leftover windswell from the storm af the day before, so 1-1,5m wave...

nice review, given the overpowered situation, Friday they give a nice 20 to 25 knts..( brouwersdam) will be TT weather with the 9m
Dude

if you try bridle wrap....sent it in a downloop and let the kite touch the water....tip over and...
Thx
Dude

Ahooi everyone First off, a belated welcome to the hundreds of international kiters who have descended on our shores. The last 72 hours have presented us with EPIC conditions heh? Nuking winds combined with 6ft plus walls of Atlantic ice water relentlessly rolling into Table Bay. As a local who has...

waiting for a waveboard? anything in the pipeline?