JN DaVinci Bat SLE 12m²
They where as fast as it gets, super stable, and I still use them. Still got my 15m² and 8m² as well.
Floating battens and all.
I'll miss them when they go one day
It's a french guy constantly creating interesting kitestuff (mainly boards)
I followed it some time...did a see through board, also a interchangeable deck for one padpeace keeping it stable etc...
Nice one, and yess...it's not real. Just a "sketch"
But a great idea!
well...that kinda style came from the wakeboarders. And I must admit that I do feel naked in a wetsuit without them...strange but true. Colder? NO. There was a time kiters used long kitetrousers. And in autum or winter when it realy gets chilly I still use them 'cause they keep the windchill of the ...
...hmmmm. When I look at some of the spots, way too many. I wish everybody only the best and fullfilment and all...but when I started 11 years ago I thought "wow, something for me that hardly anybody will do. I'll be alone on the water (windsurfing was veryvery small by then)" That is still "my mome...
...hm. I just wraped the 5th round the kite once in 10 years. And that was me and the kite in shorebrake...must say that my 5th is guided through a ring where th Y frontlines meet 12m under the kite. So it does not hang alone ready to tangle. And I do crash a lot...
Kite Surfers are a lot stronger build, very reinforced. Then you will stand a bit more in a forward position for going upwind, that does change the shape a little (should be like that anyway, but not that important) Most of them are made of epoxy, being stronger...but stiffer, I like...mine are comp...