Technique gets you upwind better than anything. Lots of rocker will slow you down simply because you are "pushing" water unless you can get onto the tail end of the board, which wont happen in light winds. Flat rocker and parralel rails you might as well be on a twin tip. Riding a surf board like a ...

stringy it can happen very easily... I was riding down the line on a good sized wave, lines went slack during a turn and one line snagged. I can post you a photo of it if you like. I saw this happen to another kilter at the same spot a few days earlier. Thanks for the tip though. Better get a safer ...

Be careful.... it is very easy to get lines bought in the line mount !!

14 is my biggest kite and a board with a bit of volume works well. If you have proper groundswell then the waves will be perfect in a sideshore light wind, Anything less than a ten and the waves start to get a bit choppy unless you are lucky enough to have a reef or sand bar to keep the chop to a mi...

Are there many places to stay ? Also the beaches are private so where can you launch if kingfisher is full.?

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Be good to see what Wave Rules/Rights of way they are working to....

Yes a good sharp Knife works, however a deflated kite is even better.

If you were to take the deflate the kite idea to China you would have a solution within a few days.

The Takoon Pure, what a load of Pure crap. They loved to fall out the sky and Takoons fix was a banana shaped bit of plastic to put in the trailing edge strut. !!!
I will Never buy anymore French crap.

There are a few left... gonna let mine cure for a year shame to see them go to waste . Cutting edge boards are not going to be cheap and there are plenty of folk out here who are willing to pay for that , me included. Once we can sort out the common problems experienced with all exotic boards then w...