I have seen it lots on IE 8 on one of my machines - never on other browsers (I routinely use all of them). Another machine with IE 8 never shows the problem.

Regarding winding up the lines - I agree with Kosh, but it strikes me that the lines are much less of a hazard once you've got your hands on the kite. Again, it's a judgement call. Possibly things would have been different if the leash had been attached differently (either "suicide-style", or via a...

Someday out of the wind unwind your lines and lay them out. Walk up each line individually pinching the line very tight with your finger and thumb, holding tension on the line with your other hand. Do this a few times for each line and you'll remove tonnes of little twists in the individual lines th...

Squamish, BC. Endless trails locally, lots of wind in the summer, 1/2 hour or so to Whistler for DH park with lifts and lots more MTB trails

You're probably right about the board side - that was a bad example. However, the general idea is that if wind is coming from the right - you are on a starboard tack. Obviously this assumes you're riding forward, "normally". If you're good enough to ride toeside, blind or whatever, then you can prob...

That's exactly what I said. If it didn't come out like that, I'm sorry. The more maneuverable rider has the responsibility to give way to the less maneuverable one. So - the rider coming in on a starboard tack has no rights against the rider who just launched - for exactly the reasons that you liste...

Above all else - common sense goes a very long way in most situations. (I realize that wasn't the original question - but these threads always seem to end up "kitesurfing is different - so we need different rules". We don't). When you are out on the water - port/starboard rules apply. However - one ...

I ride with JJ and am around the same size. We've had similar kite size experiences - I had a 19.5 Contra, tried a FS Psycho 2. Last year I rode my 12M 98% of the time. This year, my biggest kite is a 13.5, same reasons as JJ. As he said, don't underestimate the value of the board. I'm riding a Door...

Second vote for Maui. I've spent a month each of the past two springs there, it fits the bill (Now, 2 1/2 year old, but our first trip our daughter was just a year). We stayed in South Kihei and had a great time,

Done it more than a few times. Get to the kite, flip it over and lay on the LE part stuck in the water. Grab a line or bridle and pull in as much as you can. Don't worry about getting the tips together. Don't deflate at all, just bend the kite, it's not that hard.(a good friend told me this a few ye...