Quick 2014 Park 5.0 test. Spent two hours in 30 knots in good overhead waves on Naish Global 5'8" As expected the kite is fast and responsive just like all smaller kites. Not at all nervous though and definitely more predictable than 2013. As per the 11.0 and 7.0, the 5.0 is also a more aggressive k...

Thanks everyone for all the response to my review. Just to put any minds at rest, I am not tied to Naish in any official way, have no business interest in the kite industry, am not a pro rider, and do not get free kites. This is an informal arrangement whereby I ride their kites and provide the Sout...

The 2014 Park has zero tendency to backstall. With the lines in their standard setting the kite always flies forward no matter how much power you demand. The previous Park needed some depower trim to maintain forward flying under certain conditions, especially if the front lines had stretched. I hav...