I'd like to apologise to Ted for turning his surname into a joke. I was out of line and am genuinely sorry. In trying to ridicule his statements, I went one step too far. I've repaired the damage in the thread heading.
But my other statements still stand:
1: Ram lovers started this whole ridiculous ram vs inflato thing. Statements like "the future is bright, the future is foil", jumping 8m in 8 knots etc etc are deliberately provocative and warrant a rebuff.
2: Ted stirred the pot by making ridiculous ram v inflato statements in Kiteboarder Mag
3: Ram lovers do make a lot of ridiculous, over the top claims. eg Ted's assertion that rams have better "glide" or some of the comments about safety of rams vs LEIs.
4: There are a lot of lies and misinformation spread by ram supporters. Ignore the lies. Ignore the propaganda. No kite can jump 8m in 8knots on water. Rams are no match for inflatables ON THE WATER.