max wrote:hey Franz,
what do you think about the rippers v's the Ovandos . . .
do you have a preference . . .
i have both 7m and 9m Ovandos and older 9m, 8m and 6m Rippers . . . so curious to know your thoughts . . .
Max, my 2 cents.
I have both Ripper and Ovando. To me they are they are 2 completely different kites with opposite characteristics. I use the Ovando in light winds and the Ripper when it is strong or gusty wind.
The funny thing is that when I get overpowered on my 9M ovando I rig my 9M Ripper
, between the two I cover 12 to 30 knots. If I was not a gear junky,... those would be my only kites
.
Now Eric build a 7M Ripper so I guess the wallet comes out again.
Panchito, I made the mistake of taking the 13 in to strong winds and streched my rear briddle so I needed made the same mod to my 13, I just shortened the rear spectra briddle where you have the pulley by 6 cm this shortened the overall V briddle lenght by 3cm. By making the mod at the kite I keep my bars in trim for my other kites. The easyest way to do this is to just undo the knot at the small ring and move the stopper knot so 6cm of line sticks out.
M