you might want to check out this review:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/03/techn ... ref=slogin" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

thnx for the info on the SF/US kite racing

boogie

hey Al,

can you tell us more about the kite course racing worlds in 2008 in SF?

cheers
boogie

i know tilmann, and what i have seen so far leaves plenty of room for improvement in the future. it would be good to see though what the current state of gear development is. i'm very keen to do some development work on fins and boards for racing. racing is what i grew up with and what i know best a...

hi toby, thnx for all the info on the racing at the event. would it be possible for you to get some more detailed pictures of the gear the guys are using? especially shots of the outlines and bottoms of the boards, fin configurations etc would be nice. :thumb: good luck for the rest of the event. ch...

puetz, i don't get it... why do you even bother trying to fix the problem to this extent? you bought the kites new through a shop new, right? i would have brought them back after the first few popped bladders and got something else. let your wallet speak, it's the only language those companies under...

skype just started working for me again...
fingers crossed it stays that way.

nothing to see on the PL site yet about the C3 fins... they are still in the proto stage and will be in the 2008 catalog. when checking for good fins, look along the leading edge from the tip towards the base and on wave fins with their curvature in the outline slowly turn the fin so you are looking...

hey scott, sent you a PM back. i know those fins. they have a few layers of token carbon in them, but they are a long way away from utilising the properties of carbon with those few token layers in their laminate. make sure you get symmetric ones... i've seen soooooooo many production fins from so m...