i was really expecting a new bar.. i have 4 north kites, but i use a slingshot sentry bar since auto-swivel is so comfortable and i had a few unexpected unhooks with the navigator. i am updating my bar this fall, probably going sentry again for now. It was implied on the Megapod podcast that the Na...

I have had the fancy hard plastic mini drybags break and leak before. My phone is waterproof so I tried a silicone stasher snack bag and I haven’t looked back! Less bulky, comfortable against my skin and hasn’t leaked on me yet.

https://www.stasherbag.com/products/reu ... -snack-bag

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Fri Aug 12, 2022 9:33 am

Have any of you flown both XR7 and the Machine in 8m or 9m and is able to give a direct comparison? Wind range, upwind, speed, boost, loopability?

Bump! And any other head-to-head Orbit vs Machine experiences out there?

North should make aluula orbits in the double digit sizes 10+! I would buy in a heartbeat, so long as I don’t need to sell a kidney like D-lab

12m: unfortunately the situation was weird (I rode a bigger freestyle board and tiny fins, not my normal set up). To be continued… @Paleofit wondering about your experience with 12m So here’s my take (few months late, sorry!!): the 12 is like the 10, just bigger and beefier! Things just happen a li...

Alright, all the Rise sizes are coming out. Who has ridden what? What’s the stoke level and verdict out there? 10m: 3 sessions in and loving it. It’s got that amazing aluula low end of course (fun to mess with a surfboard) but my biggest grins so far were in 22 knots average on TT. As expected, it t...

I read Giel takes his 10m Aluula Rise from 18-40 knots so I’m pretty sure the top end is fine lol: https://kitesurfpro.nl/en/ocean-rodeo-rise-review-filmpje-en-14-bevindingen/ That’s been my experience with the aluula kites too. Huge range, excellent from bottom to top. They all basically fly in 5mp...

What you described is quite simply not flying the kite through 12 o'clock overhead. Just watch the kite and see where it is on your next jumping session to see where it is when you're jumping. If the kite is still in front of you or directly overhead, you will get a fast downwind landing. If you're...

Yeah, sounds like you need to send around and behind more, not right on top in a tight circle or too downwind.

All right y’all, if you want an aluula kite without having to pay for it, OR is giving away the new Rise + extras:

https://oceanrodeo.com/pages/bigairgiveaway