I think it’s possible for a rupture in bladder to cause a concentrated explosive force in that area that could be sufficient to tear the fabric. ... if all the pressure is now released into one small area, I don’t know. Gas or fluid flowing through an orifice doesn't increase in pressure. There is ...

... when screwing in the valve, screw it in loosely, just enough to not let air leak. Blow up the kite, and then tighten but just firmly is enough. No need to crank it. I see a lot of kiters crank down on their valves before pumping. ... ... makes me wonder if this may have been a contributing fact...

For me the downside to 3 struts is that it doesn't luff and fall backwards in the window when you sheet out. That behaviour is key to downwind drift. I agree with melaquekite. Clouds luff, stop flying forward, and drift quickly with very little sheeting out. A-Roams are almost as quick to transitio...

That's a plug for leak testing or locating a pinhole on a strut bladder when removed from the kite's Dacron strut pocket. Try Airtime, Fix My Kite, or Dr Tuba for a stick-on replacement male Naish octopus valve.

Here's some advice : When riding over-powered, it's usually easier to manage if you have the kite very low, closer to the ground, provided (1) you can hold your edge and cut upwind (2) your bar's sheeting and flying line lengths allow you to fully depower the kite ( steering lines should have near z...

Paul at PBK Kiteboarding has been teaching kiting in and around Toronto for years, may be the longest running operation - although his website doesn't say anything about rentals, never hurts to ask nicely - https://www.pbkiteboarding.com/

Sheeting out as much as possible before pulling the trim line down and out of the cleat will also make it easier to adjust.

purdyd wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 11, 2023 2:14 am

It is an interesting business model to develop a material and then offer it to competitors

Glad they have, as it allows them to move quicker through the development stages of prototype, pilot, and then mass production facilities.

Good things are even better when shared !

tautologies wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 11, 2023 1:09 am

That is not what the site you linked to says tho. ...

My mistake, I should have linked to this page : https://aluula.com/how-it-all-began/

ALL the recent “inventions” have been by the sail cloth brands that kite and wing have then sourced Not all, Aluula was developed by Ocean Rodeo with a group of Victoria, BC chemists and engineers who kite, and spun off into a new company to provide the new materials to other kite brands and high p...