Hi Pacuca

You definitely can surf with the 17, it turns just as fast as my 14 if not a little faster and what I really liked about it was that as I went down the line I could just park the kite and it drifted downwind with no problems.

I'm loving the 17M Cloud, besides what everyone else has added, I love the stability of it, even if the wind backs down to 6 mph I don't have to worry about it dropping like with my other kite, less is definitely more. Now, I'm trying to decide what size to get next, the 13 or 10. I live in San Dieg...

My vote would be for the Cloud 17, for your size maybe 13, I weigh 83 kg, I had it flying in 7 knots and riding on my 6 foot surfboard, I was going downwind but I was riding as soon as it picked up to 10 knots I was going upwind without any problem.

I also think because he let out his bar when he looped it, when I loop my current kite I will usually pull in the bar, in the other vids they turn pretty fast.

ed257 wrote:Whatever happened to Airush "The One"? Didn't that have no struts (or maybe one)? Does anyone have that kite? Did it fail and if so, why?

Ed

See page 19.

I'm surprised no one has posted this vid which shows the looping and jumping ability of the kite:

Currently I ride Blade kites but from the kites you listed I would get the Kahoonas. They are very user friendly and relaunch very easily, which is what you want for a beginner, this is not to say that the other kites out there won't do this but they are pricier. I use to own a Kahoona but they were...

Thanks for the review, I have been waiting for someone to post a review.

BWD wrote:Review:
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2378890&hilit=strutless+seattle
This guy "Osprey" was taking a kite on a trip to panama, might be getting back soon...

That was a good and comprehensive review by Osprey, thanks for posting it, I totally missed it.