Peter_Frank wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 04, 2023 7:19 pm

So you did or didn't go?

Definitely not…. Looked like someone already had an injury there earlier that day (life guards picked the distressed person up in their buggy & deposited them in an ambulance) & aside from the potential fine & the bad karma, I have a history of issues with shallow water!

Just saw there are a couple of riders in the lagoon today - opposite Ozu/the petrol station - I asked one of the Ozu instructors last week whether it was OK to ride there and was told you have to keep upwind of the broken Rio Jara bridge (where it is v shallow) otherwise you run the risk of the Guar...

V pleased to see this & yes totally agree with going back to Balneario… good for a mental CTRL ALT DELETE !

high gins wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 10, 2023 11:09 am

...just one of their jumps...it sure looks higher than my own 13 meter personal best

OMFG….. that was incredible - looks every bit of 35m+

SICK!! https://www.instagram.com/p/Cvrbxz6Ak-o/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== https://www.instagram.com/reel/CvsNq3ltVKW/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== It's clearly a fake! It appears windy, but the windmills aren't even turning :wink: Oooohhh..... plus T...

That looked gnarly!

Full respect going out & nicely in control, plus new WOO WRs.

Matty V wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 05, 2023 8:08 am

Kiting grew pretty damn well thanks to the balls to the wall riders..

Arguably, its growth has slowed enormously since the emphasis on social media posts, over riding ability

V sad….imagine Lou Wainman back in the day being contracted to do social media!

LOL... not surprised, I had given up on my WOOs due to their extreme unreliability, I was on a 9m Orbit yesterday in 35-40 knots, boosting to the point of being able to see the over & behind buildings close to the shoreline & WOO was registering 1.5M jumps on my watch... note to self, forget the dod...

14m Alpha V1 for me, great low end & can cope with 30knot gusts

BigBoyTonic wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 27, 2023 11:56 am

How is an XS 8m? How is the highend of the XS?
What I read out of the reviews here so far is that the Orbit is the kite with the best high end as it sounds easiest to control in high wind. (thinking of 35+knots)

yep... Orbit is incredible as a high wind kite &/or in gusty conditions.