From industry numbers I hear - the sport have matured - flattened Windsurfing early years sure is more comparable to SUP. Easy to try and accessible. Kiting in the earlier years were cheaper. For those who just want to test the sport and have a kite laying around for a vacation ones a year, have alr...
Whatever you do, don't use the Line Mount from Noir Matter. I just got my replacement one. Went out and the connection to the Quark snapped. All 3 tabs. It happened when I re-engaged the kite after slacking the lines. The leash got cut somehow, I assume be the sharp broken tabs. Screenshot_20181118...
I agree that there is a bit of difference between v1 and v2. V1 landings were really super-super-butter-soft. V2 I would say landing are super-butter-soft ;-) But I like the kite much better for jumping since I have the feeling it steers much faster up to 12 o'clock. Only used 10m so far. Haha supe...