Could you lay the kite out and measure the difference between the front and rear bridles, that should give you the difference between the front and back lines? Let me know if you haven't solved this as I had a friend who had a Bandit dos so I can ask her.

Tarifa should be windy then and the crowds have gone...if you can hold off booking flights it'll allow you to check the forecast before you commit, 4 days isnt really enough to guarantee wind anywhere in Europe in sept.

Dahkla, Tarifa, Brazil, Capetown..all working at that time of year...where are you traveling from and how far do you want to go?

Just put me off my breakfast

Coaching is (pretty much) always worth it in my experience, it depends more on how much money you're prepared to spend to feed your addiction!

My biggest guide is comfort, what feels comfortable for you is often the best position.

At the end of the day there are always going to be those who are too skint, too macho or just to plain stupid to take lessons...conversely there will be those who don't take lessons but approach teaching themselves in a safe, methodical way and I don't think we can sit and arbitrarily judge them on ...

6 hours...kudos to you!

Great kite....yup big forearms though, but a huge wind range and tones of depower!

I agree with you in a way starksy, a lot of people would have no problems teaching themselves, though inagree in the long run lessons are the cheaper way to go. The problem however is the one or two (that damn minority again) that come down the beach unfurl their 2 line 16m kite and hot launch it in...