i think the rocket science is in making a 17m lightwind kite that doesnt pull downwind and handle; like a tractor but rather is similar to normal kiting
the zephyr has been designed to work in light winds; only one size... the 17
the ovando was designed mainly for high winds; concept sizes were 7 and 9 yes?
i'm not sure the design will scale up for amazing low wind performance, but i look forward to video evindence showing one way or the other.
^ talk sense toby... its just harder after all, the move has been around for longer than micro loops have there are vids of landboarders doing it with foils (no stopper or microloop) you only NEED a micro loop or stopper if you are on a high depower kite, and here was me thinking that oldschoolers u...
hey i have a 13m here in front of me... the distance from the kite to the knot on that front pigtail is about 47cm there is around 25cm bar throw and a further 30cm of adjustment with the trim strap dont rely on bar throw to depower the kite, its more about edging to move the kite up or down wind. i...
the two kites look very similar to the kites he designed with eclipse
one looks like it has taken some wainmanhawaii input, and the other like it has some naish input