I like the concept, it's great, but on my Mako Wide it has a tendency to drag in the water in when edging at a hard enough angle, causing me to drag or spin out.

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225lbs - light socal winds - 3.5 years kiting Kites: 9m '07 Xbow II - my high wind kite (mostly used in bay area and clearing winds here) 13m '08 SS REV - my go-to kite on good days 16m '07 eclipse thruster - lightwind kite 17m Flysurfer Speed I - cuz i don't like to pump big kites! Boards: 138 x 41...

For me, Ocean Rodeo Session harness. Good things about this harness: - clean design, not much for lines to wrap around - doesn't ride up to your armpits - doesn't squeeze your family jewels - handlepass leash in back (releasable) - solid build quality - embedded knife Possible upgrades to it would b...

I'm 100kg and ride the 13m with a OR Mako 150 wide and a thick floaty surfboard fish. I have 6m extensions I add to the stock lines. Winds here in socal usually range between 10-20mph. At 9-12mph, just above the speed I can keep the kite in the air, I can ride the surfboard on relatively flat water ...

I got a Spleene 164 Door 2007 from Michael at kite-line.com last year and liked it so much, I got the 138 RIP plus which, of course, I like better. I'm 225 lbs in usually light winds. They are great boards, and the only ones with the same shape/dimensions I've seen are the Skywalker and UG FLX board...

27m lines are ideal in my opinion for light winds. I prefer them to the stock 21m lines that most manufacturers supply with their kites. For me I'd rather ride my smaller kite with extensions than my bigger kite without them. Longer lines give you a longer power stroke, which is handy in light condi...