Had my kite out 2 days ago in brackish water and I guess it wasn't salty enough to keep mildew away. Just unpacked it (was mostly dry when I packed it up on the beach) and found my first mildew stains. They are tea colored stains that don't wipe off with a wet rag. Is there any way to clean these st...

How much do replacement bladders cost? (SS if it matters)

Haven't had to buy them yet. Just curious. Weighing the effort of that repair, and hoping I do it correctly, to the cost of new bladders. Overpriced, no doubt...

well i have tested my cl qr under load....but how can u test under extreme load? ive pulled it numerous times while coming in fully powered at the end of a session just to make sure it works properly. yeah, you would hope the manufacturers test it that way. was curious to hear feedback on particula...

Rollin totally agree on the QL thing. Especially with some shackles. Is there any QL system that you think will work at extreme loads? ...short of your knife that may take too long to withdraw and cut a line. It would have to be some mechanism where the force to pull the QL is a significant fractio...

How do you see your kite at night?

Full moon or did he attach glow sticks?

Just curious...seems way more interesting to me than glowing water which I've seen every time we sail at night in NC.

-todd

What kind of safety equipment could have helped at that last moment when Shannon was attempting to unhook? The new Slingshot Surefire Spreader bar comes to mind. No, in no way affiliated w/ SS, don't even own a kite yet! Just wondering if this system would release under load?? - can't tell from the ...

mickpilch wrote:There are 2 issues here: ...

2. Kite nose down on the water, pulling on one side to activate the relaunch follow all the instructions and like anything else PRACTICE and its not an issue.

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...that clears some of it up. Thanks!

I'm about to buy my first kite. Total novice- but have had lessons and feel like its time for the purchase. At this point I'm thinking the Recon may be a little too complex (too much to muck with) for my first kite. Love the idea behind the system and have heard a wide range of opinions (and looking...

Took a couple kiteboarding lessons, enjoyed them, decided to buy a trainer. I bought the Airush 3M trainer, in part, because kitemare told me I could use this for snowkiting in the winter. The other part, is that I live in Maryland and figured the bigger trainer would let me use it in light wind...w...

Remember that when you setup your bar downwind to your kite, you have to invert your bar. And this is the same kind of situation that occurs when you untwist your lines when the kite is leading edge of the water. (but now you are upwind to your kite, and it takes wind). Clear color codes are very h...