airsurfer wrote:I've had the fixed hook version for 2 years before the tracker no corrosion or galvanic reaction but you have to rinse these every session.

Yeah I'm pretty bad about rinsing my gear so that's probably why I'm seeing corrosion.

How is the side entry clip holding up?

yeah I've noticed the same.

i think it has to do with the speed/acceleration involved with jumping on a smaller kite. both on the way up and the way down.

Everything happens faster on a small kite.

guilty

my 40ft'ers were more like 25ft'ers.

my best woo jump so far has been 36ft, which felt really f'ing scary! haha

the best thing about the Woo is it pushes you to go bigger.

nice riding! looks like a fun spot! so much flatwater. I too am working on taking loops bigger. The advice that really helped me was to complete the loop before you hit the top of your jump. That way you have good line tension through the entire loop to keep your kite moving fast. Your landings look...

Like others have mentioned, longevity is a concern for me. Here is my S1 spreader bar that I've used for a few months. IMO, aluminum is too soft to be used as a load bearing clip. Also, the titanium screws and aluminum are reacting in saltwater as seen by the white corrosion. If you get one, it shou...

length of lines + the width of the kite. It works really good as long as you plan which side you want your kite to flag on when rigging your lines. I always give the flagging line a tug after releasing just to make sure the knots pull through the depower line tubing. If you jump to 2:30 on this vide...

personally.....It seems to me the big innovation to come with foils will be from making them safer and easier to ride. Not necessarily more efficient. thinner masts and wings sounds like splitting hairs and at the cost of strength. As you make the wings thinner and stronger you get closer to having ...

So I'm still lost on how you would keep the wing from sinking of its not connected. With a land based hover board you have the ground as a fixed surface that you can have an opposing force push against. In water I'm not sure what you would push against I'd both sides can move independently. If you'v...

I self land by flagging my kite regularly. Its become a habit to reset the flagging line by holding the bar on the ground with my foot and pulling the last bit of flagging line through. It has never been an issue for me but I agree there is room for refinement with this system.