Just an added comment on North Sails reputation.

Every team that made it into the semi finals in the Challenger Series for the 32nd America's (racing starts again later this week) has North Sails.

I did not know the relationship with North Kiteboarding was simply licensing.

I was off the water for six months after an injury and surgery. The first eight weeks I was unable to do almost anything, so lost all my conditioning as well as 15 lbs. The best thing I did was get an ipod, join a gym and work on the widest range of exercises I could. I ended up training daily just ...

Not sure about the D Wave, but I have been riding a 5'5" Rocketfish for a few months and am very pleased with this board. Ridden it plenty of days at variety of locations and surf conditions in California ,Hawaii and Mexico. - Easy to jibe. Pull many the first day on the board and after a couple mor...

Hope this helps.

http://www.kitesetc.com/safety.html

Good luck.

Megabear wrote:This is probably the top at surfing waves with kites at the moment - and i really like the top turn, but the bottom turn sucks - not that i can do it better or just as good but still....it looks ugly or is it just me

It's just you.

IMO

Ride how you like, on what you like.

Comments about how other kiters dress are a joke, right?