IWB2 wrote:Panchito,
Great to see some reviews amongst kites.
Do you know what the level/skill was of the other rider, their weight, and their board size used? Also what is your weight and the board used?
The folks I am talking about are locals with a good / very good level ... weights ? no one was over 80 or so 80 kgs so I guess every body was around the 70 / 80 kgs mark .
Boards ? no clue but nobody will ever dare going out in such winds with a 130 x 40 board most were on surfboards / type of .
The point is ..... the 17 m WAS the king of the beach today .... I am not discussing that but honestly ..... I did not see any " rocket science " on that kite .... it was doing a bit better than a 14 m Crossbow so what ? it is a 17 m kite ....
I was on a 9 meter with 23 m lines ( Ozone bar has 25 meter lines stock ) so I guess if I would have attached the 4 m extensions I am sure I was able to perform almost as good as that Crossbow .
I know ..... people will start jumping over me accusing me that I hate Ozone ..... WRONG !! listen .... I loved my Edges and the quality of the Ozone kites are probably among the best of the entire industry , the customer care ( at least here in Spain ) is also top level , it just happen to be that I got bored using the same kites for almost 2,5 years and I did want to go a bit on waves , gave a try to the 09 line up and I did not like them , finish .... no problem there , it was just a matter of taste nothing else ... I was probably the first Ozone pimp around and I have been defending their 5th line concept always .
I started this thread cause the Zephyr has appeared in this ( and other forums ) like if it is THE light wind kite per excellence and for me it is just a 17 m kite nothing more and nothing less .
To the question what I prefer , the answer is simple ; I take a 9 m anytime or in that matter if I wanted to have a few more knots low end for my weight , then an 11 m Ovando .
Imo , if there is a kite that should be pimped as " the " light wind kite , then it should be the Ovando , I am sure the 13 m OV outperforms the 17 m Z.
Saludos
Franz
I forgot to mention the size of my kite ? it was a 9 m with 23 m lines ...
