New Shape

Kind of neat to see what a few years of development in design and refinement can do especially with the modern materials that keep evolving. Since the sport of kiteboarding is still so young, a couple of years can be like going from the paleozoic to the cenozoic era (like a billion years of evolution or something) in one step. I have been riding a couple of kites that were designed in 2005, and the past couple of weeks I spent time on 2008 and 2009 models.

Wow, the equipment can make one hell of a difference. Don't get me wrong, the old C kites still work and I can still have a blast with them but the flatter shapes have so much more power and turn, fly and jump so much faster.

Rode a Naish Cult 9 meter in what I used to use a 12 meter C kite, never over powered, at times light but could generate plenty of speed anyway. It just created a way bigger window to work with. Technology can actually be fun to play with even for an old luddite like me.