Got back from European Travels where I was cursed with wishy washy winds. In my bag a Charger 10 (only used at a demo by a very light lady in Italy).
Back in Cannon Rocks (home)… Can’t wait to try these new kites.  After a few days the wind finally came to the party. 20 – 25 knots Westerly. I Launched the Charger 10, then wanted to land it to check some settings… Helper missed the kite and it dragged along the beach… Ripps on the only rock to be seen for miles… Bugger! But, It’s a Peter Lynn, so easy fix. Some tape and off I went.

Man this kite is dynamite! My first few jumps, the timing was totally out… Kept crashing because the kite just surprised me in speed. It was like being on a Synergy 8 or smaller….  I might put that kite on a shorter bar. I did have it on the fastest turning settings. So will try some different settings next time. It’s a very smooth kite which responds to every bar input.

Was nice to be back on familiar shores, even though we did have quite a current running with the wind… Difficult to try any unhooked stuff. But the kite seems to have good pop, The little that I tried. However one needs to get used to the responsiveness on the bar. It’s gonna be an easy kite to loop.

Because of the current, boards almost got lost… Thanks to Michelle for kiting down wind to look for my board, and Hudson who drove….

Friday is looking good for an easterly session… Hope to have (the fixed) 10 up again and try some kite loops.

Till next one…

Ced