I bought a 6.5, I also fly a venom II...The lakes are
finally frozen around here, so I am hoping to get out
this weekend. I'll get back to you on that...

Darren
--- woodman_k <woodman_k@...> wrote:

> Darren
> What size did you get?
>
> It would be interesting if you can compare its power
> to another
> known kite. I fly mostly pl venoms in the winter and
> a comparison to
> them would be a good benchmark.
>
> Stan
>
> --- In cankitesurf@yahoogroups.com, Darren
> McChristie
> <mcchristie@...> wrote:
> >
> > I own a smart kite...just purchased it. Haven't
> had it
> > out yet but I can tell you it has a huge wind
> range.
> >
> > Darren
> > --- woodman_k <woodman_k@...> wrote:
> >
> > > Hung
> > > I remember you were playing with a concept air
> kite
> > > as a shape
> > > shifting flat to sled kite.
> > > Conceptair now makes it. Its called the "smart".
> > > Have you tried it?
> > >
> > > Stan
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In cankitesurf@yahoogroups.com, hungvu2000@
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > We had this battle about sled .vs. flat long
> time
> > > ago.
> > > >
> > > > Sled more or less won due to its inherent
> > > stability and
> > > the "mysterious"
> > > > sled boosting effect. Read
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
http://www.kitesurfingschool.org/kite.htm#Sled_Boosting
> > > for the
> > > sled
> > > > boosting effect.
> > > >
> > > > Even with flat LEI, the kiters' preference is
> SLE,
> > > not flat bow.
> > > SLE
> > > > has more stability and "sled boosting" effect
> > > while offering full
> > > > depower (actually, it's the full depower that
> is
> > > important and not
> > > the
> > > > flatness of the kite).
> > > >
> > > > Do we want a flatter flat LEI? flatter than
> bow?
> > > We have foils
> > > which
> > > > are probably better and more efficient. Back
> to
> > > the future with
> > > foil?
> > > > I had this wonderfully sled/foil kite that can
> > > behave as a foil or
> > > sled
> > > > up to the desire of the kiter a while ago...
> > > >
> > > > What is next for kites?
> > > >
> > > > P.S., I was posting a message about bridle on
> the
> > > trailing edge of
> > > flat
> > > > LEI a while ago on these groups and it looks
> like
> > > someone is
> > > seriously
> > > > working on it. Sounds like our discussions at
> the
> > > various Yahoo
> > > > kitesurf groups are always first in trend and
> > > direction (the same
> > > thing
> > > > happened with Flat LEI via the original
> discussion
> > > at
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/kitesurf/message/67005
> > > )
> > > >
> > > > Hung
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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