Thanks Collin


JIM




--- In cankitesurf@y..., "Colin Gowland" <colin-gowland@h...> wrote:
> Ok I'll give you my thoughts off hand. I've been rather busy with
corporate
> meetings, data based analysis and other torturous tasks that make
up my
> weekly life...
>
> The JoJo 10 M got me (145 lbs) going upwind and looping on my 7 foot
> directional in 6-8 knots easily. It is a very fast moving kite and
is also
> quite stable. You could jerk the bar 5 times hard with the kite in
neutral
> and it would not luff. It was also extremely stable in the jumps.
The kite
> as I anticipated compares more in size to the 16m Wipika AB. I
didn't try
> the depowering system on the water... It is the same as the mossie
depower
> as Dave pointed out. It spills power but not by adjusting the AOA
like the
> sleds do.. it pulls the middle of the kite and let's the tips flare
outward
> like seagull wings when they are back. It worked well on land..
can't
> comment more than that.
>
> The construction is awesome and the bridle in tangle free- this is
very
> important to me as I could go out and not worry about the kite. It
does
> relaunch well and retains it's internal pressure well. Also
inflation is
> fast and painless.
>
> The 10m is quite easy to park and when there is not enough wind to
park it,
> it sines nicely generating enormous power when there is not. When
jumping,
> the kite generates continuous lift in the turns making for a much
better
> feeling in the air.. especially in light winds. When the wind is
gusty, the
> foil does require attention... maybe not so with the depower
system ... If
> you let your speed get up, it's good-bye edging... the kite is
extremely
> fast. It does produce some pretty big jumps when really powered up
though...
> not to mention floaty. The problem as I anticipated is holding an
edge with
> the kite high enough to initiate a jump. Maybe Trip Forman can do
it, but my
> measly 145 could not load the lines properly with the kite setup to
jump.
> It's simply too much pull up top when it's super lit. I watched Luk
have the
> exact same problem as me. The kites are so efficient that you can
easily
> keep it low and edge really hard with a wakeboard and keep it out
infront...
> however when you bring it up to send it for a jump, the kite rips
you off
> the edge before you get a chance to wind the lines hard, resulting
in low
> fast jumps...Of course this is only when extremely powered up. I
know what
> I had to do, it was just really hard. With an inflatable, I can
keep the
> kite sheeted way out, sheet in to turn it back and up, sheet out
for a
> second while it gets some height while I load and then yank the bar
in and
> explode. Maybe it would work with the JOJO depower system, I'm not
sure.
>
> The 8 m seemed to be a bit of a different beast in the gusty
conditions I
> had it in. Yes, it jumped high and went upwind well... probably
comparable
> to the AB but it would simply not park at the edge. It required
constant
> attention and flying to keep speed and then slow down. It reminded
me of how
> I learned to edge so hard before I became a lazy inflatable guy.
Anyway, I
> had a blast on it but it's not exactly a sit back and cruise type
of ride.
> Maybe the WET would be the call in this size if you were going for
an all
> JoJo quiver.
>
> In any case, I came out with less conclusive results than I first
thought.
> It's hard to get a perfect day and nail out all the variables to
compare two
> kites. I certainly won't be replacing my whole quiver with Rage
kites but
> I'll definitely buy one of them (10 or 12) long before I buy a
monster
> inflatable... so fast to setup, so easy to launch, extremely
stable, fast
> turning, not so much bar pressure required that I noticed although
more than
> the AB for sure, great jumping. Can't comment on the depower but I
still
> have my doubts about finding a kite to replace my 11.8... I'm glad!
At least
> I know I won't have to buy a mega inflatable..... that's a lot of
shit to
> pump up only to kitesurf in 7 knots :)
>
> So basically, I don't care about the range of the large/medium
kites any
> longer. All I know is that foils are back for super light wind fun
and I'm
> glad.. If you know how to edge hard, you can use it all the way up
to 15
> knots. If not, the depower system might work ok... but the 16m Wipi
is only
> good up to 15 anyway. This is the kite I've been asking for for
super light
> winds. Stable, reliable tangle free bridle, fast turning... jumps
are high
> and floaty. Nice job JoJo.
>
> Hope that helped,
> Colin
>
> If you have any specific quetions, hit me.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <everding5792@y...>
> To: <cankitesurf@y...>
> Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2001 10:09 PM
> Subject: [cankitesurf] jojo challenge
>
>
> > Hi Collin,
> > Still waiting for a result from last weeks challenge. I am
> > interested in your comments about the jojo rage and if it can do
all
> > they say it can do.
> >
> > JIM
> >
> >
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