I had this talk with a number of expert kite designers in the past
(kite designers with more than 15 years experiences, not 1 to 5 years
experience kite designers) and ask them why don't they give kite
flyers full control of the kite (i.e., be able to sheet out the kite
100% like in sailing - for those who DON'T KNOW, this is when we can
depower the kite %100 - and those who want to depower the kite 300%,
please talk to Stefano ;-).
The answers I got back that they don't trust kite flyers and afraid
that kite flyers would stall the kite and blame the designer for a bad
design.
So this trend seems to be persistence until today (the young designers
probably don't even know why it is designed this way),
kiteflyers/kitesurfers can only control the kite to a certain point
because kite designers don't trust our ability to keep the kite in the
air.
The kitesurfing/kitesnowboarding/kiteskiing company that can give 100%
control of the kite (or at least a larger percentage of it) may likely
create a new trend that may change our sport drastically.
I had this talk with a number of expert kite designers in the past (kite designers with more than 15 years experiences, not 1 to 5 years experience kite...
=== good point Hung Vu. When I was in Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) I tried the ADVANCE kite which was similar to the SEASMIK which was similar to some other French...
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