Windwing which had some manufacturing issues and many thought were done, has now come back with two radical designs. One which includes large panels of monofilm scrim material like is prevalent in wave windsurfing sails. The other, below, is rather odd looking. I would imagine it would turn super fast but not have that much float. I've given up trying to assess performance by shape alone.
Ozone is developing a closed cell foil for water. Peter Lynn and a few others have had these for years, and have developed quite a reputation for super stable kites. It'll be interesting to see where this kite excells.
I also get leaks from SS about new products. If this is an indication of what's going behind the scenes with most companies, we're gonna see some cool new products in 08.
So many options this year: Bows, 4 line hybrids, 5 line hybrids, foils, C's...and within each of these high AR and Low AR models. I just hope the complexity doesn't scare off anyone interested in the sport.
What a cool time to be in a sport though.
. It will, most likely, perform terribly. But, it is fun to try just the same. A brief interchange with Armin Harich was made, who gave me permission to use my own spin on the Speed 2 line system. I'm working really hard to have it ready for the May event in Des Moines. Anybody want to watch me "death spiral" across Saylorville?
