im pretty sure the contra is a better light wind kite, but id love to ride your 14m and then my 14m waroo back to back just for a comparison, power speed turning etc
this sat might happen :)

Danny, You are more than welcome to try out the new 14m Contra, as is anyone else ( now all we need is some wind......) :?

Damn, it has been bad here. One of my favorite sayings is --
"If you can't ride a 14m Contra and big board, you just can't ride"
The Contra really is that good at light winds.

The 12m I have been riding has the low end of a 18m C, easy. But, it is so light and efficient that it deals with lulls and goes upwind in the puffs much better. It is an exceptionally stable kite, even in the crappy low end stuff.

Donna rode the 12m one day in about 6knots when EVERYONE else's kite was falling out the sky (even Daryl's) When Daryl's kite fell, I got very nervous and was frantically waving her in. She just kept riding (the current was going out at about 2 knots at the inlet, helping her ride) but if the kite fell, she woulda been screwed.... drifting out to sea, hence my anxiety.
That day really sticks out in my mind. Literally, if you can't ride the Contra, you can't ride, is how I see it. Daryl is simply a master at light wind crap, and his kite went in the water. (First time I ever saw that with his kite) So, I was not pleased to see Donna continuing to ride in 6. Kinda funny now, but man, I will never forget it.

definitly agree.

I've ridden here a couple times in the last 2 weeks with decent power. Thanks partially to the Airush Exile Scott sold me. It blew last night pretty good and Sunday before last.

I would love to try somebody's Contra for a few minutes, once we get the opportunity/wind.

Well Adam, at least you got to try out the XBow II, if even for a short period that other sunday, and it wasn't even blowin that much!

You 're more than welcome to try the 14m Contra as well , just let us get a nice 11-14kt day of wind to blow for us so I can organize a demo :D

That Exile is good, huh. Sweet.
Dimitri is working on something similar to it with the Skywalker line. I can't wait to see that board, myself.

I still have a blast in solid ten to twelve knots myself. So glad you are back out again Adam. :D

I have a saying too Scott, mine is:

If my 25.5 Meter Machine won't fly, nothing will! :?

And I haven't been able to fly it in MONTHS!!! It has either been the 20.5M Machine or (most often) not enough...even coupled with my 158 UG MC!!!

i bet we spend 70 - 80 percent of our kiting cash on shitty lightwind kiting gear. :roll:

for me ( 1 lightwind kite + 2 lightwind boards ) ( 3 highwind kites + 3 highwind boards ) its more like 33% of my kiting cash for crappyy lightwind stuff and 66% for crappyy highwind stuff.

But of course I've also gotta lotta other really crappy OOOOOLD old stuff

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