Yep, in a beginner's guide section. Eagle had a whole page on gear maintenance in the same issue.
Since we are talking about the "good old days" and everything:
Once upon a time, we could tell who was who and all knew each others names and skill levels, and who they took lessons from. Now, we have hundreds of kiters here, many instructors, and many new faces every day, its very hard to keep up. I believe that over the past few years, we have become too relaxed about safety,the learning curve/timeline, "cowboys", and kooks. Now it appears to be acceptable for inexperienced kiters to buy a kite (on the beach) and learn as they go, which only increases the risk factor. That's not healthy for the future of our sport, and we should all work together towards the common goal of safer launches, and making EVERY kiter self sufficient and confident in their abilities.
Becoming a kiter starts with LESSONS, not with a kite purchase.
Kite safe
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