Yeah,

Riding it in combo with an Instinct made for such a smooth ride it was like having shocks on the water and a gust muncher in the sky. That's pretty neat, but some might think it takes away from the "experience" of kiteboarding.

Obviously guys like Jay and Billy will always keep this sport extreme, but otherwise, wakeboarding is more extreme than kiting with today's equipment, imo (and that's fine with me).