Old kites get brittle and the fabric tears when its stressed. And tomahawking a kite is always stressful on it. Here are some pictures of my latest kite carnage. I’m showing my latest kiting student what can happen. This kite is now worthless except for scavenging for parts. The cost of repairing the torn fabric on the three struts as well as replacing at least one of the strut bladders is more than the kite is worth. And even if I did make the repairs the kite is likely to fail again.
Its time for a new 9 meter. For the specific wind range I’m using a 9 meter in I’m thinking of moving away from the pure wing of an Ozone Edge and going in the opposite direction and trying out a delta, like a Wainman Smoke. Frankly, in higher winds its going to be far more manuverable and grunty. And that’s what I want in the waves. In the lighter winds the Ozone Edges still rule.