Can someone tell me what this kite is? I need to buy a second kite and I know I shouldn't choose based on the colour but this is the most beautiful thing on the water ....

or does your's look better?

It's a 2011 Switchblade........

But don't worry, there are plenty around

They grow on trees

I found the bar pressure to be horrendous - you might want to rethink that choice. Although there's also a green/brown Cabrinha camo in the 2011 kites...

My first kite is a 13m Crossbow in that color scheme, but the red stripe is slightly different... it looks better too :D

A kite repairer once told me to always go for dark or preferably black coloured kites, as they absorb (or let it pass) heat more and hence fly faster through the air and the material lasts longer too. White or light coloured canopies reflect a lot of heat and actually get "hotter" and makes the material weaker and more prone to tears and pin holes.
T or F?

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Loftywinds said...
A kite repairer once told me to always go for dark or preferably black coloured kites, as they absorb (or let it pass) heat more and hence fly faster through the air and the material lasts longer too. White or light coloured canopies reflect a lot of heat and actually get "hotter" and makes the material weaker and more prone to tears and pin holes.
T or F?

Thats definitely false... Red is always faster.

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Loftywinds said...
A kite repairer once told me to always go for dark or preferably black coloured kites, as they absorb (or let it pass) heat more and hence fly faster through the air and the material lasts longer too. White or light coloured canopies reflect a lot of heat and actually get "hotter" and makes the material weaker and more prone to tears and pin holes.
T or F?

So Lofter, so you spend a bit of time talking to your kite repair bloke? In for a weekly visit???

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remo81 said...

Loftywinds said...
A kite repairer once told me to always go for dark or preferably black coloured kites, as they absorb (or let it pass) heat more and hence fly faster through the air and the material lasts longer too. White or light coloured canopies reflect a lot of heat and actually get "hotter" and makes the material weaker and more prone to tears and pin holes.
T or F?

So Lofter, so you spend a bit of time talking to your kite repair bloke? In for a weekly visit???

Windsurfers just don't get it.