tested sun 30 dec scabs, wa
ssw seabreeze, gusty ++ to 30kn (as per seabreeze/bom)
17m lines
quad surfboard strapped, some ok waves
GOOD
very nice bag
bar and lines all a1, kook proof connectors
construction looks a1 too
octopus system works a treat
easy self launch, sand on edge
that lovely naish torch like bar feel.silky smooth
tons of depower, never touched the depower strap
super tight turns, very responsive (also could be 17m lines) - super fun in the waves
didnt feel overly flighty but was fast
trucked up wind like nothing else
very stable in the gusts
floated back nicely if undercut on the waves
wouldnt over fly when overhead, stood on beach with kite at 12 in gusty wind - very steady even when powered up
NOT SO GOOD
jelly fished alot - was gusty ++ but seemed to flex alot at the angles of the sigma shape, in and out - airframe didnt seem to have anywhere near the rigidity of my rebels, didnt seem to effect performance but abit disconcerting to look at, widening and compressing,was pumped as hard as i could get it
even when turning the kite over felt quite bendy - whether this comes an issue i dont know, naish say reinforced at the joints
going to try it on north 5th element and see if that helps with 5th line being tensioned,
BAD
nothing to report as yet
OVERALL
super responsive smooth kite ideal for the surf i reckon
jumping - ?? who cares - not me anyway,
trucks up wind plenty of depower and turns on a dime
wobbly but trying a couple of tripcks to sort that out
up dated report tomorrow as forecast looks good again
85kg, 6 years kiting
other kites ridden
rebels 7 10
fuels 13 9
octane 10
best waroo 7
best yarga 9 11 13
wipika hydro 13
jelly fished alot > you really need to pump up the sigma kites quite (really hard) then they work 
cheers marco
it would be 5th line dependant just like the torch, youl need tension on it to fly properly, the torch did the same, lost grunt and flew like arse with a slack 5th line
There are a couple of attachment points on my Alliance 12m fifth line. In the manual it says to use the second knot whilst the front lines are bedding in, then use the regular attachment point (longest one) after that.
Having played around with the fifth line tension i can say that if the fifth line is too loose it will wobble around and jellyfish a bit, on the other hand if the fifth line is too tight it loses power (as it should).
Whilst flying it if you look at where the front lines and shift (fifth) line go their separate ways you should be able to see the shift lines stopper at it's limit and therefore properly tensioned when the kite has got a bit of power.
I have the 12m Alliance and was wondering whether it would be possible to fly the kite with 4 lines only as I am worried about the 5th line getting wrapped around the canopy in the waves. My 5th line seems to be a abit slack when I am flying the kite anyway so it should not make a big difference. Any thoughts?
