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So a while a go I tried the bigger kite. Not the 8.5 m2 one but the 6.5 m2 meter. There was a strong wind but it was not hard to fly. It’s a very stable kite. It’s not a very good kite to jump with though. It only pulls you forward and not upwards very much.

Last Saturday why went kiting again. The weather forecast wasn’t too good but we decided to go anyway. When I got in my car the sun got it all warmed up, so I thought we would be okay. After a 15 minutes of flying with the buggy I couldn’t get back to the starting point. So my friend gave it a try. He couldn’t get back too. And as he picked up the kite and decided to walk back, it started to rain. So in 30 minutes we were very wet and cold. So we decided to get back home.

We still had fun though. Just not very long.

Yesterday, me and a friend went to Rockanje and bought 2 kites and a kite board. The biggest one is 8.5 m2. We are going to test them tomorrow. I’m really interested to find out how the kite behaves. The biggest one I had in my hands is 4 m2. And that is my Flexifoil Blade II. That thing is suicidal! But I expect the 8.5 m2 to be more stable.

Oh well… We’ll see!