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Paul, where are you based? If you're in striking distance of Southampton, come down & see us at the shop. I'd be happy to take a look at your kites & check your bar over to make sure its all working fine... If I'm off work & it's windy then I'll be kiting, so you'll find us on the beach Dan

Hi Paul, Have you got the little plastic tube bit, just before the depower toggle? That stops the toggle getting pulled all the way up to the side of the butter box. Its available as a spare & if you don't have it get one or just make one from some rubber tube! If depower (on any kite) is hard to pull through try the following: 1/ push the bar out to take the load off the front lines... 2/ stop edging so hard to take the load off the front lines... still stuck? 3/ sheet out & bare away to totally unload the front lines... "y'cannae break the laws of physics, Jim" so work with them instead. The depower is more than effective on the rally IMHO. You have most of it on the bar throw - enough to pretty much shut the kite off. Even with the trim line all the way out, so on full power, if you let go of the bar with the stopper at the top the kite just flaps fully depowered?? The trim line wont give you more depower than that! It just sets where you hold the bar whilst riding for a comfortable position/level of power. Regarding 12 & 8 as a quiver, this is what I've had last season & this year again. 12 works for me @ 76kg in a range between 10-26ish knots & the 8 between 17-35+ knots. I'm using a skim (or sector from 8knots) in light wind & the high end ranges quoted are not averages they are the gusts you can still kite in on a TT without issues. When choosing a kite to fly it's either windy or its not - so its a simple choice. For me, I think you should work on your edging skills & get comfortable flying the Rallys in the top half of their wind range - where you start to get some real performance out of them Dan

yeah they aren't as warm, but they do stay put on your foot a bit better if you ride strapless.

mince pies in tesco... the thick neoprene goes back on the shelf in the shop

All sizes of atan boots (Mistral Hot 6mm, Mistrals & Madissons) in stock (& on offer) at 24-7. We also carry Animal, O'Neill, Prolimit boots, gloves, hoods & rashies. Everything you could want to keep the chill off Dan

Lots of pics from the weekend at Calshot here! Dan

Hi Tom, I'll soon have a 9m B5 on the water for demo at 24-7. Also the new Wainman Rabbit kites dropped on our doorstep today. The 10.5m Punch will be getting its paws wet too. Soo many great kites out for 2012 Dan

Haircut!

Not really - I've been unashamedly pimping the hell out of this amazing board since we got a demo from Mike B, but I'll say it again though - IN STOCK AT 24-7 Boardsports If you want one give us a call! 02380 894000. Sector was the only board on the water AGAIN on Friday 6-10knots with a 12m. They are selling at £749 (free shipping). That's about the same price as a new kite-construction surfboard - so pretty good value for what it delivers & how much you will get to use it! Aloha - Dan

£699 at Andy Biggs Watersports.... sounds like a good price for a Sector 60 to me. He's only got the one, so someone should hurry up & buy:rolleyes:

Mystic Code 01 with its adjustable boa system.

I don't know, I just go kiting.... http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/247415_10150620403945556_840280555_18866411_8068195_n.jpg

What exactly defines 'wakestyle' (other than boots) over 'freestyle' & why is one kite better for 'wakestyle' or 'freestyle' than the other? I'm not taking the piss, I'm genuinely interested & this sure aint a question I'm about to ask on the Scoop ;-) Thanks Dan

forget the straps, dive the kite as you jump on & gooooooooooo Make sure you chuck some wax at it first or you'll slide off the top.

I cant reply to your PM mate

Pimping my own current kite & board choices here. 12 & 8m slingy rally, airush sector 60, shinn monk 130. Job done, light summer sea breeze cruising on the sector as soon as the kite is flying, right up to old school booooosting on the 8m lit at the top end of its range

Yeah, quick relaunch & good back stall resistance is what you need. Paul has tried most of our demo kites in the school at some point, in a rough order of preference for light winds: Rally, Catalyst, Lithium & Key have all worked. Least favoured for teaching in light conditions have been the 2011 Naish kites. Probably to do with the overkill on the dacron....

+1 for the locosys GT31. Its easy to use & you can use GpsAR to plot all the stats & stuff from your sessions. http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/293406_10150740561050556_840280555_20093836_2946326_n.jpg

Naish use em & you can buy them as a spare part but they are stupid money so just go to the chandlers. I guess they might be a bit more secure than conventional pulleys in the event of a failure as the soft attachment runs through the center of the pulley. http://www.ronstan.com/images/product/RF25109-with-rope.jpg

Doesn't sound right about the zip, I've got a couple of O'neill suits & the zips are pretty dry, might be worth checking it with the shop you bought it from? Use proper velcro straps for your ankles to stop water going up em If you get the elephant legs, make a very tiny hole in the back of the leg just above the ankle strap & the water pressure inside the suit will force water out - problem solved.

good windy at the beach http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/294390_10150788922815556_840280555_20623931_1051376683_n.jpg

got a 2012 11m park in for demo. I'll let you know when the wind goes below 30 knots

Always try on a suit to ensure the seals at neck, wrists and ankles are gonna keep cold water on the outside of the suit. If you get a built in hood, check its a tight fit to your face - cos the last thing you want is it filling with water after you take a slam. I prefer separate hoods that go outside the suit neck seal so any water that gets in there can drain without leaking down into the rest of the suit! But yeah 5/3 with good accessories should be spot on - good boots (Atans) & gloves are gold when the temps get really low.

Kitefix do a pack >valve repair kit so you dont need to buy a new valve. The pack has double sided sticky stuff alcohol wipes & a spare tube of glue. As said above, take your time, get everything super clean/sanded/degreased & do it inside where its warm. Dan

no bad thing