Eolo Radsail

On a mission I bought two of these beauties ( 1 for me and 1 for my dad) as a first-time purchase(99.00 each) and my first foray into the world of power-kites. This kite was recommended to me by the shop- owner and I couldn't wait to get it flying.

My first experience took me to my local beach which is only 300 yards away from my front door. The thing is, the tide was on its way in and the beach wasn't any more than 10 metres wide which meant because of the gusting winds we were totally incapable of getting the kite in the air (offshore wind).

Our second attempt was on an all-weather pitch. The instructions said that both control and brake lines should be the same size. Can anyone explain to me best practice for getting lines the correct length? I found that the brake lines needed to be slightly shorter to get it flying. Of course they weren't the same size to start off with so it took a good hour of adjustments before we even got the kite in the air but hey we persevered and got there.

My first impression was ****ing eck what a pull and it truly was stronger than I had ever expected. This kite had very little lift but alot of pull so a buggy will be my next purchase for sure. This kite can be flown on either two or four lines which gives a little versatility we cranked it up first time on four lines and it flew great.

We encountered one problem though and this came in the form of line tangle. It started to rain hard and in our haste to get the kite packed away the lines became intertangled and knotted. New lines have been duly ordered and are on their way!!!

Overall this is a fantastic buy with enough strength of pull to keep anyone on their toes believe me. It is a great kite to start power kiting and I would recommend it to anyone.

By : Darren McClintock