Peter Lynn Guerilla II 9M

I started snowkite with the first generation ARC kites from Peter Lynn. Superfast and very predictable kites with huge power and lot of userfriendliness.

From snowkite I moved to kiteboarding and different types of LEI. Mostly size 12, 14 and 9. Somehow I thought there was something missing when flying the tubekites. One day I got my hands on the G2 9m, went out in 25-30 kts and had the time of my life. The feeling I had missed with LEI's was suddenly back. I am talking about the feeling of full controll of the power. Suddenly I was total confident and secure in all matters. No more luff, overflying and dangerous exits through the power zone. There was guys with 7 and 8 m LEI's not riding that day.

When you don't want the G2 to produce power it does not. It hangs there in the sky and wait for your command. When you fly the kite for generating power then you get more than enough of it. The kite turn really fast. No problem to do a continuing dobbel loop with this one. In really gusty wind with difference at 10 kts the kite sometimes want to stall out a little bit just in the secuence when the wind dropped.

I found out that it was possible to compensate by being more aware of the fligth speed and to feel when the wind was about to drop after the burst. Then no problem at all. The kite can be flown with long acceleration paths within the power zone. If you dare do that and accelerate the kite to the sky from the watersurface you get a vertical lift so high and long that you scare yourself. However the landing curve is really smooth. The genuin stability this kite gives makes you a better rider in short time. Did i tell you about how high I could ride up against the wind? Superior!

Sometimes I was clumsy when trying to stick the landing after a jump and thumbled around in the water. I quicly learned to then let go of the bar and the kite simply stoppet in the position it was and waited for me to get the head over the water, put on my board and go again. From similare situations with LEI's i am used to the fact that they fly themselfs into the water.

I have to say that sometimes I chrashed the kite in the water also. The water relaunch had a tendency to be remarkable quicker and easier than with LEI's. Even for LEI with a 5 line. But I have also experienced full chrash, tangled lines and swimming to the beach again with the G2. Guess it has to do with the individual skills for relaunching. Anyway, the kite floats like a cork. Be patient and wait for the wind to affect the kite when in the water and it relaunch really quick. If you are impatient, pull the lines to quicly and try to force the kite, then you create a problem for your self. This kite does not want anything else than to fly, give it a chance and it does.

G2 has a tremendous depower range. This combined with rapid reaction from the barpressure and a really quick turning speed and acceleration makes it possible to produce good power even in the low end of the wind range.

Self launch and landing is as easy and safe as the constructor says. The setup and packing activities are both so easy and effortless that no other manufacture are close to this features. No pump needed. The lines and the bar has good color code marking and is easy to set up. The fact that you place the kite paralell with the wind, open the inflate zipper and walk out the lines in a 45 degree angle to the kite makes less hands on activities during setup and thereby shorter time before you are ready to launch.

The fabric seems to be very solid due to the fact that I by one ocation chrashed the kite so severly into some bushes that i was sure it would penetrate the fabric and crack all the sawings. After a very close inspection no damage was found. Maybe i was lucky. Packing down is a three minutes operation. Open deflatezipper. Detach and wind the lines on the bar. Simply roll toghether the kite, but it in the smart G2 back pack and go home.

When I flew the first generation ARC kites the critics was against the speed. The kite was to fast. Now the same camp says the ARC kites are to slow. Well, from my experience I would say it is insufficient differences if none between G2 9 and similare LEI's.

For the snow season 2004/2005 the G2 9 will be my favorite when snowkiting. Talk about crossfunctionality?

The G2 9 is a really confident friend. No fear for the control in strong wind anymore. Stelundg

By : stelundg