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I was very lucky to get a Peter Lynn Guerilla2 13m last year, and it was one of the best purchases I ever made, at just £200 it was mega cheap, exactly the sort of price I was after. Heres my experience of it: Well, as with any kite, the first thing you notice is the bag. Very good bag, strong and durable, looks reasonable, but the fact you can extend it to double the size is very handy. You can easily fit 2 ARCs in when it's extended. I can easily fit in: kite, bar, lines, helmet, harness, lunch, 5m fixed bridle, 2 litres of drink and some other accessories. Anyway, you take out the kite and boy it looks huge! If you're new to depower don't be put of by the large size, as when in the air the kite forms into an arc shape (hence the name) which makes the projected area around 8.4m for this 13m. So, colours. There are semi circles in orange, black and grey on the 13m, and although it doesnt sound attractive, it looks pretty good in the air. On the Guerilla2, there is only 1 inflation point, so if the wind is under around 12mph it can take quite a long time to fill, especially if you're inland, but once you're in clean winds on a beach you can get it in the air in about 5-10 minutes once you get good at it. A handy feature on the Guerilla2 is the different settings for the brake lines, so you can either chose 'more bar pressure', or, you've guessed it, 'less bar pressure'. The difference between the two is how much of the power you feel through the bar, more basically makes it a bit harder to turn, but you can really feel where the kite is in the air due to the brake lines being shorter. Once you get the kite in the air, you will feel how easy it is to fly. On my first fly I'd picked it up in about 10 minutes, and I was boarding up and down the field comfortably after about 30 minutes, something I was not too confident at before. Another handy feature which has pretty much become the Peter Lynn trademark is the auto zenith function, this means if you let go of the bar, the kite will rise to the top of the window, and just sit there. I found this handy if I wanted to tie up my shoelaces, get a drink or just lie down and take a breather for 5 minutes. Something you will soon notice if you fly inland is that the Guerilla2 simply munches gusts. If a gust comes through you won't get yanked off your board of thrown out your buggy, you will feel a little increase of power, but nothing too much. In terms of safety, I had it set up on a front line safety, so if it got too much then I would pull the safety and it would flatten out and instantly lose all power. Windrange. Well, I'm very light, around 8 stone, and I've flown this in around 8mph up to about 22mph on a beach, and gusting to about 24mph inland, but my friend who has flown in (11 stone ish) has taken in up to nearly 30mph, but he has had quite a lot of ARC experience. If its lift you want, youve got it. If you want to learn to jump on a board this thing is magic. Jumps are effortless and the float is incredible. Ive gone about 6ft in about 15mph on semi power, so you can imagine what this beauty can do in 25. Ive learnt all the tricks I know on this, smooth jumps and a soft touchdown make it the perfect kite for someone who wants to progress to the next level on their board or buggy. So, to summarise, if you're looking for a first depower that can enter you into the world of freestyle or just help you improve your cruising skills, this kite is awesome. And because of the age (2004) you can pick them up pretty cheap. I hope thats helped, and if you do get one, good luck! 😄 By : ARCboy_123

Peter Lynn Guerrilla 2, 9m Desiring a high wind Arc to supplement the 13m Bomba in my quiver I eventually won this one off a well known auction site for a fair price. First Impressions Although second-hand the material was still crispy and the kite had either been well looked after or hadn't seen a lot of use. It looked kind of tiny alongside the Bomba, unfortunately the inflation zip is also scaled down, so, despite being a smaller kite it takes just as long to inflate as the larger arcs. There's not much else to say about arcs, material, zip, bit of string on each corner and that's about it. First Flight For once a maiden flight didn't cause North East England's answer to The Doldrums and the lines were attached in a respectable 25-30mph wind. Inflated it launched nicely with a respectable amount of pull for such a small arc. Compared to the Bomba it positively zips around the sky, needing a some bar input to supplement the fabled PL auto-zenith in gusty wind. After a passes through the window to check the handling, I decided to try a little jump. Not expecting too much from such a small arc, I redirected the kite, yanked the bar all the way down and suddenly found myself checking out the tops of my companions' heads. Quite a bit of lift for a 'little' kite. In Use I've used this arc mainly for buggying sometimes in wind which would probably be better suited to the 13m Bomba, just because it turns so much faster. It produces so much power in the buggy compared to foils, quite easily dragging the bug sideways on upwind runs, the extra torque also opens up the softer sand area's of the beach and gives confidence in long runs, knowing the 'walk of shame' won't have to be undertaken for the return leg. Of course, being an arc it's pretty much useless in wind speeds which aren't in double figures, and 9m being small in arc terms it probably needs quite a bit more than that to realise its full potential. Great kite, handles well, excellent for buggy use, doesn't turn as fast as a Phantom but much less temperamental to fly. I've just ended a three month enforced lay off from boarding, so I hope to be using the little fella for some four wheel cruising over the next few weeks. By : terra

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

After developing my skills (or should I say nerve) from my old Beamer II, through my first depower (FS Cool) to bigger things (Ozone Frenzy) I decided to fall for the hype and go for an arc and while I'm at it, go for one much bigger than I really should!! Which led my to a certain poster on this site who had a PL Guerilla II 13m (and an 18m for my mate) for sale. After arranging to meet up at a very bleak, very windy Hoylake as a half way point, the kite was set up and was demonstrated. Decided there and then not to take it out in 25mph winds for a while. Anyway, on with the review. In true RaceKites style... The Bag Well designed extendable bag allowing you to put the G away without taking out the spars. Loads of compression straps and all sorts of dangling things to hang things from! No danger of getting the kite material snagged. All in all, very good. The Kite Apart from it's immense size, fairly unremarkable! As it is second hand, there were a couple of repairs but looked good quality. Obvoiusly being an arc, there are no bridles to worry about. Haven't really inspected the carbon spars yet. There are different connection points to alter the steering pressure. Inflation and deflation point is in the centre of the kite, which doesn't seem to be the best design but I beleive PL have resolved this by putting the inflation point at the wingtip. There are 3 one-way vents on the front - more about that later. Inflation and Launching On the first flight, the wind was about 12-15mph so the kite took about 2 minutes to pre-inflate. I'd imagine in lighter winds, pre-inflation would either take forever or not happen at all! With the kite at about 70% inflation. I adjusted the strap to full power (if you knew me that would not surprise), pushed the bar away and took a step back to lauch. The kite got to about 45 degrees and with a bit of flying for a couple of minutes fully inflated. The Fun Bit - Flying Once the kite was at full inflation, it sat directly at the zenith and required absolutely no input to keep it there. I haven't progressed to boarding/surfing but can already see that this would be a god send. Dropping the kite into the power led to a fairly meaty scud (well run as I had my walking boots on), taking it back to the zenith and pulling in the bar gave a really smooth lift and flight. A small gust caught the kite and I was lifted again but never felt 'out-of'-control'. With a bit more confidence (and skill with turning a much larger kite than I'm used to) I attempted my first pendulum jump. OMG as the kids say. Up, up and away with a lovely soft landing! Compared with 'normal' foils, the handling is different and perhaps not quite so direct. But due to the fact that it doesn't luff and is relatively unaffected by gusts, I was impressed with my new purchase. Summary As it's my first real experience using an arc I'm in no real position to compare it with the other PL twinskins, but due to it's stability, amazing lift and ease of control I'm looking forward to mastering the art of boarding with this beast. Time will tell if it becomes my favourite over the Frenzy in steady beach breezes, but signs are pointing that it will! By : davekermito