Mfwetu Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 It seems the old saying "Speed costs money. How fast do you want to spend?" is as relevant to kites as it was to cars and bikes. For those with the need for speed and the means to achieve it Ozone are happy to help with the release of the new Chrono V3. Too much for me on both fronts but I'm sure there are others on this forum that will be itching to get their hands on one. Details on https://ozonekites.com/products/water-kites/chrono-v3/ On a side-note, the Blizzard has vanished from the Ozone website even though a number of retailer's sites show it as "coming soon" with prices listed. The kite was announced by Ozone in October and it's still not available. Have they run into problems with production, was the media release premature and they're still struggling with design issues, or is it just a stuffup with the web page? Maybe @Kitepower Australia can shed some light? .Joel and bakersdozen 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoutherlyBuster Posted January 14, 2018 Report Share Posted January 14, 2018 Looks nice but they quote “Do not use the kite in waves.” Only for lakes then? Even Port Phillip bay like Altona has some waves when the wind picks up. Or do they mean like 3m monster waves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Joel Posted January 14, 2018 Report Share Posted January 14, 2018 There's waves in Port Phillip Bay? I doubt there would be any issues with the kite in the bay. I think more using it in surf and having it dumped and rolled. As the kites are designed with lighter and lighter fabrics they're less tolerant to forces outside of what they're designed to handle in flight. It would be interesting to see some of the cell/chord/ratio data for the Chrono V1 and V2 compared to the V3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy666 Posted January 14, 2018 Report Share Posted January 14, 2018 Possibly it doesn’t drift well, so not suitable for wave riding. Or maybe they just don’t want to take sales away from one of their other kites. SoutherlyBuster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitepower Australia Posted January 15, 2018 Report Share Posted January 15, 2018 We have a couple Blizzards here, it has to be re-named though because Ozone stupidly didn't check for Trademarks on this name from the Ski Manufacturer http://www.blizzard-ski.com/ who they actually know well and the GM uses Ozone kites in the snow haha Oh well, people make mistakes... It will be called SUB ZERO, re-released on Feb 1st. We have a couple rare Blizzards in store now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mfwetu Posted January 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 On 1/15/2018 at 12:21 PM, Kitepower Australia said: We have a couple Blizzards here, it has to be re-named though because Ozone stupidly didn't check for Trademarks on this name from the Ski Manufacturer http://www.blizzard-ski.com/ who they actually know well and the GM uses Ozone kites in the snow haha Oh well, people make mistakes... It will be called SUB ZERO, re-released on Feb 1st. We have a couple rare Blizzards in store now Thanks for filling us in on the "mysterious disapearance" of the Blizzard. I'm glad to hear it's still around. Do you have one of these collectors items on demo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitepower Australia Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 Yeah I have a 9m that I can demo. Also have a 13m in Ultralite Grants 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoutherlyBuster Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 On 1/15/2018 at 8:36 AM, andy666 said: Possibly it doesn’t drift well, so not suitable for wave riding. Or maybe they just don’t want to take sales away from one of their other kites. There is a fellow here in Christchurch using his Chrono in the surf, but mind you the surf was small when ever I saw him flying it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plummet Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 I use my chrono in the surf. its obviously the worse kite possible to try and wave ride with. But jesus do you get some hell boosts off wave lips!! SoutherlyBuster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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