The other week I went and purchased a shiny new 9m RRD Type 9. I went for the dark purple colour, which doesn't actually seem to be on the rrd website. It which looks pretty nice up in the sky.
I took it to south Cottesloe for a quick christening. It was pretty onshore and the charts said it was around 16-20kts but I was pretty powered up the whole time, doing some decent jumps and a couple of kite loops. There was some swell coming through, the bigger waves being about chest high face.
Compared to my other older smaller kite, an 06 Sonic, the Type 9 is much better in the lulls, it doesnt luff as much. I really like how it just floats back without the canopy fluttering. Also in comparision it has a more consistent power delivery in the turns, which is nice when doing transitions in the waves.
The bar was a little different to the prototype I flew before. I cant remember what the differences were now, but I remember thinkg it was better. The only gripe I have is that I would like a little more throw for the depower. I might try my 07 Sonic bar, see if that works with it.
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