IME this upcoming season is going to be freaking exciting :) for both kites and boards :))

Ozone
Yet another major change (they did one last season:) Sport + will be replaced by C4. Knowing Ozone they must have done sh&^ loads in testing and dev...can't wait to get one.
ozonekites.com/water

Cabrinha
Nomad...god damn it...Never liked Cabrinha but Nomad, "non-bow hybrid" must be a nice one to try. Will be nice one to try :)))
www.cabrinhakites.com/nomad.html

Flexifoil
Not to mention Hadlow Pro :) but ION4 - "C-Kite Performance with Hybrid D-Power" oooo bring it on.
http://www.flexifoil.com/au/kitesurfing/products/ionfour/

Naish
The best about them is the lost of Raven and keeping the everlasting beauty- Torch, in their line. Well done Naish...not well done for that Cult thing but....:)) hehe

North
Shame, shame they have turned Rhino into that little bizarre canopy from the one of the most excellent C kites. By god, Rhino was the most spectacular C kite...well apart from the X4 hahaha. But they still have Vegas...not as nice as but maybe this year will be amazing. As far as I remember all brands envy North for their dev work :) Lets see...

Last but not Least :))) The Shinn Boarding...Mark has left Nobile and established his own brand....OMG!!! His experience is amazing in boards design, test and dev so....I can't wait to ride one!!!

So C kites and Mark Shinn boards :) YEAH!!!...and 30 knt on Sun hahahaha...

The most important development in 2010 is that green is cool..

How could I forget about Fluid C shape...How could I :) I can forget about Slingy cos their dev sucks a bit (dudes who run it are fun but dev is...) but Fluid...ok...I am waiting impatiently for C from Fluid :))

I can't wait for 2010 so I can see what the 2011 kites are like!

Insert "XYZ" Brand insert "XYZ" model, is actually the sickest yet, i heard its super fast and mega stable and grunty, it's way better than every other brand this year. It's got awesome range you pretty much can have a one kite quiver bla bla obsolete bla bla 100% depower wank wank instant relaunch wank wank wank.

Oh yeah Tom,,,, Exciting it is!

I just got back from 13 out of 14 days Kiting up in the north west.

Trying all the new toys from Naish.. Cabrinha... and Gastra.

( 7m ) Gastra Jekyl Is a sick jumping machine! Becareful as you may need clearance for air space, boosts mega high and comes down superfast some skill required for landings. Cant wait to ride her again in strong winds.

( 7m ) Nomad in the waves & wakestyle and finely we have a 'C- Hybrid' from Cabrinha, hallelujah.Its a great all-round kite but stands out in the waves, its no power house which is great when you want to throw it around fast.

( 8m ) Switchy... ooh la la why change something that doesnt need it, this kite is as bomb proof as it was, sexy new graphics and improved bar n line set up.

Got my mojo back for kiting again with me flaming Torch. Kite loops? oh yes please. This kite is unhooking luxury, super smooth & forgiving. Very predictable and I have to say that usually I dont like to go out on a 'C' in strong gusty winds but this kite stood up to a bowie. impressed.

These are just 3 kites out of their 2010 range that suited my style.

I only tried one surfboard, the Naish 5.8... fast and fluid, got one on order!

Huge Thanks to Daniel
from Kite Addiction for letting us all try out the new toys

SICK TRIP

86c to the US dollar is exciting, hopefully cheaper kites. For me, getting some great bargains on 2009 stuff that has actually been tested by real kiters and have no quality issues is awesome.
Buying new kites with some brands can be a bit "cross your fingers." Many guys I kite with have been rather dissapointed by warranty issues that were due to normal wear and tear or defects.

sir ROWDY said...

Silly bitches your red thumbs thumbs cannot harm me...

ok, this is just getting surreally crazy. it may be just that i ate 200gm of nutmeg this morning (though i don't remember doing that) but it seems that this forum is not really about kiting but is actually a pan-dimensional battleground for warlords from universes that are co-extensive with, but very different from, our own, whoever "we" are anymore ...

these pages are just the visible tips of icebergish intergalactic thumbing battles that have crossed into the interweb and threaten to form portals into terrible worlds beyond our wildest dreams. those of us who post here as mere mortals can only hope that summer seabreezes start soon enough to quell these space-time vortices before we're spat into the middle of raging battles between beings such as sir rowdy, jabba the hut, lostinlondon, ren, stimpy, and others just too abominable to mention.

i'm going to hide now. summer, soon, please.

Hahaha, you sound like a funny fella dojo, maybe I will get to meet you one day and we can have a talk about life and such.
p.s. I love you...

Yes we are all excited with the 2010 kite range