Rider: 77kg, balding and grey
Style: Zephyring
Weather: 5-7 knots
Build Quality: 10/10
Satisfaction: thats a 10 too
Disclosure: (ozone rep Australia)
My Comments:
Got to the beach just as my mate on a 2016 Zephyr rode off, in a dying southerly seabreeze. He never went upwind, he weighs about 90kg and was using a mid size board for his weight, not a dedicated LW board.
Anyway just as I was about to launch he comes running up the beach, he stashed his kite in the bushes about 1klm downwind and was going to drive down to the "horsetrack" to get it. I decided not go and just flew the crispy new V5 on the beach. All I can say was that it self launched and would park in amazing light wind, turns real nice (was on the mid setting), super stable as you would expect. Could have gone out for a downwind loop do loop session but could not be bothered.
Here are some pics and comments about obvious improvements.
Dacron removed from the tips, except where CAD program says it should be.
Front view showing how much flatter it is, definitely a bit more Edge DNA (term stolen from Eppo).
Attention to detail, and new LE reinforcements
Inside view, probably shows the flatness even better.
LE reinforcement from centre to tip strut, both sides of closing seam.
Turn speed tabs, 3 positions, I've changed my one to the lighter pressure and fast turning setting.
