Good for the deck of your board (wen you accidentally) hit it with your bar, is the very soft ends of the bar. Since the aim of this safety is to have one line go through the swiffel, it won’t completely work. If these lines are crossed multiple times the safety system can become nonfunctional. It comes with a swiffel similar like Naish and Slingshot, which all suffer the same problem it doesn’t rotate properly, which means the front lines will most likely be crossed when you loop the kite for instance. If connected like this you are sure not to lose either the kite or the chickenloop. It would be advisable to connect your leash both to the safety and “suicide” rings (in the chickenloop). The chickenloop comes completely off when released. For example the safety connection sits well above the chickenloop. The bar and (4) lines are a bit different from bars from other brands the safety system, colors and connections are uniquely “Wainman’s” style. Our mr Green has lots of bright colors and a huge typical 3-rounds logo. Even the tips of the leading edge have this logo. For example they have a 6.25m, called “Gypsy”. Each kite size has a special dedicated aim, all explained on their website. Wainman present’s kite size up to 2 digits (!) behind the comma (all having 3 struts). In our case (the 7.5) is called “mr Green”. An unique detail about Wainman kites is that they give each kite size a name. The 7 different colors belonging to each kite size (5 till 14.5m) are characteristic for Wainman. The conditions were good with waves up to 3 meters. We tested this kite in gusty 20-30 knot Levante (side shore) wind in Canos de Meca, Spain. The newest version of their wave riding kite “Rabbit” is the 3.0. I am really looking forward to hit the wave season in Norway with the new Rabbit kites, can`t wait to get out there.Wainman is one of the first, if not the first brand who made kites specifically designed for wave riding. Wainman kites are updated by a version, instead of “renewing” them each year like most brands do. The new bags are also very well done, and looks solid. I imagine it will be especially well appreciated in the snowkite community. They all got a new one pump system, which works really well. It`s really easy to do, and it gives every rider the possibility to tune the kite to their personal style. I have always liked the 3 different setup options on the front lines (downwind, middle and upwind). Waves, freeride and even freestyle these guys can handle. And the RG3 is no exception this kite will do it all. One thing I always have loved with the Rabbit kites is their wide range of skills. They also seem very strong and solid, which is really important. They pop back up in air almost without any action from the rider.įor me one of the big likes is how they can drift “down the line”, it`s amazing how they will stay in the air! This again lets you focus more on the wave. When it comes to water start they are insane. They let you focus on the wave, and not too much on the kite. They are fast, responsive and you always know what they are doing. All the sizes seem perfectly tuned, and it feels amazing to ride them. The first thing I noticed on the kites is how stable they are, they just sits perfect in the sky. Everything on it is just clean and for me it fits perfect. The bar itself is thinner, so it gives a much better grip. It looks very strong and durable, and the new safety release and ding is great. It’s simple with no unnecessary stuff, which also is very good for safety in the Waves. I just love the new control bar, it just feels perfect in my hands. I`ve had a couple of sessions on my new Wainman Hawaii Rabbit kites (RG3), and have written a few words on my first impression with them.
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