Peter Lynn Water Foil 3.5M

Intro
Not the newest of kites by a long way, but real strong and robust. I haven' never had a problem with my one, apart from the pink colour. Was purchased initially as my learner when stepping into bigger kites and still solves a problem when the find is too strong for anything else.

My 3.5 is used entirely as a buggy kite. Never used it even near water.

Main thoughts.
Not an outstanding kite any more, as it is actually quite old, but hours and hours of enjoyment as still to be dragged from it.

Launching is a real issue, with the way Peter has designed the non return valves on the leading edge. Due to the fact that I never use it on water, cutting the valves out of the leading edge has never concerned me and it has solved the issue really.

For those that might laugh at one of these still in use, this one has cost me two broken ribs and has knocked a guy out cold, from a buggy before. And yes we do actually know what we are doing. Strong winds you must pay attention to what it is doing.

Upwind is of course not optimal due to it's age, but again in the right wind, still plenty of hours of enjoyment left in the old girl.

Conclusion
If you can get one cheap and have a hole in your range at this size, then consider it. I have had plenty of fun times with mine. It also makes for a great beginner kite, if you are showing newbie's what HP Kiting is about. It will not scare them too much and is actually pretty tame. Next adventure with mine is 8-10 meter lines and playing around in car parks.

By : sparky21