Took the V1 19 out today, winds started at 7/11/14 when i was in the buggy then ended the session gusting over 20. Felt safe on the kite the entire time, thought it did have quite a bit of pull at rest. I was using a 07 48cm (45, 47 whatever the size is) bar which was a bit short so I had to really yank to turn but it did turn very well and flew very stable. I was shocked that I was able to move thru the softer sand even when the wind had almost died at one point. I think this mught be my goto kite for under 20 on land. My wife was driving on 101 a few miles away and saw the kite flying in the sky. Aparently it looks really large to the observer I've got a few fuzzy iphone pics of this red monster in the sky from across town, over the bay, and over the dunes!

I threw a few clips together, the video uploaded poorly. I need to trim the photos to 720 size an reload at some point.

I could feel the overpower during the first section of the video when it would drag you into the soft sand. Good call on the depower - those bigger arcs are amazing beasts that pull like a slow moving truck. Once the wind gets over 14mph it can be a drag - all pun intended - mostly side pull - unless you're on water. Nice video of your first time out with a fun monster.

nice vid, kite looked great......................we tried to get Hardrock in the bug on his 19 Friday but not joy.................................libre buggy?

Nice

Yeah, libre hardcore, currently Frankensteinhardcore as I'm borrowing parts

Very sweet, enjoy the beast!