Reality...

The forecast is for 12-15 knots, the reality is it's 2-10 knots (when it try's hard)!

Video - Kite buggying, Lake Lefroy...

Flying the Ozone R1 7m during the Lake Lefroy Land Sailing Club Regatta 2015.

Kite Buggy, Lake Lefroy WA from Mark Crook on Vimeo.

Pictures - Ozone R1 7m...

Some pictures of the Ozone R1 7m...

Buggy action

Information

bridle attachment

logo

logo

air intake

reinforced leading edge

lying flat

gound stake

ground stake

instructions

the bag

the bar

chicken loop

logo

Air release zip

air release

internal structure

The next generation of race kite...

Following on from the success of the R1, Ozone have started testing the R2 - apparently this is the second design and is called the R2-Design 2 or the R2-D2...

Ozone R1 7m...

Rocking the R1 in the kite buggy...

It's arrived...

Ozone R1 7m, not had chance for a proper look yet - it will be stretching its wings on Lake Lefroy tomorrow...

Vietnam to Perth...

The Ozone R1 is nearly here, having left the Ozone factory in Vietnem...

Ozone Vietnam Factory from Ozone Kites on Vimeo.

Equipment checks...

Getting ready for the Lake Lefroy land sailing regatta, buggy checked over, tyre pressures checked, bolts tightened, GoPro chase mount reinstalled, safety gear checked, anemometer and GPS plus spare batteries.

New kite's set to arrive Thursday, if the Manta II hasn't sold that's coming too. KAP kite and all my camera gear all packed and charged.

Everything is ready to go into the ute on Thursday ready for an early start on Friday morning.

"Official"...

My Mum and Dad had a Garmin Etrex which they have given to me so rather than use an app on my iPhone I can now get an "official" speed reading. Which is good for when I start ripping it up with the R1!

I keep saying "official" in a Dr Evil voice!

Video - Ozone tips and tricks...

I've watched this a few times recently, ready for the arrival of the R1 -

Making things...

Well I've had a day of making things, a couple are kite related - sandbags ready for when I get the R1...

And this morning I made a wall mounted fishing rod rack, nothing to do with kiting but wanted to show it off!

Purely hypothetical...

Yesterday I was comparing the Sonic FR and Ozone R1, I have been dreaming of getting a 6m R1 ever since I tried the 11m in the buggy, but thought I would look at the other options...

The 6m R1 and 9m Sonic are priced similarly, by the time you add bar and lines in - but looking at the wind ranges the 9m Sonic has a much larger wind range, which would theoretically cover both the two kites I own now.

Which means I could argue suggest to my wife that one kite would replace two kites which I could then sell to partly fund the new kite, the rest of which could be Christmas/birthday present!

Am I reading this wrong or does the Sonic have a seriously impressive wind range? It also looks awesome in the the black, the kite not the wind range...

Video - Sonic v R1 upwind

...and has an unexpected outcome!

2nd round of a Funrace at the Buggycamp on Römö (DK).
Flysurfer Sonic-FR 18m & Ozone R1 17m going upwind.

Flysurfer Sonic-FR vs. Ozone R1 - Kitebuggy Head Up from Pascal Lohmann on Vimeo.

Video - Kitefoil Gold Cup SFO 2015...

Just an awesome video, with lots of Ozone R1's, Fysurfer Sonic FR's and the f-one foil...

f-one foil kite...

Another high AR closed cell depower joins the race scene to compete against the Ozone Chrono, Ozone R1 and Flysurfer Sonic FR...

The f-one foil -

"But why should customers need a foil kite?

Of course foiling competitors won’t be the only ones to enjoy the benefits of foil kites. When we looked at the "ultra light" wind conditions, so below 10 knots, the foil kites became clearly interesting. In those light condition the foil kites are lighter than big inflatable sizes and they also have better performances. They deliver more power but have also more speed so on a hydrofoil you can make the most of the speed they provide to create apparent wind.

You can therefore use a kite of smaller area with great power, light-weight and high performances.
Moreover hydrofoils are actually going so fast that you need a fast kite to keep everything on the same balance. It’s quite a different thing from riding a twintip which is much slower."

Shared from http://www.f-onekites.com/News/Products/Post/kitefoil

KAP Ozone R1...

No not using the R1 as a KAP kite! But some screen shots from the very swinging video that was shot from my KAP kite yesterday...

Ozone R1 in a buggy...

I had a go with the R1 today, 11m, I would have preferred to start on the 6 or 8m and build up - but what a kite! And what potential, I got nowhere near unleashing it as I felt overpowered and wasn't confident enough to really let it rip. 

But Andy from http://www.max-vmgracing.com/ is getting an 8 at the end of the week and may get a 6 as well - so hopefully I will get to play some more...

I arrived at Lake Walyungup before sun-rise...

Ozone R1 11m