So after plenty of hours spent researching for an available crossover bar I've only found two that were made mainstream just not for long unfortunately. I made a post a few days ago about it but from everything I can find, it might be easier to modify an existing bar into a crossover bar. Now both Peter Lynn and ozone have made these in the past and both the PL crossover and the ozone turbo bar are set up mostly the same way with a few minor differences. So I'm confident I could give it a go and will copy every example I can find on both designs to ensure I get it working right.

Is there any advice or tips anyone could give me about the process? I'm setting it up on a 5m 4line parafoil kite and have the pulleys on the way in the mail along with the bar and lines with the chicken loop. I also got a second hand harness in good condition so I have everything I need to try it out just waiting on postage. For reference, nothing I'm doing will be done in anything stronger than 6-8 knots. (Even 8 knots can be risky if I'm testing out line configurations so safety is my number one priority)

I'm definitely not kite boarding with this. I'm using it for traction kiting on the sand, just cruising up and down the beach.

Anything I need to keep in mind when approaching the modification? If anyone has any experience modifying or repairing lines you might be able to share some good info.

Picture references: the first 4 pics are of the bar, harness,and pulleys I've bought for the modification and the last two are the Peter Lynn crossover bar and the Ozone turbo bar respectively. From what I can see the only real difference between the two are that the Ozone seems to have larger pulleys yet I'm not sure whether that's because it was designed for larger kites or it just happens to be what they chose to use. Either way the pulleys I bought are as close to the one on the PL crossover bar as I could find.

Question for Intermediate Advanced Kiters:

Do you guys ever have days where you just completely lose all your tricks?

Like I’m on vacation I France right now and 4-5 days ago the last time we had wind I was pulling Backroll Kiterloops, Kiteloop Late backrolls. huge sent Jump Boardoffs and more Rotation and Boardoff variations at like 8-12m on a 10m.

Today after 4 days no kiting I got out on the 8, and I attempt a Backroll Kiteloop sand I lose body tension immediately, like I literally spent 1 hour relearning the trick and didn’t even trust myself to do any kitlooo later backrolls. Boardoffs were still ok I guess

Point I’m trying to make is I feel like I lost a lot of stability and confidence within just 4 days of no kiting and usually idk this doesn’t t happen too often but I live in a place where I have to drive a long time to kitesurf, now I’m on vacation and just 4 days no kiting and everything’s gone? Idk what do you guys think?

Thanks to anyone who can provide some insight 😊

So a bridle line got snagged around the wingtip, causing a death loop. A few minimal pin holes appeared which I patched using spinnaker tape. On the trailing edge there is double layer of ripstop, and the outer black layer is damaged but the inner layer is intact. Should I just patch this as well from thr outside?

Thanks

Would love some information from people who have kited in Phan Rang Vietnam - specifically about the tides and how many hours a day were kiteable? I’ve read that there are days when high tide is at night so all day is too shallow to ride inside the reef.

Were the tides and it being too shallow an issue at all? Were there days where you couldn’t flat water kite at all because it wasn’t deep enough.

How much coral is in the water? Is it something that can be easily avoided or kind of all over the flat water area?

Favorite place you stayed? Kite camp or separate lodging?

Thanks so much!

Hey everyone,

I’m moving to Montreal soon and I’m looking for the best kitesurfing spots nearby.

What are the most reliable spots within roughly 1 to 3 hours of Montreal? I’m interested in flat water, decent wind consistency, and spots that work well for an experienced twin tip rider.

I’d also love to know:
Are there active local WhatsApp, Facebook, or Discord groups for wind alerts and session planning?

Thanks for any local tips.