Whoops, I just bought another kite. A second hand Peter Lynn Arc 630 in green and black. I got it dirt cheap on Trademe.co.nz (much cheaper than the kitewing I was drooling over yesterday).
I love taking advantage of posers people who just must have the latest technological breakthrough to keep up with the image (theres a lot of that in kitesurfing circles). This kite is four years old and admittedly the design of this style of kite has come a long way since then (with the Phantom and more recently the Venom). But on the other hand, this four year old kite is just as powerful, and just as much fun, as the day it was purchased new... and now its mine! : D
OK, the next bit is for all any kite geeks reading, the rest of you can switch off now (I can see your eyes starting to glaze over already). The Arc is a bridle-less ram-air-foil. The four flying lines connect directly to the wingtips. The foil inflates by the wind entering the patented non-return air valves along the leading edge. Once inflated it will stay inflated for hours, even over night so if you dump it in the water it will float on top. It can also be relaunched from the water without assistance so if I want to have a go at kite surfing it'll come in handy.
The kite I've bought is a Arc 630 meaning its flat area is 6.3m2. Because of the 'Arc' shape the kite adopts in the air its projected (read effective)area is 4.5m2, so it should nicely fill the gap between my 3.0m2 Blade, and my 6.3m2 C-quad. Here are some links to pictures of some Arcs flying so you can see the shape (1) (2) (3).
Mine a standard Arc, but there are also T-Arc's, and Hi-Arc's, but I really like the sound of the F-Arc ; )
5:07:00 PM 
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