Slingshot Kiteboarding B2 Trainer Kite Review

This is the second kite I have owned in the last 20+ years. The first was loaned to a friend and may still be flying. With this kite you can hit the ground 1000 times and it won't break. Catch him in a tree? It is excellent. I don't care what you do, you can't break this dragon even if you try to abuse it. B3 is too strong for a trainer, B2 is the perfect size. Kite control skills make up 80% of kiteboarding training and this kite will save you from destroying real kites. I cannot recommend…

I've been teaching kiteboarding since 2003, completekiteboarding.com. (This brand is actually a competitor). B2 is the kite on which my students learn the basics. This is my "old trusty" and "reliable" kite. They are stable, fly better than most kites in our gusty winds and withstand heavy loads. I shorten the lines to 10m to take up less space on the beach and limit the height the kite can fall from. I prefer the 2m size because in 20mph winds the B2 moves fast enough to impair students'…