Slingshot has appeared with photos of Reuben Lenten riding the new 2009 Fuel!  This year it seems Slingshot have changed their graphics on the Fuel, something not seen for a long time to accompany a list of other small changes.  There are three attachment points on the leading edge, allowing the adjustment of bar pressure and two on the trailing edge.  There are also changes to the wingtips, with a small "swept" part instead of the traditional square tips.  The kite has the patented Slingshot one pump inflation system and will most likely ship with a bar similar to the Slingshot 2009 Rev Bar. 

The new bar has a nice new look, with Slingshot clearly marked on the right to eliminate issues grabbing the wrong side of the bar during moves.  A nice little slingshot icon on the left, and some nice new industrial looking floats on the bar ends!  The bar is running a dual core through a flared V stainless bar insert accompanied by a 5th line also running through the middle.  The bar is a below the bar depower like last years, with an adjustable stopper above the bar.  Take a look at the photos!

We have some new photos!  This coinciedes with the release on Flysurfer's Newsletter illustrating that the new Flysurfer Psycho4 will ship with the new Flysurfer Infinity Bar.  Previously we showed some images of what was a possible "prototype" design bar from Flysurfer.  Our photos were accurate with the exception of the Chicken Loop.  The new Flysurfer Infinity Bar will ship with a different chicken loop to the one we publish according to Armin Harich.  The chicken loop being used on the Infinity Bar that ships with the Psycho4 is a design by Core Kiteboarding.

Or was there?  Ozone released their new 2008 Land Kite brochure a couple of months back, however there were no changes to the product line.  Shortly after this Ozone released their "Ozone Factory Vietnam 2008" video which was a tour around the Ozone factory in Vietnam.  The Video showed part of the process of Ozone creating kites, R&D and overall giving us an idea of the physical hand work involved.  However, is it possible that there was a new kite meant for 2008 that we may see in 2009?  Ozone are working on a new race kite called the "GT" to replace the Yakuza some time next year, however the kite in the photos on the wall of the factory are definitely not that of a race kite profile.  The photo is placed between kites already in production such as the Cult, Access2 and Manta II.  So what kite is it ?  It is easy to mistake it as a Frenzy FX on intial view, however we have put some photos up which clearly show the difference confirming it is not a current kite.  Take a look at the photos!

New Slingshot Rev2 2009 photos have emerged online.  The colours of the kite are rather plain, so this would indicate it is still possibly a prototype and not indicative of the final design.   The kite has a new distribution of the panels, and three attachment points on the kite for adjustment.  The new Rev2 will be on display at the Slingshot Party in Torquet France on the 28th and 29th of June, and availability of the kite is expected in September.

"For the last week I’ve been at Colona Watersports in Egypt for a photoshoot,
we had wind everyday and got some sick photos."