Well, I might have had the chance yesterday, but didn't get enough time on the 9m Ion. I looked at Backside, decided I did not want to risk getting tossed into the tress, so I went down to Sarasota. I sailed the 9m Ion but then the wind came down to less than 20 and I did not have a chance to really go on it powered, so I don't know how it will perform in real conditions.

Once thing that I noticed is that the 9m Ion is fast. It is so fast that I might move the rear attachment points up to slow it down. We'll see. Of course, maybe I was just trippin' because I've been flying a 15m kite for the past few months.