The Kite Mag have had a PEAK 3 on demo – this kite is in its element on snow but it works well at delivering a strong consistent pull in the lightest of breezes – making it ideal for landboarding and buggying. It is also great in a kite school – to teach the basics on land in light winds.

In the air and the first impression with the PEAK3 is WOAH! It takes a couple of seconds to find its feet but then it delivers an incredible amount of pull. On land you wouldn’t take the 9m PEAK3 out in the same conditions that you would take a standard 9m out. In fact, we found that this 9m flew beautifully in around 10 knots and still had heaps of low end and never looked like it was going to fall out of the sky – so you can see why it would be a real asset to a school for those lighter days when you are drilling down the basics. And the performance and feel is similar to an inflatable kite, so you can really develop your skills on land. We guess the smaller sizes would be great for ‘first flys’ on a four line kite, and the 9 and 12 perfect for developing skills when it’s too light to get on the water. We would also love to give it a go on the snow – we are hoping to line up a snow test this winter and the PEAK3 looks like it will be the first out of the bag for that one.

Read the full PEAK 3 review or find out more about the PEAK 3.