I arrive early Saturday morning in Skegness, and find the crew already in the car park getting all the kit ready to drag down to the beach. As we get there we find the tide receeding, uncovering lots of lovely firm sand, the sun is shining and the wind is a beautifully clean 10 mph. I can't wait, so I rig my 4.9 Blade and go for a blast down the beach on my land board. I get back and find Gary with the Bullet already out, getting ready to rig it up.

So what is it like? Well, it's packed in a small rucksack, that is vented to help air the kite if it's packed away wet. The build quality of the kite is certainly good, looking like it should survive its fair share of crash landings. A nice touch Flexi have added to the lines are little tabs on the larkshead loops to help undo them. The handles are also of good quality, with neoprene sleeves over the top of the handles that also goes up the main leader lines. This really improves comfort when flying. The Bullet also comes with a safety system that attaches to both brake leaders and your wrists, via elasticated cord. Should you drop the handles, or if it all gets too much and you need to ditch the kite, the brakes are pulled, and the kite drops safely to the ground. Its your choice if you decide to use them, but I think it's a great idea for beginners or if your learning new tricks, giving you greater confidence without the fear of loosing the kite. All in all, a nice package.

I decided to try it out in the buggy. I had to work it quite hard, but with its quick turning this was easy enough, generating enough pull to go cruising off down the beach staying upwind fairly easily, but with a few more mph of wind I think that it would start to work really well. You certainly notice that there is less lift than with a Blade, which is fine for buggying. For landboarding I like the lift of the Blade, but I didn't try the Bullet on the board as the wind was not really strong enough, I would think that with 5mph more wind (15mph), the lift will be sufficient to keep me happy!