do logos weaken kite fabric ?
had a canopy failure mid air just after turning in 22 to 26kn gusty southerly,
torn from tail to leading edge appears to have started at logo.
2 year old kite has had a lot of use ,just asking is all?
I'd guess the opposite: More likely the fabric is UV affected and thus weakened a little. The logo has protected some areas from UV damage and the tear has run along the boundary of strong and weak
more or less ment the edge of logo,has same type of logo edge fraying
on wing ends but patched up was ok.could be uv affected has anybody else had similar.
ps. where is the fnkn wind
you can see how fragile or worn that kite is by the excessive white veins through the canopy.
looks like you got good use out of that kite.
No I havent had that problem with my logos 
But as said earlier the logo will have prevented the fabric from being subjected to UV, so the fabric were the logo ends becomes a high stress area and is the weakest link.
Either that or you just simply get to much time on the water that you have worn that kite out
Im calling bull**
ripped by a tree.
Well at least you get to go and purchase a new kite! Wife permitting.
Going by the amount of fading, your kite has had a lot of sun time, and although it can be repaired, you might be better putting the money towards a newer or new kite.
All kites are made from very similar kite fabric, there are really only a few brands of cloth and they are all actually very similar when it comes to longevity and surviving the effects of exposure to UV - the main killer of kite fabric.
Warning to everyone - Never leave your kite flapping in the sun when you are not using it.
IMHO Cabrinha kites would last at least a couple of extra seasons if their bags weren't so small.
The canopy must be getting damaged every time you squeeze those suckers into such a small bag. They are the only kite I've seen (and thats a lot) that get that crazy-crack crinkled appearance.
My Flexifoils are akmost as good as new after 5 seasons. The good size bag is some of the reason why.
