Kirt,

Is this the standard Taipan kite?

In light air it probably does not matter much, but the cut of the sail is designed to be located much farther forward to provide lift and keep from driving the hulls in a blow.

This is a cool idea though to help eliminate some of the hardware in set up for the fun quick sailing experience. It might be worth it to have a sail designer modify the cut to provide some lift with the shorter tack and be able to go out in more of a blow. In some conditions this may even be the prefered set-up.

Fun either way,

Matt