LIGHTWIND FREERIDE
Experience the perfect fusion of freeride performance and light wind versatility with the incredible BLEND twin tip. If you’re on the quest for a board that effortlessly combines early planing and superb control, the BLEND is your answer.
Its relatively straight outline ensures you’ll be up and planing in a flash, easily going upwind and maintaining control across a wide range of conditions. With the mono concave shape, this board excels at maximizing upwind abilities in light winds and offers exceptional control in choppy waters. This means you can confidently handle your board even when conditions become a bit more challenging and you’re craving for those big jumps.
The triaxial glass construction, featuring a wooden core, provides the BLEND with a medium flex profile that delivers impressive pop and jumping performance. But that’s not all – the BLEND also cushions your landings for a soft and comfortable ride during your easygoing freeride sessions.
Embrace the lightest breezes and revel in the excitement of a session that offers both performance and control, especially when you’re ready for those exhilarating jumps. The BLEND board ensures you get the best of both worlds.
Sizes
143 | 147 | 155
KEY FACTS
STRAIGHT OUTLINE DESIGNA relatively straight outline combines early planing, great control and upwind abilities.
MEDIUM FLEXMedium flex provides impressive jumping performance despite the bigger sizes.
MONO CONVAVE SHAPEThe mono concave shape melds upwind performance in light winds and controllability in chop.
TRIAXIAL GLASS + PAULOWNIA WOODCOREPremium construction with triaxial glass and a wooden core for durability and performance potential.
EASY TO USE PERFORMANCEThe BLEND makes jumps and freeride performance accessible in light wind conditions and to less experienced riders.
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HIGHLIGHTS
Switch effortlessly between disciplines - no tools required.
Intuitive single-action reload
Uncompromised direct performance
Think Less, Feel More
Switch effortlessly between disciplines with the Toolless Interloop, our no-tools required modular harness loop replacement system. The Navigator Control System connects you intuitively to your kite, using industry-leading SK99 Dyneema lines from Liros for precise performance. The 2022 Connect Quick Release and leash now complies with ISO Standard 21853:2020. Faster, safer release and intuitive single-action reload in all conditions. Available in three sizes, the refined ergonomic design offers durability, comfort and tactile control. Knowing your kite's position just became second nature.
Switch effortlessly between disciplines - no tools required.
Simply push, twist, pull, lock and go. The Toolless InterLoops are made from optimised TPU material for flex and durability, with a more rigid freeride security finger to prevent unexpected unhooking.
Intuitive single-action reload
Security and performance in all conditions. Our patented and ISO-approved Connect Quick Release (QR) raises the bar in kite control system safety.
Uncompromised direct performance
Our industry-leading 100% Dyneema SK99 flying lines are strong, thinner profile and pre-stretched for less parasitic drag and uncompromised direct performance. With 88m of flying lines in the air, you can really feel the difference thinner line creates.
Fine-tune the turning speed of your kite
The Navigator is available in three adjustable bar length sizes: 38-43cm, 40-45cm and 45-50cm.
DETAILS
TOOLLESS INTERLOOP SYSTEM WITH LOCKGUARD
Switch effortlessly between disciplines - no tools required. Simply push, twist, pull, lock and go. Loops are made from optimised TPU material for flex and durability, with a more rigid freeride security finger to prevent unexpected unhooking. Flexible LockGuard safety ring prevents accidental release of your interloop.
SOFT EVA BAR ENDS WITH RETRACTABLE LINE WINDERS
The positive buoyancy bar ends with integrated line winder bungees are injection moulded in one piece with no-glue seams for long-lasting quality. The bar ends ensure nothing hard comes in touch with you or your board, float the entire bar, and also contain the concealed rear line adjustment. Even the best quality lines shrink over time, so after a month, we recommend you check your lines are all even and drop them to the bottom knot. It’s easy and takes only a minute to make the change.
PROTECTIVE PU-COVERED LEADER LINES
To help prevent line abrasion from uncovered lines against your skin, we've used colour-coded PU tubing covers. The covers also help them remain rigid and out of the way when the flying lines aren't under tension.
ADJUSTABLE CLEATED TRIM SYSTEM
Provides industry-proven line-adjustment when needed. The cleat base has been designed with circular geometry for consistent bar spin. In overpowered conditions the cleat allows you to shorten your front lines and remain in a comfortable body position.
LIGHTWEIGHT OVER-MOLDED TRIM HANDLE WITH DYNEEMA LINES
Easy to reach moulded trim handle doesn't hurt when it hits you. Made from Nylon/EVA for strength with a textured soft-touch grip. Top-quality German-made extremely high wear Dyneema depower and trim line with a special impregnation coating for resistance to abrasion.
DURABLE COVERED MAINLINE, WITH CUSTOMISED TPU TUBING
Symmetric multibore landing line channel allows the landing line/flying line to pass through without snagging, regardless of the orientation when deploying or reloading. Crafted from a patented material specifically formulated for high abrasion flexible applications.
CUSTOM LOW-FRICTION SPINNING HANDLE
Unspin your front lines easily.
ADJUSTABLE LENGTH FLYING LINES 22M (12M + 10M)
22m lines have a split at 12m, which is far enough for the bar to travel to completely depower our largest kite when you flag out. Remove the standard 10m top section of flying line and 12m lines are ideal for schools to teach with and for foil racing. 8m and 6m line extensions are available as an accessory for wave riding or tighter kiteloops.
KOOK-PROOF FLYING LINE CONNECTORS
Ensure you always set up your flying lines correctly. Designed to be exactly the same length so you can easily change the front (knotted end) and rear (lark's head loop) connectors to match most other manufacturers' kite configurations. Please familiarise yourself with the safety procedures and trimming instructions outlined in your kite’s user manual.
PREMIUM QUICK RELEASE LEASH
The Navigator Control System is supplied with a premium quality freeride Leash with a high load carabiner, soft neoprene cover and non-abrasive elasticised webbing. The leash QR mechanism has been modified to ensure correct orientation is maintained when released for consistent, safe release and reload.
INTUITIVE SINGLE-ACTION RELOAD
Security and performance in all conditions. Our patented and ISO-approved Connect Quick Release (QR) raises the bar in kite control system safety. The red QR handle has been ergonomically designed to fit in your hand comfortably for an industry-standard push away release. All loaded or running surfaces feature highly polished 316 stainless steel and low-friction components. The larger diameter bungee inside the QR helps reduce accidental release.
INDUSTRY-LEADING 100% DYNEEMA SK99 FLYING LINES
Strong, thinner profile, pre-stretched flying lines mean less parasitic drag and uncompromised direct performance. With 88m of flying lines in the air, you can really feel the difference thinner line creates. Our latest technology high-load LIROS DC-401 Pro flying lines have extreme stretch resistance and minimal diameter (1.6mm).
THREE ADJUSTABLE BAR LENGTH OPTIONS
Fine tune the turning speed of your kite. The Navigator is available in three sizes 50-55cm (L), 45-50cm (M) and 38-43cm (S). To extend/retract bar length simply pull out cassettes on the bar-ends, rotate 180 degrees and snap back into place.
OMNIDIRECTIONAL GRIP WITH OFFSET FINGER BAR AND COLOUR-CODED COMPONENTS
Feel more connected. The Navigator is designed with a comfortable ergonomic grip for a natural grasp and the tactile offset finger bar is slightly oval, so you can feel when the control bar is orientated correctly. The colour-coded bar ends, leader tubing and line retainer pull tabs give a nod to our sailing heritage, port (red) and starboard (green).
SPINNING LEASH ATTACHMENT RING
Our oval-shaped leash pin ring is elongated for easier fastening of the leash carabiner, and spins to help prevent your landing line from twisting.
DYNEEMA TRIM LINE
Top-quality German-made extremely high wear Dyneema depower and trim lines, with special impregnation coating for resistance to abrasion.
NITRO
PERFORMANCE FREERIDE / BIG AIR
SIZES: 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12
In 2004 Cabrinha took big air kiting to a new level with the Nitro. A kite that was ahead of its time, it powered riders to the top of the podiums around the world. 19 years later we have broken the boundaries in the big air realm and are bringing it back to our roots.
The Nitro is back. A Pat Goodman design from Cab Design Works, which is the pinnacle of Big Air kiting.
Development was a no holds barred approach to see just what could be created to reach the extremities of height and stability. An Apex series product, the Nitro utilizes the most cutting edge materials, purposely developed for use in inflatable structures to be flown in the extreme demands of big air kiting. With phenomenal warp and weft elongation strength, especially under load, Ultra HT material keeps the kite in a stable arc, but the reactive bias movement allows the kite to turn even when under increased pressure allowing the kite to really fly and recover from loops.
The sport of Big Air kiting is more extreme now than ever before. Tricks, which were individual in the past are now combined into one jump, and the demands on the product have never been higher. To ride to the extremes, you need a kite that will get you there, and the Nitro is that kite.
Features:
NEW: Lightweight canopy design for reduced weight and reactive performance
NEW: Sprint 3.0
NEW: Ultralite bladders for an overall lighter weight kite
NEW: Trailing edge EVA rigidity battens
Nano Ripstop Canopy: Durability, stability and responsiveness
NEW: Ultra HT - strong, stable and responsive material, exclusive to the NITRO kite
NEW: Durable TPU leading edge bumpers
NEW: Bi-direction Pure Profile Panels - the smoothest & 3d correct canopy shape.
Die Trust Bar ist das bevorzugte Kontrollsystem für Fahrer, die das traditionelle Depower-Seil- und Klampen-System bevorzugen. Traditionell kann man die neue Trust Bar 2023 aber wirklich nicht nennen! Stattdessen ist sie vollgepackt mit den neuesten Technologien, darunter dem neuen Iron Heart VI Click-in-Sicherheitssystem und FLITE99 Leinen. Dies ist die einzige Bar, die du jemals brauchen wirst, da die Barbreite und die Leinenlängen leicht an deinen Kite angepasst werden können. Die Bar ist zwischen 42 und 49 cm verstellbar und hat 22-m-Leinen mit 2-m-Verlängerungen.
HAUPTMERKMALE
DUOTONE TRUST BAR
IRON HEART VI CLICK-IN-SICHERHEITSSYSTEM
DAS NEUE IRON HEART VI VERFÜGT ÜBER EIN EINFACHES CLICK-IN-SICHERHEITSSYSTEM MIT EINER OPTISCHEN KONTROLLFUNKTION. DAMIT KANNST DU DEN CHICKEN-LOOP SO EINFACH WIE EINEN SICHERHEITSGURT SCHLIESSEN. AN DER GRÜNEN MARKIERUNG SIEHST DU AUSSERDEM SOFORT, OB DAS SYSTEM RICHTIG GESCHLOSSEN IS
NEUES DEPOWER LINE-SET-UP
DAS SET-UP VERFÜGT ÜBER EIN NEUES VARIO CLEAT MIT EINEM VERSTELLCLIP ZUR AUFBEWAHRUNG DER DEPOWER-LEINE. DIESE WURDE EXKLUSIV VON DUOTONE ENTWORFEN UND IST EIN EINZIGARTIGER FORTSCHRITT – MIT EINER NEUEN DYNEEMA-LEINE, DIE DEN VERSCHLEISS MINIMIERT UND EXTREM ANGENEHM IN DER HAND LIEGT
FLITE99 LEINEN
DIE NEUEN FLITE99 LEINEN VON ROBLINE REDUZIEREN DEN LUFTWIDERSTAND UND BIETEN EIN DIREKTERES LENKVERHALTEN. BEI DEN NEUEN PIGTAILS WURDE DIE UMMANTELUNG AUF DIE STELLEN REDUZIERT, WO SIE WIRKLICH BENÖTIGT WIRD. DADURCH WERDEN DAS GEWICHT UND DER LUFTWIDERSTAND AN EINEM KRITISCHEN VERBINDUNGSPUNKT ZUM KITE VERRINGERT.
EINSTELLUNG DER BREITE
DIE EINFACHE BREITENVERSTELLUNG MACHT DIE TRUST BAR ZUM PERFEKTEN ALLROUNDER, PASSEND FÜR DIE MEISTEN KITES AUF DEM MARKT, IDEAL FÜR JEDES KITE-MODELL UND JEDE GRÖSSE
V DISTRIBUTOR III
DER NEUE V DISTRIBUTOR III LÄSST SICH LEICHT SO EINSTELLEN, DASS DIE FRONTLINE GETEILT WIRD. FÜR EIN SEHR NIEDRIGES V KANN ER AUCH GANZ EINFACH KOMPLETT ABGENOMMEN WERDEN. DAS MACHT DIE TRUST BAR MIT DEN MEISTEN KITES AUF DEM MARKT KOMPATIBEL.
LEICHTES AUSDREHEN
EIN NEUES GLEITLAGER ERMÖGLICHT EIN LEICHTERES AUSDREHEN DER LEINEN NACH TRICKS.
DETAILS
DUOTONE TRUST BAR
Mit der neuen Trust Bar erlebst du ein ganz neues Level von Kontrolle – mit einem verbesserten Depower-System und einer großen Weiterentwicklung des Chicken-Loops. Das neue Iron Heart VI verfügt über ein Click-in-Sicherheitssystem, mit dem du den Chicken-Loop jedes Mal, wenn du ihn brauchst, ganz einfach in das Iron Heart VI hineindrücken kannst. Perfekt für Fahrer, die eine Ropeslider-Bar verwenden, und eine echte Hilfe, wenn der Chicken-Loop mal aufgeht und du dich wieder einhaken musst, besonders im Wasser. Es handelt sich um ein völlig neues Depower Line Setup mit einem neuen Vario Cleat in Kombination mit dem neuen Adjuster Clip zur Aufbewahrung der Depower Line. Er wurde speziell für Duotone entwickelt und verfügt über eine neue Dyneema-Leine, die den Verschleiß minimiert und angenehm in der Hand liegt. Das ganze System war noch nie so gut durchdacht und organisiert. Die FLITE99 Leinen von Robline reduzieren den Luftwiderstand und bieten ein direkteres Lenkverhalten. Der neue V Distributor III lässt sich zudem leicht so einstellen, dass die Frontline schnell geteilt wird. Für ein sehr niedriges V kann er auch ganz einfach komplett abgenommen werden. Das macht die Trust Bar mit den meisten Kites auf dem Markt kompatibel. Bei den neuen Pigtails wurde die Ummantelung auf die Stellen reduziert, wo sie wirklich benötigt wird. Dadurch werden das Gewicht und der Luftwiderstand an einem kritischen Verbindungspunkt zum Kite verringert. Dank Suicide Ring Leinenverbindungssystem kannst du im vollen Sicherheitsmodus fahren oder Suicide für Unhooked-Fahren einrichten. Einen neuen optionalen Low V Distributor, speziell für Schulen, gibt es auch. Dieser ist mit 12 m + 12 m Leinen ausgestattet. Du willst eine der sichersten, ausgefeiltesten und am besten abgestimmten Bars auf dem Markt haben, einschließlich Breitenverstellung? Die Trust Bar ist die fortschrittlichste Allround-Bar für jedes Kite-Modell und jede Größe.
LINE LENGTH ADVISOR
Die Art und Weise, wie der Kite fliegt, ist in hohem Maße von der Länge der Duotone-Flugleinen abhängig. Verschiedene Fahrstile, verschiedene Kite-Modelle sowie die Kite-Größe sind Einflussfaktoren, die unterschiedlich lange Leinen erfordern. Um ein Maximum an Komfort zu erreichen und die beste Performance aus dem Kite herauszuholen, ist es wichtig, die Länge der Leinen auf den Kite und den Stil des Fahrers anzupassen.
19 m - 70% HANDLING / 30% POWER
Schnelle und reaktive Turns
Für radikalen Freestyle, Wakestyle und Welle
Enge, superschnelle und harte Kiteloops
Schmälere Bar-Breite
22 m - 60% HANDLING / 40% POWER
Reaktive Turns
Schnelle Kiteloops
Das bevorzugte Setup unserer Freestyle-Fahrer
Die beste Wahl fürs Waveriden
Schmälere Bar-Breite
24 m - 50% HANDLING / 50% POWER
Die vielseitigste Länge
Ideal für universelles Freeriding
Gutes Lowend und gute Turn-Speed
Hohe Sprünge, da du die Leinen „aufladen“ kannst
Die empfohlene Größe, wenn du nur eine Bar hast!
27 m - 40% HANDLING / 60% POWER
Enormes Lowend
Gewaltige Sprünge
Viel Lift