This is the first release of the 2009 series kites from the Nobile kite range. The existing 2 kite range will be expanded into a 3 kite range with the inclusion of this N62. This is an all new, full production kite that has been worked on for the past 9 months. Its Mark Shinn latest creation; trying to push the handling and performance characteristics, which the 555 and 666 NHP kites are famed for, into the Delta concept of kite.
Deltas have proven very popular over the last twelve months, and although the kiteboarding has never seen such easy to use kites, it seems that the even easier to use Deltas are very popular... life can never be too easy... right....?
Trouble is, you are sacrificing something with the Delta kite... after all nothing comes for free, and the price to be paid with the delta is efficiency and handling. That big old luff curve may make the kite stupidly quick to re-launch and very fast turning, but it doesn't go upwind as well, neither does it have as much forward pace through hard turns or as positive a bar feel. Mark set out to push the advanced hybrid handling traits into the super easy and safe Delta; the result is the N62.
From what I hear it retains the Delta characteristics;
- plenty of power on tap at the back of the window,
- fast turning in the big sizes
- immediate re-launch
- lots of hang time
- stupidly stable (sink back) feel.
Improvement include;
- improved steering feel
- improved efficiency
- improved forward turning speed
Prices will be set when the kites are ready for shipping... keep you fingers crossed that the £ is worth more than rotten apples by that point!
