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| Foiling on the new North Carve is a dream |
The North Carve pitches up from North as the wave kite, with a focus on ease of use, and obligatory crossover potential for strapless freestyle.
From a build perspective, things are looking well-considered, fuss-free and tidy. We're presented with a Tejin D2 canopy and a generous Dacron frame surrounding the entirety of the trailing edge, including some large panels behind the struts, making for a mid-weight build.
There's some interesting use of Kevlar on the junctions between the struts and the leading edge as well as covering the wingtips to prevent any accidental scuffing. The bridle is pulley-less and constructed from low diameter flying line to minimize parasitic drag.
Interestingly, the rear pigtails have only one tension setting on the rear lines, so there's confidence the kite is trimmed correctly straight out of the bag and no way to rig it up unevenly.
Bigger than usual silicon hoses link the leading edge and struts and make deflation fast and easy.
The carve is very impressive in the low end. Its turning speed is snappy enough to get you where you need to be position-wise without fuss, but not waspy, so there are no unwelcome yanks from overcorrection. The Carve Stands out in a large kitesurfing crowd
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