North Orbit 2023
DATE TESTED: 2023
Now honed to near perfection, allowing you to push your Big Air riding and progress with confidence in high-wind kiting.
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Every issue we test the latest and greatest gear from across the kitesurfing sphere. We have test teams in Europe and the US with years of riding and industry experience to provide the very best gear reviews.
Now honed to near perfection, allowing you to push your Big Air riding and progress with confidence in high-wind kiting.
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A stable, forgiving performance machine that will take your riding to the next level... the ultimate kite for pushing your limits.
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Performant and comfortable to ride, the Astra is a technically advanced and fully featured board for smaller, lighter riders.
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Now with a new shape and new materials, the Moto's new more reactive nature will please the freeriding multi-discipline rider.
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This minimal pocket board effortlessly transcends disciplines and feels as if it is part of the foil rather than attached to it.
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This wave-specific kite is a versatile beast, now with improvements in all of its performance characteristics.
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With a top-end, rock-solid build, the Sculp is easy to use and will boost your confidence and aid progression.
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This board likes to charge down the line, and is purposeful and chiseled for the task of slaying big waves.
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Now a refreshed, lighter and stronger boosting machine for Big Air kiting, with great stability and comfortable handling.
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Excels in performance freeride, and the choice of almost all Duotone team riders competing in Big Air events.
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A competitive and well thought out, full featured high-end bar that feels great in the hands.
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North have hit the ground running with their first generation mono-strut designed with freeride kite foiling in mind.
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This brand-new addition to RRD’s board range is a comfortable and playful board for beginner freeride kiters.
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A performance machine made for riders who want to push one kite to the limits of every discipline.
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The elegant and smooth CF V2 range is a system most aspiring kite foilers should probably be using...
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A very warm, solid suit with a great amount of stretch, for more mobility and water time in the darker months.
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For 2022 the Reach sees a comprehensive overhaul and is now more nimble with crisper handling.
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Even after more than 20 years on the market, the Jaime continues to deliver an exceptionally refined performance.
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A lightweight and bombproof foilboard with perfect proportions both aesthetically and physically.
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A versatile mono-strut kite, with some clever manufacturing improvements included this year.
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A spectacular high-end, full-featured suit with a detailed build, made from well-curated materials.
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The definition of a stable and dependable kite that will bring a lot of joy to your freeride sessions.
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For strapless freestyle and ‘real world’ conditions the Jester offers much that you won’t find elsewhere.
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Now lighter handling and easy-to-tune, with a huge degree of versatility for freeriding and waveriding.
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Developed with Surfers Against Sewage, these feature lenses with 50% recycled materials and 100% recycled frames.
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A pretty high performing weapon with impressive performance and raw speed in bigger waves.
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The RS will deliver a lot of fun to the majority of riders. An excellent all-in-one kite.
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The type of kite pretty much anyone can fly and instantly enjoy, a true desert island kite…
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With a hybrid carbon build, the Comp is all you could want from a strapless freestyle board.
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An easy-going and playful kite that delivers both in the top and low wind range.
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A groundbreaking design with the support levels of a pure hardshell, and the comfort and flexibility of a softshell.
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If kite foiling has become a bit stale for you, the PEAK could spice up the discipline for you.
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A well-orchestrated, hybrid carbon, low volume foil board for intermediates and above.
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A beautifully proportioned and comfortable to use precision tool that works alarmingly well in almost all wave situations.
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Now a more mobile and precise kite than ever, with intuitive turning characteristics, and ever more versatile to differing conditions.
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A mid flex level hardshell harness keeping things functional, full-featured and hard-wearing.
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A predictable and lofty platform for boosting and hooked riding, now even more responsive and precise than ever in the turns.
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A high quality product with a squash tail and rounded outline that feels lively and agile, so you can focus on drawing satisfying lines on...
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A confidence inspiring sheet-and-go marvel, with sportive handling and a playful nature, that can be used across twintip, wave and foil disciplines.
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