The Ultimate test Guide 2020
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The Ultimate Test is back! Bigger than ever - we tested more kites, boards and foils under an even more rigorous test criteria to bring you the most reliable test results in the industry.
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The Ultimate Test is back! Bigger than ever - we tested more kites, boards and foils under an even more rigorous test criteria to bring you the most reliable test results in the industry.
What we tested:
Kites
What we tested:
For our 2020 Ultimate Test, we tested the biggest range of kites to date to bring you the best back-to-back kite test yet, with 47 kites tested in total!
We tested kites from NAISH, SPLEENE, SLINGSHOT, CABRINHA, DUOTONE, TAKOON, GIN, RRD, OCEAN RODEO, FLYSURFER, CORE, F-ONE, NORTH KITEBOARDING, CRAZYFLY, ELEVEIGHT & HARLEM, covering multiple kite models across these brands.
Along with extremely detailed information on each kite, we've also added a 'Best In...’ category section at the end, allowing you to see a snapshot view of the best rated as well as the 'standout' kites in each category.
Boards
What we tested:
When it comes to boards, we tested 55 boards in total for this year's Ultimate Test.
We tested boards from INOBO, GOOD BOARDS, NORTH, TAKOON, SLINGSHOT, HARLEM, NOBILE, DUOTONE, F-ONE, NAISH, CORE KITEBOARDING, CRAZYFLY, BRUNOTTI, ELEVEIGHT, OCEAN RODEO, STRYDER, SPLEENE, CARVED, FLYSURFER, LIEUWE, RRD & C6 BOARDS.
We tested each board for its carving ability, spray, directional stability, rail grip, planing speed/light wind ability, upwind ability, pop, smoothness of landings and ability to cut through the chop.
We then selected our category winners in the following categories: Freeride, Crossover, Premium Crossover, Freestyle and Light Wind, listing our verdict in the 'Best In…’ category, as well as the 'standout' boards.
Foils
What we tested:
In this year's Ultimate Test, we not only tested kites and boards, but a range of foils as well.
We tested foils from CRAZYFLY, DUOTONE, F-ONE, SLINGSHOT, ALPINE, NORTH, NAISH & RRD.
We selected category winners for the Freerace and Freeride categories, as well as the 'standout' foils in each category.
The test team:
Richard Boughton
YEARS KITING: 17 years
Matt Bellamy
YEARS KITING: 19 YEARS
Jennifer Bell-Taylor
Years kiting: 10
Abdu Moutaouakil
Years kiting: 5 years
James Ward
Years kiting: 17 years
Soufiane Hassouni
YEARS KITING: 13 YEARS
Katie Evans
Years kiting: 9 years
Tanja Rosenkranz
YEARS KITING: 15 YEARS
Khalid El Faiz
YEARS KITING: 11 YEARS
Will Makinson
YEARS KITING: 12 YEARS
The location:
For the 2020 Ultimate Test, we conducted the entire test in Dakhla in the Western Sahara.
So, why Dakhla?
Well to test equipment thoroughly you need consistent conditions… For the kind of quantitative and qualitative tests that we were aiming to run, we needed consistent weather conditions, in order to conduct a fair test across the 14 days. We needed at least two weeks of consistent conditions, and that is what we got.
Getting to Dakhla was no easy task, we ended up taking five cars stacked full of kit on the ferry, before transferring it to a truck for the three day trip down through the desert. It was a challenge for sure, but we believe it was a worthwhile one. We're pretty sure you'll agree.
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