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Carve Kite

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North CARVE KITESurf / Strapless Freestyle2024

Name: Carve Kite
Brand: North Kiteboarding
SKU: 8715738822122
Price: 1049.0 USD
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The Carve is a powerful, reactive and controllable kite, ideal for carving up a wave face, tucking into a barrel or boosting strapless tricks. Engineered with a stable, lower aspect ratio design for fast pivot turns and excellent drift, the Carve has an ... extremely direct feel in both bar pressure and steering initiation. Intuitive control - especially when the kite's not visible on a big bottom turn, cut back, or in a barrel - means you can focus 100% on the surf. The Carve has a longer, progressive travel, so feels smooth and responsive throughout the full depower range and when you sheet out, is reactive to the very end. For 2024, the Carve feels lighter, faster turning and more agile. We’ve redesigned the whole kite from top to bottom for better drift and more responsive fingertip-light steering. It has a lowered aspect ratio, new panel layout, refined leading edge and profile for more responsive steering and lighter bar pressure, more stable efficient drifting and less pull on the wave face. Improved overall balance with more sweep in the tips enhances drift, so when you're surfing, it glides down the line, waiting for your bar input. The wingtips are lighter, and we’ve introduced a smoother curve and more shape draft back, so the balance is more in the centre of the profile. A smaller LE diameter reduces the pulling power, while added sweep enables effortless roll to relaunch. The Carve is now much more smooth, stable and manageable in gusty conditions. The Carve flies fast upwind and experienced riders will benefit from the kite's impressive power and efficiency. Intermediate riders will find it offers a smoother, more user-friendly ride. Freeride and Strapless Freestylers will love the light reactive steering, longer bar stroke, improved hangtime and catch for rotations and softer landings.

product code: 85000.240001

About the technology

Features

Faster responsive turning
Lighter handling with earlier initiation
Progressive travel through full depower range
Smooth and intuitive power delivery
Excellent hangtime and catch
Lighter weight surf-tough construction

Materials

N-HTRS High Performance high tenacity Ribstop canopy
DuraLite Seam Protectors
Lightweight bladders (all sizes)

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Attaching your lines

Kite, Kite Bag, Repair Kit

Size chart

Size	Wind Range (knots)
4	24-38
5	22-36
6	20-34
7	18-32
8	16-30
9	14-28
10	12-26
11	11-24
12	10-20
13	9-20

Size

Wind Range (knots)

4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
24-38	22-36	20-34	18-32	16-30	14-28	12-26	11-24	10-20	9-20

Longer Travel for improved drift and smoother response

The Carve is a statically balanced

New lighter weight durable reinforcement

stable kite that resists nose diving. Its bridling ensures you’re able to maintain complete drift while sheeted in or out

Improved wind range with more low-end efficiency

riding a down-the-line or onshore wave.

Lightweight bladders in ALL sizes

For 2024 we’ve removed some unnecessary excess weight to help the kite drift better

Smoother power delivery

without compromising the kite’s structural integrity.

New segmented curve arc with direct pivot steering

The Carve’s low aspect ratio design creates more apparent wind

Highest quality low-drag

providing excellent stability and wind.

no-pulley bridle lines

The lighter the kite

Refined aerodynamic profile transition panels

the faster the steering and the more lift it creates. The Carve has lighter weight bladders in all sizes in the range.

Fast-launching swept leading edge design

For 2024 we’ve redesigned the whole kite from top to bottom

DuraLite seam protection

reduced the leading-edge diameter and smoothed out the profiles to provide a smoother power delivery.

2x personalised performance tuning options

For 2024 we’ve introduced a new segmented curve arc with smoother profiles and thinner wingtips. The wingtips are lighter

Kevlar reinforced strut system with bridle deflectors

and we’ve introduced a smoother curve and more shape draft back

HyperFlow rapid single-point inflation

so the balance is more in the centre of the profile.

N-HTRS High Performance high tenacity ripstop canopy

All North bridle lines are pre-loaded and measured before cutting to improve accuracy and consistency.

Durable highest-quality Dacron inflated structures

The profile transition panels ensure that as the leading edge expands

Longer Travel for improved drift and smoother response

It features longer

New lighter weight durable reinforcement

more progressive depower travel. The pressure gets higher as you bring the bar closer to your body. This helps the kite feel smoother and perform more responsively throughout the full depower range. Using the full length of travel helps improve the drift and ensures when you sheet out

Improved wind range with more low-end efficiency

it will still react. The Carve provides an extremely direct feel in both bar pressure and steering initiation

Lightweight bladders in ALL sizes

with intuitive feedback from the bar in both directions

Smoother power delivery

so you'll always know where your kite is.

New segmented curve arc with direct pivot steering

We’ve updated the reinforcement material at the trailing edge to a 2-ply canopy and maintained the dacron reinforcement on the wingtips. The two layers of canopy material are softer

Highest quality low-drag

allowing the kite to twist better and be more responsive. This re-engineered construction allows the kite to be more responsive in the steering and depower

no-pulley bridle lines

improves the Carve’s static balance and light wind performance

Refined aerodynamic profile transition panels

without affecting the strength and durability. The lighter weight helps with the drift and behaviour of the kite and reduces any tendency to front stall in lightwind conditions.

Fast-launching swept leading edge design

For 2024

DuraLite seam protection

we’ve maintained the high-end and hangtime

2x personalised performance tuning options

improving the linear power delivery and low end. The kite is rock solid when it needs to be

Kevlar reinforced strut system with bridle deflectors

yet still has the control and manageability you need for jumps and tricks. Strapless freestyle riders will love the hangtime and catch

HyperFlow rapid single-point inflation

which lets you stay in the air for longer

N-HTRS High Performance high tenacity ripstop canopy

kiteloop with ease and land softly.

Durable highest-quality Dacron inflated structures

This helps the Carve to fly more efficiently

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WHAT RIDERS SAY

"Onshore, offshore, strong wind, light wind - this kite provides the highest possible performance in any kind of conditions."

2 x STRAPLESS FREESTYLE VICE WORLD CHAMPION

Camille Delannoy

"Onshore, offshore, strong wind, light wind - this kite provides the highest possible performance in any kind of conditions."

BEHIND THE DESIGN

The chase is on

The Carve is a powerful, reactive
and controllable kite, ideal for carving up a wave face, tucking into a barrel or boosting strapless tricks. Experienced riders will benefit from its power and efficiency. Intermediate riders will love the user-friendly ride.

2024 SURF COLLECTION

Travelling light

The ocean has its own timing and flow. There is no rush. Simply rhythm. We've engineered the 2024 Surf collection for carving up a wave face, tucking into a barrel and boosting strapless tricks. Enjoy the journey.

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