The Park utilizes just enough sweep to maximize depower and allow easy relaunch. The Swept Compact C platform remains very close to a real C-shape in order to provide the crispness and feel in the bar that you really need.

Designed with fun in mind, the Park provides the rider with the power to boost, the handling to hit the lip with style and the ability to feel good in any condition.

Design Characteristics:

• Super easy handling
• Effortless water relaunch
• Power to boost
• Superior low-end performance

What’s New: We focused on the low-end power delivery without losing any of the light, crisp feel. LE percentage and profile depth have been tuned to improve the low-end pull. We also slightly reduced the sweep in order to get the overall platform closer to a real classic C-shape. To maintain the relaunch characteristics, we slightly extended the wing tips, to keep the same leverage on the overall kite when the rider pulls on the back line.

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The Result: The rider can expect earlier planing without sacrificing handling. The bar feel is crisper, which means the rider can better feel what the kite is doing and can steer it with precision. The relaunch is also improved over last year’s edition.

Website: Naish Park 2012
Website: Kitefinder.com Review

The Park is aimed to have the same characteristics as the Torch. However, briddles and wingtips that are closer to the trailing edge should make it fulle depowerable and easier to re-launch.

Naish wants to combine the pull and pop of a C-shape with the relaunch and depower of a Delta. It’s range should therefor be large and is now one of Naish’ new freeride weapons!

Naish 2011 Park info video from naishkiteboarding on Vimeo.

Website: Naish Park
Website: Kitefinder.com Review

The torch is not a kite which is suitable for beginners. It is a kite designed for unhooked freestylers like world champion Kevin Langerlee. Equiped with the octopus system for easy pumping. The designers tried to make the 9M 2011 Torch more stable than the 2010 model.

The Larger kites (10+) have been adjusted to be faster, and the smaller sizes (-8) have been tweaked for more control. This gives the rider better control in the right conditions.

For 2011 Naish also offers the Park as a C-Shape, the Torch is designed for unhooked action, the Park is more allround.

Naish 2011 Torch Info video from naishkiteboarding on Vimeo.

Website: Naish Torch
Website: Kitefinder.com Review

Radically redesigned to feel and perform like a C, it maintains the safety and depower you expect from a bridled kite.

With exceptional speed, huge pop, powerful kite loops and precise handling, this kite allows riders to push their limits to new heights.

Sizes: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.5, 12, 14, 16 meters

Website: Naish

Overview:

The 2010 Cult returns as the world’s number one user friendly all-terrain kite. The new simplified bridles provide direct and light bar feel, and the degree of Sigma angle has been increased to improve turning characteristics and linear bar feel.

The Cult is designed for beginner through advanced riders seeking a stable, easy-handling kite. The Cult now boasts an even larger sweet spot, ideal pull through the turns, and enhanced smoothness. Beginners will enjoy the smooth and responsive steering, light bar pressure, and depower capability. Advanced riders will appreciate the balanced feel hooked-in or unhooked. The easy re-launch will help beginner to advanced rider get back up and going in a moment.

Sizes:

3, 4.5, 6, 7.5, 9, 10.5, 12, 13.5, 15

Why the Sigma Outline and Geotech on the 2010 Cult
The 2010 Cult continues as Naish’s Sigma Outline/GeoTech LE kite. The Sigma Outline moves the center of effort behind the tow point and produces balanced linear power with light bar pressure at all angles of attack. GeoTech incorporates straight segments in the LE from strut to strut to provide constant canopy tension with a wrinkle free canopy, and no collapsing to assure a huge sweet spot.

Whether you are a beginner looking for a kite that’s safe, stable, and reliable; or a seasoned veteran looking for one kite that does everything, the Cult is your choice!

If you fell in love with last year’s Cult, the ’09 will undoubtedly exceed your expectations. This year Naish has improved the turning speed of the larger sizes, extending the low-end power, and made it even easier to relaunch.

Beginners will enjoy the smooth and responsive steering, light bar pressure and massive depower capability, while advanced riders will appreciate the balanced feel, hooked-in or unhooked. Whether you are looking to jump, wave ride, unhook or just cruise, the ’09 version of the Cult is better than ever in all categories.

Cult Sizes: 3m, 4.5m, 6m, 7.5m, 9m, 10.5m,
12m, 13.5m, 15m