looks like they have employed norths graphics team

Nice and easy to spot in trees! Someone had to..

edit - oops, didn't read your post entirely, too keen

Looks good any more pics around would like to see more

What is that 7 right in the back......the C-Kite....????they should call it

"The Surgeon"....as in "The Tree Surgeon"

Some pics.
Pink is the girls specific kite.
imgur.com/a/gtuMh

Addikt said...

"The Surgeon"....as in "The Tree Surgeon"

+1

Troyrotor said...

More pics.
Chaos and board range.
imgur.com/a/G2Gyv

the chaos looks interesting , test results when you get the chance ?

It's not split strut it just looks like that because the small panel sections above the strut in different color.

Yer the inflation is cool not having to screw on the adapter.
I know that the new valve will be available so can be put on any other older cabrinha. Neoprene cover is nice pretty much exactly like the ozone system.

There is supposed to be a new sync binding too not shown in those photos. But the straps and pads in the pics look exactly like the underground ones, in real life they look even more so.
Oh and the new cab board designer is apparently from underground.

sorry mate must have been a rumor then.
anything you can tell us about the new boards? im interested in the custom/caliber cross over?

Troyrotor said...

Surffx have a demo switchblade12 and chaos13.
Also have a new custom and a light wind board so far.
More to come.
The switchblade was flown down at shearwater last week looks good, I would say the wingtips are halfway between past years switchblade and vector.

Bar and chicken loop are identical, except black and white colors, and run a small dyneema loop rather than the strap on the swivel leash attachment.
But the lines are nicer and seem extremely stiff and easy to run out when rigging.
And a little line keeper to prevent tangles.

Looking forward to trying the 11m chaos when they get it.

Yep Surf FX have some demos, but they are here in Port Douglas for a few more days and they are getting some serious use!.
Kitepower stores and all the other cab dealers have demos too.

Have a closer look at the chicken loop, the release has had a complete redesign and can now be very easily reloaded. The centre line has been reworked and the IDS flagging line now runs very freely inside the black PU main line tube. There are several subtle looking but very important changes to the chickenloop.

Switchie has very squared off tips, relaunches very easily now in lighter winds, has more power as the centre section of the kite is flatter, the kite has a bigger projected area than the previous models.
Cabs construction just gets better with every year.

Here's some more info from another news site
kitemovement.com/gear/cabrinha-2013/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kitemovement+%28KiteMovement%29

we have got the Chaos up here and we like it heaps, i think it will be a winner for Cabrinha this year. You can see Alby already getting much better results on it the past few PKRA events too.
The Custom is very different from previous years, i think much improved. It screams for boots. Really like the colours on the new custom.

Haha I can't beleive I forgot all those changes. Yer I noticed the tubing is evenly separated so the ids line will slide easier.

Other changes are t peice boggles on the end of the depower ropes, make it possible to pull without having to wrap rope around your hand. The girls bar also has extension tubes that bring the depower boggles closer. Which I am definitly adding to my kite.

The chaos runs the same bar as everything else so the depower stroke length is most likely way to long. Would be easy to limit by sliding the stopper ball above the spring closer to the chicken loop and retightening the Allen grub screws into the plastic tubing.

I managed to get my grubby mitts on a 12m Cabrinha Switchie to demo this week from the kind fellows at KP.
It must be looking like a good season as I also managed to get it for the 2 hours of NE we had blowing on Tuesday. A seabreeze this early in the year WTF?
Anyway had a blast on it in prettly light wind conditions. I am around 90Kg's and wind was a bit light and gusty but around the 15 knot mark.
As far as the kite, typical Cabrinha quality and what you would expect. I like the bridle attachment points. New valve with it's little top hat is great I think. Much easier than spitting on your nozzle and pushing it in.....as it were [}:)]
Seems to have a bit of grunt in the lighter wind and easy to keep moving and pulling. Seemed to drift well in the lighter wind too.
Took me a while to get used to the black and white handle and lines, what was wrong with red? But then I am clour blind.
Anyway I had a blast on it and thought it was a great kite and was most impressed that they seem to have ironed out the design floor leading to them ending in a tree. It ended very happily and sandy in it's bag.
Oh and the usual disclaimer I have no affiliation to anyone other than those rescuing my lost boards or buying me beer.
Ta
G

Eppo, the depower line is still long, but the override spring this is still there only now its black and looks way better, the spring keeps the bar and depower toggles with the new T design are in easy reach even for shortass hobbits like me.

Yea I agree with that
The toggles are neat, tidy and well easy to reach while your out on the water and I ain't Mr stretch either!