Anyone have any more info on this.

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petty sure i remember pete cabrina saying "we will never make a C kite again"

pfr said...

now there will be a c with a good bar finally, unlike the cluttered rubbish being made by slingshot year after year

WTF, how can you cay that? Slingshot have one of the cleanest bars there is. Over half the guys at my beach who ride a Cabrinha have converted their bar to a Slingshot setup. Replaced the chicken loop, trim system and below the bar safety with SS, whilst just keeping the Cabrinha bar, works really well and they all love it.

bellz said...

petty sure i remember pete cabrina saying "we will never make a C kite again"

Even kite companies have the right to change their minds!

its like putting daewoo parts on a ferrari

Just remember Cab had the Co2 which was up there when it came to C kites.It was probably one of the most popular around.I think kite companies are realising their is a market for C kites especially for the young generation of kite surfers which are into wakestyle kiteboarding.I know I have always had a C kite in my quiver and always will.Even good C kites these days you can get away with a two kite quiver as range and depower are nearly as good as hybrids/ bows but when it comes to performance C kites are in a league of their own.


Thelonerider

I can see there being a niche for C kites and if Cabrinha want to make a kite for that market then that's just good business.

I can't see C kites catching on for the mainstream market. Who wants to go back to the days of having to ride a 15-20m kite just to get out on a light wind day.

Gorgo said...

I can see there being a niche for C kites and if Cabrinha want to make a kite for that market then that's just good business.

I can't see C kites catching on for the mainstream market. Who wants to go back to the days of having to ride a 15-20m kite just to get out on a light wind day.

ive got more power in my 10m c than i see most SLE hybrids have. my 12 is a frikin machine.

Personally I can't wait for the new Cabrinah foils in 2011

Cabstar,

please mate...it's torture to read your "torcherous" spelling...

Juddy

Isnt it meant to be more like the bandit, delta shape?

Some new C kites have very good Low end. One of my mates had a 13m 2009 Fuel this season and he got going in less wind than my 13m Rev2 and we both weight around the same weight. New C kites are just more refined than the ones we used to ride years ago in the days of 18-20m kites.

I for one cant wait to see the reaction from all the local Crossbow riders who have turned their backs on C kites when cabrinha bring out a new c kite. Will they have a go???

Good to see. Cabrinha have a lot to answer for with the introduction of bows

Gorgo said...


Such as?
Hundreds of happy people kiteboarding safely and easily with no real dramas?
A huge expansion in safe conditions people can ride in?
The end of powerlines being taken out on roads behind beaches?
A huge reduction in kiteboarding deaths and serious injuries?

Really, where do you kite.

I see bow kites providing none of these things.

GalahOnTheBay said...

Gorgo said...


Such as?
Hundreds of happy people kiteboarding safely and easily with no real dramas?
A huge expansion in safe conditions people can ride in?
The end of powerlines being taken out on roads behind beaches?
A huge reduction in kiteboarding deaths and serious injuries?

Really, where do you kite.

I see bow kites providing none of these things.

We used to see powerlines taken out on an almost weekly basis. Kitepower used to say they visited old folks in the area and reset their videos for them. I haven't seen powerlines clobbered for years. True, C-kites made a start on that with proper balancing but bows nailed it. (Actually I saw a kite end up on a roof the other day. It was a C-kite with a beginner attached.)

I have personally seen guys hauled off the beach and dumped in the water by gusty cross-off winds. Now it never happens and you see beginners trying to kite in any and all conditions.

I've have personally seen guys get hauled off the beach and dragged across the foreshore, across the road, through the powerlines and into the front of houses. It never happens now. Again, C's made a start with proper balancing but bows made it a standard feature of all kites. Just push the bar out and the kite stops.

The other day we were riding bay surf in onshore 30-40 knot winds with kite sizes ranging from 5-9m. All bows, except for one Rebel (which is a bow in all but name and North's grudging response to the Xbow.)

Fuels used to be the single most popular kite in our area. Now it's Switchblades by a long way. Even the hard core Slingshot guys are all riding Revs.

I'm sure kites will progress from where bows are now but the Xbow certainly started the revolution.

BTW. There have been three pivotal kites in kiteboarding history, the Wipika Classic, the Naish AR5 and the Crossbow. All three kites were absolute crap but they opened the door to the next step of development that got us to where we are now.

We used to see powerlines taken out on an almost weekly basis. Kitepower used to say they visited old folks in the area and reset their videos for them. I haven't seen powerlines clobbered for years. True, C-kites made a start on that with proper balancing but bows nailed it. (Actually I saw a kite end up on a roof the other day. It was a C-kite with a beginner attached.)

I have personally seen guys hauled off the beach and dumped in the water by gusty cross-off winds. Now it never happens and you see beginners trying to kite in any and all conditions.

I've have personally seen guys get hauled off the beach and dragged across the foreshore, across the road, through the powerlines and into the front of houses. It never happens now. Again, C's made a start with proper balancing but bows made it a standard feature of all kites. Just push the bar out and the kite stops.

The other day we were riding bay surf in onshore 30-40 knot winds with kite sizes ranging from 5-9m. All bows, except for one Rebel (which is a bow in all but name and North's grudging response to the Xbow.)

Fuels used to be the single most popular kite in our area. Now it's Switchblades by a long way. Even the hard core Slingshot guys are all riding Revs.

HA HA, come to Melville WA and see the Bow circus. We have one pine tree that only eats Cabrinhas.....the most common kitemare is a bridle tangle to deathloop....Sure bows/hybrids are easier for beginners, but keep it in perspective.