Burn it, burn it all! There is no wind until you do.

I'm guessing August / September for the Naish gear. Some brands are July / August.

OMG!! this is sooo sweet, the shapes, the colours, everything is just so original and fresh. When can we get our hands on these goodies? I will take 3 of everything!!

The Torch graphics of the Vampire tiki confirm Robby as an American Hawaii'n.

the seagull is evolving, guess this proves the theory of evolution.....
caint say its evolving into something worth riding
im sure the other seagulls are jealous wat with all them gay nice colours....

It looks like the sigma shape has been 'toned down' this year especially from the 08 helix, interesting!

Rhys Porter said...

Check the straps out! Very cool lookin - love all the new systems comin out this year!

Also think it's cool the way they aren't printing sizes on the wingtips - further up looks really good!

Rhys-if the best you can say about the 2010 gear is-cool looking straps and cool putting sizes up the wing tips-there's not much substance there to entice a buyer.......

bennie said...

It looks like the sigma shape has been 'toned down' this year especially from the 08 helix, interesting!

From the look of this 2010 Helix it seems like it is a pure delta kite + sigma shape.
I think Helix is slowly becoming the second choice after Torch.

I wonder if they changed their line system (to something similar to Core kites bar perhaps ) cause 2009 bars were not that impressive.

lostinlondon said...

I really like the old above the bar system they had on the 2007 gear. It was easy to use and clean below the bar.

I think the more rounded shape in the leading edge will be to reduce stress at the joins and improve the flight characteristics.

I don't know what people have against the Helix shape. I have never heard complaints from anyone that rides it, and people are always interested to find out about it even when I pull out my natty 08 Helix.

I agree on the 2007 bars.

On the Helix shape-I believe it is just a marketing gimmick (one that didn't work judging by their reduced market share)-a change for the sake of change, rather than a change for improvement's sake.

loco4olas said...

bennie said...

It looks like the sigma shape has been 'toned down' this year especially from the 08 helix, interesting!

I think that's called incremental back peddling?

Can't believe they are sticking with that lemon of a design-get over it already.

2010 see's no GeoTech on the Helix?
What will 2011 bring???
No more sigma shape and Robby admits the whole thing was a flop

Just cut off the micro loop, Idiot.

Some nice looking gear from Naish, I like the Torch graphic with the guy in the suit and what looks to me like a scary balinese mask.
The full wood boards look amazing, drool, drool.
Those Thorn TT's look like they are perfectly disguised to hide from you when you're body dragging looking for your board. I like bright, high vis boards.

That micro loop looks like trouble to me. The only time I would be using it is if I felt like getting a powered up caning from my kite, whilst frantically trying to unhook it, which is er, never.

What is the point? Enlighten me.

When your hands are tired from the bar pressure and you still want to ride full power you can use it.
Exactly like the stopper that you have on your Naish bar.
The difference is you can accurately setup your power on Naish bar or Slingshot bar but its not easy to work with this thing

paul.j said...

At least sir rowdy is consistent in his hate for all kites that are not C shape.

Hey man you got me all wrong, Im actually pretty consistent in my hate across the board.

lostinlondon said...

Naish doesn't need to rely on marketing gimmicks! The brand itself is a marketing tool that has a legend of Windsurfing and Kitesurfing behind it.

I think the Helix shape does make a difference, the main thing being the canopy doesn't flap when depowered. And my 9m Helix really shoots to the front of the wind window, just by giving a bit more back foot pressure. You need to pump it up nice and hard though.

I think the fact that the Alliance no longer exists shows how brilliant the Torch is and probably was more of a development step.

I'll be considering replacing my 12m Boxer SLE with a 12m Helix this summer.

I'm still happily riding my 12 Alliance and actually just picked up an 8 Alliance to go with it. Yes, they're a little less hardcore than the Torch but that's not a bad thing for everyone. The Alliances are actually quite a bargain at the moment for anyone wanting to step up to something C-like. I guess when i wear them out then i'll move over to the Torches.

As for the 2010 Naish gear, it's good to see they've brought an 11m Torch in to slot in between the 10m & 12m. The 10m Torch had the turning speed and the 12m had the grunt, so with any luck the 11m is the perfect compromise.

The rounded Sigma shape of the '10 Helix is something i'm still yet to hear properly justified. I personally really like the way the sigma's fly, but each to their own.
The colour schemes i'm not a massive fan of - but each year has some really disgusting schemes and some really nice ones. Purple & black has always been one of my Naish favourites from the last few years, but the grey & electric orange is also nice.