Magazine Tests

Every issue we test the latest and greatest gear from across the kitesurfing sphere. We have test teams in Europe and the US with years of riding and industry experience to provide the very best gear reviews.

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Naish Hero

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Naish prove yet again that a lot of careful thinking goes into their products, not least with the redesigned Hero.

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Slingshot Ghost

DATE TESTED: 2020

Slotting into its remit perfectly - another great Slinsghot innovation appears on the market.

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North Orbit

DATE TESTED: 2019

An inspiring and solid kite from North with the high performance and high boosting Orbit.

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CORE XLITE

DATE TESTED: 2019

Our test team have a lot of time for CORE's new dedicated hydrofoil kite...

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Slingshot SST V5

DATE TESTED: 2019

Dependable, obedient and safe but with some nice power boosts tucked away. A solid result for the SST.

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Naish Switch

DATE TESTED: 2019

Naish's new 'two boards in one' Switch gets a workover by our test team.

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GIN Marabou

DATE TESTED: 2019

A positive start for GIN's brand new hybrid kite that ticks a lot of boxes...

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Duotone Rebel

DATE TESTED: 2019

With the new Rebel, our test team enjoyed one of the smoothest kite flying experiences on the market.

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North Carve

DATE TESTED: 2019

A new beginning for North, that sees them hit the ground running with an impressive new wave kite in the Carve...

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CORE XR6

DATE TESTED: 2019

The XR6 continues the XR lineage as a straight-up boosting machine...

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Naish Pivot

DATE TESTED: 2019

Pure design genius is the feedback from our test team on the new Pivot...

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RRD Vision MK6

DATE TESTED: 2019

The Vision is one of the most well-balanced kites our team have ridden this year...

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Duotone Mono

DATE TESTED: 2019

Immaculately behaved and more power than it would have you believe... another thumbs up from the test team.

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Odo K1

DATE TESTED: 2019

It's a solid start from Odo with their first all-round freeride kite

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Naish Triad

DATE TESTED: 2019

"A very accessible riding experience..." say our test team on the new Triad.

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CrazyFly Hyper

DATE TESTED: 2018

Our test team find the new Hyper is a solid kite with a whole lot of lift at your fingertips...

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Naish Slash

DATE TESTED: 2018

Some impressive refinements on an already highly respected surf kite...

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Odo YO

DATE TESTED: 2018

Uncomplicated and plenty of power... the YO proves a good first entry for Odo

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Flysurfer SOUL

DATE TESTED: 2018

In the world of foil kites, the SOUL is the stand out kite for our test team right now

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Duotone Select

DATE TESTED: 2019

Our team find the new Select from Duotone is an extremely capable board that is super accessible...

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RRD Squid

DATE TESTED: 2019

Team RRD have clearly put a lot of thought into the Squid...

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CrazyFly Up Foil

DATE TESTED: 2018

An accessible foil both in terms of construction and price. But there's plenty under the hood for those who know what they're doing too...

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Naish Dash 2019

DATE TESTED: 2019

Our test team find the new Dash puts the 'performance' into the performance freeride category...

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CORE Choice 3

DATE TESTED: 2018

Bomb proof, and with the performance dialed up... The Choice 3 is a serious board.

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