What happened to North Kiteboarding?
What happened to North Kiteboarding?
It’s true: Boards & More, the company that brought North Kiteboarding to the market is bidding farewell to North Kiteboarding and will be launching its own brand – Duotone – later this summer.
Does North Kiteboarding still exist?
After 18 years Boards & More is dropping North Kiteboarding and launching their own brand, Duotone.
Who owns North Kiteboarding?
North Actionsports Group
North Kiteboarding is owned and managed by North Actionsports Group, located in The Netherlands with operations in the US and Australia. Our product development, marketing and brand management is based in New Zealand.
Where are North kites made?
Maybe you are wondering where Duotone kites are made… the old brand of North Kiteboarding changed to Duotone and they currently produce in Sri Lanka.
Did North become Duotone?
In summary, the old North now becomes Duotone with everything behind it the same. The “new” North Kites will launch in 2020 and will probably have a lot of similarities with the current Cabrinha kites. For 2019, Cabrinha will be very much what it is now, for 2020 somewhat less so. Beyond that, we shall see.
What happened to North and Duotone?
In summary, the old North now becomes Duotone with everything behind it the same. The “new” North Kites will launch in 2020 and will probably have a lot of similarities with the current Cabrinha kites. For 2019, Cabrinha will be very much what it is now, for 2020 somewhat less so.
Is duotone and North the same?
North Kiteboarding has changed its name to Duotone. It’s still under the same ownership, it still makes the same kites and kiteboards, control bars and surfboards and foot straps and foils and foil boards.
Are North kites good?
Upwind was very impressive, the kite flies upwind with ease, which is a good thing as those jumps are so big you’re going to need to get back up there quickly! The Orbit is such an easy kite to fly; it will appeal to a lot of riders from big air junkies to intermediates looking for a kite that will help them progress.
What brand makes the orbit kite?
North Orbit Big Air / Freeride Kite. King of the Big Air Kites.
How big is a North Prime twintip kiteboard?
2021 North Prime Twintip Kiteboard Freeride Evolve your style Sizes: 133×39, 136×40, 138×41, 141×42, 144×43, 148×44, 152×45 cm Instantly familiar, intuitive and comfortable, the…
What kind of control bar does North kiteboarding use?
2021 North Navigator Control Bar Think less, feel more Sizes: 38-43cm, 45-50cm, 50-55cm Release and reload faster with the intuitive single-action reload Connect Quick Release, and switch… 2020 North Slide Surf Loop Change quickly between disciplines with our tool-less interchangeable loop connection system.
How big is the north carve kite surf?
2021 North Carve Kite Surf / Strapless Freestyle Instant Drift at the Flick of a Wrist Sizes: 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13m Powerful, reactive and controllable, the Carve…
How big does a North orbit kite get?
2021 North Orbit Kite Big Air / Freeride Predictable in the Unpredictable Sizes: 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 14m Anti-gravity boosts and megaloops with phenomenal loft and hangtime…
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