Review Naish Park 2013
« Return to search resultsRiding type: | Freeride/Allround |
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Year: | 2013 |
Brand: | Naish kiteboarding |
Size: | 05m, 06m, 07m, 08m, 09m, 10m, 11m, 12m, 14m |
Type: | SLE |
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Kite
3 Strut allround performance kite
Designers Goals
The Park’s three-strut design and Swept Compact C outline results in a very stable and responsive kite. The powerful profile and leading edge give the rider good low-end power and consistent pull over a wide range of wind speeds.
The Park uses just enough sweep to maximize depower and allow for easy relaunch. The Swept Compact C platform remains very close to a real C-shape in order to provide the crispness and feel in the bar that you really need.
Designed with fun in mind, the Park provides the rider with the power to boost, the handling to hit the lip with style and the ability to feel good in any condition.
Sizes: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14
Key Features:
- Super easy handling
- Versatility
- Crisp bar feel
- Superior low-end performance
- Effortless water relaunch
New on the 2013 Park
1. Smaller LE diameter on sizes 9 to 14:
- Allows for easier LE torsion
- Faster turning speed
2. Shorter bridles:
- Crisper bar feel
- Quicker response
- Solid feel in the air
- Increased control
3. Thinner foil profile in the center section:
- Flies further forward in the wind window
- Quicker depower
4. Thinner foil in the wing tip section:
- Decreased sideways lift
- More rigidity in the air
Bar
Movie Park
Details:
Riding type: | Freeride/Allround |
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Year: | 2013 |
Brand: | Naish kiteboarding |
Size: | 05m, 06m, 07m, 08m, 09m, 10m, 11m, 12m, 14m |
Type: | SLE |
One pump: | n.a. |
Bridles: | Yes |
Number of struts: | 3 |
Colours: | Various |
Line length: | n.a. |
Bar length: | n.a. |
Bar: | 4 lines |
Depower: | Strap |
Safety: | Push |
Swivel: | Yes |
Variable bar length: | Yes |
Oh shit handles: | No |
Kitereview Naish Park 10m
Kite
3 Strut allround performance kite
Test conditions
wind: 14-22 knots
waves: flat - small
Detail Photos
Conclusion
Every kite should be seen as an assortment of characteristics. By combining them this will give you its 'face' (kite feeling). In some kites, a certain characteristic is pretty dominant and this is the case for the Naish Park. For the Park, the dominance lies in that it's continually trying to find the edge of its wind window, making it pretty unwieldy at first glance.
This is pretty challenging for beginners and in gusty conditions, but offers an opportunity for freestylers in its pop. The Park is therefore an advanced performance kite for freestylers and wave riders (who will value its playful character). Its turning circle, reaction speed, short depower and great feedback do suffer a little from its intention to find the edges of the wind window, but keep it up to speed and what you'll get is a fast kite with constant pressure. It doesn't have a lot of boost when you turn a kite loop, which should give you confidence while downlooping for waves.
All in all, the Park has quite a complex character. You either love it or you hate it. Our advice to you is to test it, play a little with its settings and find out if it's the one for you!
Please write your Naish Park 2013 kite experiences, we know different kite sizes gives different feeling so your input is certainly welcome!
Basics
Kite stability
Restless in the air, not on the bar, likes to go to the edge of the windwndow. Use the different set ups to find your best kitefeel
Windrange
Safety system
Kite re-launch
Total depower
Short depower range with total depower. Depowered less stable than powered
Oldskool
Low-end
Much better than last years
Glide phase
High-end
Lift
Wave
Drift
Feedback at edge of wind window
good feedback, Park can be restless in gusty winds
Steering with low line tension
Turning circle
Pretty short with the fast reaction on steering action makes the Park a fast kite
Reaction to steering action
direct if the kite os positioned well, otherwise backstall or delay can occur
There are 3 reviews on this product:
It is good to use in the waves as well. The feedback is very good, which makes it attractive to go for new tricks. It gives a save feeling, the kite feels under control.
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If the wind is light, relaunch is harder and the kite is more likely to backstall.
The dower cord is on the chickenloop, so when unhooking it van get stuck... But it is easy to reach.
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