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Riding type: Freeride/Allround
Year: 2020
Brand: North kiteboarding
Size: 05m, 07m, 09m, 11m, 12m
Type: SLE
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Freeriders, all in one kite

Designers goals (manufacturer text)

Boost. Loop. Foil. Surf. The Reach is a lively and playful all-round performer with unparalleled versatility and wind range for big jumps, upwind performance and effortless relaunch. 

Evolved from a calculated fusion of the Orbit, Pulse and Carve, this kite is designed to excel in every condition, from wave-riding to boosts, loops and freestyle tricks. Travel light, enjoy whatever nature has in store, and be ready for any adventure. 

Its stable, fuller profile generates power and efficiency, while the lighter 3-strut design with tight turning radius, light impulse and bar pressure helps to deliver fast, responsive steering. 

It has a fun, nimble feel and effortless park and ride, is your go-to for wave-riding in lighter wind and the perfect match for our Sonar Foils. 

In the larger 13m and 15m sizes the Reach is a powerful lightwind specific kite, specially designed with a predictable, consistent drive forward for TwinTip riding long after everyone else has gone in. 

All conditions. All purpose. All ways ready. The Reach Performance Freeride is the one kite you'll always reach for. 

Your desert-island kite.

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Details:

Riding type: Freeride/Allround
Year: 2020
Brand: North kiteboarding
Size: 05m, 07m, 09m, 11m, 12m
Type: SLE
One pump: Yes
Bridles: Yes
Number of struts: 3
Colours: Green & Yellow
Line length: 22m
Bar length: 45cm-50cm-55cm
Bar: 4 lines
Depower: Clamcleat
Safety: Push
Swivel: Yes
Variable bar length: Yes
Oh shit handles: No

There are 2 reviews on this product:

North Reach 2020 12m
Name:
Kauila 
Weight:
195 
Riding style:
big-air  
Years of experience:
5 
Personal page:
kiteboardbc.com/ 
Water conditions:
chop  
Tested Wind Conditions:
From 20 knots up to 40
Number of test sessions:
2 
Kite size:
12m 
Most remarkable characteristics:
low end
 
Small rangeLarge range
kite stability
 
UnstableStable
high end
 
Small rangeLarge range
lift
 
GradualExplosive
windrange
 
LimitedWide
boost
 
SoftStrong
bar pressure
 
HeavyLight
total depower
 
Some pressureTotal depower
up wind
 
HardEasy
kitefinder.com - 06.07.2020 at 22:08 hour
Comments:
I took a 12M kite out on a demo on a couple of different sessions and had my Core Nexus 12M that I went out on right after so I was able to compare the 2 of them back to back. Both are marketed as all-around kites. The North Reach really really impressed me, it's a very quick, very reactive kite, much more so than my nexus which has a slightly more delayed reaction than the reach. The bar pressure on the reach is a lot lighter than the core kite, so much so that I could see doing a 3-4 hour session without tiring out. The kite is very fun and playful and moved more like a 7M or 9M than a 12M. I was out in a wind range of 16-24 mph that was fairly gusty and the kite handled it very well. Because of it's quick reaction time I was finding a lot more opportunities to boost. For an all arounder too, it really boosts. It's quite impressive. Full disclosure, after testing this out I sold all of my CORE gear and bought North gear because I was so impressed. Their Navigator bar is so simple, satisfying and well designed too.  
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North Reach 2020 09m
Name:
stefarius 
Weight:
93 
Riding style:
allround  
Years of experience:
20 
Personal page:
www.kitemobile.nl 
Water conditions:
small-waves  
Tested Wind Conditions:
From 12 knots up to 16
Number of test sessions:
1 
Kite size:
09m 
Most remarkable characteristics:
kite reaction
 
SlowQuick
user friendly
 
PoorGreat
kite relaunch
 
DifficultEasy
bar pressure
 
HeavyLight
kite stability
 
UnstableStable
kite feedback
 
MinimalGreat
kitefinder.com - 03.05.2020 at 13:19 hour
Comments:
Had a short session with the North Reach on a twintip and surfboard. The Reach has an easy and light kite control. Its very reactive with a small turning circle. Playful and soft. 
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