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Overview The ultimate bow kite.
All Styles Extreme Windrange 100% de-power Maximum Safety Bulletproof Quality
the pure wave kite
Super fast flying high tuning speed 100% de-power Super low Bar Pressure Unmatched power per sqm
Vision Pro
The freestyle kite.
Wakestyle / Wave Speed Acceleration Huge Windrange Extreme de-power Bulletproof Quality
SCHOOLKITE
Heavy duty Super usability 100% depower
technology
“The Ultimate Bow Kite” The next generation of the Jekyll. It is very predictable and super stable in its flying character. The Jekyll is a new benchmark in usability. The very powerful profile has a extreme wide wind range with the biggest sweet spot on the market .
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JEKYLL Facts: • 3 safety options offers you a choice for every ability and style. • Efficiency gives you more power per square meter • Huge wind range of perfect feeling and handling in high and low end • Easy upwind ability gives you that confident feeling • Easy relaunch gets even better with the optional 5th dimension kit • The low bar pressure delivers less fatigue and a steeper learning curve • Excellent jumping ability with a long hangtime • Speed pump offers more water time • 2 attachment points for the conversion of regular to fast turning matching your riding style • Optional 5th line setup • 100% depower for maximum safety • Full Dacron Frame
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Model
Size
proj. Area
Kg
AR
Struts
recom. Bar Width
recom. Bar
2
Jekyll 6.0
6.0
4.3 m
TBA
5.0
5
46 cm
Gaastra Jekyll Bar
Jekyll 8.0
8.0
5.8 m2
TBA
5.0
5
46 cm
Gaastra Jekyll Bar
Jekyll 10.0
10.0
7.2 m
2
TBA
5.0
5
46 cm (52 cm)
Gaastra Jekyll Bar
Jekyll 12.0
12.0
8.6 m2
TBA
5.0
5
52 cm
Gaastra Jekyll Bar
Jekyll 14.0
14.0
10.2 m
TBA
5.0
5
52 cm
Gaastra Jekyll Bar
2
“Competition Freestyle Kite” The MAX is, and will be a reference for other designers to create a top of the range competition / freestyle Kite. With the superior depower range and directbar-feeling it will remain a brilliant kite for intermediate kiters who prefer the more predictable ‘C’ kite feeling with all the benefits of a new age kite design.
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MAX Facts:
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101000 %
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101000 %
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100 % 100
speed Speed 00
100 % 100
usability ity 00 usabil
100 % 100
windrange windrange 00
100 % 100
• Bullet proof manufacturing ensures a longer life span • Speed pump offers more watertime • Optimal wind range of perfect feeling/handling • Quick and easy relaunch, learn faster to get radical • Direct steering delivers 100% kite control even in the sickest tricks • Fast turning gives you that piece of extra speed to accelerate • 5th line safety system for your maximum safety • Batten pockets at the tips ads stability for the extreme • More unhooked power • Full Dacron Frame
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Model
Size
proj. Area
Kg
AR
Struts
recom. Bar Width
recom. Bar
2
Max 6.0
6.0
4.0 m
TBA
5.2
5
46 cm
Gaastra Max Bar
Max 8.0
8.0
5.3 m2
TBA
5.2
5
46 cm
Gaastra Max Bar
Max 10.0
10.0
6.2 m
2
TBA
5.2
5
46 cm
Gaastra Max Bar
Max 12.0
12.0
8.0 m2
TBA
5.2
5
52 cm
Gaastra Max Bar
Max 14.0
14.0
9.2 m
TBA
5.2
5
52 cm
Gaastra Max Bar
Max 16.0
16.0
10.5 m
TBA
5.2
5
52 cm
Gaastra Max Bar
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“Pure Wave Kite” Gaastra kiteboarding is leading the charge with a completely new breed of kite. The Gaastra NETO is the first high efficiency kite to hit the market. The Gaastra NETO is packed with advanced aerodynamics that creates ultimate efficiency. Numerous high tech testing procedures from the paragliding world ensure this all new kite will revolutionize the kiteworld. c4
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NETO Facts:
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101000 %
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100 % 100
speed Speed 00
100 % 100
usability ity 00 usabil
100 % 100
windrange windrange 00
100 % 100
• Torsion ARC system • Advanced computer aerodynamics • Speed pump offers more watertime • Super fast flying • Incredible control • Unmatched power per square meter • High turning speed • Super low bar pressure • X-Ply turning tip • 100% depower for maximum safety • The use of a smaller diameter results in less drag and offers a higher performance • Full Dacron Frame
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Model
Size
proj. Area
Kg
AR
Struts
recom. Bar Width
recom. Bar
2
Neto 5.0
5.0
3.8 m
TBA
4.8
7
46 cm
Gaastra Neto Bar
Neto 7.0
7.0
5.3 m2
TBA
4.8
7
46 cm
Gaastra Neto Bar
Neto 9.0
9.0
7.1 m
2
TBA
4.8
7
46 cm (52 cm)
Gaastra Neto Bar
Neto 11.0
11.0
8.5 m
2
TBA
4.8
7
52 cm
Gaastra Neto Bar
Neto 13.0
13.0
10.0 m2
TBA
4.8
7
52 cm
Gaastra Neto Bar
SCHOOLKITE
SCHOOLKITE Facts: • Heavy Duty dacron Tips • Cordura reinforcements • Speed pump offers more watertime • Super usability due to the high fronttube diameter • Multiple setup option • 100% depower • Full Dacron Frame
Model
Size
proj. Area
Kg
AR
Struts
recom. Bar Width
recom. Bar
2
SCHOOLKITE 3.0
3.0
2.1 m
TBA
4.6
3
46 cm
Gaastra Jekyll Bar
SCHOOLKITE 5.0
5.0
3.6 m2
TBA
4.6
3
46 cm
Gaastra Jekyll Bar
SCHOOLKITE 7.0
7.0
5.1 m
TBA
4.6
3
46 cm
Gaastra Jekyll Bar
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“Directional Boards” Gaastra will make it easy for you to choose the right Directional Board for 2009. 2 Boards with very specific design criteria will cover any wave riding condition possible. From mushy and medium sized waves around Europe to big and powerful waves like Maui or South Africa. Waveriding in Kiteboarding has come a long way and these two new boards follow the trend of riding the waves with the drive and power generated from the wave rather than using to much power from the kite. This way you have more contact to the wave and it will give you the surf style feeling. No wonder our boards look exactly like surfboards these days. The 2009 Kite Surfboards are developed and tested in Cape Town, a well known place for radical wave conditions.
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5’6’’
SURFKITE 5’6’’ Facts:
SURFKITE 5’10’’ Facts:
The 5’6” will deliver in any conditions where you want a compact but powerful board. In European waters with mostly onshore conditions this board will make it easy for you stay in contact with the wave and will help you to have fun in almost any conditions. With the newly developed kites on the market you will have all the abilities to ride the waves rather then generating the power from the kite. This board will work from the smallest wave up to 3m swell in almost any wind condition. Take the smallest possible kite and go surfing.
The 5’10” is your best friend in all side shore wind conditions. The board has got a slightly straightened outline and a rounded pintail for better control. As with the shorter 5’6” we have decided to go for a more powerful scoop rocker line to generate the power rather from the b oard then from your kite. The very balanced outline in conjunction with the faster rocker line will make it easy for you to control fast bottom turns and take the speed right to the top of the wave. Use the speed to take off with a nice aerial and you will be able to land it in front of the waves without to much help from your kite. From shoulder high waves up to anything the ocean might throw at you, this will be the right board.
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• Rounder outline for maximum maneuverability • Medium rocker gives you maximum power in gusty conditions • Square tail for a compact board feel and better turning at lower speed • Sharp box rails from the fins to the tail make it a more powerful board on the cut back for a faster release • Multiple strap position to trim the board for different rider weight
• Straighter outline for better control • Medium rocker will deliver effortless acceleration • Rounded pin tail for fast bottom turns • Sharp box rails from the fins to the tail make it a more powerful board on the cut back for a faster release • Multiple strap position to trim the board for different rider weight
Model
Size
Length
Width
Thickness
Weight
Fin
Surfkite 5’6’’
5’6’’
165 cm
45 cm
51 mm
3.0 kg*
3x Surf G5
Surfkite 5’10’’
5’10’’
172 cm
45 cm
53 mm
3.1 kg*
3x Surf G5
* Estimated weight.
Vision Pro
“CNC’ed full wood core”
The full wood core combined with the improved construction techniques means that the Vision Pro flex at the tips and keep stiff in the centre. This obviously keeps the board from sucking the power out of the kite, and makes soft landings easier to re-plane on. The Vision Pro can be ridden by a rider at any level with ease, of course the more advanced kiter can push it harder to deliver the absolute best results.
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VISION PRO Facts: 124
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• New Full Wood cores are CNC machined for perfect performance. • Refined Torsion Box configuration to really tune the Flex/Reflex response. • Industries best hi-performance fibreglass construction. • The graphic surface is a unique aluminium fibre which has excellent Flex/reflex properties and also has the other advantage of making the boards lighter giving improved performance. • Our epoxy resin application system has been carefully selected for its ratio of performance and total board weight characteristics – our technique has proven to reduce 30% of extra resin, ensuring for a lighter board. • Rockers remain constant and feature the 4.5mm single concave throughout the bottom with riding flats. • ABS rails are thinner for 2008, 3mm in the sides, 2mm in the tips for extra tip flex control. • ABS side wall construction the best FULL WOOD core available for optimum weight and durability combination. • Torsion Box Technology – the result of having biaxial and unidirectional fibres over a wood core, creating a box of specific fibres with angled orientation - produces optimum torsional and longitudinal flex. • Ergonomic adjustable foot straps for maximum comfort. • Wider stance options for new school wake style tricks. • 4 CAD designed pro fins. The foils are slightly thinner with fine entry which results in super fast boards that hold control in demanding conditions. • Comfortable quick-grab centre handle • Metal snowboard inserts throughout the range again for 2008, this is the strongest and best solution without doubt.
Model
Size
Length
Width
Weight
Fin
Vision Pro 124
124
124 cm
37.5 cm
2.3 kg*
4x 50mm CAD Fin
Vision Pro 127
127
127 cm
38.5 cm
2.3 kg*
4x 50mm CAD Fin
Vision Pro 130
130
130 cm
40.5 cm
2.5 kg*
4x 50mm CAD Fin
Vision Pro 133
133
133 cm
42.0 cm
2.6 kg*
4x 50mm CAD Fin
* Estimated weight.
Base
“The Xenon Ride” The Rider-X follower with hi-tech PU core and fin improvements. The outline of the Xenon 155 remains 45cm, which is wide enough to make a great school board, without compromising its performance for more advanced kiters. The RiderX excels in light wind conditions.
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XENON Facts:
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155
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• 4.5 mm concave throughout the bottom with running flats and proven fast motion remain untouched. • The ABS side wall remains at 5mm and the tips are foiled out to help with fin flex control and smooth landings. With high performance construction engineering and a high-density core reduced to a minimum save weight and tune in the flex. • ABS side wall construction. • New hi-tech PU core further refined for 2009 Xenon Boards providing the optimum weight to durability combination. • Refinements to Torsion Box Technology that were improved for the 2009 Vision Pro’s is transferred to the Xenon, resulting in even lighter and technologically advanced boards with improved flex/reflex responses. • Ergonomic adjustable foot straps for maximum comfort. • Wider stance options for new school wakestyle tricks. • 4 Cad designed pro fins. The foils are thinner with fine entry, which results, in fast boards with total control in demanding conditions. • Central grab handle • Metal snowboard inserts throughout the range – the time tested industry standard – proven to be the best solution for inserts.
Model
Size
Length
Width
Weight
Fin
Xenon 135
135
135 cm
41 cm
2.8 kg*
4x 60mm CAD Fin
Xenon 145
145
145 cm
43 cm
3.1 kg*
4x 60mm CAD Fin
Xenon 155
155
155 cm
45 cm
TBA
4x 60mm CAD Fin
* Estimated weight.
“Sandwich-Wood-Construction”
A new freestyle legend is born in the Gasstra kiteboard range. The Matrix knows that the Sandwich-Wood-Construction makes the difference between naked and fiercely riding. It is the perfect board to take you serious in the freestyle scene with a massive pop, easy landing and a bullet proof construction. Extremely versatile, with a flex that is forgiving and fun to ride anywhere on the Water, the condition and riding quality of the Matrix is ready to take the battle.
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134
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MATRIX Facts: • Biax Fiber-Glas transverse axis layer of core gives the board most strength to weight ratio. • Multiaxial-Fiber-Glas longitudinal axis layer of core for perfect flex. Tested in parks and on rails, these boards excel over a variety of water conditions and terrain. • ABS side wall construction for superior edges hold and added durability. • Ergonomic adjustable foot straps for maximum comfort. • Metal snowboard inserts through out the range - the time tested industries standard - proven to be the best solution for inserts. • 3D Tip shape for a massive pop and versatile flex. • Concave shape for easy landing and a stronger edge pressure. • Special wood core construction lightened up and loaded with pop, this wood core improves snap and response.
Model
Size
Length
Width
Weight
Fin
Matrix 128
128
128 cm
39.0 cm
2.6 kg*
4x 50mm G10 Fin
Matrix 131
131
131 cm
41.0 cm
2.8 kg*
4x 50mm G10 Fin
Matrix 134
134
134 cm
42.5 cm
3.0 kg*
4x 50mm G10 Fin
* Estimated weight.
5th line
By Pass Leash
Bar System
Bar for:
BAR Facts: • O-Shit options on both sides • 3D EVA Grip pattern on top of the bar • New Gaastra quickrelease chickenloop • Refined Adjuster with neoprene cover • Enhanced bar color setup
Bar for:
SCHOOLKITE
“The most versatile Bar system” The complete new Gaastra Bar system is the beginning of a new approach in Kitesurfing. We offer the most versatile bar system you can imagine. The main focus is again usability for all styles no matter if you want to replace a line, a chicken loop or a chicken-dick everything is extremely easy to fine tune and replace.
Model
Size
Width
Line lenght
Adjuster range
Depower range
Weight
Gaastra Jekyll Bar
S/L
46 / 52 cm
24 m
20 cm
50 cm
TBA
Gaastra Neto Bar
S/L
46 / 52 cm
24 m
20 cm
50 cm
TBA
Gaastra Max Bar
S/L
46 / 52 cm
24 m
20 cm
40 cm
TBA
accessories
MAX WAIST Sizes : S, M, L, XL
KITE SEAT Sizes : XS, S, M, L, XL
Firm lower back support that is ideally suited to all-round recreational kiters.
The maximized lower back support and load bearing straps translate into control, and reduction of point-loading pressure.
• Forced hook position • Small rear pocket for keys • Anti-chafing padded leg straps • Internal batten support • Stainless spreader bar • Durable 600D Polyester • Grab handle • Heavy Duty Back-Pass Leash attachment points.
3D STRAP
• Internal batten support • Anti-chafing padded leg straps • Stainless spreader bar includes bar pad. • Durable 600D Polyester • Heavy Duty Back-Pass Leash attachment points.
LINE SET 4 & 5 lines
BOARD BAG Sizes: 126cm, 137cm, 148cm GOLF PRO BAG Size: TBA • Roller Wheels for easy travel. • Durable 600D Polyester. • 10mm foam padding. • PVC handle.
• Durable 600D Polyester. • Heat Reflective Tarpee. • 5mm foam padding. • PVC handle. • Tough, reliable bags with easy noncorrosive zip entry.
SUICIDE LEASH
O-SHIT HANDLE
5TH DIMENSION KIT for JEKYLL & NETO
COFFIN BAG Size: 155 x 50 x 28cm • Roller Wheels for easy travel. • Durable 600D Polyester. • 10mm foam padding. • PVC handle. • Internal retention straps.
accessories
TIP BATTENS
TWINTIP FINS
for MAX
5 cm
DEPOWER ROPE