Cabrinha Contra Aether Kite – 2023
PERFORMANCE LIGHTWIND / FREERIDE
SIZES: 3 / 4 / 5 / 7 / 9 / 11 m
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Description
DESIGN DETAILS
DESIGN PROFILE
The Cabrinha Contra Aether kite boasts a hybrid design with one strut, featuring draft-forward profiles and low drag wingtips. These design elements result in a kite with excellent aerodynamics and efficient performance.
FEATURES
- NEW: Refined lightweight canopy design for reduced weight and reactive performance
- NEW: Sprint 3.0
- NEW: Ultralite bladders for an overall lighter weight kite
- NEW: Trailing edge EVA rigidity battens
- NEW: HTD Hybrid Frame
- NEW: Durable TPU Leading edge bumpers
- Nano Ripstop Canopy, the benchmark in durability, stability and responsiveness
- Pure profile panels for efficient aerodynamics
FEATHERLITE
By utilizing an ultra-lightweight one-strut design, this kite significantly reduces weight, resulting in increased performance in threshold winds.
MINIMALISTIC
The Contra Aether is a minimalistic kite that has undergone extensive research and development. It features a single rear line attachment option that is optimally configured straight out of the bag.
EFFORTLESS RELAUNCH
Even in the lightest wind conditions, the Cabrinha Contra Aether kite provides riders with the confidence to attempt tricks, knowing that any mishaps will not result in a swim.
DRIFT
The kite's superior drift characteristics enable low angles of attack while on the foil, maintaining rear line tension even when depowered.
LIGHTWIND OPTIMISATION
This kite is primarily designed to excel in threshold winds, where most other kites struggle to perform.
AGILE AND NIMBLE
The single strut design of this kite enables it to twist and react in a unique and unparalleled manner.
TECH SPECS
HYBRID FRAME
The Hybrid Frame is a perfect fusion of materials, combining High Tenacity Dacron (HTD) with HTD Lite. This blend offers the kite the support it needs while providing increased response.
HIGH TENACITY DACRON
This material is specially designed for inflated kite structures. Its construction is warp-oriented, using ultra-high tenacity yarns with an increased thread count to combat elongation under high inflation pressures. Its lower elongation results in a more accurate kite or wing, featuring a more efficient and precise airfoil during flight.
HTD LITE
HTD Lite is the next evolutionary leap in inflatable structures. It combines the superior benefits of the proven HTD material - which offers superior elongation control - with a lighter weight construction and a superior reflex bias recovery. This elevates the response characteristics and range of the kite to a new level.
HTD HYBRID FRAME
The Frame serves as the foundation of a kite's construction. By fusing the two HTD materials and reducing the weight along the trailing edge, the Hybrid Frame offers the response and durability required to take your kiting to new heights.
SPRINT 3.0
The enhanced Sprint 3.0 inflation system improves the air flow from the leading edge to the strut with its new straight and angled valves, eliminating any possibility of kinking the inflation tube. Additionally, its secure fit design enables easy maintenance.
BULLET PROOF BUMPERS
Durable TPU bumpers, known as bulletproof bumpers, have been incorporated into the kite design. These bumpers are lightweight, strong, and resilient, providing a protective crossover from the canopy to LE sewing. Additionally, a new manufacturing process has been implemented to increase abrasion resistance when the kite is resting on a hard surface.