here is a link to the new hellfish in action. x3 (me) currently in north america and its all blah blah hellfish over here.....its the "Cuben" fibre.

www.nelmes.org.uk/Hellfish/index.htm

also if you want to read a thread on guys that are testing them in Cabarete

www.bigwavedave.ca/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=995

Looks like some mighty fine toilet paper that does.

I thought you said "action".

haha thats about as much "action" as toilet paper gets, Looks nice when you get it, but it soon gets covered in shit then when it gets wet it falls apart.

6th Annual US Open Kiteboarding Championships

Velocity Games Day 4 (11.2mb)

Here's the freestyle final, where Clinton takes 1st place, Andy 3rd, and Shannon 4th, all on Hellfish!
media.bestkiteboarding.com/videos/vg05day4.wmv

This is the boarder-cross Course.


Here's the boarder-cross action.
media.bestkiteboarding.com/videos/vg05day3.wmv

I have put more links and info on my website.

Cheers Lee

Hey Lee,

how are ya?

Will Best kites stay with this old style arc for 2005/2006 season or will they follow the leaders in kite design by going a more flatter/semi bridle style of kites?

I hear the advantages are huge.

Sorry did'nt mean to say "leaders" I meant Takoon and I think Cabrinha?

I a wait your reply

Don't get your lines in a knot!

Cheers

SC

Yes, Best already have a bridle style kite for those looking for the light wind advantage using traditional materials to keep the price well down. The 2005 BFK has been an exceptional performer. It is in stock now so no need to wait until 2006.

For those with the $$ the Hellfish is the alternative / upgrade option.
Playing with new materials, was an obvious design direction to explore.
I see Doyle in Mt Wellington have just gone that way with their sails too. Not quite the same thing but definately the direcion sailmakers are headed.

It will be interesting to see everyones directions for sure.

Best pushed the design envelope well forward with the Hellfish. And FYI it too has a bridle on the larger sizes. I am yet to see all the details on that.

Hope to have my first Hellfish later this week.... should be interesting indeed.

Sorry Lee don't agree.

So what you are saying is "that if you get the old planes from the NZ Airforce and build them out of carbon fibre and titanium, their going to fly much faster, smoother etc, etc.

Na, you need to change the overall areo dynamics when things start to get lighter faster.

The new kites some of the main brands are playing with at present for next season (06) 100% depower just by pushing the bar away or letting it go. Where ever in the power zone. Hook into the chicken loop and Bobs your uncle!

I'm going to wait! Me old kites fly just fine and I'm looking forward to seeing what the other brands are going to come up with.

That's my Best option anyway.

SC

Well said Snider Carl,

It's good to see some out there like Cabrinha & Takoon who are pushing the r&d side with something new from the guy who gave us such a wicked sport, not just changing the fabric !!!

Yes lee some of the fabrics that have proven to be stiff & hold their form for great up wind advantge in the "sailing industry" but with no life span, great when your racing and there is no budget.
Talking budget looks like Best is going to sting you for an oldfish !

bo bo.

Best have started a huge design debate this year which is great.
The materials are not the only things they are playing with either, you can be sure of that. I agree it will be interesting to see the design Takoon and Cabrinha are both using. Sounds like this clip is what they are building and hyping up.
Look how it flys... Here is video clip.
kiteboard.com/data/multimedia/308_nova.mpeg
(I think you need Qtime media player to view it)



Most riders want a blance of stability and an excellent fast turning kite.
You can see how the Hellfish flys here:
media.bestkiteboarding.com/videos/hellfish_keysday1.5.wmv
Interesting comparison.

It is not a kite for everyone, but riders looking for a new kite it has to be on the radar. And by the time 2006 comes around who knows what eyeryone will be releasing. For 2005 Best have an amazing kite ready for release.

Naish, Cabrinha, North, Slingshot and the rest are all going to keep designing kites, no worries there.

Sorry Lee,

Still don't agree... I don't think your comparing apples with apples here.

The hellfish is quite clearly a old design kite made with new materials.... icing on an old cake!

Now lets wait and see if Best comes out with a new design kite with new materials... now that would interest me.

But then the other brands would most likely come out with something else to compete.

I feel your frustration Lee... I'm holding out till spring.

Sorry no sale on the dead fish.

Best regards


Snider Carl

ohh fucck off snider carl and you to bobo. who are you bozo's, a couple of Lee's biaches here to give the head bitch a reason to pimp his smelly laundry?
nothing you can say hasn't already been said already on kiteforum.com, hell they even have there own smellfish section....so much bullshit from both sides.
not saying I don't agree with you but best let this thred die like a rotten fish before we fill this forum with pointless bullshit

end of a stink thred

laters aunty

sHellfish taste good when they're fresh, but sheesh, they make a hellava stink if ya leave 'em lying around in the sun for a coupla days.

C'mon keep it positive guys.
Best, Takoon and Cabrinha are bringing new toys to the market.
Here is a look at the Cabrinha crossbow.
They are making a tube kite that flys like a foil.

You can read the press/marketing release on ikiteboarding.com
www.ikiteboarding.com/article_detail.aspx?id=146

"...a hybrid kite offered by Takoon and Cabrinha- a cross between a foil and an inflatable kite.

Bruno Legaignoux, the inventor and patent holder of the inflatable kite, designed a new type of kite. The kite is a hybrid between a foil and an inflatable kite. The reasoning behind this is simple : Foil kites have a more aerodynamic shape, and inflatable kites turn faster. Put the two together, add a good safety and depower system, and kiteboarding as we know it takes a new direction.

Bruno Legaignoux has patented this design. So far, two companies will release kites based on this concepts. Takoon is the first company to bring out a kite called the Takoon Nova. Cabrinha brought a license from Bruno Legaignoux and will be releasing their version of this kite soon, called the Cabrinha Crossbow.."


Very fat tubes eh.

Interesting idea. One I first saw in 2001 on Bic kites, see also Seasmik.
members.home.nl/f.nijhuis/kites/seasmik.html#

Lee

How about a review on the Hellfish demo...

Hey Lee you for got this link www.kitesurferen.dk/en/view.php?type=8&id=133 gives a bit more insight into the workings of the new Crossbow & Nova. :idea:

Sorry that was a Naish link, heres the real link www.kitesurferen.dk/en/view.php?type=8&id=113 back to school!

Lee,

When will these kites be arriving and what will their estimated cost be?

Are you the bloke to talk too?

SC

For Best Kites (NZ) you see me at Anabatic Kiteboarding.
For Cabrinha (Akl) see Windsurfing South Pacific in Takapuna.
Takoon (NZ), they list a John Begg from SPK on their web site.

The first Best Hellfish has just arrived, so I'm stoked about that.
I will put a full review up on my web site soon.
Trying to get a few more sessions on it first.
Pretty amazing kite to fly. Well balanced, very fast and agile.
Wicked for wave riding the 13m turns like a 10m on a 45cm bar.
A very fast kite with loads of power.
Bring on the 13m weather!

Cheers Lee,

For the info on the Cabrinha and Takoon kites.

That's good of you to give that info out... will come and see you when I need a Chap Stick.

Enjoy your new kites:-)

SC

It is an interesting design and riders will ultimately decide between the 'ARC' shape or the 'Flat' shape.



The 2006 Nemesis also has a foiled leading edge and a Cuben fiber construction.

anabatic.co.nz/news/2005news/index.php?id=July-06Nemesis-1.html