Description

The North Rebel 2009 is the definitive free-ride and wave kite optimized for fifth line riding with improved handling without losing performance.

 

The North 2009 Rebel is bashing down the barriers of free-riding and surfing! The clean, simple 5 line design delivers smooth, reactive steering, extreme resistance to back-stalling when over-sheeted and the most direct bar feedback yet.

 

The North Rebel's unique quad strut configuration produces a light weight kite with quick turning and a snappy feel which makes the bigger sizes feel more crispy and lively than ever! The quad strut also helps create a very clean center profile that delivers constant, predictable power for free-ride comfort.

 

The North Rebel 09 is heavily reinforced with Dacron to take some severe thrashings in the surf and come out in one piece. The combination of decreased weight and a rounder arch helps prevent the Rebel from falling quickly when the lines go slack while surfing making it easier to recover from steering errors. Complete with one pump inflation for added simplicity.

Equally at home in the hands of surf junkies or flat water fiends, the Rebel 09 is a kite that simply works in all conditions!

Smooth, predictable power development and reduced sheeting force will give you confidence to push your riding to new levels or simply cruise with comfort and ease.

 

Direct sheeting allows you to instantly turn on the power when you need it for lofty jumps or driving bottom-turns while total depower lets you instantly sheet out to shut off power for vertical off-the-tops!

The Rebel 09 is soft and powerful enough to get you up and going in light winds, yet remains incredibly stable when the wind picks up.

 

Excellent steering even with the kite depowered makes it easy to keep the kite flying overhead and positioned precisely where you want it as you setup for your next off-the-lip manoeuvre, so it's no secret why the Rebel is North's number one choice in the surf.

 

A slight increase in the leading edge together with the addition of relaunch bungies to the back pigtails prevents line snagging and makes the relaunch of the Rebel easier than ever!

If you’re looking for all-round performance and safety with the simplicity of five lines, look no further . . . The Rebel 2009 will give you all the tools you need!

 

North Rebel 2009 Features:

• Optiimized Flying Feeling
• Improved Lightwind and Unhooked Handling
• No Backstall
• Make the kites livelier with increase turning speed in the larger sizes
• Maintain low and top end
• Improved the quality of manufacturing and durability
• Direct turning (like a C-Kite)
• Massive depower / huge wind range
• Easy to jump
• Designed for 5th Element Control Bar

New Cam Battens >
The new CamBattens give the kite two key advantages: Lower drag at normal angles of attack and better profile stability at low angles of attack! At normal angles of attack, the CamBattens keep the shape smooth and stable along the front part of the canopy. Aerodynamic theory tells us that this is the most important part of the profile for generating power with low drag.

 

As you let the bar out to de-power, the wind tries to collapse the front part of the canopy and push the kite back. CamBattens resist this by keeping a full, stable shape near the leading edge, allowing the kite to fly at lower angles of attack for more depower.

 

Combine the CamBattens with Trim Tips, the new tip geometry lets the kite tilt even farther, and de-power to the maximum.

 

Kook Proof Connectors >

These connectors prevent the number one cause of kite accidents by ensuring that front lines cannot be attached to the back of the kite and back lines cannot be attached to the front.

 

Self-Rescue Handles >

These loops attached to the inside of the wingtips make it easier to hold the kite for body drag rescue.

 

Aramid Reinforced >

Added in highly exposed areas such as the Micro Batten pockets and the leading edge scuff pads. These reinforcements reduce wear from everyday use and increase the durability and life of your kite.

 

Load Distribution Panels >

More powerful kite profiles means that the canopy had to carry higher loads resulting in a distorted profile and loss of efficiency. The Load Distribution Panels spread the load from the lines to a wider area keeping the profile smooth and distinct and allowing the kite to perform with maximum efficiency at all times.

 

Lazy Pump (One-Pump) >

The North Lazy Pump System allows you to inflate the kite through a single valve and get it ready for take-off. The "Lazy Pump System" has safety clips at the tubes that are protected with neoprene sheaths to secure the tubes after inflation and separate the air chambers of the individual struts to the leading edge. The neoprene sheath is simple and effective, just pull it back to open or close the clip. The tubes are secured on the especially developed valves with North Kiteboarding molded safety rings and can easily be removed by pulling them upwards.

 

Relaunch Bungees >

The combination of Re-launch Bungees and North's new low profile batten pockets and thin strut ends help prevent any lines from snagging anywhere on the kite during relaunch. In order to make the relaunch easier and to avoid any possible line tangling. The bungees keep the lines flying slick against the inside of the leading edge, preventing any line from going over the top of the kite during the relaunch.

 

Canopy >

In order to produce a lightweight and durable kite, North use T9 polyester ripstop for the canopy. This material does not absorb any water and is coated with UV-protection on both sides.

 

Bladders >

North UV-obstructing polyester polyurethane ladders proved to bevery reliable and are now also equipped with return valves at the small transversal tubes.

 

Dacron Leading Edge and Ribs >

All areas exposed to peak stresses are made of top-quality 170g or 175g Dacron. This material helps achieve maximum tear strength in combination with conventional kite materials and will never delaminate.

 

All of this gives the Rebel 09 a very direct feel on the bar, better low end performance due to reduced drag, and a much wider wind range. On the water you will notice that the wind just seems a lot smoother, with less holes and gusts.

 

Main Features:

• North Cam Battens
• North Batten Pockets
• Kook Proof Connectors
• North Kiteboarding Deflator Pin
• Relaunch Bungees
• North Lazy Pump (One Pump)
• Self-Rescue Handles
• Segmented Leading Edge
• Aramid Reinforcement
• Load Distibution Panels

This simple yet high performing kite can be used with any 5th line control bar providing the depower line is more than 45cm long.

North 04/-08 5th Element Control Bars can be used but upgrading to the Iron Heart Chicken Loop is recommended.

 

Key Features:

• Better Low-End Range
• Easier Water Relaunch
• 5th Element Safety
• Lightweight
• Direct Depower
• Reactive Steering
• Heavy Reinforcing
• Quad Rib Design
• Lazy Pump (One-Pump)
• Moderate Aspect Ratio
• Waveriding / Power Move kite
• Cambattens - crispier feel, better range, better low end
• Direct turning (like a C-Kite)
• Massive depower / huge wind range
• Easy to jump
• Designed for 5th Element Control Bar

**Prices shown are kite only - includes bag, pump and repair kit**

 

	* A Harness is required to fly this kite - click for harnesses >>
	* You can learn how-to setup and fly water relaunchable kites using the Kiteboarding Progression DVD - click for info >>

Wind Range

Kite Size	Wind Strength (Knots)	Aspect Ratio	Nose Line Lengths (cm)	Projected Area (m2)
6.0m	18-38	4.9	136.5	4.0
7.0m	17-36	4.9	154.0	4.6
8.0m	16-34	4.9	164.5	5.3
9.0m	15-32	4.9	181.0	5.6
10.0m	14-30	4.9	188.0	6.2
11.0m	13-28	4.9	193.0	6.8
12.0m	12-26	4.9	204.0	7.5
14.0m	11-24	5.0	228.0	8.5
16.0m	10-21	5.0	247.0	9.8

 

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Depower Control Bar

North Kiteboarding 5th Element 2009 Control Bar System:

Riders of all levels, from pros to newcomers, will all gain substantial advantages from the new 5th Element system.   Safety - perform all moves with safety leash Water Start - without swimming Performance - increased performance due to wider wind range   The 5th Element will come already set up so there are no hassles on your first day and it doesn’t take any more effort to wind up or unwind them, and you don’t feel anything else but better performance when flying them.   All kites can be flown with the same bar, just the short line attached in the middle of the leading edge has to be adjusted to the different kite sizes. Instructions will be attached to all bars or upgrades.

Safety: The 5th Element line set permits anyone, from novice to pro, to easily and conveniently use a kite leash. The leash can be short and inconspicuous, or it can be a long handle-pass leash like the pros use. In either case, releasing the chickenloop quick-release while leashed-in causes the kite to depower immediately and totally and with no line tangles.   Whether you ride unhooked, spin, try a water relaunch for the first time or practice a handle pass, all maneuvers, including the latest tricks, can now be performed with the safety leash of the 5th Element. As soon as you pull the Quick Release or let go of the bar it slips up the safety line. The kite is then completely depowered and comes down without twisting the lines. One additional benefit of the 5th Element is that it makes dragging upwind to reach a lost board much easier.

Waterstart: When the kite is on the water after you crashed or let go of the bar, the 5th Element system allows you to relaunch without swimming a) Keeping tension on the middle line, reload the chickeloop if necessary, and hook in if you want. b) To get started again, use the middle line to pull the bar toward you. c) If you pull the back lines simultaneously, the kite will slowly come off the water. d) The harder you pull on the side of the bar, the faster and lower the kite will start in. e)If you only pull gently, the kite will move as usual to the edge of the wind window for relaunch. f) No unsafe pulls or drags. No more swimming!

Performance: The 5th Element stabilizes the kite’s arc and thus clearly increases performance. Enhanced profile stiffness brings considerable advantages in depowered situations and increases the kite’s wind range. As a result, the kite flies closer to the wind window and responds more directly to steering impulses.   While arc-shaped inflatable kites have a marvellous simplicity, they also have a tendency to change shape as the wind increases and decreases and as load goes from front lines to back lines or vice versa. While it's possible to control such unstable tendencies in conventional four-line kites, such control comes at a cost: more drag.   The 5th Element line set offers a low-drag solution to maintaining kite shape stability, thereby permitting higher performance in every respect. 5th Element-equipped kites have greater high end, greater range, and quicker turning.   Because of the better high end they also have better lift, which makes for higher jumps. Because low end power is in no way reduced by the 5th Element line set, such kites also have excellent hang time.

 

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