Sigve riding the INSTINCT SPORT 11m
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The Instinct Edge 9m (Red) and 11m (Blue)
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Instinct Light
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The 11m Instinct EDGE
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Our base for distributor meeting >> Sunshine Beach
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The Instinct Family ready to play
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Instinct EDGE 13m >> Note super narrow struts
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Fumiya our Japanese distributor checking out the new features
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David and Matt
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Ozone Riders Sigve Botnen & twan
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Hi Everyone
There’s been some talk on the forums recently about when or what we have been working on for 2007
The Instinct was a huge success for us and what we feel was a typical Ozone design, being original and something new to the industry at the time we released it in April 06. The feedback we have received has been amazing, everyone loving its stable, forgiving nature with its gust munching ability. There were naturally some areas that you did not like so we’ve listened to all the great feedback we’ve received to create what we believe will be a killer range that will offer whatever style of riding you are looking for.
The Past 2 weeks we have had our global distributors & Team riders here in Vietnam testing the new kites and giving their valuable feedback as we get close to finishing the designs. The new range will be in the shops Worldwide by Jan 2007
The Instinct Light
This more affordable, ultra light, 3 strut kite is perfect for traveling and has two distinctive roles, one setting for faster turning wave action and the other setting slows the kite up and is perfect for schools and beginners with total depower. This kite is really easy and fun to ride. The re-launch is a dream - just turn the bar and the kite re-launches. Its rock solid stability and forgiving nature make it ideal for teaching. Due to having only 3 struts this kite is light in weight making it ideal for wave riding or general free-riding. It’s a really fun kite and just hangs there in the air ready for whatever you want it to do. The kite feels so light and for wave-riding is simple and effective to allow you to concentrate 100% on the wave and be able to forget about the kite. We also think that this kite is ideal for the occasional kiter or family that do not want to invest full-on into kitesurfing as they can only ride occasionally.
I personally love this kite for un-hooked riding, its so stable and the power is constant and gives me incredible confidence to go for new tricks. It has no stall tendency and is a sweet performer
Planned sizes: 5, 7, 9, 12
The Instinct Sport
The new generation of the original Instinct, this 5 strut kite (7 Struts in original Instinct) is smoother, more powerful and has a faster turning speed than last years kite, it still excels unhooked, still loves the gusts and keeps its huge wind range. One of the strongest feedbacks we had on the original Instinct was it wasn’t the easiest kite to relaunch in light winds or gusty winds, it needed the right technique. David has completely re-designed the plan form and tip shape amongst other things and the re-launch on the Sport even in really light winds is now a dream.
Planned sizes: 7, 9, 11, 13, 15m
The Instinct Edge
This kite has been designed to have higher performance than the Instinct Sport. The energy it creates is amazing and the result in speed and height had everyone leaving the water with huge grins! The feedback normally sounds like this >> “This kite is amazing, when can I buy one?”
All our distributors & riders that have been testing the EDGE have been amazed by the explosive height and hang-time that this kite offers and its fast turning speed
We had quite a few discussions about how to position this kite and where it sits in the market. It’s like an old school style of kite, if you are an advanced rider & want to go high and have huge hang time then this kite is for you. On comparison the instinct Sport is a new school style of kite more suited for unhooked, freestyle and wave riding.
Sizes: 9, 11, 13, 15m
More detailed info will be following in the next 2 weeks on our exciting 2007 Kitesurf range so keep checking back
Cheers
Matt
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