TECH HIGHLIGHT: THE ADVANTAGES OF A DOUBLE PROFILE KITE!

A new design element that enhances the essential qualities of your kite!

Imagine a kite that glides better, moves faster, is more dynamic, has improved upwind capability, and a broader wind range. This is precisely what our Pro Team Series kites with Aramid construction and a double profile have achieved!

Kitesurfer : Yucel, team rider GONG, in Steez Carbon Pro, Ayto Aramid DP and bar FeelX.

How?

To enhance a kite's performance, the quality of its profile and its rigidity are crucial. The challenge lies in optimizing airflow, achieving smooth penetration through the air, and maximizing lift while minimizing drag. Our Ayto and Vertigo Aramid DP kites, featuring a double skin on the lower surface, eliminate turbulence which translates into incredible acceleration across your wind window. Performance is also supported by a more rigid, lighter and durable UPE Aramid structure, which reduces the diameter of the leading edge and struts for even less drag and more speed. The result is a kite that feels completely liberated.

The Benefits?

Speed

Speed is the foundation of a kite's performance, and all the essential qualities of your kite are enhanced as a result. This is noticeable from the very first reach. The acceleration is phenomenal. Whether in loops with the Ayto or in tricks with the Vertigo, you’ll be amazed by the responsiveness provided by this superior glide. In a loop, the first quarter turn of the kite will be similar to that of an Ayto or Vertigo Perf Series, but everything speeds up in the Pro Team Series version. This increase in speed translates to greater responsiveness and power thanks to the generated apparent wind.

All the kite's movements within its wind window are enhanced. Simply activate the kite in the power zone to feel the impressive effects of its double profile.

Kitesurfer : Yucel, team rider GONG, in Steez Carbon Pro, Ayto Aramid DP and bar FeelX.

Stability

The double profile makes it easier for the kite to "float" in the air, acting as a real wind damper, so ultra-gusty conditions are no longer an issue! Instead of a single profile that completely flutters in the wind when you depower the bar, the kite’s lower surface maintains airflow when the upper surface flutters (and vice versa). As a result, the impact of imprecise bar movements and wind irregularities is absorbed.

This represents a significant improvement in sailing comfort and the kite’s responsiveness.

Kitesurfer : Yucel, team rider GONG, in Steez Carbon Pro, Vertigo Aramid DP and bar FeelX.

Upwind Performance and Wind Range

This is a crucial quality when performing huge jumps with that drift you downwind. Upwind performance also receives a significant boost thanks to the double profile. The Pro Team Series kites move faster and fly further upwind in the wind window. Additionally, they handle lulls more easily due to a more stable profile. This upwind capability extends the wind range of your kite, both in light winds due to its speed and in strong winds due to its stable profile in gusts. The comfort of navigation is simply fantastic.

Thanks to this ability to ride upwind, you can choose a smaller size for maximum responsiveness. Ideal if you want to stay in control during loops. On the other hand, the stability allows you to oversize to really boost into big airs. The wind range is truly wide in Aramid DP.

Kitesurfer : Andrew, team rider GONG, in Steez Carbon Pro and Vertigo Aramid DP.

Validation of a Concept

The Double Profile innovation is a revolution for the flight quality of a kite. By combining stability and speed, this process ensures undisturbed airflow.

A concept first mentioned in kite literature in 1984, tested multiple times, and developed publicly by GONG since 2015, that offers our DP kites nearly 30% more efficiency: they fly faster, jump higher, stay airborne longer, accelerate in lighter winds, and are more stable at the zenith. They are better in all aspects of flight and handling, even if you are not a kite expert.

Transposing the qualities of this concept to our kite wings designed for loops, megaloops, big air and hangtime was a logical step. Its effectiveness in the hands of our team riders is impressive:

"The craziest thing is the instant power you get coming out of a loop. And the double profile doesn't just make it smoother. You get a feeling of perfectly controlled power. The kite glides through turbulence without any discomfort. Not to mention the hang time, which is insane." Yucel, GONG Team Rider, on the Ayto Aramid DP.

We hope you have as much fun with these incredible kites as we have!