First thoughts on the 2009 Nobile 666

We have had these in stock for about a week now and thought you might like a closer look at whats new for 2009. Again for this year they look amazing, they have again taken on the designs of kiteboards, making them fully asymmetric, getting rid of the foam so giving even more pop, can this be possible? A straighter heel edge for even more bite, slightly curvier toe edge for easier toe side riding. Overall a very interesting shape and it will be nice to see how they perform out on the water.

Here are Mark Shinn's thoughts on the board:

NHP stands for Nobile High Performance. If freestyle or high performance twin riding is your aim then the NHP is sure to please. We started with the 2008 666 in mind and set out to achieve 2 major improvements... Significantly reduce the spray produced in certain water conditions and so increase rider comfort and increase versatility without compromising the top end performance of the range.

To reduce unwanted spray we re designed our unique Hydrodynamic Rocker Line to increase the tip lift. Then, we tweaked the heel side outline and moved the foot strap inserts inboard a fraction to ensure minimal interference with the water release on the rail- a major cause of spray.

Versatility was enhanced by utilizing our new Dynamic Asymmetrical Outline, this was focussed mainly on the toe side edge which means that the test winning rail grip, early planning and upwind ability of the 666 have all remained. There here on our site.

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