North 2011 Bar 5th element / trust Kitesurfing Bar

Just had my first peek at the new 2011 bar and lines, there seem to be a few subtle changes to the bar, a clear red push away quick release I guess this makes it easy to see if the quick release mechanism is full of sand. Where the 5th line comes out of the base of the quick release there is a nice polished metal insert, I had rumours last year that the line could jam here but, I never experienced this. The grip, has been nearly got a quilted like feel to the grip, I tried to take a close up of this area, it surly is a dream to hold this year , I think they called this sticky grip , I would call in comfort grip. There were a few people that seemed to snap the chicken spigot off for 2010 and there seems to be a slightly pliable spigot for 2011. I am sure more subtle differences will appear but they I think are the main ones so far.

North Jaime Pro 2011 Kiteboard Angled Fins

The bottom of the new Jaime pro seems to be very interesting this year.The Fins have been angled so instead of them going in a direction of 12 to 6 ( like the arms on a clock) they are more like 11 to 5, so they are spayed out. The idea behind this is, as most riders always ride their boards on a rail, so the board is at a angle. If you angle the fin so it is when riding in a more down ward direction, you get more grip, as the fin is tracking in a more vertical plane. So for 2011 the fin sizes have been reduced in size to make the board even looser, but due to the angle you get the same amount of grip due to the slight angle, a stunning idea by North love it.