The 2011 North Kontact Surfboard is ideal for kiting big, powerful waves or choppy water and high winds. A great weapon for advanced riders and riders who love precise control, the North Kontact Surfboard is ideal for strapped riding and surfers looking for maximum control at high speeds.

Long and narrow, the rounded pin tail rides low and smooth through the water. The thin, knifey rail line offers plenty of grip to drive off the bottom with seemingly limitless hold to grind through high speed top turns.

The 2011 North Kontact Surfboard is designed around the premiss that kiting allows you to ride with much more power than you ever would surfing and the North Kontact is all about harnessing that energy and exploiting it. If you are looking to drive hard through high speed turns with tons of control at high winds and in big surf, the 2011 North Kontact Surfboard is the one and only!

North Kontact 2010 versus North Kontact 2011... What's Different and Why.

The 2011 North Kontact is essentally a refinement of last year's Kontact. The dimensions have changed slightly and there are subtle changes in outline and more substantial changes in the rocker. This board is designed around getting the maximum amount of drive and handling a lot of speed when you're riding in big, bumpy surf or using your kite to drive you through your turns. Besides aesthetics, the round-pintail has the function of riding low and deep and gives you positive and predictable control.

If you were paddle surfing, the Kontact would be your "step-up" board or "gun". In kiting however, having one of these babies in your quiver doesn't necessarily mean that you have to be riding huge waves, since we are able to generate our own speed and power using the kite. So the North Kontact is also good for riders who rely on the kite a lot, making it easier to retain control when cranking through turns in the chop. In general its a pretty straight forward design; Single concave and a nice blend of subtle curves. No sharp edges and no breaks in the rocker or outline. Just sleek and fast.

Board Style: Waves

North Kontact Kitesurf Board 2011 Key Attributes...

• Big wave slayer
• Thruster fins
• Control and grip at high speeds
• Extremely stable through chop

North Kontact Kitesurf Board 2011 Construction...

2011 North Kitesurf Boards now feature a completely new epoxy sandwich construction with a bamboo skin top and bottom, that is lighter and stronger than conventional surfboard construction. The bamboo itself has excellent dampening properties which work wonders for the overall feel of the board. The bamboo skin also makes the North Kitesurf Boards really resistant to pressure dents and dings. There are also reinforcements under the heels as well as on ding prone areas like the nose and tail and around the fin boxes.

North have worked tirelessly to achieve a traditional surf board "feel" and the new layups are optimized to achieve the desired amount of flex and dampening while still keeping it light and lively (and not too hard or bouncy feeling).

Sizing options...

• North Kontact 5'10" x 17.0" x 1.94"
• North Kontact 6'0" x 17.25" x 2.0 "
• North Kontact 6'2" x 17.5" x 2.06"