Section 5

What caught my eye on this kite is the short pulley bridle and the moderate aspect ratio. On paper that means a kite turns quickly and tells you what it's doing through the bar, which is what I want from a wave kite. Relaunches easy, one tug on the lines and it's flying again. Drift is the other thing to praise. The three bridle attachment points to onshore. All-round and offshore wind are a good idea if you ride different spots. I'd want to try them on a sideshore day to see how much they change the feel. What I can't tell you: low-end power, how it behaves when overpowered, depower, upwind, bar pressure and how it jumps. I'm just not into it. Generally, it looks aimed at wave riders and strapless freestylers.

The figures Core publish for this kite, extracted from their own website. A starting point rather than a verdict — every rider who reviews this kite scores the same categories, and the shape above moves as they do.