Arc kite

landboard

The arckite or twinskin kite is a type of

since, unlike standard open-cell foils, if the kite crashes on the water, it will stay inflated and float long enough for the rider to recover and re-launch.

History

• 1999-2000 S-Arc
• 2002 F-Arc
• 2003 Guerilla & Phantom
• 2004 Bomba & Guerilla II
• 2005 Venom
• 2006 Venom II & Vortex
• 2007 Scorpion
• 2008 Synergy
• 2009 Charger
• 2012 Phantom II
• 2013 Charger 2013

Styles

Depending on the specific style of the kite its suitable better for different usages, however, each of the kites can be used on all terrain.

Land based kites (highest

aspect ratio

)

Kites which are not as easy to water relaunch, but have better depower and upper wind range.

• Phantom
• Scorpion
• Phantom II

Water based low aspect ratio

• S-Arc
• Bomba
• Vortex

Water based high aspect ratio

Better low wind performance,

• F-Arc
• Guerila I & Guerilla II
• Venom I & Venom II
• Synergy
• Charger

References

• Official web site