: freeride & wave
What is it ?
The Kult is an incredibly versatile sail suited to freeride and wave in a wide range of conditions.
For wave sailing it is perfectly suited to onshore, sideshore and lighter conditions. But most use the Kult as a bay and ocean sail for its low end power, wind range, stability, and excellent speed.
Its design allows it to work well on almost any mast and is very easy to tune.
It has a springy feel, with dynamic twist allowing to respond well to gusty wind and also accelerates nicely when pumped.
Design and Construction:
Construction is a combination of open mesh x-ply for visibility and a solid reinforced x-ply for strength, built to withstand the most punishing treatment.
No Monofilm.
The load distribution has been shifted from the luff pocket to the sail body which has the effect of a much larger range of downhaul settings making it less susceptible to mast bend differences and means the sail holds its shape through the full range.
Features and what's New
- Minor luff curve refinement - further enhancement to stability
- Change in planform with tweaked boom lengths
- Minors change in boom height on larger sizes
- Symmetrical batten pocket construction to even leech tension on both tacks
- New material selection incorporating open weave X-Ply, Solid X-Ply
- Added Kevlar leech strip for durability
- Enhanced mini battens
- New Kevlar mast foot pad
- Batten pocket wear patches
Colour options: Red/Blue/Orange/Fluro yellow
2008 Feedback
Philip Vaudrey, Victoria:
The new 2008 Kaos & Kult are fantastic! I will not go back to *major brand deleted* after using these sails.
They have already created a bit of a stir on the beaches both in performance and appearance.
When I first rigged them I was a little worried because the familiar scallop shape didn't form in the loose leach between the battens. Instead a diagonal line between the battens occurred. However on the water this breaking line continued through the whole sail when it broke under load. As a result the sail feels more stable and more powerful, and doesn't seem to go heavy and unstable when it overpowers. Looking at 08 NP combats they have also gone for this new trend although to a lesser extent. I would be interested to know what your thinking was behind this design Andrew because I have been trying to explain it to people but I need to know more about how these sails work.
The Ka sails seem to be more of a high end sail than the old NP sails I used. When they are going they go fast, feel hard and stable. In lighter conditions however they don't seem to have the bottom end grunt and don't feel so soft. But when it gets windy they start to perform far better. Compared to a friend who weighs the same as me and uses the same board, on the day my 3.7 Kaos handled the extreme conditions far more easily than the 3.7 08 NP combat.
I am really enjoying these sails and have already pulled off maneuvers I didn't dream of as a result.
Tim Brazier, West Australia:
I took my new 6.4 for a spin on Friday afternoon and was very impressed with the bottom end power. I was out in about 15-17 knots on a 111 carve and was comfortably powered up. Not bad considering I tip the scales at about 98 kg and 6 ft tall.
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