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F-oneF-one has been in the game for a long time and hascreated a huge range of kites for the 2004 season. Most ofthe kites are updates from the previous season though.Mach3 replaces Mach2 as their top-of-the-line model andrequires an experienced user to perform at its best. HW 2 isa special kite designed for strong winds and hence onlyexists in small sizes. Dream is F-one’s most versatile kite. Itstill has enough of power to jump high, but in the same timeworks well for both wave riding and speed sailing. Finally F-one has two beginner kites: 4U and L2K.RRDRRD made most of the people raise their eyebrows whenthen managed to sign up last year’s world cup winnerMartin Vari to their team. Another noteworthy news for theseason is their new high performance kite Type-Z. Theletter Z comes from their patented Zipping Power Control.Through one or more zippers it is possible to adjust theangle of the struts and thereby make the kite more or lesspowerful. This is supposed to increase the wind range ofthe kite. Another news for the year is their Type-6 that isdesigned for freestyle and wave riding. Type-5 remains asa more easy to use kite.WindtechLike many other, Windtech has chosen to go for threedifferent models, one with high AR, one with a medium ARand one with a low AR. Windtech’s high AR kite is calledZenith and is designed for the more advanced riders andoffers lots of power for high jumps and good upwind ability.Rebel Pro has a slightly lower AR and isn’t at all aimedsolely for pros as the name might suggest. On the contraryit is easy to use and is even equipped with a fifth line thatmake it easy to start the kite. Quantum is a pure beginnerkite that can be used either as a two-line kite or a four-linekite.WipikaWipika is one of the real kite pioneers and is still one of thebiggest brands even if they have had a relatively low profilein Europe the latest years. Their range is one of the biggeston the market with five different models to choose from.WIP is designed together with Flash Austin and offersmaximum lift and good upwind abilities. AMP+ is anotherhigh performance kite, but is a little easier to use than theWIP. Matrix has a slightly lower AR and can be placed inthe gap between pure high performance kites and mediumAR-kites. Hydro 3 has a medium AR that makes it stableand easy to manoeuvre. Finally they have Core that has alow AR and offers the possibility to be ridden with either twoor four lines. Core is a pure beginner kite.19