Slingshot Phantom Freewing 2018 Kite
IN A NUTSHELL...
Slingshot Phantom Freewing 2018 Kite: The Phantom is for those who already know a thing or two about flying kites and are ready to commit to a whole new level of feelings and sensations. The Phantom is a high aspect kite designed for speed, extreme upwind angles and ultimate light wind efficiency…insert cheesy voice over. Hyperbole. Let’s be real. The kite does all that for sure, but what you do with it is more important that what we say it does.
Design details
HIGH ASPECT FOIL DESIGN WITH AUTOMATIC CAMBER ADJUST DESIGN
SIZES: 11 / 15 / 18M
PACKAGE INCLUDES:
- PHANTOM FREEWING KITE
- PHANTOM FREEWING KITE BACKPACK
- QUICK-START GUIDE
PHANTOM FREEWING PERFORMANCE
Double surface design for double the adventure. For any addicted hydro-foilers and efficiency pioneers, that want to explore new possibilities with a kite. As your skills evolve and you become an expert in angles and efficiency, you’ll eventually hit a wall with the limits of your LEI kite. It’s literally a drag. Combine the Phantom with your hydrofoil and your world on the water will never be the same. Discover new upwind angles, speeds, light wind minimums, hangtime and overall efficiencies. Sessions you would have written off are now completely rewritten.
PHANTOM FREEWING HIGHLIGHTS
- State of the art feel and control
- High aspect speed/touring and freedom finder
- Crushes upwind angles and light wind minimums of LEI kites
- Extreme angles and efficiency gives kiteboarders a new experience
- Closed cell design assists in water relaunch
- Compatible with our normal four-line kite bar
- Designed in collaboration with the legendary foil designers at Elf Kites
PHANTOM FREEWING DETAILS
Tony Logosz collaborated with the designers at Elf kites to insure the Phantom has all the bells and whistles. As a result, It’s awesomeness is awesome. The Phantom comes with automatic camber adjustment that is controlled with the stroke of the bar. It offers advanced manufacturing techniques to insure each rib (cell) can take it’s own load and then some. It is designed to fly with any of our simple four-line kite bars (20 meter lines are ideal). It has a closed cell design that lets air in along the leading edge to “inflate” the kite and traps it in in the foil chambers. This also impedes water if you happen to drop it. Water launch is reliable, but if you’re worried about it, it’s probably not a kite for you. Bridles on the Phantom are thicker and stronger to eliminate the constant pain in the ass tuning process required with less stout lines.
KITE & BAR SIZE COMPATIBILITY CHART
| Kite Size | Windrange (KN) | Bar Size |
|---|---|---|
| 11m | 9-18 | 20" |
| 15m | 7-15 | 20" |
| 18m | 6-12 | 20" |
ATTRIBUTES
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