:D The 2004 Cabrinha Recon kites are very easy to recover. Same method applies on land or water. If the emergency release has been pulled, one can hold onto either re-launch ball while unhooking letting the bar slide just far enough up to keep the kite depowered. The bar will not go flying to the ki...

Sorry, but the 2004 Cabrinha kite is not a simple retrofit, the whole kite is partly built aroud the RECON system. There is more to it than just hollow battens... As soon as you have a chance, take a close look at a 2004 and you will see what I mean. There is no retrofit for any kite. I took a close...

the website looks sick.

Cabrinha has way more R&d and the 2003 kites have been leading nearly every main contest so far. There really is no comparison when you look at Cabrinha's construction and service. Put both kites side by side and look at every feature. As far as range. Try the kite you will be impressed.

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There are many sports that require comitment. Nearly all the top pro bmx or skateboard riders use foam pits or resy ramps to initialy learn a trick. I give aaron credit for comming up with a great way to learn the feel of a handlepass, Now as for contests, it would not be very exciting to watch a Pr...

Cabrinha RECON equiped riders Martin Vari and Andre Philips go head to head for first round finals. From a reliable source, both left the beach boosted simutaneously and laid out perfectly executed deadmen... :lol: Martin edged out Andre for the win. Look for an oficial post soon!! :thumb: Like I sa...

The 2003 Velocity Games was sick!! The Cabrinha Team smoked all contenders round after round. There is no question, kiteboarding has gone to a whole new level. This was the first contest to have a kicker and a slider as part of each round. This was the first contest requiring a leash system and a he...