KITES
- Razor: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14m SLE C Kite. The 4 strut Razor C shape gives freestyle and wave riders faster turning and relaunch combined with a constant grunty pull and excellent stability. The Razor ships standard with our limited throw,”mini 5th” Freestyle SLE bar and lines or optionally with our traditional Freeride SLE bar and lines.

ALL 2011 KITES FEATURE 100% NEW UV RESISTANT TPU BLADDER MATERIAL SOURCED FROM THE USA

BARS
- 2011 Freerde SLE 4.0 Bar, 42-49cm, 48-55cm. The 2011 Freeride SLE bar will ship standard with the 2011 Rise and as an option for the 2011 Razor. Functionally, the 2011 Freeride SLE Bar will be much the same as our 2010 SLE Bar but will feature some key revisions. The Chicken Loop has been entirely redesigned to allow the trim line to travel in a straighter line, reducing friction and making trim adjustment much easier. Further, the release tab has been enlarged further minimize the chance of a bumped / unintentional eject while offering easy release in an emergency. Finally, the colours of the bar have been changed to be consistant with the company’s burnt orange / grey / black colour scheme.

- 2011 Freestyle SLE 4.0 Bar, 42-49cm, 48-55cm. The 2011 Freestyle SLE Bar will ship standard with the 2011 Razor and an option for the 2011 Rise. Functionally the new 2011 Freestyle Bar will be a 4 line control bar with below the bar trim, a limited throw, a “mini 5th” line safety and “Oh Sh!t” handles on each outside line.

Both bars will feature innovative new ceramic bushings to prevent trim line abrasion, completely newly designed swivel assemblies and newly sourced US made swivels with 100% stainless steel ball bearings.

BOARDS
- 2011 JT Pro, 132×40cm, 138×42cm. The 2011 JT Pro replaces the Zen in the line up and is an entirely new production board. Designed to be more responsive, snappy and light the JT Pro is our best freestyle board yet. Built in 2 sizes, the smaller size favours riders who ride in conventional strapped bindings while the larger board is perfectly suited to boot style bindings.
Ships standard with Bliss pads and straps, built with wood core construction, stainless inserts, and ABS rails.

- 2011 Surf Series, 5′11″. The all new 2011 Surf Series is a three fin thruster set-up made with seamless epoxy / full wood deck construction. The 2011 Surf Series shape was designed with feedback from our 2009/10 Custom Surf Series production, the rocker/outline combination delivers fast / hard carving performance in all types of wind and water conditions. The 2011 Surf Series ships standard with a full sized EVA foam pad eliminating slippery sections inherent with other directional boards, no wax required!

Also during this meeting it has been discussed that there is no need for an overall ranking and that it is the riders unanimous wish to drop such ranking with immediate effect.

The meeting was a great success and it was determined that for the freestyle and wave disciplines the top riders competing at the highest level, and therefore the riders competing at the PKRA tour, will continue to be the driving force behind the freestyle and wave competition rules.

PKRA Freestyle and Wave ranking system:
Full Freestyle events, Prize money 40,000 – Factor 8.

Place Points
1 1000
2 885
3 790
4 710
5 650
6 610
7 585
9 530
13 485
17 440
25 400
32 360

Factor 7 – (27,000 to 34,999) Multiply by 87.5%
Factor 6 – (21,000 to 26,999) Multiply by 75%
Factor 5 – ( 15,000 to 20,999) Multiply by 62.5%
Factor 4 – (10,000, to 14,999) Multiply by 50%

The PKRA 2011 objective is to return to all freestyle events to factor 8 and all wave events to factor 5.

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With the next progression in the Futures line, the Techflex are designed with carbon to give you additional power, response and precision. Techflex takes your surfing to the next level and is perfect for experienced surfers with a powerful approach or any level surfer in powerful waves.

Techflex was designed to stiffen up the fin in the right places with strategically placed carbon in the base and tip. This activates flex in the middle of the fin, harnessing power and creating maximum lift. It is offered with the best and most popular templates in the industry and there is a template for every size surfer, with the F4, WCT, EA and AM2.

These templates come from the best in the business, and were designed in conjunction with Eric Erakawa, Al Merrick, Doug Haut and our renowned design team.

On top of all of the technology built into these fins, they also look insane; get them on your board now!

Quick Info:

• Stiffer than RTM HoneyComb and Blackstix, but softer than Glass
• For Surfers that prefer flat sided fins.
• Great fin for harnessing power.
• Works great in powerful waves and for powerful surfers in all conditions.
• More responsive than Honeycomb
• Perfect fin to transition from Glass-on

To know more about the new Techflex fins visit Future Fins website.

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The event will be held at the beautiful and windy San Carlos de Bariloche Lake from November 1st – 6th 2010. San Carlos Bariloche usually known as Bariloche is situated in the foothills of the Andes, surrounded by lakes and mountains. This event will replace the Netherlands event scheduled September 8th -12th which has been cancelled due to the withdrawal of a main sponsor supporting the event.

All details for the Argentinean event will be published very soon on the PKRA website http://www.prokitetour.com and promises to be a memorable event.

Additional rider incentives will be given due to the late addition to the tour season calendar year. Make sure to check back for more detailed information in the weeks to come.