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DESCRIPTION

The Nova Freeride is a balanced, easy-to-use all-round wing with a wide wind range, low end power, high-end stability, and light, intuitive handling. For 2024 we’ve introduced Carbon UDi Technology into the wingtips, stiffening the airframe and enabling it to snap back into shape faster after tricks and manoeuvres. We’ve also changed the draft position and depth, making the wing even more balanced and user-friendly. The new N-X6 Trailing Edge panel and Radial Load Diffuser ensure more even tensioning and a tighter canopy for enhanced performance. Master of the lumps and bumps, upwind glide, roll through tacks, float through gybes, or lofty jumps with bonus hangtime. Whatever goal you’re chasing, the Nova will send you there faster.

FEATURES

Features

• Suits new riders to seasoned pros
• Stable geometry with nose-positive lift
• Compact outline for upwind efficiency
• New Radial Load Diffuser for even tensioning
• Balanced trailering for riding swell
• Maximum low-end power for instant up & go
• New effective wide-angle windows
• Intuitive rigid control handles
• Soft TPU Handle Bumper minimises damage to rider and board
• Independent double chamber HyperFlow
• Versatile and easy to use
• Engineered for stability and easy handling
• Excellent loft and hangtime

Materials

• Anti-deflection Carbon UD wingtip stiffening
• N-X6 Trailing Edge Panels for shape-hold over time
• N-HTRS High Performance Canopy Material
• Durable and Lightweight Dacron Airframe
• Lightweight bladders
• Strategic STPU Scuff Protection

Item includes

Wing, Wing Handles, Handle Bumper, Wrist Wing Leash, Bag, Repair Kit

INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY

Carbon UDi Technology

North Sails is renowned for using this technology in their podium-proven 3Di race sails. We’ve taken the same material and implemented it in the Nova Wingtips. To counteract the greater canopy and frame stiffness and to ensure the wing remains stable at the top end, we’ve tapered the leading edge diameter to the wing tips. The tension of the trailing edge and overall skin tension gives the wing more low-end power. But then on the high end, the ability of the tips to reflex away allows that excess power to bleed off.

New N-X6 Trailing Edge Panels

The lightweight, low-elongation trailing edge panels on the Nova are made from N-X6, a new high-performance, stretch-resistant wing canopy material specifically designed to handle higher loads. Symmetrical 6-yarn reinforcement is woven into the fabric every 10mm, both in the warp and weft direction, ensuring the material is ultra-low stretch with ultra-high tear strength.

New Radial Load Diffuser

The radial load diffuser provides reinforcement at the end of the strut and wingtips that helps to distribute tension more evenly in defined load directions, ultimately creating a cleaner canopy with less distortion, which results in reduced drag.

Intuitive Rigid Handles with Soft EVA Handle Bumper

Our rigid micro-trim control handles ensure a more immediate response and intuitive transitions than a soft handle, for instant control and reduced hand fatigue. The two long handlebars are wrapped in a soft EVA grip for comfort and enable you to slide your hands into optimum trimming positions to control the wing’s pitch, yaw and roll while keeping your body positioned perfectly over the foil. The added freedom in your hand placement lets you choose the best feel based on the conditions, your arm length, and your body size.
Optional Carbon Handle Upgrade
Carbon Wing Handles can be purchased as an alternative handle option. The Carbon handles will lighten the weight of the wing, and where alloy would bend slowly, carbon reacts much quicker for a faster riding response.

Instant up & go

The refined profile section gives the Nova maximum low-end power, and instant up & go. Moving the centre of lift ensures there is always a smooth laminar flow attachment from the LE to the TE (no turbulence), and the wing retains lift through all angle of attack changes. This means fewer micro-adjustments in your hand positioning and a lighter feel for effortless transitions. When you do a tack, it pulls upward, enabling you to glide through the eye of the wind effortlessly. It also contributes to the Nova’s excellent loft and hangtime.

Structurally Balanced Freeride Shape

Less shoulder, more sweep and more aggressive turn-in at the wingtips give the wing its stability. The wingtip geometry and balanced dihedral also prevent oscillation side-to-side when gripping the front handle, riding downwind swell, surfing, or simply walking towards the water.

Maximum low-end power

The Nova gets you up and gliding in the lightest of wind with minimum effort. The profile depth, outline and stiffness of the airframe are all optimized for maximum power.

Refined wide angle window positioning

New Litevision strategic positioning helps you see downwind and improves safety on the water, while keeping weight a minimum.

Dual HyperFlow Inflation Valves

There are two main valves, one on the LE and one on the strut, with an interlinking valve and hose. This enables you to inflate the strut to a higher pressure than the leading edge, and deflate your wing quickly.

Lightweight bladders

Double layering has been around since the get-go with kites, but winging creates more wear on the bladders, because of the direct load where your hands are. We’ve used two-ply bladders in the Nova before, but we’ve been able to reduce the size of the double layers significantly to lighten the load, by strategically targeting areas where the bladders need more reinforcement.

N-HTRS High Performance Canopy Material

The nova is constructed from a high-performance, high-tenacity ripstop (N-HTRS) canopy material, with a lightweight and durable Dacron LE and Strut. Combined with the N-X6 reinforcement on the trailing edge, this provides the perfect balance of weight strength where needed.

Durable and Lightweight Dacron Airframe

The lower stretch material keeps the shape clean and undisturbed under load. We’ve also built stiffness into the design through the load distribution on the frame, and strategically placed a double-layered LE reinforcement in the load-bearing area of the strut to LE connection. The Carbon UDi Technology further improves the rigidity and response.

Kevlar Strut Connection

A biaxial Kevlar (aramid) fibre layer provides internal strength and reinforcement to the connection at the XL-T Joint between strut and leading edge. It is bias cut, so it can flex around the curvature of the strut, with a tight and accurate fit.

Comfort Knuckle Guard

The water-resistant custom-moulded EVA knuckle guard under the front handle protects your fingers from abrasion when depowering. The Nova comes complete with a wrist wing leash, for fast wing retrieval.

Double-Swivel Wrist Leash

The Nova comes complete with a wing leash, for fast wing retrieval. The high-quality elasticized webbing leash with a bungee cord core provides greater forgiveness and helps to soften the jolt when your optional Quick Release Board Leash attachment is also available as an accessory.

DETAILS SPECIFICATIONS

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*Two HyperFlow Inflation Valves allow independent pressure in strut and LE. The connecting hose allows rapid single-point inflation. Wing size is dependent on riderweight, ability and foil setup. The recommended wing size is calculated on a 75kg rider of Intermediate ability. Except for the 1.9m, which is designed for lighter riders (under 50kg) or for skateboard sessions.

WHERE IT THRIVES – PERFORMANCE

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Francesca Maini

“The Nova makes riding in surf and gusty conditions feel easy, and I’m confident riding in light winds or when the wind drops.”

New N-X6 Trailing Edge Panels

Engineered specifically for use in the highly-loaded TE area, the durable and lightweight N-X6 panels help to maintain shape hold over time, provide greater TE tension, dampen flutter and help to create a cleaner release with minimal drag.

Chase this feeling

The Nova’s iconic quality, durability and ease of use is synonymous with every North Wing. Our high-performance Pro and Ultra Series continue to advance material technology so riders can push harder, higher and faster than ever in both extreme conditions and lighter winds.