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North Charge surfboard 2021

Postby rev » Sat May 29, 2021 8:01 pm

Hi

Has anyone got or tried this board, what are your thoughts on it?

Also durability and build quality?

Thanks

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Re: North Charge surfboard 2021

Postby daspi » Sun May 30, 2021 10:02 pm

https://gleiten.tv/index.php/video/acti ... /page/436/

It's in German, but they rave about it. I rode it just in flat water and it seemed nice. Would have to ride in good waves again to really tell.
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Re: North Charge surfboard 2021

Postby bkkite » Tue Jun 01, 2021 11:01 pm

Call the guys at Real Watersports, they all love them. I did a downwinder there right when the charge first came out, we had all been riding Slingshot Celero's, and they were really talking up how much more natural the the charge felt (like a real surfboard, rather than a stiff kiteboarding surfboard). I didn't have the budget for one, so I stayed away, but if you call they'll tell you what they think and how they ride for sure.
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Re: North Charge surfboard 2021

Postby patternw » Wed Jun 02, 2021 5:14 am

I haven’t ridden a 2021, but I have been on the 2020s and I can say they’re some of the best options out for a kitesurf board. Strong enough, light enough, responsive and powerful feeling, and an excellent shape (depending on your riding style). I’m a big fan!
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Re: North Charge surfboard 2021

Postby Onda » Wed Jun 02, 2021 3:57 pm

I have the 2020 Charge in 5.7.
Was disappointed by its weight (3.4 kg without fins), too heavy for my taste.
Compared to my 2019 Duotone ProWam 5.10 (which is slightly lighter!) it needs significantly more kite pull to get planing / to get to "take-off" speed. It looses a lot of speed during a bottom turn (on small waves). Surf feeling is very nice, though.
Maybe it excels on proper waves. For small / medium waves I prefer the ProWam to be honest. The ProWam maintains speed much more easily (this might be related to the slightly larger size of the board, but I don´t think so).

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Re: North Charge surfboard 2021

Postby rev » Sun Jun 06, 2021 9:06 am

Onda wrote:
Wed Jun 02, 2021 3:57 pm
I have the 2020 Charge in 5.7.
Was disappointed by its weight (3.4 kg without fins), too heavy for my taste.
Compared to my 2019 Duotone ProWam 5.10 (which is slightly lighter!) it needs significantly more kite pull to get planing / to get to "take-off" speed. It looses a lot of speed during a bottom turn (on small waves). Surf feeling is very nice, though.
Maybe it excels on proper waves. For small / medium waves I prefer the ProWam to be honest. The ProWam maintains speed much more easily (this might be related to the slightly larger size of the board, but I don´t think so).
Thanks, funny you mention the weight, without fins...my old (almost bombproof) naish global with straps is around 4kg.. I was hoping to get a board well under that!

Have noticed a lot of so called "light" either boards or kites don't display weights either!

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Re: North Charge surfboard 2021

Postby 1234567Simon » Tue Nov 16, 2021 12:59 pm

Any new reviews? Options?
Durability…. And so on?

Thanks a lot

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Re: North Charge surfboard 2021

Postby Maxxx17 » Mon Nov 22, 2021 11:24 am

I hadn't heard of this board. Thanks for the information.


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