Slingshot SST

Name: Slingshot SST
Brand: Slingshot
SKU: slingshot-sst-12.0m-Orange
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£999.00

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12.0m

Setup:

Kite Only
Sentry Control Bar

Description

The Slingshot SST V7 is the kite of choice for surfers, foilers, directional riders, downwind fanatics and general freeriders who value down the line drift, through the window speed and immediate reaction as their kite’s most important flying characteristics. The SST delivers the power and performance to get you into position, drifts like a feather as you ride down the line, then reengages with the flick of a wrist. These same qualities make the SST the perfect choice for foiling, when you want full feedback and responsive steering no matter how powered you are or what direction you’re riding.

The SST V7 has an all-new Dacron that is lighter and provides even more performance. This new material coupled with the thinnest and lightest struts ever have made the SST V7 one of the lightest three-strut kites ever produced. It’s the park-and-ride performance that you dream about. It pulls you into position, drifts with you like a shadow, then re-engages at the flick of a wrist. To better hold up to the surf, the SST features reinforced surf-tough canopy paneling designed to take a beating if it goes through the wash and a condensed version of our IRS bungee that cannot get wrapped around the wingtips.

Featuring a completely redesigned wingtip shape and geometry, the all-new SST V6 builds upon its reputation as one of the fastest and most responsive kites on the market. The additional curve of the wingtip combined with our IRS bridle technology provides added range and has completely revolutionized its upwind performance and water relaunch.

With a shape that favours serious downwind drift, unbelievable turning speed even when fully sheeted-out and a feather-light feel when shredding down the line, slashing faces and bottom-turning, the SST has set a new standard for what a wave kite can do for its riders.

The kite is constructed with an extra heavy duty Rip Stop Surf Grid canopy material and has extra panels reinforced in a gridded quilt pattern to provide increased strength in the event of a water landing.

Although built specifically for surf, the SST is also an outstanding kite for easy-going strapless riders and the rapidly-growing faction of foil boarders due to its incredible depower, feather-light feel and unrivaled turning characteristics.

Slingshot SST Features include:

Compact-C Kite Platform - giving low end power, responsive pivotal turning, effortless relaunch and unbelieveable range matched with C-kite predictable power and uncompromised stability.
Great for both Strapless and Surf.
Perfect for any rider looking to switch between strapless, foil riding and waves.
Easiest relaunch: suitable even for the novice rider.
Slingshot patented Onepump: the industry's original, proven and patented single point inflation system.
NEW patent pending Centre Safety System: 100% depower safety and convenience below the bar.
Split Strut Integrated Strut Design - Maximum durability, increased stability and shaping control enhances the power delivery under heavy load and creates efficiency in the overall frame.
Solid pivotal turns and light feel on the control bar.
Customisable bar pressure.
NEW Comp Stick control bar: direct feel, speed and responsiveness (sold separately).
Ride unhooked with full depower: most useful for wave riding
Surf-tough seams reducing overall wear and tear.
Mark cloth scuff guards.
Slingshot Legendary Construction: bomber quality.
4 Line simplicity.

Specs

Wind Range

Features

Technology

3-Strut Compact C-Kite:

Provides the ideal balance between friendly and responsive handling with stability and smooth, sheet-and-go power delivery. A versatile shape that excels in all conditions.

Reduced Weight Canopy:

Constantly testing and researching new materials. We have implemented a new Dacron in our leading edge and struts that is lighter and more rigid than our past Dacron frames.

Rapid Response Swept Wingtips:

Curved/swept wingtips help the kite roll up on edge for quick and easy relaunch, give the kite a more reactive feel at the bar and reduce pivot radius for tight and fast turning and looping. The additional curve of the SST V7's wingtip combined with the IRS bridle technology provides added speed and responsive handling, which has completely revolutionized its upwind performance and water relaunch.

Micro Struts:

The SST V7 uses the thinnest and lightest struts ever. These smaller diameter struts provide plenty of overall structure to the kite while still keeping down weight and drag to enable next-level drift and response.

4 x 4 Canopy Tech:

Upgraded canopy construction with Teijin 4x4 reinforced ripstop material. This is the strongest, stiffest and most durable canopy material on the market.

Your kite will last longer, have a higher resale value and feel more solid and stable in the air, especially in gusty wind.

Multiple Attachment Points:

Different attachment points integrated into the kite allow you to fine-tune handling, power and performance based on your riding style and the conditions of a particular session. Even small changes to these settings can make a big impact on the kite’s overall performance, making this an important tool for getting the most out of your kite every time you ride.

Surf Tough Technology:

Reinforced seams and a strategic surf-grid canopy that isolates tears and reduces the chance of catastrophic blowouts in the event your kite goes through the wringer in the surf.

IRS Bridle:

The IRS Bridle replaces pulleys traditionally used on any bridle. Pulleys can be heavy, slow and inefficient. They can also create friction and unnecessary line wear. The IRS bridle’s features a bungee that eliminates the time necessary for the pulley to travel fore and aft depending on the rider’s control of the kite. This travel takes time and historically pulleys were the only way we could initiate it. With the IRS bridle the bungee does it, and does it better. What used to be delayed and unresponsive now happens instantly, seamlessly and automatically. This is a significant breakthrough in advancing kite performance.

Split Strut Technology:

Ride with confidence and control with a stronger, more stable and more ridged canopy. Created by Slingshot, SplitStrut technology has become the gold standard in kite design. SplitStrut integrates the kite’s canopy and struts into one firmly interconnected piece.

This is a major design element in all of Slingshot’s kites, and it results in a stronger, more stable and far more durable canopy. SplitStrut enhances power under heavy load and creates efficiency and rigidity in the overall frame.

Control Bar

Slingshot Sentry Control Bar:

Click-In chicken loop technology meets intuitive, auto-swivel, line untwisting in this all-new state of the art control bar. The Slingshot Sentry bar has been thoroughly tested and is proudly ISO approved.

Combining comfort, performance, and dependability into one elegant design that gives riders a cleaner, easier, and higher performing on water-experience.

By collaborating with their riders and listening to our customers our designers dissected our past control bar technology and developed one of the most comprehensive and intuitive systems on the market.

Comfort Grip Bar Diameter:

Slightly thicker bar diameter is easier to hold and grip, especially in colder climates. Ultra-Soft EVA Grip provides you with session long comfort no matter how long you are on the water.

EVA Over Molded Bar Ends:

Soft on you and your gear. These new bar ends prevent damage to your body and your stuff.

Precision Engineered Bar Floats:

Sleek and buoyant ensures your bar floats and provides a clean field of vision.

Click-In Chicken Loop:

Release and reload faster and with zero hassle. Simply click in and GO!

Auto Swivel Centre Hole:

Simply pull in on your bar to untwist your lines. Double PU Coated CL rope runs through our Dual Chambered Center hole and straightens your centre lines.

Durable PU Covered Centre Lines:

Our PU coated Chicken Loop rope and flagging line provides smooth bar travel with minimal effort from the rider. This also will guarantee full wear protection of these two lines for a longer lifespan.

Simple Cleat Depower:

Simplicity at its finest, the cleated above the bar de-power system is smooth, easy, and dependable.

Hidden Line Keepers:

Bungee line keepers are hidden in the float to prevent damage to bungees as well as tangles. Use them when you need them, forget about them when you don't.

Sentry Bar Bag:

Convenient carry bag to protect and organize the Sentry Bar and parts. Mesh section allows the bar to dry whilst in storage.

ISO Certified:

The ISO Certification not only provides the kite industry with a new testing technology to ensure their equipment conforms to the state-of-the-art safety requirements of ISO, it also enables consumers to choose products that fulfill the standard and thereby helping them to stay safe.

Features:

Proven Click-in Loop is quicker, safer and easier to reload than other systems
New Softer EVA grip is soft and plush allowing you to spend more time on the water with less fatigue
New PU coated center lines allow for smooth & effortless bar travel with added durability
The combination of our Auto Swiveling Center Hole and Ceramic Ball Bearing Swivel results in perfectly untwisted lines all the time
State of the art design provides clean field of view, free of gimmicks

The Slingshot Sentry control bar, meets the needs of the Crossover rider who values uncompromising safety, performance and convenience in a tailored 4 line configuration.

All kite sizes can be flown with the same bar. Complete with 20m, 23m or 27m Flying Lines.