I fell in love with the TS the first time I used it. I think it a mix of a Delta, bow and a C kite. It has the best of all these kites. It is powerful, fast and confortable. It is also easy to relaunch and has lots of lift. I also found it very stable to use in the waveriding.

I have to confess that is was a tough decision to change from the Kahoona to the TS as long as the Kahoona V4 came even better than the Kahoona V3. But as I compete in all the categories of the Brazilian Tour it was the first time that I found a kite that is perfect for Racing, very good for wave riding and with lost of lift and hang time to jump high and do all the tricks I want at ease.

Also in Rio, where I ride most of the time, the wind is gusty when it is strong. So the TS is really incredible to go thru the wind gusts. More over the TS never fall out of the sky, even in the most intense luff. I also like to jump really high with the TS and fly as long as I can with that feeling that only a C kite has, and I found also on the TS.

To conclude I would like to point that the TS is kind of technical when waveriding and it does not drift back in the wind window like the Kahoona, so I would recommend it only for intermediate to advanced kiters. So if you are good already you can compensate that with the ease you are going to find with the TS to come back up wind to catch more waves.

Location: Valdevaqueros and Palmones (Tarifa)
Conditions: Choppy water with little waves, gusty strong levante 35+ knots and low wind (around 13 knots).
Sizes tested: TS08, TS10, TS12

After pulling the kite out of his back you will see there have been improvements on the design with their 'patterned' colors, that give the kites a little more 'finished' touch. The kite has a very simple, direct bridle with -next to the standard tuning- quite some flexibility to tune along your personal preferences or different wind conditions. The kite looks very well finished, high quality, with kevlar reinforcements.

My first riding impression of the TS, was on the 8m in very strong levante. The kite felt easy during maneuvers and has very stable, stable handling even in the gusts. Compared to last years Taboo, I would say that the kite has become easier in general with a more constant speed during turnings (great for wave riding!). As I was on my twin tip board, I wanted to try out high jumps, kiteloops and some newschool. During the jumping, the kite reacts very fluent and feels even more confident than the Taboo, already from the first minutes riding it. The kite has good lift and gets back into the top of the wind window right after kite looping, which results in perfectly smooth, controllable landings. Unfortunately after 30minutes riding, the wind dropped and most riders went out on their 10meter. As the low wind had been a little disappointing to me on the 2011 Taboo, I was positively surprised to feel the improvement they've made on the TS. The kite has now great low end, and even when most people were out on 10 and 12's, I easily managed to stay upwind and enjoy some small waves on my surfboard. Great!


The next morning, I chose to go out on the 10m TS. It is surprising to see there has been worked to optimize every kite size in particular. The kite has shorter, but slightly slower turnings which makes it easier in handling, with good feeling on the bar.There were some very small waves today, that we used as kickers for freestyle moves. The pop is and unhooked riding is good, with very smooth response during my newschool tricks. I think most of the professional riders will choose the GP for freestyle riding, but I wouldn't doubt for a second to say I had at least as much fun riding freestyle on the TS!

Without the explosive aggression from the GP, I think the TS is just as good for freestyle, while being more forgivable and easier to anticipate. When unhooking the kite doesn't pull you over your edge, and I heard some people say they find the TS easier to learn unhooking and tricks on than the GP.

During the last two days testing, I drove down to Palmones, where the wind was significantly lower, and most people were riding their biggest kites. The wind was around 13-15 knots, quite some current and lots of lots of people on the water. What you will notice immediately after trying the 12meter is how hard they increased the low wind for this year. Again the kite feels super stable and precise in his steering which I really enjoy for freestyle.


Probably one of the most all-round kites on the market, that made my choice to change all last year Taboos for the new TS, very well worth it! I think it doesn't matter much whatever riding style is yours, the TS will probably be appreciated by every one.

Conclusion: The ultimate all round kite, great for beginners to expert riders.
The kite has smooth turnings and great stability which make it excellent for wave riding too.

"The TS is a very easy kite to ride, it's fast and has a lot of depower as well. Very nice kite!"

"It's a very nice easy to handle kite with a great depower and very comfortable to ride. Was a great session!!"

"It's great because it helped me to stay upwind! As there was quite strong wind I could depower it well. I Love the kite!"

"It was a great day today, I was riding on the 7 TS, which is a very fast kite,it turns twice as fast as other kites, but I like that!! I really like the colours of the TS, the green orange especially, love it!"

"I love the TS, it's a nice kite and also all-round kite and as well for wave riding! It has a very light bar pressure and it's fast - so a great for every kiter!"

"The TS is a good kite, responsive, fast, powerful, so that’s the way we like it, come ride with us!"

"I love the TS actually, it's a fast kite, I would say twice as fast as other kites, which I am riding normally, great turning and easy to go upwind!"