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666NHP



The Nobile High Performance model offers the ultimate blend of competition freestyle performance with high levels of depower. This kite targets intermediate to advanced riders who want precise control as well as the powered axial turning and unhooked pop to merge with the safety and depower ability of the new flatter SLE kites.

Style: Five-line hybrid
Wind range: 13-26 knots, expert (180 pounds)
What’s new: New Model


Bar setup and safety systems
The five-line has the same features and function to the four-line bar described in the 555 review, the difference being that the fifth line travels all the way to the kite attachment from the Inox Swivel. The Nobile Fulcrum chicken loop is a unique 100 per cent molded quick release. Easily released and reloaded on the water, it has the great feature of being able to replace just the rope of your chicken line when it wears out.

Key kite features
The 666 NHP features Natural Arc canopy and leading-edge shaping for efficient aerodynamic airflow and tension that eliminates flutter and flap. The fifth line has a two-position attachment that supports the narrow leading edge. Construction features and the inflation system match those revealed in the 555 review.

On-water performance
Testers who normally fly C kites felt immediately comfortable with the NHP’s performance. It has direct feel, with good control and quick turn response. It feels comfortable unhooked and inspires confidence to attempt new tricks.
The Nobile High Performance model offers the ultimate blend of competition freestyle performance with high levels of depower. This kite targets intermediate to advanced riders who want precise control as well as the powered axial turning and unhooked pop to merge with the safety and depower ability of the new flatter SLE kites.

Style: Five-line hybrid
Wind range: 13-26 knots, expert (180 pounds)
What’s new: New Model


Bar setup and safety systems
The five-line has the same features and function to the four-line bar described in the 555 review, the difference being that the fifth line travels all the way to the kite attachment from the Inox Swivel. The Nobile Fulcrum chicken loop is a unique 100 per cent molded quick release. Easily released and reloaded on the water, it has the great feature of being able to replace just the rope of your chicken line when it wears out.

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555 SLE


The Nobile 555 is a four-line SLE that targets freeriders looking to boost their confidence with maximum versatility, huge wind range and direct bar sheeting. It has performance suited to every level of rider and superior ease of use for a variety of conditions. Nobile and former world champion Mark Shinn are also introducing the 666 NHP, a five-line hybrid kite that caters to the C-kite crowd.
Style: Four-line SLE
Wind range: 13-26 knots, expert (180 pounds)
What’s new: Everything—Nobile is busting onto the scene with high-quality design features

Key kite features
Great attention to detail, built using quality materials and with well-engineered durability features that include high-stress leading-edge seams, Dacron wingtips, trailing-edge seam protectors, long canopy bumpers, triple-stitched strut seam, Dacron strip canopy to LE connection, and webbing wingtip and strut-end protection. The bridles use a single pulley on the wingtip, attaching front and rear bridles. Single-point inflation gets top marks.

Bar setup and safety systems
The four-line control bar has soft EVA foam grip with ergonomic colour-coded finger hold. It’s equipped with bar floats and flagging lines on both bar ends. The pull-pull trim strap sits below the swivel that keeps front lines from detaching. The fifth-line safety completely kills the kite’s power and runs from the front line’s connector through the swivel and attaches below the bar at the plastic-molded quick-release chicken loop. A stopper ball houses both depower and leash line.

On-water performance
The Nobile 555 has impressive performance that combines fast turning with light bar pressure and exceptional boost. The low-end power is not tremendous, but once ...

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