Description
La petite sportive polyvalente
Pour ce millésime 2017, l’Ace voit son outline devenir plus carré en rendant ses spatules plus larges. Le rocker se réduit légèrement pour passer de 4 cm à 3,5 cm. En action, elle glisse et accélère avec facilité. La remontée au vent de l’Ace 2017 s’est nettement améliorée par rapport à 2016 et on constate bien une planche qui devient plus radicale sous les pieds. Également plus nerveuse, elle se montre sportive dans le bon sens du terme. L’abattée et l’auloffée s’opèrent en un clin d’œil et cette faculté de passer d’un rail à l’autre permet d’aller jouer facilement dans les vagues. Elle assure une belle polyvalence sur les différents plans d’eau et marque des points avec un bon contrôle et une conduite stable en navigation. En définitive, l’Ace 2017 se destine davantage à ravir les amateurs de freeride. Néanmoins, elle possède de sérieux atouts pour le pratiquant intermédiaire en quête de réaliser ses premières armes en freestyle.
This is the third year for the Ace and it’s become a core board in the Cabrinha twin tip line up. This is helped in no small way by the fact that it is the board that Nick Jacobsen rides and – although his riding is obviously in a different stratosphere to most of us – he does do the kind of tricks that a lot of us can aspire to.
The Ace has Cabrinha’s basalt laminate for vibration resistance and durability and is built around an A-grade Paulownia core which Cabrinha inform us has ‘a higher number of continuous vertical strips for a smooth flex pattern’. The shape of the 2017 Ace has also been tweaked with slightly fatter tips, and there is also a new 3D set up on the base with new channels and a reworked concave.
On the water the Ace has a nice soft feel and soaks up all the chop incredibly well. It’s a great board for riding around in ‘real world’ conditions. Then when you get the Ace up to speed and start to edge and release you realize that it also has plenty of pop and performance – it does like to be ridden fast, and to maximize the pop you need to really hold that edge a touch longer but you will be rewarded… Then with the channels your landing is super soft (so the addition of the obligatory freestyle knee brace is not required). Upwind the outline and rocker are well thought out and the board flies with the 40mm hex flow fins driving well and not losing any ground when powered up. For us this fin size is spot on. Overall, the Ace is a superb freestyle all-rounder. It has plenty of performance, is at home in all types of conditions, and can cope perfectly well on those days when your knees would be cursing your dedicated wakestyle board…
In a sentence: It is great to see that a board which has topped the podium at the King of the Air and also has plenty of air miles under its belt is also the kind of board that any competent rider can head out on and have a blast…
2017 Cabrinha Ace Freestyle / Freeride Twintip Kiteboard / Size 131 x 38cm
The dampening properties of the Paulownia wood core are perfectly suited for the Ace wood model. The Ace wood provides a smooth yet powerful ride even in choppy water. The enhanced flex allows you to keep an edge in less than ideal water conditions. This makes for a greater level of control on your take offs and provides a soft landing that your knees will thank you for.
The 2017 Ace Wood board provides a dampened ride for any and all progressive freeriding.
Features:
- New bottom and deck shaping
- Added rail channels for better grip
- Balanced flex patterns tuned for a smooth ride
- Dynamic pop and low spin weight
- Early planing lift and reliable edge hold
- Smooth predictable landings
