Airush Session Team

Versatile surf, strapless & performance freeride.
Perfect drift, agile turning & effortless boosting capability.
Ho’okipa Ultra PE leading edge & Load Frame.

The Session Team featuring Ho’okipa material, is a versatile surf-oriented kite with performance freeride capabilities. Ho’okipa is a unique ultra PE woven leading edge that is up to 10x stronger and stiffer than traditional fabrics. The result is incredible responsiveness and lightweight, with the long-term performance you expect from Airush. This combined with the fixed bridle, offers you direct steering and smooth power delivery with lighter bar pressure. With narrower LE and Struts, the Session Team has levelled its agility capabilities up.

Unhooked: 50% | Hooked: 100% | Wave: 100% | Foil: 50%
KEY COMPARISONS
• Low aspect ratio.
• Agile turning, direct steering & the perfect amount of drift.
• Fixed bridle.

AVAILABLE IN
7, 8, 9, 10, 12m

CONSTRUCTION
• Ho’okipa Ultra PE high pressure leading edge.
• Airush Ultra PE Load Frame v4 featuring WebTech.
• Ultra light Haloweave struts & subframe.

SIDE PROFILE
• Long chord & fine entry.
• Low aspect ratio.
• Square wingtip.

FRONT PROFILE
• Open C.
• Fixed bridle.

TEAM SERIES CONSTRUCTION
The Team Series is a collection that showcases our kite and board models that sit at the pinnacle of all Airush products. Established to enable you to ride exactly what our Pro Team ride, without compromise. With multiple world and national championships, through this rider focused collection, we continue to chase the future of durable lightweight performance.

1. LOAD FRAME
The Airush Load Frame has been the key to setting the ultimate benchmark in durability without compromising on weight. Ultra-high modulus yarns carry the primary load of the canopy, preventing stretch, and increasing long-term performance. The Load Frame is further enhanced by WebTech which is featured in the areas traditionally occupied by Dacron. This enables us to minimize or completely remove the heavier fabric and utilize the ballistic high-modulus web fibers instead – increasing strength and minimizing weight.

2. WEBTECH
WebTech minimizes or replaces the traditional Dacron reinforcement by channelling the broader loads into the Load Frame through a web ‘subframe’ of ultra-high molecular polyethylene (ultra-high modulus). This is featured in key areas such as the primary attachment points on the leading edge or the rear attachment points, while also being used to support structural components such as the center strut.

3. HO’OKIPA
Developed in partnership with Challenge Sailcloth, this unique Ultra PE leading edge and strut composite material is 25% lighter and 10x stronger than traditional fabrics. This allows for 50% higher pressure, creating increased stiffness combined with a thinner leading edge. The result is supercharged responsiveness coupled with sublime handling, and of course the long-term performance you expect from Airush. UHMWPE fibers (non-branded Dyneema® or Spectra®) are the lightest and strongest fibers commercially available, with a tensile strength 15x stronger than steel. UHWMPE is created by a gel-spun extrusion process which draws out extremely long chains of polyethylene, aligned along a molecular backbone. This alignment effectively transfers load through the fiber for high modulus and strength.

SELECTING YOUR KITE

ULTRA vs LITHIUM
The Lithium features more surface area in the wingtips for enhanced steering speed and has slightly thicker struts and LE for more structural support in higher winds. The Ultra has a smaller LE to fly further forward in the window, with thinner and fewer struts for reduced weight.

LITHIUM vs SESSION
The Lithium features a longer center chord for more parked power and bar drive, with more sweep in the wingtip for improved relaunch. The square wingtips on the Session create a kite that pivots more, while the reduced sweep creates a more direct input.

LITHIUM vs LIFT
The Lithium features more swept wingtips for better relaunch and parked power for all-around freeride conditions. The high aspect and bridle system on the Lift are focused on jumping as high as possible, while the more vertical wingtips make the kite loop much faster, catching you safely after every loop.

LIFT vs RAZOR
Both 5-strut kites are designed with solid frames to support aggressive, powered riding. The high aspect and bridle system on the Lift are focused on jumping as high as possible with as much ease as possible, while the Razor is focused on freestyle. In sizes 10m and under, the Razor is more jumping oriented while still maintaining the classic freestyle components.