VANTAGE KITES - Dr. Lelykade 20

I got involved in the first development program and fell in love with my 9m Vulture. Decided to go for an additional 7m straight after. Great kites with a massive windrange

I have been a test rider for Vantage already since the first release of the Vulture. I’m super happy with the product and how Vantage has been developing their products. They even updated the Vulture v1 with a new bridle package after discovering some improvements. For this reason I have also started testing the Inertia board ans I must say it glides through the water like no other board I had before! I now have also started testing the Vulture V2 (the 7m) but have since delivery not yet been able to test it due to a lack of wind. That is of course something even the guys at Vantage can’t solve… When it comes to communication, support and the experience as a customer I’m also super happy as they have always been good at making you feel that you’re a valued customer/test rider. All in all, I really hope that Vantage will become an established brand but for now, I don’t see any reason why not as I have not had a bad experience yet!

Where to start. I've flown the Vulture Mk1 9 meter for one and a half years, in 40+ knot winds, given lessons, crashed it, more than 60 flights and it served me well. Only in the last few sessions, it has started to show its abuse. The 12 is still as good as new, light wind is... light wind what can I say. The bar was except for its flaccid chicken d%@k, an incredible siple, jet elegant well working bar. To this day I have only had to replace the safety line(i knew it but was just lazy) and the cleat clamp. And now they have come with the Vulture Mk2 and the new Newton bar. Maannnn what a kite and what a bar. Only three days and I think I'm in love. The only bad thing I can say about the kite is that it doesn't inflate itself. I have flown the 9 meters 3 days now, of which one day in 35-45 knots and one day in 30-35. It felt controlled, easy to manage the power, quick turning, not too much bar pressure and it looks sexy. Not to mention the prize, which lies so far underneath the big brands but you get the same quality. You can almost buy a 9 and a 7 for what usually only would get you a 9 and that's what I did. The same goes for the bar, almost perfect. They fixed the impotence issue and now it has a nice and hard, you know what, immense travel and depower capabilities. In 40 knots when completely depowered was a breeze. AND! it comes by default with extension lines! O aaannd it looks so slick. Also 6/5 stars on support, you send them a message and almost immediately they will give you a response back and good help. Happy to be a part of the team and to have been there since the beginning. I look at the many sessions ahead with a smile on my face.

In December 2019, I asked the question if this kite would take me over 20m. The answer from Vantagekites was, it will. I immediately signed up for development rider. And ordered the 9m Vulture. The Vulture felt familiar from the very first moment and even with 45kn, I never had a moment that I was out of control. The whole year I only kitesurft with the 9m from about 18kn till +45kn. Within no time I had my first pr on the Woo and not much later the 21m??. After this great year with this top kite I decided to only kite with Vantagekites. I ordered the 2021 Vulture 7m, 9m & 12m, Newton bar and Inertia board. I have used the new Vulture v2 3 times now of which the 9m and 12m in midrange conditions. This has become a totally different kite in a positive way. The kite is faster and loops like crazy?? and feels even more confident. Can't wait for a big +30kn session with the 9m.???? The quality and service of Vantagekites is really top?????? Vantagekites thanks for making these great kites. On to a new record?????

After a one year journey with vantage kites I would love to share my experience. I saw the brand on Instagram. Loved the idea of trying to optimize kite design in a scientific way and including their customers in the testing process. Wasn't sure about buying kites without a review, but the idea was to fascinating. Jumped in. Vantage kept their promise. Direct contact. Any question was answered within minute to hours. Best service I have ever experienced with a kite company. Comments/personal reviews were taken seriously and they directly offered ways to improve settings. It's really nice to see, how much they constantly improve. All the optimizations of two years testing you can find in the final version of the vulture. I can fully recommend the vulture for anyone who wants to have a easily flying kite for freeride, foil and biiiig jumps. Finally, learned rotations during megaloops with this kite. Since kite reviews will never be neutral, I recommend to try the kites as offered by vantage. Then everything will be super clear???

These kites are mental! I've been a development rider since the beginning, and they are brilliant. You can put the kites in big air mode, and you'll break your woo record by just looking at the bar. Others advantages (see what I did there..) include: - premium quality fabric, same or better than the other big brands - no middle man, so no unnecessary additional expenses - solid customer service, with a lot of kite experience

Big Fans of the team at Vantage, I have been a Vantage team research and development rider now for the past 18 months. The first generation kites were good kites and great in their very specific design brief of big air boosting. Tweaking the settings allowed the kite to adapt but it was always a big air specialist. The top end on all models is fantastic and the build quality is great. I have since upgraded to the new model and wow what a kite, much faster turning and it's great for kite loops. Height is still there and the build quality has leaped forward again. The team at Vantage really listened to all the feedback from R&D team to create an amazing kite. Looking forward to the next storm and will be sticking with Vantage kites.

The innovative developments and their unique views on creating a kiting community make VANTAGE kites stand out. These guys delivered high end quality kites meeting a high end design. Also, the attention to detail and personal service make it soo much more than 'just buying a new kite'. It makes me want to ride smoother, jump bigger and spend more time on the water! Exited about what's more to come... !