142*40s Quests will suit anyone
that wants a bit more get up and go with low resistance and early planing. Suited to beginner, intermediate and light wind advanced riders.
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Our 132*39 and 128*38s "Quests" are designed as the ultimate freestyle kiteboards specifically for trick riding - which just about everyone that has bought these boards so far has been into.

Their genuine pop (ie you get back worthwhile spring from the board when you load the rail), strength, upwind ability and overall smooth and comfortable ride have been the main factor in their popularity (made in NZ too..)

They are slightly stiffer than most freeride boards which as well as giving them genuine pop will help stop them bending out of shape better (helps upwind, planing and maintaining speed - in a freeride board this is the factor used to help slow a freeride board down - not what most freestyle riders want). They are however not totally stiff! They are designed have enough flex to most importantly help damp hard landings, and make the ride more comfortable if you are confronted with chop.

It is a happy medium and our riders tell us we have the feel of our freestyle boards just about right.

Finally our layup was designed to reduce torsional flex. I still have no idea why so many kiteboard companies think it is a good idea to let the back corner and hence the fin of the board bend towards you when load/edging. Some even thin out towards the corners with layered thicknesses that I can only guess are to make them try and look cool - But this is doing the exact opposite of what the board is trying to achieve for you (ie helping going up wind, helping load genuine pop, and helping effective damping of the board by slight bending lengthways (not torsionally).

Anyway our layup is doing the exact opposite of this (any flex is not so torsional) I guess this is one of the reasons we get good feedback on the features of our boards that this results in.

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The best way to find out about one of our boards in to take one for a spin - so you can either ask a generous owner for a go on theirs when you see one around of just contact me (ian) and I will see if I can get a demo board to you.

New short sleeved and long sleeved t shirts, hoodies and zipped hoodies now available.

Keep your head warm and dry at the beach with a hoodie or zipped hoodie.

Check them out at soft goods on http://www.dvntkiteboarding.com

dvnt Tshirts and Zipped Hoodies

Can anyone interested in getting a dvnt T or dvnt zipped hoodie let us know as we are going to pre order a quantity of new dvnt clothing. this way you will get your coulour and your size.

See the 'SOFTGOODS' section of www.dvntkiteboarding.com

to check out the T s and hoodies.

NEW dvnt footpads in stock

dvnt footpads and straps are the highest quality on the market. They retain their shape, are more comfortable than a spa after a winter session, have heaps of cushioning, and really lock in.

Always looking to improve our products- after testing, we have added a toe grip to all our footpads, and this will feature on all future boards produced. This adds a very effective extra mechanical bond between your feet and your board to combat those moments when you are super powered and your board may just fly off your feet. Not a good look and not fun! (well sometimes funny... :-) ) Being well connected to your kiteboard is for sure a big key factor in confident riding.

dvnt rider take 2nd in NZ Nationals

Congratulations to dvnt board rider Rachael Cann (dvnt 123*38 narrow stance board) for scoring 2nd place in the New Zealand kiteboarding nationals. A record number of women entered this year and Rachael took womans kiteboarding in New Zealand to a new level by amongst other things landing unhooked kiteloops, sbends and surface passes cleanly during her heats.

NZ Nationals 2007 - Sponsored by DVNT

DVNT sponsored the event 2007 New Zealand nationals and we showcased our new lineup of 07 boards by taking a full set of boards with us to show off to the many riders descending on Nelson. We already had the ride of or boards well developed and respected, but this year the overall look of the boards, gloss graphics, accessories and all, got a very positive response, some commenting that we were now getting ahead of the game on overall impression in the kiteboard market. Sponsoring events like this not only helps us promote our products to a wider audience - it also helps towards events like this taking place.

Boards on Demo

We have a set of demo boards available wherever you see the dvnt van. Just ask to take one for a spin and find out for yourself why dvnt riders like their boards so much. We will be in Nelson for the Kitesurfing nationals from 16th January 07 and then touring around the south island for 2 weeks after they are over. We are always touring around the North Island - just ask for a demo board. We manufacture our boards right here in New Zealand and sell them mostly direct as well as through some shops.

Monster Downwinder on DVNT Wavetip

After many years of contemplation I decided to attempt the monster downwinder that is the whole of 90 mile beach (it is actually 80km..). A very stong SSW was blowing so I started in a gusty slightly cross off at Ahipara. I was on my 9m Takoon and the dvnt Wavetip board which worked sooo well for this challenge. It is a very long way - but still could not help going in and out picking off the downwind wave faces for slashing and carving adding many more kms! This was a risky tactic as it was more of a mission than I had at first thought as Bluff (3/4 point) never seemed to appear in the distance and I was getting tired. At one point I passed a group of kiters 20km north of Ahipara and they were spots in the distance in no time as I locked into a respectable 60km/h speed run for some distance(measured by support car). Towards Bluff the wind dropped off for a while but I did not want to change kites - I wanted to do this in one go without stopping, so it was very hard work for this part until the wind kicked back in past the Bluff wind shadow. 20 stingray hops , 100s of wave slashes and 2 1/2 hours later I arrived at the finish -Te Paki stream at the end of an epic downwinder. Stoked...

dvnt 06/07 Roadtip

Perth and New Cal where on the list but when you have roadtrips like this in NZ I can't see it getting much better. A great crew of us explored as many spots as possible in Northland and still managed to find some sick new ones after many previous visits. The wind seemed to cooperate almost everyday. DVNT rider Mike Cann had unfortunately kneed himself in the face while kitelooping the previous week and so was not able to make it, (now almost recovered...), but DVNT rider Chris Lucca was certainly enjoying the sickest of sessions riding hard out at some of the best spots planet earth has on offer! We took a full selection of dvnt demo boards with us for everyone to try out and from the results of doing this will now try and always keep a set available.

Wood core R&D

They may never see the light of day as far as production goes but for those interested in all things R&D we are testing some new wood/composite core ideas. Being that some of the woods we are testing are grown in New Zealand (one of the best places to grow trees in the world!), they are environmentally friendly, and less toxic to work with, it will be exciting to find out how our ideas perform/hold up. Anyway we will keep you posted if it works out..

The NZ season kickoff

It is the time of year in New Zealand where there seems to be just non stop wind everyday, so our 07 boards have been getting plenty of use - and the feedback has been awesome(putting together testimonials page very soon). There are 115 stoked riders on dvnt boards now - from which we have had no bad feedback - in fact the very reverse - just riders that have told us that they really are stoked by how our boards ride.

Well summer is kicking in here soon - it might not be board shorts weather yet - but we don't care about cold southerlies - just as long as it stays this windy.

DVNT Cook Islands Trip 06

Well before 5 days ago it was all good - wind every day and some AWESOME spots sessioned. Just the most beautiful spots you could ever imagine; however, on the last day I got what was food poisoning or a parasite (results soon) that put everything in life into comparison.

Sure I have had doses of Bali Belly and what have you, but this was to give me 4 days of absolute hell on earth. Crawled off the plane at Auckland and straight to hospital where they want to stick a drip in me. Then they lost one sample of my blood for testing and when they finally found it they kindly rang me to say that they were concerned with the results... mmm nice. Breaking my arm ,collar bone, and shoulder hurt a fraction of what this did. It feels soooooooooooo good to be on the mend

So have uploaded some photos to gallery at www.dvntkiteboarding.com to show the good times

Also check out promo video of trip at any of the below locations

DVNT Cook Islands Trip - Streaming - On You Tube

not available yet DVNT Cook Islands Trip - Streaming - On Google Video

not available yet DVNT Cook Islands Trip - Download - On Kiteforum.tv (Highest quality but will need xvid codec)

Perth 06/07 season is go - watch a video

It is this time of year that Perth starts to blow consistantly!
Anyway, dvnt rider Lance Gelden sent us a link to an awesome short vid he produced of himself and friend Damo in action on DVNT kiteboards which you can find at you tube here:

Perth dvnt promo video

Well worth checking out!

07 Website launch ready for the season

OK today we launch the 07 website. We have been holding tight until we had everything in stock ready and available and today our new accessories arrived so it is all go.

This year we are very excited about the increasing popularity of our products which has pretty much been as a result of word of mouth recommendations. We are also stoked to introduce to you our 07 equipment and website which are looking and riding better than ever. Our new hoodies and t shirts (softgoods) have already been selling really well before even showing them available on our new website which is good news!

Check it out http://www.dvntkiteboarding.com, or if you just came from there go back and have another look..

First of 07 stock boards available now

We have our first stock of boards available now. We will be adding Windscene as a retailer this year so be sure to pop into Windscene in Barry's Point Road , Auckland if you are in the area to check them out. It was great to see such a good representation of riders ripping their dvnt boards at the kiteworks Moose meet this weekend. It was an alltime weekend and the conditions were soooo sick, we are not sure if it was all a dream or not....

New Tshirts and zipped hoodies available now

Check out our new tshirt and zipped hoodie designs printed on the same high quality garments that quiksilver and billabong use. Was there ever a more ideally suited item of clothing to kitesurfing than the zipped hoodie? Limited stock.

Check them out here

Surf fins/ Extra Wave tip model 07 info

We now have stock of 2.5" surf style fins. 2 of these these will be supplied with the new wave tip model to add to the end of the board as per your prefered stance (either goofy/natural/toeside/you can change easily to suit wave you are riding easily ). The other end will be supplied with 2" wake fins. You can also buy these fins individually.

The wave tip enables the rider to go out slightly less powered than the equivalent Quest twin tip - so riders can use a bit less kite and a bit more wave power. It has a narrower nose and tail to help the rider really attack and carve up the wave. The 2.5" fins on your prefered end also increase the bite into the wave face. The design idea came from wanting a wave board that did not need gybing or a toeside/healside style of riding (it rides like a twintip either way). Also we wanted a wave board that would let you ease off the power when you need to - something that is not always so easy with a mutant or surfboard. A side product of the design is that it also handles difficult chop very well.

Retailers looking to buy our boards

The good news for you is that by buying dvnt boards you will be able to compete on price more favourably as the NZ dollar is very weak after a 3 years of being very strong. Our product is New Zealand made and developed in the greatest place for testing kiteboards on earth (Varied conditions of ALL types all of the time).

First pictures of 07 boards

These are the first photos of the "Quest" 07 twin tip. Available in around 4 weeks time. (Click on picture for closer look.)

Sizes: 124*37 128*38 132*39 and 142*40

"One of our new 2007 range of boards, we present the 'Quest' freeride and freestyle series.This year we have upped the game and added an awesome scratch proof full colour high gloss finish to our already widely respected kiteboards. The Quest series is designed to be easy and comfortable to ride (very smooth edging) in all conditions, minimising drag (for increased wind range and speed) while maintaining GENUINE pop (Ie if you load the rail this board will give it back). We achieved this by minimising the rocker, having no concave/channels, by only having a minimal flex to absorb chop, gusts, hard landings and of course with the help of our unique and very tough sidewall construction."

Girls board 2007

We are going to be producing a girls board for 2007. To be known as the "Stellar" it will be available in 124*37 and the stance width and width between the insert holes narrow. This size is an allround winner and we hope to show the girls the benefits of having a board to suit. The graphics will be gloss white with a stunning abstract illustration of life on a tropical island (with wind of course).