2027 Cabrinha Drifter APEX Kiteboarding Kite

With a key focus designed about performance surf and strapless freestyle, the Drifter Apex boasts class leading slack-line drift, fast reactive steering, and predictable handling to let you focus on the wave rather than the kite. Whether you’re carving down the line, attacking the lip, or throwing strapless tricks, the Drifter delivers the confidence and control needed to take your riding to the next level.

The Drifter Apex is for the rider who is looking for the ultimate in surf kite design or is looking for a fun recreational kite foiling kite that goes downwind with ease due to its incredible slack line drift.
For kiters looking to get into surf kiting, the Drifter Apex provides industry leading bar feel and maneuverability to allow the rider to focus on the board and waves. The same feedback and attributes allows advanced surf riders to take their kite out in a wider range of conditions or to push strapless freestyle riding.

Features

• Airframe Inflation System
• Teijin D2 Ripstop Canopy - Lightweight, high performing with exceptional durability
• Ultra HT - strong, stable, and responsive material, exclusive to the Apex series
• Slackline drift for down-the-line surfing
• Vert-X adjustable - Use with the Unify’s Y or V setup
• Pure Form panels - High accuracy airfoil for efficiency
• Apex Bridle - thinner and lower elongation bridle for optimal efficiency and reactive steering
• Trailing edge EVA rigidity battens

The kite that defined a whole market category. The Drifter is the go to choice for riders looking for a no compromise surf kite. A 3 strut kite designed for performance surf and strapless freestyle, the Drifter provides fast reactive steering, and predictable handling allowing you to know where the kite is at all time, this lets you focus on the wave rather than the kite. From clean point breaks to onshore wind swell, from kite foiling to strapless freestyle, the Drifter remains the ultimate choice for riders who want the ultimate precision kite.

Best Suited for Riders Who:

• Want a kite that allows them to ride downwind without constant turning input
• Ride mostly on surfboards or direction boards
• Want a kite that gives them all round performance both upwind and downwind
• Value bar feedback and the ability to feel where the kite is at all times
• Looking for a kite that is quick turning, but not super powerful through kiteloops
• Want an inflatable easy to use kite that works well with a hydrofoil on downwind runs
• Durable TPU Leading edge bumpers
• HT140 struts - lightweight & aerodynamic

Positioning vs. Other Kites 

Versus Standard Moto Apex:
While the Moto Apex is an all round kite, it sits further forward in the window making it not as suitable for slack line drift where you can park the kite and ride towards it. For strapless tricks the Drifter has less quick vertical pull upwards, which allows you to keep the board on your feet and in control.

Versus Duotone Neo:
Both kites are wave specific designs, but one of the fundamental differences in how the kite flies downwind when on a wave in sideshore conditions. With the Neo the rider tends to have to fly the kite constantly through the wind window to maintain line tension, but with the Drifter you can set the kite in the place you wants and ride towards it, leaving you with the ability to more naturally surf the wave.

Size:                                              5m | 6m      | 7m      | 8m      | 9m     | 10m    | 11m
Wind Range (75kg rider): 21-36 | 19-34 | 17-33 | 16-32 | 14-30 | 13-28 | 12-27
Weight Without Bag (kg):      1.9 | 2.065  | 2.254 | 2.454 | 2.65    | 2.867 | 3.02