KSO Kite Profile

Gin Kiteboarding Marabou V2

2026

Swiss featherweight foil for silent glides

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Brand

Gin Kiteboarding

Struts

Sizes

5–11 m²

Type

Foil kite (RAM air)

Construction

Type: Foil kite (RAM air)
Struts: 0
Model line since: 2022

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KSO Editorial Scores

The same ten characteristics, scored 1–10 for every kite in the index — comparable across all brands. How we rate →

Jump / Boost4/10

Hangtime6/10

Turning speed6/10

Bar pressure3/10

Relaunch5/10

Wave drift5/10

Unhooked pop3/10

Low-end power10/10

Upwind drive8/10

Ease of use7/10

Preliminary editorial scores — final confirmation pending.

Model years

Sizes & RRP

5 m²7 m²9 m²11 m²

Available

About this kite

The Marabou V2 is Gin's lightweight closed-cell foil: built with paraglider-industry precision for hydrofoil sessions in minimal wind. It launches easily, glides efficiently and packs to almost nothing. Alpine engineering applied to the lightest days on water.