North
Kite Brand
Primary market
Global
Origin
New Zealand
Founded
2019
Headquarters
Netherlands (North Actionsports Group); product development in New Zealand
North is a Kite Brand profile on KitesurfingOfficial with a focus on kites, kiteboards, wings and foils. Founded in 2019 in New Zealand. Explore the linked listings to see where this brand appears across kite shops, schools and trips in the KSO Trusted Network.
Brand overview
North develops kiteboarding, wing foiling and windsurfing equipment, including kites, boards, foils and control systems.
North Kiteboarding, a brand founded in 2019, specializes in kitesurfing equipment including kites, kiteboards, wings, foils, bars, and accessories. The brand's origins are in New Zealand, with product development and brand management also based there. North Kiteboarding operates as part of the North Actionsports Group, whose headquarters are located in Katwijk, Netherlands. The brand’s lineage traces back to Lowell North's founding of North Sails in 1957, with North Kiteboarding itself starting as a kite brand in 2001, evolving from this North Sails legacy. The official North Kiteboarding website redirects to a North Actionsports shopping site that features categories for kiteboarding, foiling, and windsurfing equipment.
Brand focus
About the brand
The North name has a long watersports history through North Sails. The current North Kiteboarding brand relaunched in 2019 under the North Actionsports Group after the North name returned to the North Technology Group. Product development is based in New Zealand, with sales and operations in the Netherlands.