Description
Wainman Hawaii Rabbit Bunny - 5m
Don't let the small size fool you. This Rabbit Bunny packs a punch. A great kite for high wind days when you want to extend your session in higher winds or for kiting in the waves on a surfboard! The Bunny is also a great kite for the smaller rider that wants rip it up!
The all-new Wainman Rabbit kites are universal kiteboarding tools with sporty character and a wide wind range. They are unlike anything you’ve flown before! Customisable bar pressure and fast turning make the Rabbit a waverider’s dream, while powerful low end provides massive pop and hangtime whether hooked or unhooked.
Rabbits are the all-around wakestyle kites, that were designed to be simple, efficient, and perform great in a wide variety of conditions. To ensure this is true for all the kites in the series each Rabbit is constructed separately, and not simply scaled to size. This is the only way to ensure the best performance for each and every kite size.
It is the most versatile kite you will find to date. It can be ridden from beginner to pro level. Simple, powerful, fast and stable futuristic kite, with wakestyle lift and massive hangtime, designed for a huge range with feather weight snappy feel, made with the most durable smart materials. These kites fly downwind and upwind faster and smoother than any kite ever flown. Equipped with easy and efficient set up bridal configurations they let you change and modify your kite style for your personal preference and ability.
Multiple attachment options allow for customization of bar pressure and turning speed. The bar is super simple, with three leash options to suit all levels of riding.
The Wainman Hawaii Rabbit kites leave no doubt who is in charge on the water. With Rabbits, it's always you! No matter if you are still learning how to stay upwind or already throwing the latest manoeuvre.
Wainman Hawaii Rabbit Skills
Gusty Wind Characteristics
The wind often gets gusty and inconsistent and wind conditions can go from totally overpowered to marginal in just a few seconds. Wainman have made sure the Rabbit can handle such situations quite well. The design of the Rabbit is calculated to allow it to depower with just a short move of the bar. This, along with great low-end power and the famous Rabbit swing provides a rider with the momentum necessary to handle lulls between gusts.
Waveriding
Surfing with a kite is one of the most amazing feelings to be had and when the right conditions occur at your spot, you want to be equipped to seize the moment to its fullest. The Rabbit has great turning ability, and reacts directly to your inputs, so you can choose where on a wave you want to be instead of it choosing for you. When rigged to the FAST setting on the front bridle (RABBIT TUNE-UP SYSTEM) it flies downwind by itself so all downwind wave turns can be done with the kite in a right position. Bombproof construction and solid LE gives this kite the best chance possible of surviving contact with rough water.
Jumping
No matter if you can already throw the best tricks or just achieving your first small jumps, what matters is the feeling! The key is the sensation of flight. When it is really windy, not everyone has the confidence to even try. With the Wainman Rabbit it is different! This kite gives you the confidence to just hold the edge, pop the kite from the bottom of the window and blaaaam! Perfect for first jumps to wakestyle pro manoeuvres.
Quick Turning
To perform well in waves and have power to spare for jumps, a kite should turn quickly but it also has to be stable on course and very predictable. Both beginners and advanced riders really appreciate such combination for their needs. By turning quickly the Rabbit creates a beautiful extra pop that can pull you out of the water like being shot out of a cannon. And for those who want a bit slower steering when the wind picks up, the Rabbit can be slowed down by easily changing the position of the back lines to the SLOW position on the kite tip (RABBIT TUNE-UP SYSTEM).
Upwind Sailing
Whether you want to shred more waves, get more jumps, or just enjoy a great day of free riding, you want the ability to come back upwind fast. The Wainman Rabbit was designed to never let you down!. Even when the wind is getting lighter it still plays all the angles to bring you back to where you started.
Direct Feeling
The Wainman Rabbits were designed to be steered with a direct feel on the bar that lets the rider control the kite with great precision and instant reactions. In the air, Rabbits feel very solid and stable which is the effect of their well-engineered construction. All the above, plus light pressure on the bar if required in both hooked and unhooked positions makes this kite so easy to use.
Power Control
Rabbits are a powerful kite for their size, but their energy can be controlled very well and even shut down immediately when needed. Instant and quick depower is a great skill of this kite, and as soon as the rider lets go of the bar, the pull of the Rabbit stops. All Rabbits, should be used with the original Rabbit Control Bar that was designed very precisely to match the characteristics of these kites. Together, they work precisely and provide a very wide range of depower with no stopper balls or other complicated features. Pure simplicity that let’s you explore your limits with confidence.
Automatic Relaunch
In order to provide maximum comfort and confidence, all Rabbits relaunch almost automatically. Because of their round shape, when they fall in the water, Rabbit kites have the tendency to land on their sides and travel to the edge of the window, relaunching with very little effort from the pilot. In the event that the kite crashes and submerges the leading edge, a firm pull by the pilot on one of the back lines will turn the Rabbit around where it will re-launch again, without swimming to it! The Rabbit control bar is equipped with specially coated back lines / leader lines with relaunch balls that make the process very fast and easy on the hands.
Rabbit Tune-Up System
By their definition, Wainman Rabbits are all-round wake style kites. But as every kiteboarder has his own style, it is important to tune-up the kite to accommodate your unique preferences. Some riders prefer firmer pressure on the bar, some need to have more vertical lift, and some would appreciate downwind sailing more than hang time.
Accommodating those differences is very easy with the Rabbit Tune-Up System. Every rider can have full influence on how their Rabbit is going to act. These options make it great for every type of rider no matter what type of kite you might own now, set it to your current feel and performance but go bigger, quicker and higher than ever before!
A good ride always starts with the right kite for the conditions. Depending on the wind force you have to trim your kite differently. Finding the right trim settings will allow you to ride with a good body position where you feel natural and confident. 3 settings on the front lines (Fast, Medium, Slow), and the three settings on the back lines (Fast, Medium, Slow) give you so many options for what you want to do on the day!
• Putting the Front lines to SLOW and the back lines to FAST are perfect for every day riding.
• For Learning loops (Less Punishment), Set both the Front and Back Lines to FAST.
• For Freestyle Loops, Set both front and back to MEDIUM.
• For Big Boosting, set the front lines to SLOW and the Back lines to FAST.
• For Waves, set both front and back to FAST. This gives the least bar pressure so that you can ride unhooked with one hand.
• For megaloops, set the front lines to SLOW and the back lines to MEDIUM
• For pure wake style...set both front and back to SLOW.
Single Front Lines Option
If you prefer a more direct feel, you can utilize the bridle removal option. Included with every Rabbit is a specially reinforced, single tow point for the front lines. In the kite repair kit, you can find a set of a pre-lines that need to be mounted on a SINGLE point attachment, after removing the V-bridle from the kite. This set-up changes the feel of the kite making it more radical and direct, showing its relationship to the C-kites.
The Complete Package includes
• Wainman Hawaii 2010 Rabbit Kite
• Wainman Bag
• Large Pump
• Repair Kit
• Wainman Rabbit Tune-Up System
• 17m + 7m Flying Lines
• Wainman Rabbit 2010 44cm, 47.5cm or 51cm Control Bar