The Argo has been designed to be a super stable kite with auto relaunch, exceptional wind range and unbeatable upwind performance. The Argo is the most tuneable kite available giving riders the ability to make the kite suite there rider level and style.

Auto Relaunch
The leading edge has been curved to allow the kite to easily turn onto its side for easy auto relaunch. For beginners and schools using the Argo we have found students and beginers progress many times faster because the kite will often turn on its side and wait in the edge of the wind window unpowered ready for the rider to relaunch the kite.

Super Stability
The Argo has the greatest stability and is easier to control in every day as well as light and gusty conditions with much less chance of overflying the kite above your head or the kite falling from the sky because of its low aspect design. A low aspect design also gives better light wind performance and grunt.

Massive depower
The bridle has been designed to give maximum depower if the bar is let all the way out. This is great for beginners as letting go of the bar or depowering the bar can quickly depower the kite by 99% without having to pull a depower strap. The Argo is also excellent for riding in the surf because of the light wind grunt as well as the total depower available when on a wave.

Boost and Turning
The Argo is excellent for jumping. The low AR design makes jumps floaty and landings soft. The adjustable turning speed can be set from beginner to fast which is great for the pivot turns needed for wave riding.

Upwind Performance
We designed the profile of the Argo to have the best upwind performance possible.

Sizes and power
The Argo is available in 7m 9m 10m 11m and 13.5m
Because lower aspect kites have a lot more grunt we found that:
13.5m Argo has almost the same power as the 16m Griffin and turns like a 12m
11m Argo has the power of a 14m Griffin and turns like a 10m
10m Argo has the power of a 11.5 Griffin and turns like a 9m
9m Argo has the power of a 10m Griffin and turns like a 8m
7m Argo has the power of a 8.5 and turns like a 6m

Wind Range
Wind range depends on the settings and the weight of the rider and board sizes.
For a 80kg rider using the default settings 26 AC on a average twin tip 136 or surf board
For a 75kg rider or less would get away with a few knots less.

13.5m 11 to 18 knots. On a surf board you can get going in 11+ knots to 16 is its ideal wind range, you can hold up to 18 knots. The 13.5 Argo has the power of most 16m kites and some 18m kites but feels like your riding a 12m kite. Heavy riders are putting away their slow turning 16m kites for a Argo 13.5 with similar power that turns like a 12m. For a light wind kite or a large persons kite the Argo 13.5 is an excellent choice.

11m 12,13 up to 25knots, This is a great all round sub 23 knots kite. It has plenty of grunt similar to a 13m kite but feels like your flying a 9 or 10m kite. It is also a heavier persons 85kg-120kg all round kite 14 to 28 knots.

10m 13,14 to 28 knots This is most kiters 80kg to 95kg all round kite. Just the right size to rip up the waves and the right amount of power and depower to handle the best wind conditions 13-14 to 28 knots.

9m 15,16 to 30 knots. The 9m is a great lighter persons kite. For  under 75kg riders this is often the largest kite they need as it has the power of most 10.5m kites with massive depower but feels like your flying a 8m kite.

7m 16,17 to 35 knots.

Please note that a low aspect kite like the Argo performs excellently in light to medium-strong winds ( ideally 9 to 29 knots ) and offer better light wind grunt, better stability, easier relaunch and plenty of depower. Low aspect kites are not the best strong wind ( 30+ knots ).

If you are after a kite that performs excellent in strong to insane winds 28 to 40+ knot winds you should go the Griffin. For this reason I often suggest the Griffin 7m kite as a strong wind kite ( 18 to 40 knots ) and a Argo for the less insane winds (11 to 28 knots )

One kite Quiver
95kg and more = 11m Argo
85kg rider = 10m Argo
75kg and less = 9m Argo

Surf
Fast turning, stable down the line, direct back line connection. Tons of depower and power when you need it,

Wake + Intermediate and Pro Riders
Low aspect stability, powered fast kite loops, un hooked performance, plenty of pop.

Beginners
Super stable in light or gusty winds, super stable when over flying above your head, easy auto relaunch with a curved leading edge, tons of depower due to the bridle config, great bottom end grunt to get going in lighter winds.

From our tests so far, the feed back from our riders has been more than excellent. 

Argo Settings Guide

The Argo is the most adjustable kite designed. Our goal was to design a kite you can tune to suit the best performance from learning to advanced, wave riding and free riding. below is a guide.The Argo comes with default setting which will suit most riders. Settings are clearly marked on the kite.You should only use ONE of the below settings. If you use settings other than below the kite may not perform as well. Settings are printed on the kite, you should only use the setting combination to get the best performance.

About line lengths

Beginners/learners Schools: Adding the 4m lines will give you more power through the turns and slow down the turning of the kite and also give better light wind performance.

Waves and kite loops + intermediate to pro.
Shorter lines give faster turning and more depower in the turns, great for kite loops and wave riding. 

Designers favorite setting - All round wave free ride and cruising kite looping and jumping
Default Turning + 2 6 A C
A great all round setting, very stable, plenty of depower and power, good for kite loops and jumping and medium-lighter bar pressure for the long kite sessions, fast turning for wave riding, huge wind range.

Learner Friendly + Teaching + Wave + Heavy Bar Pressure
Default Turning + 3 6 A C
Feedback from schools and learners find the above setting is the best for teaching, fast beginner progression, light wind upwind performance, stability and relaunch. Because the bridle is more forward, the kite goes upwind better in lighter winds and depowers more which suits wave riding and learners/schools. This is a great light-medium wind ( 7 to 20 knots ) setting. For winds 20knots + bar pressure may be too heavy and because the bridle is so far forward, changing to default settings in stronger winds will reduce bar pressure. Not recommended for over 25 knots.

Default Setting
Default turning - 2, 5, A, C

Medium to light bar pressure, smooth power delivery. Better bar feedback when powering up or de-powering or turning. A good stronger wind setting.

Argo Setting - Light Bar Setting
Light Bar turning - 1, 4, A, C
Very light bar pressure, good for rider who do not want any bar pressure at all, riders with tennis elbow. 
Because the bridle is set so far back there is almost no bar pressure. and the kite can back stall if the rider overpowers the kite. Light bar pressure is the only advantage and seems to be the least popular setting as little-no bar pressure makes it harder to tell where the kite is and gives less instant depower and stability. If you want to give your arms a rest use this setting. This is the only setting to use the light bar turning setting.

Heavy Bar Setting ( for light wind only Sub 29 knots )
This setting is not labeled on the kite like the other 2 above, if you want to use this setting read the below.
Default turning - 3, 6, A, C
This setting offers the best performance for the kite in lighter winds and is good for beginners + pros in sub 18 knots. It gives more pop, more depower, more bottom end, more stability in very light winds, better relaunch, better bar feedback, better turning, less bar travel to power-depower. Bar pressure is medium to heavy in lighter winds and heavy in stronger winds. This is the designers favorite setting in lighter winds. In strong winds ( 18knots + ) do not use this setting as this setting is designed for light wind only and in strong winds the kite will not fly well and bar pressure is too much. In stronger winds, jump back to the default setting

Aggressive Freestyle and Wave  Setting
Optimized for aggressive freestyle unhooked and wave riding. Plenty of punch and pop in the power to depower and solid responsive medium bar pressure. Very forgiving and stable when you mess up a trick and easy auto relaunch if the kite goes into the drink. If your into surf or freestyle and like a kite with plenty of punch and turning speed that jumps like a rocket then this is the kite for you.

Light Bar Setting
If your after a smooth ride with lighter bar pressure and just want to cruise this may be the setting for you. Less bar pressure and very smooth power to depower lets you kite all day or learn without getting tired as quickly because of less bar pressure and smooth power delivery in the bar. If you just want to cruise and kite for hours on end on a kite that turns smoothly and gives floaty jumps this this is the setting for you.

Wind Ranges - 2010 Argo 80kg rider twin-tip
7m 17 to 30 Knots
9m 15 to 27+ knots
10m 14 to 26
11m 13 to 25 knots
13m  11 to 18 knots

For a 85kg rider on a 145 twin tip. Lighter riders (75kg) could start a number of knots earlier but not hold in stronger winds. Heaver riders would have more top end.

Argo vs Griffin Which to get? 

The Griffin and Argo are very different kites.

For schools and learners I would say go the Argo as it offers easy relaunch because of the curved leading edge and is super stable because of the low aspect design which deliveries a kite that will make you progress much faster. 

For Freestyle and Wave I would also say go the Argo as it performs excellently for upwind and down the line wave riding as well as unhooked riding and has plenty of turning speed and depower and grunt for aggressive wake and wave riding. And if your learning a new trick the auto relaunch will help you progress faster. 

For Strong winds and huge boosts 25 to 40+ knots go the Griffin

For normal winds average  10 to 27+ knots go the Argo

For all round cruising and better wind range as well as learning the Griffin is an excellent choice as it relaunched easily and is a great all round kite in waves and flat water.

Rider Reviews
http://www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=59863

http://www.extremekites.com.au/forums/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=12514 

We have a number of team riders putting the kite though its paces in a number of countries. More info will be up soon....

 Prices

7m RRP $1240 Kite only
Small bar recommended

9m RRP $1290 Kite only  
Small bar recommended

10m RRP $1350 Kite only
Small or medium bar recommended

11m RRP $1380 Kite only
Medium bar recommended

13.5m $1430 Kite only
Medium bar recommended

Bar and lines: $350

Note: Bar and lines are 4 line setup and line lengths are equal lengths.

Other bars may work with the griffins and argos but may not have the correct line lengths and will need to be tested carefully in light winds if you are considering using a  different bar.