{"title":"Galway highlights (homepage)","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"2025-10m-north-orbit-pro-brand-new-used-once","title":"North Orbit Pro 10m Kite – Big Air (Ex-Demo)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEx-demo. One kite, in Galway, kite only.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a 2025 North Orbit Pro 10m from our demo fleet. It has had around ten sessions, so it is not a brand-new kite, but it has been looked after: no repairs, no patches, bladders holding, canopy crisp, with the original bag. You can see it pumped up before you buy, which is the honest way to sell a used kite.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Orbit Pro is the competition version of the Orbit, the kite behind the last few King of the Air results. It takes the Orbit's big-air platform and puts it in a lighter build with the N-Max2 airframe, so it turns faster, boosts harder and hangs longer than the standard kite. The 10m is the size most riders on the west coast end up using the most, covering the 18 to 28 knot days at Silverstrand and Barna.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you get:\u003c\/strong\u003e kite and bag only. No bar. It pairs with any North Navigator bar, and we can set you up with one if needed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollect or deliver:\u003c\/strong\u003e see it, pump it up and check it over at the trailer at Silverstrand or Barna, or we post it anywhere in Ireland with free delivery. First to pay takes it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"North Sails","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54368193020228,"sku":"","price":1199.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/0372\/0917\/files\/bg01__instock_b2963226-b61c-42b2-9522-cad47efde0e7.jpg?v=1781282545"},{"product_id":"north-8m-orbit-sale-2025","title":"North Orbit 2025 8m Kite – Big Air Performance","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 2025 North Orbit 8m — the King of the Air kite, brand new, in the size Irish storm season was made for. The Rubine Red sold; \u003cstrong\u003eone Pacific Blue left\u003c\/strong\u003e, €830 off RRP. We price-checked the EU shops still selling it — nobody beats this price.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrand new, 2025 model — kite only\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8m: the big air storm-season size\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRRP €1,649 — now €819\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnly 1 left — in stock in Galway, ready to go out the door today.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOrdering from Northern Ireland, the UK or the EU? \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/353871448888\"\u003eWhatsApp us on 087 144 8888\u003c\/a\u003e and we'll quote you delivery — checkout currently ships to the Republic of Ireland only.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"North Sails","offers":[{"title":"Pacific Blue","offer_id":55322518061380,"sku":null,"price":819.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Rubine Red","offer_id":55322518094148,"sku":null,"price":819.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/0372\/0917\/files\/bg08__instock_8d351606-506b-46e9-8b76-ed1b21ecb08b.jpg?v=1781282548"},{"product_id":"north-orbit-n-u80-ultra-9m-grey-edition-my26","title":"North Orbit Ultra N-u80 2026 Prototype 1 of 1 – 9m Grey Edition, Kite Only","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1 of 1. The only one like it anywhere.\u003c\/strong\u003e This is a 2026 pre-production prototype of the kite North have now released as the \u003cstrong\u003eOrbit Ultra\u003c\/strong\u003e — the same N-u80 Ultra PE airframe, the same design, the same kite — in a \u003cstrong\u003elimited-edition grey\u003c\/strong\u003e colourway that never went into production. \u003cstrong\u003eLightly used: flown three times, by Paddy personally, and that’s it.\u003c\/strong\u003e It has never been a school kite. Fully checked, no repairs, nothing to report.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow €1,869 — cheaper than a brand-new standard Orbit 9m (€1,799), for the Ultra.\u003c\/strong\u003e This is the kite family that has won the last two women’s Red Bull King of the Air titles: Francesca Maini took the first women’s KOTA in December 2024 on the Orbit, and Nathalie Lambrecht won in 2025 on a pre-release Orbit Ultra — the same generation of kite as this one, before it went on sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNorth call the production version “the fastest, most reactive Orbit”: a thinner N-u80 leading edge for quicker loops, a six-point bridle, higher aspect ratio and a more cambered profile built for overpowered big air. The 9m is the everyday send size for an Irish winter. The production kite retails at €2,449 — this one is €1,869, and it’s the one the pros were flying before anyone could buy it. \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/reviews\/north-orbit-n-u80-orbit-ultra-first-ride-review-ireland\"\u003eRead Paddy’s first-ride review here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho it’s for:\u003c\/strong\u003e a big air rider who wants the Ultra at a serious saving and doesn’t mind (or actively likes) owning the only grey one in existence. It’s a pre-production kite sold from Paddy’s own quiver, checked by us — ask us anything about it before you buy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat’s included:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNorth Orbit N-u80 (Orbit Ultra) 9m — Grey Edition MY26 prototype, kite only\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKite bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWant the full setup?\u003c\/strong\u003e This exact kite is also available with the Navigator Pro bar and Lieuwe Falcon 137 with bindings as our \u003ca href=\"\/products\/north-nu80-orbit-9m-package-pre-release-kite-navigator-pro-bar-lieuwe-falcon-137\"\u003eWinter Big Air Package for €3,519\u003c\/a\u003e. There’s one kite, so whichever sells first takes it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUsed gear isn’t eligible for the €400 free-gear offer. Pick up from our trailer at Silverstrand, Galway, or we’re in Dublin most weeks. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/353871448888\"\u003eWhatsApp us\u003c\/a\u003e to view it or make an offer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"North Kiteboarding","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57221660180804,"sku":"NORTH-NU80-9M-GREY","price":1869.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/0372\/0917\/files\/north-orbit-ultra-n-u80-grey-9m-galway.jpg?v=1792668512"},{"product_id":"north-orbit-8m-ex-instructor-kite-only","title":"North Orbit 8m – Ex-Instructor (Kite Only)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNorth Orbit 8m — ex-instructor, our own school kite, checked over by us and in good condition. €659 against approx €1,649 new, 60% off.\u003c\/strong\u003e Kite only, in its North bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Orbit is North's big-air and freeride kite — the family that has won the last two women's King of the Air titles — and it's also stable, predictable and forgiving enough to learn and progress on, which is exactly why we used it in the school. The 8m is the strong-wind kite — the one for the winter blows on the west coast. Level: intermediate and up, or a lighter rider's everyday kite.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the 8m from our ex-instructor quiver: used, looked after, and checked before it goes out. The three kites in the quiver are different model years — ask us and we'll tell you which year this one is and send photos of the actual kite on WhatsApp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOr take the lot for €3,299.\u003c\/strong\u003e This is one piece of our \u003ca href=\"\/products\/north-orbit-3-kite-quiver-package-8m-10m-14m-navigator-bar-atmos-hybrid-bindings\"\u003eex-instructor North Orbit 3-kite quiver\u003c\/a\u003e — Orbit 8m, 10m and 14m, Navigator bar, Atmos Pro Carbon 142 with Pro bindings. 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