Catalyst V4 Kite

Ozone Catalyst V4 Kite

The Ozone Catalyst V3 is a single strut, lightweight fun to fly kite built around Ozone's popular Alpha kite, it gives stability without feeling like a kite you'll outgrow in a season.

• Entry-level to intermediate freeride
• Beginner-friendly, with genuine room to move on to your first jumps
• Stable, forgiving and predictable in the air/easy to relaunch
• Single strut, open arc design with triple ripstop canopy
• Wide wind range with smooth, easy depower
  

Our Test Team Thoughts

"Two of our team are qualified kitesurfing instructors, and between them they've taught hundreds of students on the Catalyst. It's stable, easy to relaunch, genuinely fun to fly, and the wind range is excellent."

Performance & Feel

The single strut, open arc design is what sets the Catalyst apart from a more delta-shaped kite and the V4 carries that same lightweight, easy-going character forward. Being a single-struck kite is what gives it such a friendly feel in the air along with a wider usable wind range than you'd expect from a beginner kite. The bridles are direct with no pulley system, so what you feel through the bar is genuine, direct Ozone handling.

Power delivery is smooth and progressive, with plenty of depower on tap for gusty days, and the kite tracks upwind well, so more of your session goes into riding rather than walking back upwind. A bungee retracting rear bridle line system is new on the V4, cutting down on line tangles around the wingtips and adding tension to the rear lines when you're sheeted out. This gives better bar input feel and a more responsive kite. Relaunching off the water is easy and the Front Line Flag Out release gives you a straightforward, dependable way to dump power and release if you need to.

The Catalyst V4 has more to give than its beginner reputation suggests. Smooth lift and clear feedback make first jumps genuinely doable, and its light weight and low-end power have also made it a favourite among foiling and lightwind riders, as well as more experienced riders.

Key Features

• Single strut, open arc design: lighter weight and a wide wind range, with a friendly, easy-going character built around the Alpha shape
• Technoforce Triple Ripstop canopy: 15% stronger with reduced stretch, plus an Ultraflex coating for smoother feedback in gusty conditions
• Triple Ripstop Dacron leading edge and struts: added strength and durability at the highest-load points
• No pulleys: genuine, direct feel through the bar
• Front Line Flag Out safety release: simple, effective depower at the pull of the quick release
• Anti-snag rear line deflectors: keep lines clear of the wingtips
• High volume one-pump valve system: fast inflation and deflation

What's Included

• Ozone Catalyst V4 kite
• Repair/Spares kit
• Technical kite bag
• 12 months warranty from delivery