
Family Apex V1 LA Brand’s category Kite Disciplines kite, wing full carbon with foam core · 2022-2024
Its 660 mm span is 35% narrower than typical for the area — the median across the 122 current wings within 10% of its size is 1,013 mm.
No current wing from another brand is within ±5% of area and ±8% of aspect ratio of this one.
None of these is within the tolerances above — each misses on area, on aspect ratio, or on both, by up to 3.7× the tolerance.
| Brand | Wing | Area cm² | Δ area | Aspect ratio | Δ AR | Span mm | Band |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axis | SP (Surf Performance) 660 | 1,113 | -7.2% | 3.91 | +8.6% | 660 | Low aspect |
| Slingshot | One-Lock Kite 1255 | 1,255 | +4.6% | 4.10 | +13.9% | 715 | Low aspect |
| Naish | Kite Foil Front Wing 980 | 980 | -18.3% | 4.20 | +16.7% | 640 | Low aspect |
| Family | Apex V1 LA |
|---|---|
| Size | Apex LA1200 |
| Area, cm² | 1,200 |
| Area basis | unknown |
| Span, mm | 660 |
| Chord, mm | — |
| Aspect ratio | 3.60 |
| Band | Low aspect |
| Brand’s category | Kite |
| Disciplines | kite, wing |
| Construction | full carbon with foam core |
| Model year | 2022-2024 |
| Source | manufacturer · read 2026-08-13 |
The brand's published aspect ratio agrees with its own span and area (span² ÷ area) to within 5%, so the figure is confirmed.
Data current to August 2026. Every figure above is the manufacturer's published claim, converted to comparable units.