KT Super K V2 Pro Carbon

Keith Taboul’s legendary shaper status precedes him, and with notable foil heroes like Kane de Wilde and Kai Lenny on the books, the Maui-based brand undeniably has something of a mythical status. Originally drawing from the Dragonfly concept, the downwind influenced mid-length shape has been further refined from the V1 Super K, and in the case of this board, an all-new Pro Carbon construction has been implemented shaving off 20% of the weight of the standard carbon version, and without too horrific a price increase.

The Super K V2 is a true multi-discipline targeting affair and is available in a comprehensive 12 sizes, starting off at 30L, and ranging up to a full bodied 120L. We tested the 80L as a 90kg rider across wing, parawing and foil assist. Build-wise, it’s a lightweight EPS core with full carbon multi-layered shell including biaxal as well as uni-directional carbon. This full carbon sandwich results in an 80L board which sits at 4.4kg, including strap inserts, which is not to be sniffed at. The surface finish is quite unique with a marbly silver paint effect further enhancing its premium feel.

Shape-wise, it’s a slender affair with smooth, gimmick-free lines and subtle, but useful features. The deck area has a gently concaved dip under the front foot to line up flat with the foil angle. The deckpad is a thinner, micro-corduroy pattern with the lines running fore to aft. This gives a great level of grip, ability to move your feet and all-important translation of board feeling. The nose has a slight dome in the front area to maintain a bit of volume. The hull shape has some relatively gentle chamfering at the rear section near the tail, but as this progresses to the front third of the nose section it’s smoothed, meaning if you do catch the nose it’ll glance off the water rather than grip like some of the harsher edged boards. A vent plug sits in the rear of the board, tucked behind the leash point, this will be useful for air travel or to get it to dry out if you do manage to breach the tough carbon shell. A longer-than-average 14” foil track is going to accommodate whatever system you decide to throw at it. We tested with the Armstrong MAv2 which sat three-quarters of the way forward, as well as the KT Nomad, which as you would expect sat more or less central. The box placement is relatively far forward for a mid-length, which made it fly balanced when unweighted, making for easy foot switches.

In practice, regardless of your discipline, this is an eager board to build speed. An efficient takeoff allows downsizing of foils and wings without feeling under gunned. Release is smooth and progressive, and with almost no surface suction the foil initiates fast, like a mini DW board. Once up its bullet-like shape pairs well with faster and more performant foils; it sheds wind like a ghost, particularly noticeable with minimum drag when running into wind or in an offshore wave scenario. For learning to foil assist, the 80L board has some application, particularly if you’re thinking of doing some more exposed downwinding, and want some safety volume or want to work your way down to smaller foils quickly. Signal is uninterrupted, as they’ve made the sensible step to integrate some fiberglass windows in. Parawinging a sub bodyweight board like this takes a little technique but was very achievable and again this quick tracking and early release worked well. The stiff carbon construction, balance and decent foil feeling meant that the board pumped extremely well through the sections when stowed, and without doubt an above-bodyweight version of the board would be fine to learn the art on, as the widths are relatively generous for their volumes, and yield a fair amount of roll stability. Outside the limits of our test board, the larger sizes could definitely be SUP foiled with ease.

2025 will definitely be known as the year of the mid-length, and with the general foiling populus ability level now aligning with a narrower board and all the benefits this brings in terms of foil size, power requirements are becoming irresistible to even the most staunch squarer board rider. The Super K V2 Carbon is a prime example of this, spanning the different genres of foiling effortlessly and offering a decent level of accessibility. Whether you’re more discipline specific or just fancy a mid-size quiver killer you can chuck into most situations, it’s dimensionally sensible and the perfect Swiss Army knife board.