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Product Details

Product Details

ADVANCED DOWNWIND SHAPE FOR CROSSOVER USE AND FREERIDING

Developed by Thomas Goyard (Foil specialist, designer and Olympic Windsurfing silver medalist) and mastermind Patrik Diethelm, the DW-X concept has been on Thomas' mind and heart for a long time. These shape carry his broad experience and knowledge, endless passion and love for downwinding and any foil riding.
After extensive testing and prototyping the range is finally here. These boards have seen it all: flat water, swell, waves, chop and wind speeds from 10 to 40 knots. The goal was to gather as many test results as possible and translate them into the ultimate allround freeride shape. The DW-X range is made for riders who wants to feel one with their board. If you're looking for a reactive, strong and durable board under your feet without breaking the bank - Order your DW-X now!

DESIGN

We are currently seeing three trends for DW boards worldwide:

Racing DW boards, from 8’2 to 9’6 feet, generally quite narrow
Freeride/Crossover DW boards from 7’4 to 8’2, from 19 to 23 inches in width
the biggest sizes of mid lenght wing boards, from 90 L and above

Our DW-X boards are Downwind Crossover SUP foil boards.
They are designed to propose the best compromise between carving, efficiency at take-off, pumping and speed.
Thanks to the front straps inserts from 77 to 111 l, you can also enjoy wingfoiling and downwind winging with the Vee front straps.
We decided to skip the back strap inserts to allow you to place your backfoot freely on the deck when pumping in free-fly which provides better comfort and accuracy in pitch.

TAKE OFF

Any downwinders dream is to take off with minimum effort. Being comfortable cruising, daring new runs, falling and taking off again will revolutionise your personal DW experience. The main priority for this new generation of downwind boards was to create shapes that allow you to take off in any situation, whether it’s flat, choppy, with swell or cross wind - So you can enjoy your runs without stress and discomfort and just enjoy the moment.

‌ REDUCED PLANING SURFACE
Reduced hull surface with sharp mini bevels enhance the acceleration. This innovative design offers a great hull stability while balancing plus an effortless planing during take off. Direction changes during take offs on a wave feel intuitive on this shape.

‌ SMART WIDTH
Wide enough to be comfortable in rough seas or if you are a DW beginner. For the more advanced rider, the specific hull design and shape features of this board will still provide ultra low drag to take off on small and fast foils. Being stable on the board allows you to paddle extremely hard and powerful even when small roll mistakes happen accidentially.

‌ CUTOUT KICK TAIL
Kick tail to optimise the tail water release while pumping hard on the take off as a catching tail would slow you down and push the board nose downwards. The 90 degree mini tail cutout makes the water rip off the hull surface and reduces the drag of the board futher.

‌ RAKED DECK RECESS
Deck recess with a unique progressive rake provides an optimised angle for take off which varies once you reposition your feet from take off stance to riding and carving.

‌ DECK FOOT LOCK
Thanks to the deck recess shape your front foot will be locked just behind the front bump making it impossible to slip foward. As a consequence, you can transfer your energy to the board and foil with more efficiency.

‌ VEE-DECK TAIL SHAPE
The board can breach the water surface better when you push the tail into the water during extreme paddling and pumping. As the water flows off easily you don't lose energy by your tail getting "stuck" in the water.

‌ BOTTOM MINI CHANNELS
One of the issues you face as a beginner is positioning your board in the correct angle while paddling max power during take off. The mini channels improve the board tracking in the early take off phase significantly without locking the board in too much before you start the flight.

‌ FOIL TRACKS RECESS
Significant reduction of drag during take off when your mast is being positioned to the front of the foil tracks as it make the water "jump" and flow over the base plate of your mast. Much softer touch downs with reduced drag. The board will slow down less helping you to keep your balance when your board hits the water surface in sharp turns, on bigger waves or simply when things get a bit hectic at high speeds.

‌ PROGRESSIVE ROCKER LINES
Tense rocker line with the perfect balance of accelleration and carving. More rocker on the small sizes for more advanced riders and extreme conditions. A more relaxed rocker on the big sizes for even earlier flight.