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 Post subject: Re: Interesting Idea (Split Board)
PostPosted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 7:33 pm 
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It’s going to be an interesting time with the Olympics in 2016 hopefully the major manufactures will make a cheap introductory board and not go the way the windsurfing industry went

If weight was not an issue with race boards the split board has 3 parts so if you did get water in it the water can only go in one section and not soak into all the board

Funny thing is I have made kite speed boards for years and we put 2kg weights on the front end to keep the board down in choppy water and improve control at speed
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Hypothetically if you had a mast foot box on a kite race board you could try it out and see if it would help in chop? And stronger winds

Multi hulled boards could be next, have never seen one yet but Why?: - less wetted area at high speed and sideways grip? = smaller fins more control?

The kite / windsurfing industries need to have more innovative people like the web site with the internet we only have to post an idea and someone may be able to help there are a lot of people out there who have fantastic ideas and should be encouraged :thumb:

Its a shame the lost generation think x box is reality :(


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 Post subject: Re: Interesting Idea (Split Board)
PostPosted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 10:02 pm 
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Hey davesails7, I too recon its photoshopped! look at the guy on the left of the brochure picture, his head is on backwards! Cool concept though, weight will be an issue for the course racer but not for the holidayer looking for the most fun for the bucks!

Great morph....


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 Post subject: Re: Interesting Idea (Split Board)
PostPosted: Sun Jul 01, 2012 5:47 pm 
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It's a french guy constantly creating interesting kitestuff (mainly boards)
I followed it some time...did a see through board, also a interchangeable deck for one padpeace keeping it stable etc...
Nice one, and yess...it's not real. Just a "sketch"
But a great idea!


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 Post subject: Re: Interesting Idea (Split Board)
PostPosted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 3:25 pm 
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Anybody got a hold of them ?
Is that board real ?


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