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DUOTONE releases NEW 2023 Slick D/Lab & MOD3 Slick

Now available in store – NEW 2023 Slick D/Lab & MOD3 Slick

CATEGORY – Freeride / Freestyle & Jumps / Wave

PERFORMANCE FEATURES

+ Mini Boom – direct steering with ultimate grip range

+  Fast response – perfect for quick rotations

+  Moderate wing span – easy to handle for all rider sizes

+  Light, neutral and effortless

+  MOD3 gives more:+ Solid feel and power when pumping+ Better draft stability so rider doesn’t have to move hands in a gust+ Better top end control and depower + better durability

Slick D/Lab leading edge

TECHNICAL DETAILS+ Aluula frame and strut+ Mini Boom on center strut+ Light and rigid construction + MOD3 canopy+ Refined reflex and wing tip angles give more consistent power delivery+ Deeper and more precise profile shaping give more power and smoother gust response.

SIZES – 4/ 4.5 / 5.0 /5.5 / 6.0 /6.5

FANATIC Aero Glide Foil

Fanatic Aero Glide Foil Set

AERO GLIDE RANGE CARBONSIZES: 725 / 905 / 1085 / 1305

The Aero Glide is the long anticipated Wing Foil set complementing Fanatics portfolio with a highly efficient high aspect design.

The Aero Gide offers endless glide, increasing downwind performance and pumping abilities, while giving a lively, fun maneuverability that you wouldn’t expect from wings with such span.

As the name suggests – The Aero Glide is made to glide for long distances effortlessly without much input needed once you’re up in flight mode.

The Aero Glide comes in four sizes from the fast and agile 725 to the endless glide of the 1305.

The range covers different rider sizes and abilities and is complemented by our highly performant new GL Stabilizer in 165, 180 and 200. 

Aero Glide Wing sets:
• Aero Glide 725: 725 Front Wing / 165 GL Stabilizer Fast and agile for all lighter riders […]

New Wings / Foiling equipment in store

March 2023 Updates !
Just received a shipment of new products:

Duotone Slicks SLS.

Al Getting airtime at Lake Clearwater

Duotone Units V3 – 2023 model  …….

Featuring MOD3, a new fabric that stiffens the canopy which helps generate more power, better hang time and improved drift stability.
Also available in D/Lab . The latest version of Aluula fabric offers unmatched weight, ride compliance and response, which results in a lighter wing with improved lift, drift, power and hang time. The instantaneous feedback from the Unit D/LAB allows you to fly earlier, jump higher and rotate quicker.

Fanatic:
All Sizes Sky Wings 2023,
All Sizes Inflatables

Fanatic Foils

Cabrinha Mantis & X3,

Cabrinha Code 5’4, 5’8

Cabrinha Foils

Jp X-Winger

Duotone Slicks SLS now instore –  shipment going fast !!!
The Slick SLS , the best wing by far in our opinion. Combination of stable , power fun , intuitive to use, super fast , rocket upwind , light handing , great […]

Shop Update – Level 3

Hope all our fellow waterlovers have kept safe, sane & covid free.
For those that need their essential watersports medicine, Groundswell will be dishing out much needed mental & physical health products (just add water!).
Shop Update – Level 3
Groundswell is open for business, but we have to monitor how we interact with customers.
COVID level 3 Rules state –
“General retail stores can operate.
However, they can’t allow customers onto their premises.
Customer interactions should be contactless, including for ordering, payment and delivery.  ”
Please use the phone & emails for contact where possible, details below.
Activities we can do:

SALES / Advice / Info

We will provide service and sales using phone, email, our website and Facebook.
We can ship product NZ wide.
We can arrange contact-less pick up from the shop, as per Level 3 guidelines.
We can drop off items inside the Christchurch area.
Customers are NOT allowed in store, so please make contact by […]

DICE 2021 – First of Duotones 2021 kites

Designed for big air, powerful lift, extreme kite

loops and with impressive freestyle performance, the all-new Dice is the perfect kite for the rider who wants to go big!
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Duotone Wing Updates

Duotone Echo in store now.
Taking orders now for Sept Delivery for the Duotone UNIT- Contact us for early bird pricing & details.
The New HOT water sport is gaining momentum, wing foiling , or foil winging , or winging , not sure what to call it yet !

Duotone have been ahead of the game with their foil wing, a design that has been 3 years in the making, drawing from their experience in kiting & windsurfing, & using concepts from their successful Irig.
The Duotone foil wing is a piece of equipment that has been totally thought through, well tested, & aimed at the simplicity of having fun in a range of situations.
As they say, the proof is in use !

Posted by Giulio Meda on Friday, 14 August 2020

A group of us tried it from a variety of back rounds (kiting, windsurfing,surf, snow), & everyone was successfully in foiling/sailing with in 60mins.
So far most of the marketing and hype has […]

Level 2 Shop details

Hope all our fellow waterlovers have kept safe, sane & covid free.
For those that need their essential watersports medicine, Groundswell will be dishing out much needed mental & physical health products (just add water!).
Shop Update – Level 2
Groundswell is open for business, but we have to monitor how we interact with customers.

Please be aware during this time, we are required to comply with Contact Tracing protocol if you to enter the shop.

Please use the phone & emails for contact where possible, details below.
INSTORE SHOP HOURS :

Mon to Fri:   1 pm to 6:00 pm
Sat :               12 pm to 4:30 pm
Sun : Closed

PHONE:

SHOP 03 3845 086

Mon to Fri:   1 pm to 6:00 pm
Sat: 12 pm to 4:30 pm
Sun: (LEAVE MESSAGE).

MOBILE or Text: (Anytime during the day)

Giulio

021 175 1778

Allan

021 082 48620

Fanatic 2020 SUPs

 

Duotone Neo 2020

2020 NEO IN A NUTSHELL.
The 2020 Neo remains true to its roots and its purpose in life.
Fantastic drifting abilities, responsive steering-powered or depowered, 4 and 5-line setup.
It’s the go-to surf kite for all good and gonnabe-good wave riders looking to get the most out of every wave session.
Works well as a good kite for freeride and foiling kiteboarding.

– Great kite for Canterbury kiters who spend most of their kite on surf boards, but still want to foil & muck around on flat water. Easy relaunch, amazing drift & packing a punch for its size..
In 2019, Neo creator Ken Winner, made sure that this design never lost its central purpose of being the go-to surf kite for top level and hardcore wave riders like Airton Cozzolino, Matchu Lopes, Sebastian Ribeiro and Patri McLaughlin.
By tweaking and adjusting the minor details, he found the ultimate combination of power, turning, drift and intuitive bar […]

Fanatic 2020 Windsurf boards

Fanatic release their 2020 Freeride / Freerace / Race / Foil boards for 2020.
Below is a quick run down of the range for 2020.
New models in the Gecko & Falcon range.

GECKO ( HRS / LTD / ECO )
100 / 110 / 122 / 135 / 148 / 156+
– New 122, 135 & 148 models, re-tuned for even better speed, acceleration and early planing

–  Increased length and parallel outline creates stability and planing support

– Great stability at both high and low speeds

– Larger planing surface to get you through lulls and gybes with ease

– Footstrap options for progression; from first time in the straps to advanced windsurfing.

–  Flat deck transitioning into thinned out rails for the ultimate carving experience with a secure stance – LTD – Premium full PVC Biax Fibre technology /  HRS – Durable High Resistance Skin technology

GECKO FOIL  135 – ( LTD / HRS )
– Premium full PVC Biax Fibre technology / Durable High […]