No more signal issues

The Zapple effectively tackles one of the most common challenges: signal interruptions caused by water and carbon fiber.  The Zapple has an advanced signal optimization, eliminating interruptions, even in demanding conditions.

We designed a special nose for the Zapple, acting as a “signal window”. The antenna for the Foil Drive is located in line with the track, to help the signal pass into the board, so make sure the foam strips provided with your Foil Drive kit are packed in there, to avoid signal blocking by water. So as long as you have at least a part of the nose above the water and you pack the track with foam there should be zero issues!

Get away with riding a small board

The Zapple is available in three sizes: 38L, 46L and 54L. With the added power you can get away with riding a very small board. But the bigger sizes also make sense, as they make getting up in the flats easier and also will provide this extra security when doing downwinders far out at sea. The boards are essentially midlength models, with the foil placed quite far forward, this makes the extra length and volume less noticeable.

Easy battery replacement

Ensuring the trench is fully compatible with the Foil Drive battery was an obvious choice, as it eliminates voids that cause drag and drain battery energy. To add convenience, the Foil Drive team has developed special barrel bolts, making battery replacement as straightforward as on a board without a trench. Easy and seamless.

DUOTONE SKYBIRD

INTRODUCING THE SKYBRID – The ultimate fusion of performance and accessibility.

Duotone Skybird Overview

Duotone Skybrid at duotonesports.com

Back to wing boards

Waves are a blank canvas, and the new Surf foil board is the refined tool of choice to draw your line. This 100% surf-dedicated shape is highly responsive and easy to paddle whether you’re building skills or already a ripper. The outline is tuned to be stable under the chest when popping up, yet ready to lay into next-level carves and bash whitewater at will. Optimized to give you a direct connection to the foil, the Surf is thin per volume and built stiff to respond instantly under your feet.

STRIDER SLS

PUMP / DOCK START

Duotone Strider SLS Overview

Duotone Strider SLS at Duotonesports.com

Back to foil boards here

The Armstrong Midlength FG Board Range

Inspired by the soul of surfing

The Midlength is more than a board, it’s an approach.

It’s the unconventional idea that in a world hellbent on giving you so many choices that you can hardly pick what to take out for a session, doing more with less is an inspiring alternative. True to its surf-inspired name, the new Midlength board range truly redefines when and how you can go foiling. It’s the ace up your sleeve, the session saver, hell, it’s a fast-paddling, rippable flight time booster that’s your new superpower. It gives you the freedom to define how you ride. The choice is yours.

We hit the sweet spot

A uniquely happy medium.

Slotting in between our Prone, Wing and Downwind boards, the Midlength is a session saver on small or light days with excellent paddle power and an easy release to get you up on foil. That speed and efficiency work equally well to boost your confidence when hunting down bigger surf; the Midlength paddles like a rhino chaser that transforms into your shortboard once in flight. Forget choosing the perfect board, just get on the water and let the board melt away as you take in everything else.

A goldilocks ratio of dimensions and volume makes for optimum glide, stability and manoevrability so you don’t need to be a pro to up your time on foil.

Proven construction

Maximum structural rigidity creates a sublime feel underfoot.

The ultra stiff double skin carbon PVC sandwich combined with Armstrong’s reputed i-beam top to bottom dual stringers provides maximum structural rigidity and durability. Proprietary carbon fibre foil tracks are keyed directly into the stringer fibres for a fully integrated construction.

FEATURES

• Surfboard-Inspired Outline
  • Looking to midlength surfboards for inspiration, the outline balances stability with efficient glide.
• Downwind-Inspired Bottom Contours
  • Subtle double concave to flat at the foil tracks with a diamond-V tail out the back. Chines run the full length of the board.
• Split Foredeck
  • The raised central portion of the deck ahead of the pad helps shed water quickly.
• Footstrap Inserts
  • PVC footstrap inserts for self-tapping screws; optimised for V-strap front footstrap.
• Vent
  • Allows the board to breathe in a range of temperatures and maintain its structural integrity.
• Raised Deck Wedges and Arch Bars
  • An intuitive foot placement reference with extra grip for prone waveriding or winging.
• Forward Geometry Foil Track
  • Our proprietary Forward Geometry foil track fasttracks your progression. This system is designed to work with any foil brand.
• Carbon Foil Tracks
  • Industry leading durability.
• Dual Carbon Stringer System
  • Maximum rigidity for sublime feel underfoot.

DIMENSIONS

45L: 5’1 / 155cm x 17” / 43cm x 3 ¾” / 9.5cm

55L: 5’5 / 165cm x 18” / 45.7cm x 4 1/8” / 10.5cm

65L: 5’9 / 175cm x 19” / 48.3cm x 4 1/2” / 11.4cm

75L: 6’1 / 185.5cm x 20” / 50.8cm x 4 5/8” / 11.7cm

85L: 6’5 / 195.5cm x 20 ¾” / 52.7cm x 4 7/8” / 12.4cm

Apple Skipper DW prone: fast and agile

BOARD FEATURES

Foil box moved forward

The longer outline makes for a bit more swing weight than you will have in a normal prone foil board like the Skipper prone or the Pro-Foil V2. But we have moved the box forward significantly, which balances the board out quite a bit.

Longer and narrow outline

The Skipper Dw prone can also be used with a wing, but keep in mind that the board is quite narrow, and naturally unstable, so to get going is not the easiest. The board can be ordered with inserts to make it a bit easier to use with a wing.

Full carbon construction

As standard, the board comes in the same full carbon construction that you find in the other prone foil boards. Heavier construction as well as insert options for straps are available on request.

CONSTRUCTION

50K CLOSED CELL FOAM

It all starts with the core and every board we make starts with a foam core of our very own 50K closed cell foam. This foam is formalized exclusively for us, it is not used in any other board in the market.

The foam can withstand 50.000 kg per square meter, while staying very light, and most of all very flexible. Another plus of our 50K foam is that it is closed cell, meaning that the foam will not take in water, and the board will not blow out when it gets hot.

100% CARBON FIBER CONSTRUCTION

All our foil boards are produced in our 100% carbon fiber construction. You want carbon fiber in a foil board for its stiffness and strength. A stiff board will give you the best control and response from the foil. Also stiffness will make pumping the foil much more effective. With carbon fiber we are able to make the board extremely strong while really light at the same time.

The most stress in a foil board is in the connection of the foil to the board. So this is where we put extra care and attention to make it the strongest connection available. The foil mount is CNC cut with the board, for the highest precision. We only use FUTURES oneshot boxes as they are the strongest in the industry.  The boxes are placed in a panel of ultra high density PET honeycomb. This PET honeycomb itself is sandwiched in carbon again. Meaning there is carbon fiber both inside the board and outside. The honeycombs open structure ensures a solid connection between inside and outside, fusing everything together into a solid block.

Our lamination is completely different as well. We use a vacuum technique developed in house, where we layer all the carbon fiber, and reinforcements on the board dry. Then we extract all the air from the bag and inject the epoxy resin under pressure. This results in the tightest lamination possible, with the best ration between fiber and epoxy. It also gives 100% connection to the core so the boards do not delaminate. Extra patches under the feet prevent heel denting.

Inserts in our foil range are made from blocks of high density material. And can be customized position wise. These blocks are also fused to the core so they never pull out.

SPECS

Naish Hover Ascend Carbon Ultra Specs