DUOTONE SALESBOOK 2019 ENGLISH WHAT’S NEW TRUE KITEBOARDING NOW BY DUOTONE TRUE KITEBOARDING INTRO THE TRANSITION THE ONLY CONSTANT THING IN LIFE IS CHANGE. THE TIMES, THE CONDITIONS, EVERY THING IS IN MOTION. ONLY THE DESTINATION STAYS THE SAME; LIKE OUR AMBITION TO BUILD THE MOST INNOVATIVE EQUIPMENT FOR WIND AND WATER SPORTS. As from August 2018, the Boards & More kite Wind and water, emotion and technology, man and windsurfing divisions will develop and and material, kite and sail. There are always distribute all products under the new name two sides to every story and we bring together DUOTONE. The complete R&D, distribution, what belongs together. Two tonalities and production teams and athletes stay on board. forces, two poles depending on each other, United by passion, we lead as the most true DUOTONE. influential and desirable brand, defining the standards of our sports. It’s a new era that will So join us in entering a new era! be built upon our core values of advanced We’re riding with high hopes under a new flag. technologies, exceptional quality, unstoppable Welcome to DUOTONE! enthusiasm and continuous improvement. We set the tone. 02 03 DUOTONE TRUE KITEBOARDING MEET THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE IT ALL COME TRUE JULIAN LANGE NIKLAS VALENTIEN SKY SOLBACH MEET LAURA ALEXY FLORIAN PANTHER THE PHILIPP BECKER PEOPLE JOHANNA EBENHÖH WHO MAKE THOMAS KAISER IT ALL AURÉLIEN MIERSWA The brand is nothing without the people representing COME the name. All Boards & More personnel that developed and shaped the kitesurfing sport since 2001 stands TRUE united behind DUOTONE. MARCO MAY DUOTONE is the sum of all people burning for the JEROME BONIEUX sport, contributing all their knowledge and skills to the improvement of the best kites and boards. Nobody leaves the shape room, gets off the sewing table or stops testing on the water unless all questions are answered and all wishes are fulfilled. TILL EBERLE MANUEL ZWINZ ANTONIO DESTINO PATRICK DUDEK 04 05 RALF GRÖSEL LAURENT HOMPESCH KEN WINNER SEBASTIAN HERRIG DUOTONE TRUE KITEBOARDING TEAMRIDER MATCHU LOPES RENO ROMEO COLLEEN CARROLL FRANCESCA BAGNOLI GIANMARIA COCCOLUTO GIANNI ARRAGNO HANNAH WHITELEY JAMES CAREW ONE TEAM ONE SPIRIT AARON HADLOW TOM HEBERT LASSE WALKER LEWIS CRATHERN LYDE HECKROOT PATRI MCLAUGHLIN JEREMIE TRONET ONE DREAM TOM COURT SEBASTIAN RIBERO PAULA NOVOTNA JEROME CLOETENS CLAUDIA LEÓN MARTINEZ MIKAILI SOL GABI STEINDL 06 CRAIG CUNNINGHAM STEFAN SPIESSBERGER NOÉ FONT AIRTON COZZOLINO TOM BRIDGE JAN MARCOS RIVEIRAS ARTEM GARASHCHENKO MANUELA JUNGO JULIA CASTRO 07 DUOTONE TRUE KITEBOARDING TRUE KITEBOARDING 08 09 DUOTONE TRUE KITEBOARDING KITES REBEL NOW BY DUOTONE THE ALL-TIME CLASSIC HIGH PERFORMANCE FREERIDE KITE, BENCHMARK IN BIG AIR SUPERIORITY AND STUNNING HANGTIME. INTERVIEW WITH DESIGNER KEN WINNER WHAT’S NEW FLATTER CENTRE SHAPE WHAT DID YOU SET OUT TO in the right arc curvature gradually WHICH LINE LENGTHS DO + The new flatter profile in the centre ACHIEVE FOR THE 2019 REBEL? and over several prototypes. We YOU RECOMMEND ACROSS of the kite adds power and improves We spent an enormous amount of also wanted to fine tune the Leading THE DIFFERENT SIZES? the flying characteristics. The Rebel time on the 2018 Rebel in order to make Edge dia meter which took a while to Sky and I use 22 m most of the now jumps higher and floats for longer; it four-line capable. Whilst the 2018 get it right. time. For kites above 10 m, 24 m lines massive airs are even easier on the model performed similarly to the 2017 work best. new Rebel! Rebel, it was in every respect a totally WHAT ARE THE MAIN DESIGN new design. For 2019, we tried to AND PERFORMANCE UPDATES ANY TIPS FOR USING THE REDUCED DIAMETER LEADING EDGE address the small weaknesses that FOR THIS 2019 REBEL? DIFFERENT SETTINGS? + The thinner Leading Edge makes the some riders had mentioned. By The Leading Edge arc is flatter in The Adaptive Tip adjustment allows new Rebel more efficient, but allows it focusing on small tweaks, we were able the middle for better resistance the user to adjust bar pressure and to twist, increasing the turning speed to gain improvements in one quality or against backstall. This Leading Edge choose between a light feel through ITEM NO 44900-3000 NO ITEM and making the handling very dynamic. another, without affecting existing arc also gives slightly better depower the bar and a more direct feedback ones. and quicker turning. The LE diameter from the kite. A lighter bar is easier on is a bit smaller in the middle which the arms, but gives a less direct WERE THERE ANY helps the Rebel fly closer to the edge ‘eyes-off’ feel for the kite. Sky, Patri CHARACTERISTICS COLOUR COMBINATIONS CC1 BLUE CHALLENGES ALONG THE WAY and jump more vertically. The two and I like the more direct feel. You AND HOW DID YOU OVERCOME bridle anchors are now closer to the always know where the kite is without FREESTYLE UNHOOKED SLACK / POP HIGH PERFORMANCE FREERIDE / BIG AIR THEM? center of the Leading Edge. This looking and we think it feels better and We went through 25 or 30 ensures that the bridle can keep the more secure in jumps FREESTYLE HOOKED KITELOOP / FAST TURNING prototypes for the 2019 Rebel. One thinner central Leading Edge sections FREERIDE WINDRANGE / HANGTIME / SHEET & GO goal was to improve backstall from deforming under high loads. IN A NUTSHELL, WHAT’S NEW resistance, so we tried something that FOR THE 2019 REBEL? FOIL FLYING ABILITY IN LIGHT WIND worked on the latest Mono. By WHY CHOOSE THE We gave the 2019 Rebel small flattening the Leading Edge arc in the 2019 REBEL? performance gains without sacrificing WAVE DRIFT / TURNING DEPOWERED center we were able to give the There’s no better jump oriented, anything. It has improved depower and canopy a lower angle of attack, also in all-around kite than the 2019 Rebel. jumps are more vertical with the same ENTRY EASY RELAUNCH ABILITY / STABILITY IN AIR CC2 RED CC3 ORANGE the center. Ultimately this worked, but It’s especially good for heavier riders impressive hangtime. Turning is much as one can imagine, making exactly who need an extremely stable kite smoother and it still remains to be the the same adjustment to a 5-Strut kite that can handle high loads and big ultimate jump orientated high SIZES 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 that was initially designed for a 1-Strut power spikes. performance freeride cruiser. 10 kite doesn’t work, so we needed to dial WINDRANGE 23 – 42 21 – 40 19 – 38 17 – 36 15 – 34 13 – 32 12 – 29 11 – 26 10 – 23 09 – 21 08 – 20 11 REC. LINE LENGTH 22 – 24 22 – 24 22 – 24 22 – 24 22 – 24 22 – 24 22 – 24 22 – 24 24 – 27 24 – 27 24 – 27 DUOTONE TRUE KITEBOARDING KITES EVO NOW BY DUOTONE THE EVO IS THE LEADING ALL-ROUND KITE. THE GREATEST FREERIDE FORMULA TODAY. WITH 3 STRUTS, A HUGE WIND RANGE, SUPERIOR STABILITY, PRECISE POWER DELIVERY AND RESPONSIVE HANDLING, THE EVO IS FUN AND VERSATILE FROM WAVERIDING TO FREESTYLE AND THE FIRST CHOICE OF TOM HEBERT IN ANY CONDITIONS. INTERVIEW WITH DESIGNER RALF GRÖSEL WHATS NEW STRUCTURAL STIFFNESS + The structural stiffness of the WHAT DID YOU SET OUT TO Evo has been part of the kite range for WHY CHOOSE THE 2019 EVO? smaller sizes has been enhanced, ACHIEVE FOR THE 2019 EVO? so many years now, you can almost The Evo has all the qualities and making them rock solid even in In 2018 we made the decision to predict how changes will affect performance characteristics to satisfy gusty and strong winds. reduce the number of struts on the performance, so challenges are quick pretty much any rider. It’s the ultimate Evo from 5 to 3. It was the final piece to overcome. That’s why this year I all-round kite; an easy jumper, huge REDUCED BAR PRESSURE of the puzzle that was missing from pushed hard to find the Evo’s depower, stable, reactive, forgiving + Reduced bar pressure makes the what is now the greatest freeride boundaries and parameters. It allowed and with huge sheet-and-go. kite easy to fly and very forgiving, formula. It really set the foundations me to discover what I needed to appealing to a lot of riders across for us to create something outstanding further enhance it’s handling, IN A NUTSHELL, WHAT’S the ability spectrum. for 2019. usability, performance and jumping. NEW FOR THE 2019 EVO? ITEM NO 44900-3003 NO ITEM My goal was to the check the Evo is the best all-round kite, no boundaries on the new Evo WHAT ARE THE MAIN DESIGN doubt. It’s a benchmark model within CHARACTERISTICS COLOUR COMBINATIONS CC2 RED construction. Even though it is, and AND PERFORMANCE UPDATES our brand and the industry. Years of FREESTYLE UNHOOKED SLACK / POP will always be the ultimate all-round FOR THIS YEAR’S MODEL? proven design and performance have kite, I wanted to see how much further Different aspect ratios can be found allowed us to take the 2019 Evo to the FREESTYLE HOOKED KITELOOP / FAST TURNING we could go between lightness and on the smaller sizes this year which next level and you won’t be FREERIDE / FREESTYLE / WAVE structure, handling performance and delivers a very stable kite with epic disappointed. FREERIDE WINDRANGE / HANGTIME / SHEET & GO balance, depower and agility, fast depower. The depower performance and responsive with light steering across all sizes also allows the user to FOIL FLYING ABILITY IN LIGHT WIND pressure.