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68 ITW Charles Bertrand: "No boring days in F-One!" FOILING BOARDS ARE ALSO IMPORTANT AS THE BLADES UNDER THE WATER. CAN YOU OUTLINE WHAT ARE THE MAIN TOPICS IN THE F-ONE RANGE? SHAPES, MATERIALS, SOLUTIONS, CONNECTIONS, ETC... We have a range of boards available with three different constructions: full bamboo, carbon composite and molded top sheet construction. We are working on an evolution of our current range with sizes starting with our 51 board which is the go-to board when starting, all the way to our racing board used on the world tour. We think it’s important not to go too short as the length is bringing stability at all time and floatation when you need it. We vary a lot more the width as a narrow board can be cranked to windward a lot more for maximum speed and efficiency. It’s important to have thin rails and the outline is critical for the stability when you hit the water at speed. We have pushed the KF and Deep KF box concepts the past few years as we thought they were great standard to achieve a tight fit together with an easy assembly/disassembly but we are aware of the trend towards top plate junctions with rails so we will offer a number of options in the future. F-ONE'S WORK IN FOIL COMPREHENDS ALSO SURF- ING, WINDSURFING AND SUP. HOW ALL THIS KNOWL- EDGE CAN BE USED ALSO IN KITESURFING? Being able to work on a lot of different foils is so helpful in enriching our global understanding and know-how. Every new application that we work on is an opportunity to learn something and we’re able to input some of that into the rest of our range more often than we’d think. The development of surf/sup foils has done a lot to improve the larger beginner wings for kiting. Windfoiling sets some new challenges notably in terms of structural resistance and here again we can learn and improve overall.
FOIL EQUIPMENT IS STILL NOT SO CHEAP. IS IT POS- SIBLE TO REDUCE THE PRICES SOMEHOW WITHOUT LOSING PERFORMANCE? YOU ARE USING SOME CAR- BON INJECTED CONSTRUCTION THAT MAYBE CAN BE A SOLUTION. CAN YOU TELL US MORE ABOUT IT? Absolutely, we see more and more people getting hooked by foiling but to really get the majority of kiters into it, it will take a product that is both super easy and more affordable. That’s something that we have been working on and we are very excited by the early feedback we are getting regarding a new foil that we will release next spring featuring impressive accessibility, great performances and above all a significantly lowered retail price. This was made possible through the use of a new carbon material crafted through an injection process. You will hear more about it very soon!
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