Kitesoul Magazine #25 International Edition

kitesurfer is much better distributed here. Added to this it
is the blank. We use five different “densities”. The "density"
describes the density of the blanks. For an “EPS” blank for
the epoxy sandwich construction this is 25kg/m3 and ours
it’s in the range of 48-60. A blank with a higher "density"
thus also has a greater resistance.
THUS, A BLANK TAKES ON THE QUASI-TASKS OF AN
EPOXY SANDWICH CONSTRUCTION.
But that does not give you a coherent overall package. The
surf typical feeling of riding a wave cannot be achieved
with these constructions.
LET'S STAY WITH THE PU BLANK. THE MORE FOAM YOU
SHAPE AWAY FROM THE BLANK, THE SOFTER THE CORE!
And that is why it is so important to take only as little as
possible. Therefore, we strictly align the sizes on the boards
that we finally build. Also: every six months we get new
blanks from Durban/South Africa. What if a delivery of
blanks is different? That's the disaster! Then you can knock
a big batch of boards into the trash. I travel to South Africa
on a regular basis to keep in contact and to ensure that we
get consistently high quality.
ALSO, A REASON NOT TO GROW WITH THE BOARD PRO-
DUCTION?
Yes. Otherwise, many steps can no longer be controlled to
that extent. We gain for the highest possible perfection and
could no longer ensure this with a larger company.
CHANGE OF TOPIC: FINS!
Fins are very important, because the speed with which they
are flown is very large. But fins are also a big challenge and
there are crucial questions to ask: where do I position the
fins, which angle do they have, and which material are they
made of? Three factors that are super important, but also
little or no scientific evidence.
YOUR BOARDS ALL HAVE A STRINGER.
Yes, also an important topic. We've been using only a specific
wood for a long time, so we do not have any variances, so
we can keep the properties high and keep everything under
control. I also order 10 blanks with another wood stringer,
but in the end our actions proved to be successful.
HOW DID YOU COME TO COOPERATE WITH CORE?
About 10 years ago, Bernie Hiss (CEO CORE) came here for
a stopover on the way to Brazil. He was looking for a production
facility for directionals in classic construction of
surfers. And now we manufacture these CORE waveboards.
HOW ARE NEW KITESURF BOARD SHAPES DEVELOPED?
We receive a briefing and build prototypes, but also from
CORE certain ideas about shape details come up. These are
tested by the team until it comes to the final board.