Duotone NOW 2020

NOW - Smaller frame riders Have you caught windsurfing fever and can’t wait to get back on your board? Are traditional rigs too heavy, big and unwieldy for you? Then DUOTONE has developed separate sails especially for you. These make it very easy for beginners and intermediate riders to get started, and can be used as full-featured equipment even after the learning stage. The NOW is also a highly modern sail that is tailored specifically to the stature and strength of smaller riders, without compromising on all of our sails’ usual quality and performance characteristics. Because as we like to put it, every rider deserves the very best! A familiar concept – unique execution. Children, youngsters and smaller riders up to 160 cm in height often struggle with regular sails because of their stature, strength and limited lever forces, putting them at risk of injury or health problems as well. At the same time they are often more talented surfers than others, so they are right to demand a full-featured and easy-to-control rig. For these individuals we have specifically developed the NOW – a highly lightweight, powerful and high-quality performance handling sail developed based on the current SUPER HERO model yet adapted so it can be used by smaller riders with ease. While most sailing brands use the same layouts and materials for junior sails as in their adult-sized sails for reasons of simplicity (e.g. the heavy X.PLY), we do things differently. Thanks to the years of collaboration with all the big windsurfing schools (e.g. VDWS, ION Club, FBC), we have taken advantage of their wealth of knowledge to design the NOW. The magnificently balanced shape, lightweight monofilm and sophisticated mix of materials in the iMODULAR DESIGN guarantee low weight AND durability. Victor Fernandez Kai and I wanted a sail that was very similar to my SUPER HERO but optimised in every respect for smaller riders. The feedback has been incredible. All the ladies that have ever tried this out don’t want to ride anything else. The same goes for the younger generation of riders as well.