WINDSURF MAGAZINE 77KIDS RIGS
The new kids’s kit our group was using has a lot of development behind it.
Kai Hopf, Duotone’s designer, made dozens of prototypes before launching
the ‘Now’ range to production. The sails are ultra-light, the diameter of
the booms are adapted for small hands and the overall performance of the
rigs match the best adult’s gear! When it comes to boards, the new Fanatic
Grip XS is a 60 litre wave board that finally allows children to crank turns
down the wave face like adults. This board is also suitable for lightweight
riders, especially women. Sebastien Wenzel, Fanatic’s shaper, has developed
it with his young team of riders who weigh between 40 and 60 kilos when
wet! There has been real work on the thickness of the rails and the distances
between the mastfoot and the footstraps to fit small legs!
SAND SURFING
Our next stop is Port Saint Louis du Rhone and the flat sands of Napoléon’s
beach are the perfect place to enjoy the light breeze with the land boards I
made for this trip. Whether it is with a kite or with a windsurfing rig, it is
always fun to do something different and ride on the beach instead of the
sea! Except that the falls are a little bit more painful for bodies and rigs!
The team was now eager to enjoy a real wave session, so we head back
to Carro to spend a quiet evening at home, as according to the weather
forecast, things should start getting serious in terms of wind and waves
tomorrow morning!
“THE TEAM WAS NOW EAGER TO
ENJOY A REAL WAVE SESSION.”
César down the line in Carro.Esteban in the curl at Carro.