SEALION
August 1st
Concept 0-15 KNTS
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Enjoy windsurfing from 1 Beaufort.
This strap-less concept will increase your exhilaration tenfold.
Windsurfers had vanished from the spots on light wind days.
The SeaLion is a forward-going concept, aimed at surfing waves, strapless, in 0 to 15 knots winds.
The Shape
A direct development of our Seal Concept, the SeaLion shape has been compacted within only 232cm of length, a 74cm width, and an 8,5kgs weight.
This is a board you can travel with and store very easily.
Its 135 litres volume is progressively spread on a balanced and very compact outline; this will guarantee that the board remains stable when stopped, allowing riders up to 100kg to stay standing-up on the board.
Its continuous V-bottom sports slight concaves along the full length, in order to maximise glide in lower wind-forces.
Its tail, with an over-50cm One-foot-Off, is fitted with pretty much outboard twin fins (2 x 18cm); which will get you on the plane from 2 Beaufort and maximise your back-foot turning power.
Its rails are significantly rounded and soft forward.
On the water
The SeaLion is a stable board; it bobs-up on the white-water, thanks to the limited area impacting the wave. With a bottom designed to skim in 1-2 knots winds, it will plane at the very first breeze. Its surfing curves are neat and stable, thanks to excellent supports on the voluminous rail in a bottom turn and instantaneous pivoting when later putting you weight on the back foot in the cut-back.
On a plane, this board will show a surprisingly good speed. Both jibes and tacks will be easy to master.
Strapless planning is a true sensation builder.
More than just a sensational, strapless windsurfing will improve your technique, helping you find the optimal feet placing, and an efficient body attitude
Fast and sharp with or without paddle.
Its balanced volume will give you every long-board surfing sensation on a 7'6" stick.
Floater, hang ten, 360° or radical surf, anything is possible with a SeaLion!.
Length: 7'6" / 232cm
Max. width: 74cm
Width One Foot Off: 59,5cm
Volume / Weight: 135 L / 8,5 kgs
Fins: Twin 18cm / US box
Suggested sail area: 7.0 - 2.5
Sandwich monocoque construction
NO STRAPS
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Le plaisir du windsurf dès force 1
Les sensations décuplées d'un concept sans Footstraps.
La planche à voile avait disparu des horizons dans les vents très légers.
La SeaLion est un concept innovant, destiné à la pratique des vagues, sans foot straps, de 0 à 15 noeuds.
Héritant du développement de la Seal, le shape du SeaLion est concentré sur une longueur de 232cm seulement pour 74cm de large, et un poids de 8,5kgs.
Il est très facile de le transporter et de le stocker.
La longueur du SeaLion permet une position du pied de mat logique, similaire à un flotteur de vague classique, optimisant le confort et la bonne position pour surfer.
La répartition progressive de son volume (135 L) sur un outline équilibré très compacte, garantie une stabilité à l'arrêt assurant les riders jusqu'à 100kg de se tenir debout sur le flotteur.
Sa carène est en V continu et légèrement creusé sur toute la longueur, afin d'optimiser la glisse dans les bas régimes.
Son arrière de prés de 60cm à OFO* associé à une option twin fins très excentrés (2 x 18cm), offre un planning dès force 2 et un fort pivot sous le pied arrière.
Les rails sont très ronds et doux sur l�?avant.
Sur l'eau,
La SeaLion est stable, passant les mousses comme un bouchon, grâce à sa faible surface en contact lors de l'impact avec la vague. Dotée d'une glisse optimisée dès force 1, son planning est immédiat dans les moindres rafales. Ses courbes en surf sont franches et stables, avec un très bon appui sur le rail volumineux au bottom turn, suivi d'un pivot instantané sous l'action du pied arrière au cut back.
Au planning le flotteur est surprenant, offrant une bonne vitesse. Les jibes et les virements de bords sont faciles.
Planer sans footstraps apporte beaucoup de sensations.
Windsurfer sans footstraps optimise les bons appuis et le bon placement du corps.
Rapide et incisif, pour surfer avec ou sans pagaie.
Son volume équilibré permet de surfer comme en Longboard, mais sur une 7'6".
Floater, hang ten, 360° ou surf radical, les capacités du SeaLion sont grandes !
Le Windsurf, simple, pratique et ludique, est de retour dans la pétole !
Longueur: 7'6 / 232cm
Max. largeur: 74cm
Largeur One Foot Off: 59,5cm
Volume / Poids: 135 L / 8,5 kgs
Ailerons: Twin 18cm / US box
Surfaces de voiles rec.: 7.0 - 2.5
Sandwich monocoque construction
NO STRAPS
©Julien Ogor
©Fabienne D'Ortoli
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