The major announcement is that Fanatic Wing Foiling has joined Duotone! To further harness the extensive knowledge and capabilities within Duotone, they have made the strategic decision to integrate the performance products previously under the Fanatic brand into Duotone. This includes Wing Foiling /Windsurf boards and foils, enabling them to present a comprehensive range under the unified Duotone brand. Duotone wing 2024.
Unit 2024
The Unit is Duotone’s firm handled wing and remains the benchmark to its exceptional combination of innovative wing design, technology and premium materials.
For the 2024 version sees a series of significant updates, the most notable is the long carbon front handle, which allows for one hand riding and flagging. The handle is strategically angled to enhance ergonomics and create a more natural riding position which reduces fatigue, particularly when riding toe-side.
They refined the outline, twist, and canopy tension of the MOD3 to improve power delivery and enhance the drift stability.
There is also a new verison of the Unit D/LAB. At the heart of the Unit D/LAB wing lies the groundbreaking Aluula material, used in the leading edge and strut. By incorporating Aluula, Duotone have achieved that our D/LAB wings are not only light, but also incredibly responsive.
Key Features:
- Extended carbon front handle
- Reduced wingspan in smaller sizes
- Ergonomic strut shape
- Refined canopy tension over the entire canopy
- MOD3 canopy
Sky Style SLS 2024
The Sky Style is one of the most popular boards for progressive wing foiling. The Duotone wing 2024 team has built on this success and refined the shapes with new features and an extra size adding even greater range to the new Sky Style SLS. For 2024 they have increased the rail bevels on all the sizes and pulled them way back, which adds higher clearance in the surf allowing the rider to draw tighter lines.
By fading these bevels out towards nose and tail they have straightened the bottom contours improving the glide and the ability to pump these boards out of the water with an easier release. The 45l Sky Style SLS 4’5” has been moved over from the Sky Surf range and adapted to the shapes of the Sky Style SLS.
Sizes: 4’5″ × 21.8″ (45 l), 4’7″ × 22.5″ (55 l), 4’9″ × 23.3″ (65 l), 4’11” × 24″ (75 l), 5’1″ × 24.7″ (85 l).
Key Features:
- Small to medium size shapes for advanced wingers ready to start with volumes around or below their body weight
- Recessed deck shape for stability, control and a direct connection with the foil
- High volume nose section for great stability in starts and landings with balanced sinking
- Higher rocker line provides greater leverage over the foil, maximum pop for take-offs and easy landings with good recovery
- Bevelled rails for maximum clearance in tight turns and easier release when pumping up
- Sharp release edges in tail with parallel bottom outline contours through mid section for early take off and uninterrupted glide in landings and touch downs.
This board is also available in 75L & 85L in the vacuum sandwich construction. This is at a cheaper price point of £1249.
Sky Free SLS 2024
The Sky Free is a very popular model amongst ambitious wingers. Its early planing rocker and easy take-off combined with a balanced ride and compact feel found a huge amount of fans within the large group of intermediate level wing foilers and heavier riders of advanced level.
For 2024 the team implemented slight rail bevels, which not only give the rails more clearance in tight gybes, tacks or carves in small waves, the bottom contours also follow a more parallel outline through the mid-section improving the glide and making the pumping of the board out and up onto the foil even easier.
Sizes: 5’3″ × 26″ (95 l), 5’5″ × 27″ (105 l)
Key Features:
- Medium size shapes for intermediate level wingers looking for the best possible board to get started and progress from the lightest breeze to medium winds
- Recessed deck shape for stability, control and a direct connection with the foil
- High volume nose section for great stability in starts and when landing jumps
- Low, lean rocker line with great glide and stability for the earliest take-off possible
- Slightly bevelled rails for maximum clearance in carves and gybes and easier release when pumping up
- Sharp release edges in tail with parallel bottom outline contours through mid section for early take off and uninterrupted glide in landings and touch downs
Sky Free 2024
Building on the Sky Wing range, the Sky Free comes with multiple design and construction updates and is offered in a multitude of sizes ranging from 95L to 130L. With an early planing rocker line and balanced and stable floating character the Duotone wing 2024 Sky Free is easy to get onto, bring up to speed and into foiling mode for less experienced riders and even for newbies in the larger sizes.
The new feature of moderate rail bevels helps to pump the board out of the water more easily and reduces drag through more parallel bottom contours for incredibly early starts. The deck recess boosts stability and the extra volume in the nose section helps learners to keep the nose up.
Sizes: 5’3″ × 26″ (95 l), 5’5″ × 27″ (105 l), 5’7″ × 28″ (115 l), 5’9″ × 29″ (125 l)
Key Features:
- Large to medium size shapes for entry to intermediate level wingers looking for the best possible board to get started and progress from the lightest breeze to medium winds
- Recessed deck shape for stability, control and a direct connection with the foil
- High volume nose section for great stability in starts and when landing jumps
- Low, lean rocker line with great glide and stability for the earliest take-off possible
- Slightly bevelled rails for maximum clearance in carves and gybes and easier release when pumping up
- Sharp release edges in tail with parallel bottom outline contours through the mid-section for early take off and uninterrupted glide in landings and touch downs
Downwinder SLS 2024
No compromise efficiency! A complete redesign of the Downwinder comes in four sleek and lightweight shapes to get up on the foil easily and fly for miles!
Resulting in sleek, fast and narrow designs, with efficient glide that accelerates with just a few paddle strokes on the smallest bump. 2024 collection we’re offering four dedicated Downwind boards from the small 6’4″ × 19” and 6’10” × 20″ to the mid-sized 7’2” × 21” and the stable and easy 7’8” × 22.5”, in volumes of 85, 95, 115 and 135 l.
Due to the incredible glide and quick acceleration the Downwinder is also a real weapon for light wind Wing Foiling! With a low rocker, stretched outline and clean bottom contours, the boards are incredibly easy to bring up to take-off speed. Once in motion, the slim pin tails with pronounced rail bevels on the larger models are easy to push into thewater to pump your board and foil out for take-off.
Sizes: 6’4′ x 19″ (85L), 6’10” x 20″ (95L), 7’2″ x 21″ (115L), 7’8″ x 22.5″ (135L)
Aero Carve 2.0 D/LAB Foil 2024
Brand new for 2024. Duotone’s most advanced front wings to date. In search of reducing the drag and weight of their foils to a minimum, they decided to merge the front wing and front half of the fuselage together for our D/LAB foils. This eliminates any compromise in terms of shaping the front wing to fit the fuselage front wing mount. It also allows them to remove the three bolts which are necessary to fix our “bolt on” SLS front wings on our fuselages, reducing the drag and weight even more.
The Carve 2.0 D/LAB, same as the SLS variant, are quite different to our previous Carve range. They feel a lot less draggy and way looser in terms of roll, allowing the rider to do heel side to toe side turns way more naturally. The top end speed has also been increased thanks to a thinner profile towards the wing tips and the higher aspect ratio allows the Carve 2.0 D/LAB to glide and pump much better than its predecessor.
Key Features:
- Fast and minimal drag – optimized for each individual size
- Improved pump & glide over previous Carve range
- Each wing perfectly positioned for its size and target
- Modern mid aspect ratio design
- Gradually increased control on small sizes and playfulness on larger sizes
- Compatible with two D/LAB Tail options and all Duotone SLS and D/LAB masts (except Daytona), as well as Fanatic Carbon masts
Aero Carve 2.0 SLS Foil 2024
Building on the success of our latest range of Carve wings, the design goal of the Carve 2.0 was to push the performance of these mid aspect wings even further. The Duotone team riders wanted more glide, more speed and less drag, all whilst increasing the manoeuvrability and maintaining our trademark control at high speed. The Carve 2.0 is the go-to wing if you want to tackle “real waves”. What it sacrifices in terms of glide compared to the Free or the Glide, it makes up with higher top end speed and way more manoeuvrability on the wave face.
This front wing is compatible with all Duotone mast & fuselage combinations and is also compatible with all previous Fanatic fuselages.
Key features:
- Quick response for intuitive surfing and great pop for freestyle
- Improved pump & glide over previous Carve range
- Modern mid aspect ratio design
- Light and strong carbon layup
- Optimized profiles and curvature for each size
- for a great mix of weight, stiffness and strength
Aero Glide SLS Foil 2024
The Aero Glide range is complementing our portfolio with highly efficient high aspect designs, offering endless glide, downwind performance and pumping abilities, crossed with a lively and fun maneuverability you wouldn’t expect from wings with such span.
As the name suggests – our Aero Glide is made to glide for long distances effortlessly. The four smaller sizes from the fast and agile 725 to the larger 1305 were introduced in spring 2023 with an incredible response for their mix of accessible glide performance, control and manoeuvrability. All these wings come in aspect ratio around 9.5. With emphasis on efficiency, speed and low drag these wings like to be ridden with a slightly more active riding style that suits the level of intermediate to advanced riders.
For 2024 they’re adding two large siblings to the family of the Aero Glide, the 130 cm wide 1595 with an AR of 10.6 and the pumping oriented 2145, with a span of 143 cm and AR of 9.6. Duotone wing 2024.
Key Features:
- Incredibly accessible glide performance
- Good and direct turning response for wings of such span
- Modern high aspect designs with AR around 9.5 (1595: 10.6)
- Fast and low drag profiles optimized all the way to the tips
- Outline, profile and layup optimized for high strength and stiffness for direct reactions
- Compatible with all 2024 Duotone AL (M8 Wing Mount), AL 3BS and Fanatic Carbon & AL fuselages
Aero Free SLS Foil 2024
The three new bigger sizes 1500, 1750 and 2000 are the perfect wings for beginner and intermediate riders. Their stable flight, early lift and good top speed make them the ideal wings to progress quickly. The three smaller sizes 800, 1000 and 1250 have been on the market for a year already and have established themselves as great performance allrounders.
The Aero Free range sits right in the middle of our new Glide and Carve 2.0 ranges when it comes to its glide capability and manoeuvrability – coming in a slightly higher aspect ratio than our new Carve 2.0 but with a different profile and outline, targeted more for a great mix of manoeuvrability, glide, pumping and overall ease of use.
This is a firm favourite among the Fluid Lines team, we especially like the 1250 and 1000 front wings. They are the perfect all-rounder!
Key Features:
- Great mix of speed, manoeuvrability and glide
- Stable and lifty – easy for quick progression
- Fast and agile in the small sizes, easy and stable in the bigger sizes
- Playful outline and low drag profile for speed and fun carving sensation
- Compatible with all 2024 Duotone AL (M8 Wing Mount), AL 3BS and Fanatic Carbon & AL fuselages
Aero SLS Carbon Mast & Aero AL 3BS Fuselage
For 2024 there has been a change on the full carbon mast and fuselage sets. Building upon the great feedback received from the 60cm Alu 3BS fuselage, Duotone have decided to extend these improvements to the longer aluminium fuselages.
They now have 66 cm and 74 cm AL 3BS fuselages replacing our previous carbon 68 and a 78 cm fuselages.Changing the construction to aluminium allows them to reduce the cross section of the fuselage by over 20 %, and by doing so, to reduce the drag generated by the fuselage. At the same time, they are also increasing the strength, while only increasing the weight by about 2.5 %. Duotone wing 2024.
If you have any questions about any of the products discussed in this blog, please get in contact with the Fluid Lines Team on 01206 545533 or by email on sales@fluid-lines.co.uk.
Fluid Lines, an independent snow and watersports shop based in Colchester, Essex.