Techno Foil FW Pro Team Series Carbon 3K Texalium Purple Clear Prepreg

Pro Team Series Technology : 3K Texalium Purple Clear Prepreg Carbon

Key Features

Ultra-high-end prepreg carbon construction, engineered to maximize stiffness, efficiency, precision, responsiveness, and durability on the highest-performance shapes in the GONG range.
Reserved for the most advanced, specialized, and demanding front wings in the V3 Atmo lineup.
TORAY M40J high-modulus carbon combined with intermediate-modulus fibers to achieve the ideal balance of mechanical performance, strength, responsiveness, forgiveness, and durability.
Exclusive 3K Texalium Purple Clear finish featuring a unique metallic purple-pink iridescent appearance that shifts with light and viewing angle.
Custom-developed 3K prepreg carbon, manufactured in our own production facility, with Texalium purple yarn woven directly into the carbon fabric.
Custom-molded high-density hydrophobic foam core that reduces weight, reinforces the structure, limits water absorption in the event of impact, and guarantees perfect manufacturing consistency.
Prepreg fibers with precisely controlled fiber content and fiber-to-resin ratio.
Rare in-house capability to manufacture our own prepregs, allowing complete control over fiber selection, resin formulation, resin content, Texalium yarn integration, cold storage, CNC cutting, and layup according to our proprietary laminate schedules.
Layup schedules engineered around real-world loads: bending, torsion, compression, pumping, carving, acceleration, extreme loads, and repeated stress cycles.
Multi-axis carbon architecture combining UD, 0°/90°, ±45° bias, triaxial fabrics, and localized reinforcements to maximize stiffness exactly where it is needed.
Central stiffeners and model-specific carbon reinforcements to control flex and torsion on high-aspect, high-speed, and heavily loaded wings.
Ultra-precision 5-axis CNC-machined steel molds, produced in our manufacturing facility to ensure every wing is identical from the first to the last.
High-pressure molding in heated presses with tightly controlled curing and cooling cycles to maximize the composite's mechanical properties.
Precision finishing in dedicated workshops, with meticulous control of trailing edges, surface quality, transition areas, fillets, and connection interfaces.
V3 SuperLock self-locking connection, manufactured to extremely tight tolerances for a rigid, reliable, and silent assembly.
A Pro Team Series construction developed to unlock the full potential of the most extreme V3 Atmo shapes, delivering maximum stiffness, precision, efficiency, and direct ride feel.

Pro Team Series Carbon: Stiffness, Precision & Efficiency

Pro Team Series represents the highest level of performance within the V3 Atmo range. It features a 3K Texalium Purple Clear prepreg carbon construction, developed to deliver the ultimate in stiffness, responsiveness, precision, and efficiency on our most advanced wing designs.

The objective goes far beyond reducing weight or showcasing an exceptional carbon finish. The real purpose is to transmit rider input directly to the wing, minimize unwanted structural flex, control torsional deformation, and preserve the hydrodynamic profile exactly as designed, even under the highest loads.

On a Pro Team front wing, every input matters. At high speed, during committed carving, powerful pumping, racing, freestyle, or downwind riding, even slight deformation can alter the local angle of attack, reduce stability, compromise acceleration, or make the foil feel less predictable. A Pro Team wing maintains its designed geometry with exceptional accuracy, resulting in a foil that is more direct, faster, more stable, and more efficient.

The result is an exceptionally connected ride: less delay between rider input and foil response, reduced energy loss, sharper carving precision, greater high-speed stability, and a more intuitive, direct feel beneath your feet.

High-Modulus & Intermediate-Modulus Carbon

The V3 Atmo Pro Team Series front wings combine TORAY M40J high-modulus carbon fiber with carefully selected intermediate-modulus fibers. This blend delivers an outstanding balance of stiffness, strength, responsiveness, durability, and mechanical forgiveness.

High-modulus carbon features an exceptionally high Young's modulus, meaning it deforms far less under load. It is therefore ideal for reinforcing the areas that demand maximum rigidity: the center section, high-bending zones, torsion-critical areas, the connection interface, and the structural layers responsible for transmitting rider input with maximum precision.

Intermediate-modulus carbon complements this architecture by adding strength, durability, and impact tolerance. A Pro Team wing is subjected to repeated, intense loads: aggressive turns, hard accelerations, powerful pumping, landings, sustained high speeds, rapid direction changes, and continuous stress cycles. The composite therefore needs to be extraordinarily efficient without becoming overly brittle.

This combination of high-modulus and intermediate-modulus carbon is one of the defining elements of the Pro Team Series: maximizing performance while avoiding the fragility and exclusivity often associated with ultra-stiff composite constructions. The result is a wing that delivers elite-level performance while remaining durable and reliable session after session.

Custom-Molded Hydrophobic Core

Every Pro Team Series front wing is built around a high-density hydrophobic foam core. This foam provides structural volume, reduces overall weight, improves buoyancy, minimizes water absorption in the event of an impact, and contributes significantly to the wing's overall stiffness.

It is not simply an off-the-shelf foam block that is machined and inserted into the wing. It is produced and controlled within our own manufacturing process to guarantee perfectly consistent density, geometry, and repeatability. Every wing model and every size has its own dedicated steel foam mold, allowing us to create the exact core required.

This core is fundamental to a carbon composite construction. It increases the effective structural thickness without adding unnecessary weight. The carbon laminates work more efficiently, the structure becomes stiffer, and the foil maintains a weight perfectly matched to its intended performance.

During the heated molding process, the core also contributes to the internal consolidation of the composite. As it reacts under temperature, it helps press the carbon plies firmly against the mold, resulting in a compact, homogeneous, and structurally optimized part.

Prepreg Construction and Fiber Volume Control

Every carbon reinforcement used in the V3 Atmo Pro Team Series foils is manufactured using prepreg technology, meaning the fibers are pre-impregnated with resin before layup. We do not use dry fabrics wetted inside the mold, as that process cannot achieve the level of precision required for a Pro Team foil.

Prepreg construction allows precise control of the fiber-to-resin ratio, directly influencing weight, compaction, stiffness, shear strength, torsional rigidity, final laminate thickness, mechanical consistency, and curing quality.

In any composite structure, performance depends primarily on the fiber volume fraction—the actual proportion of structural fibers relative to the resin. The fibers carry the loads; the resin simply binds them together, transfers stresses between them, and stabilizes the laminate without adding unnecessary weight.

Too much resin makes the wing heavier while reducing its mechanical efficiency. Too little resin creates dry spots, weak bonding, and structural defects. The objective is therefore not to "add resin for strength," but to place precisely the right amount of resin around fibers that are correctly oriented.

GONG pushes this level of control even further by producing our own prepregs in-house. We select our dry fibers, impregnate them with the resin specifically formulated for each mechanical program, control the resin content, integrate the purple Texalium thread into the 3K carbon weave, store the material under refrigerated conditions, then CNC-cut and lay up every ply according to our proprietary stacking schedules.

This capability is exceptionally rare in the foil industry. It requires genuine composite manufacturing infrastructure, strict storage procedures, tightly controlled processing times, advanced materials expertise, and production volumes large enough to justify these investments. Most importantly, it allows us to define the composite itself instead of adapting our designs to standard industrial materials. Every material is engineered specifically for the wing, its intended use, our calculations, our testing, the expected loads, and the riding feel we want to achieve.

Engineered Layup Schedules

The carbon reinforcements are not laid by intuition, habit, or simple experience. Our layup schedules are engineered using simulation software based on the actual mechanical loads experienced by the foil: bending, torsion, compression, connection loads, pumping forces, carving loads, acceleration, landings, impacts, and repeated fatigue cycles.

Fiber orientations and distributions are precisely defined for every area of the wing. Unidirectional (UD) fibers carry the primary loads, 0°/90° fabrics stabilize the structure, ±45° and triaxial reinforcements control torsional deformation, while localized reinforcements strengthen the connection areas and other high-load zones.

On the Pro Team Series, this work becomes even more critical because every shape is highly specialized. A race wing experiences completely different loads than a freestyle surf wing. A downwind wing does not behave like a slalom wing. An extreme pumping wing requires a different structural response than a carving wing. Each layup is therefore specifically engineered to match the exact performance program of that model.

This optimized layup strategy places material only where it contributes to performance. High-load areas are stiffened to maximize power transfer, critical zones are reinforced, controlled compliance is preserved where it improves durability, and unnecessary weight is eliminated.

Every carbon ply is CNC-cut to guarantee perfect geometry, orientation, and positioning. This level of precision minimizes manufacturing variability, excessive laminate thickness, air pockets, dry areas, resin-rich zones, and performance differences from one wing to another.

This is how we achieve a carbon wing that is simultaneously exceptionally stiff, highly precise, and extremely durable. Performance comes from intelligent fiber architecture, not from simply adding more material.

Central Stiffener and Structural Reinforcement

The Pro Team Series front wings incorporate a dedicated structural reinforcement architecture designed to maximize stiffness without compromising weight. Depending on the model and its intended loads, this construction includes a central stiffener along with strategically positioned localized reinforcements that lock in the primary load paths.

This central reinforcement becomes particularly important on high-aspect wings, large-span designs, high-speed models, and wings subjected to very high loads. The longer, thinner, faster, or more heavily loaded a wing becomes, the greater the bending and torsional forces it must withstand. Without sufficient structural rigidity, the foil loses precision, efficiency, and riding feel.

The objective is to ensure that the wing behaves exactly as it was designed to. The profile remains true to its intended shape, lift characteristics stay consistent, pumping becomes more efficient, acceleration is sharper, and rider input is transmitted instantly without delay.

This structural reinforcement is one of the defining advantages of the Pro Team Series. It delivers a foil that feels more direct, more radical, and more stable under load while maintaining a weight fully consistent with elite-level performance.

Precision Steel Molds and Absolute Repeatability

The V3 Atmo Pro Team Series front wings are manufactured using ultra-high-precision steel molds. This is a rare industrial choice in the foil industry, as steel molds are significantly more expensive than aluminum molds. The raw material itself is costlier, machining takes considerably longer, and the tooling requires a much higher level of manufacturing expertise.

However, steel offers one decisive advantage: it maintains its precision over time. While aluminum molds gradually wear, lose their sharpness, deform, or drift out of tolerance, steel molds continue producing foils that are virtually identical from the very first part to the very last.

For GONG, this level of repeatability is essential. Every foil must deliver the same profile, the same trailing edge geometry, the same connection fit, the same stiffness, and the same riding characteristics, regardless of when it was produced.

Our molds are machined on our in-house 5-axis CNC machines, ensuring complete quality control while protecting the confidentiality of our proprietary designs. This level of precision is essential for faithfully reproducing hydrodynamic profiles, thickness distributions, transitions, connection geometries, and trailing edges with exceptional accuracy.

On a hydrofoil, just a few tenths of a millimeter can influence glide, stall behavior, noise, ventilation, or stability. Tooling precision is therefore a true performance factor, not simply an aesthetic detail.

Heated Presses and Controlled Curing Cycles

Each wing is molded under very high pressure in heated presses. Temperature, pressure, cycle duration, and cooling are all precisely calibrated to maximize the mechanical properties of the composite.

The objective is to produce a laminate that is compact, homogeneous, fully cured, dimensionally stable, and capable of maintaining its mechanical properties over time. The performance of a carbon composite depends not only on the fibers themselves, but also on how they are compressed, heated, cured, and cooled throughout the manufacturing process.

Cooling is equally critical. A composite part should not simply leave the mold with the correct shape. It must retain its dimensions, stiffness, and alignment after demolding.

Controlled cooling cycles help achieve this stability while minimizing internal stresses that could otherwise distort the part or alter its mechanical behavior. On a thin, high-performance carbon wing, this level of process control is fundamental.

3K Carbon Texalium Purple Clear Finish and Post-Molding Precision

The 3K Carbon Texalium Purple Clear finish is the visual signature of the Pro Team Series. It highlights the wing's carbon structure with a highly technical, striking, and instantly recognizable appearance.

Our new manufacturing facility enables us to produce our own prepregs. We have therefore developed a dedicated 3K carbon prepreg in which a purple Texalium thread is woven directly into the carbon fabric. The color is not painted onto the finished part, it is an integral part of the composite material itself.

The result is unique: a vibrant metallic purple with iridescent reflections that shift depending on viewing angle and lighting conditions. Under direct sunlight, low-angle light, or changing orientations, the foil reveals different depths, highlights, and color intensity. It is a dynamic, highly technical, premium finish unlike anything else.

This finish is considerably more demanding than paint because it hides nothing. The quality of the layup, fiber orientation, weave consistency, Texalium integration, surface finish, and final clear coat must all meet exceptionally high standards. An exposed carbon finish requires uncompromising manufacturing precision and visual perfection.

After molding, every part undergoes an extremely precise finishing process in dedicated clean-room environments, where raw molded components are transformed into finished products meeting the exacting V3 Atmo standard. Trailing edges, surface finish, transition areas, radii, and connection interfaces are carefully refined and individually inspected.

This stage is critical. A thin, perfectly consistent trailing edge reduces parasitic drag, noise, vibration, and efficiency losses. On a hydrofoil, these details have a direct impact on the rider's feel on the water.

With the 3K Carbon Texalium Purple Clear finish, the level of craftsmanship required is even higher. Because the composite structure remains fully visible, there is no room for imperfections. The carbon weave, the purple Texalium thread, surface uniformity, and clear finish must all work together to produce a component that is simultaneously high-performing, technically expressive, and visually exceptional.

The Purple Clear finish therefore contributes not only to the distinctive identity of the Pro Team Series, but also to its overall performance philosophy. It demands a more rigorous manufacturing process, showcases the underlying carbon architecture, complements the most advanced wing designs in the range, and pairs perfectly with our premium titanium and anodized aluminum components in rainbow and iridescent finishes.

V3 SuperLock Connection

The connections are manufactured and controlled with the highest level of precision. The V3 SuperLock self-locking system requires extremely tight tolerances to perform flawlessly: the front wing must fit perfectly, lock securely under load, remain completely rigid while riding, and still be easy to disassemble after the session.

This mechanical precision has a direct impact on the riding feel. A connection that moves, develops play, or transfers loads inefficiently compromises even the best wing design. Conversely, a perfectly fitted, rigid connection allows the foil to deliver its full performance potential.

The V3 SuperLock connection requires only two screws beneath the front wing. Installation is simple, fast, and reliable. The more load applied to the wing during riding, the more securely the connection locks itself into the fuselage.

It is a system engineered for performance, but also for everyday practicality: fewer screws, less play, greater stiffness, and simpler assembly.

Digital Engineering and Team Validation

Every wing is designed in 3D, digitally optimized, and then validated in real-world riding conditions. Hydrodynamic and structural simulations allow us to refine airfoil sections, structural loads, flex characteristics, torsional behavior, and stress concentrations before the first prototype is ever manufactured.

Prototypes are then extensively tested on the water by the GONG Team, which includes multiple World Champions, to validate real riding performance: takeoff, glide, stability, forgiveness, carving, pumping, speed, low-end performance, top-end control, and behavior within the intended discipline.

For the Pro Team Series, this validation process is even more demanding because each model is highly specialized. A race wing must convert every rider input into measurable speed. A surf wing must deliver flawless response throughout every turn. A freestyle wing must withstand extreme loads while maintaining explosive pop. A downwind wing must preserve its efficiency over long glides and constantly changing rhythms.

This validation is indispensable. A foil can appear perfect on a computer screen or through thousands of simulations yet still fail to deliver the right feeling on the water. The Pro Team Series is developed to transform calculated performance into tangible sensations: drive, control, speed, acceleration, fluidity, grip, forgiveness, and efficiency.

Mechanical Test Benches and Proactive Quality Control

GONG also uses proprietary mechanical test benches specifically developed to evaluate the demands placed on our foils. These systems allow us to continuously monitor production quality by measuring stiffness, strength, connection integrity, bending, torsional rigidity, and manufacturing consistency.

A hydrofoil is subjected to enormous and repeated mechanical loads. Quality cannot rely solely on visual inspection, final checks, or warranty feedback, we take a proactive approach.

Mechanical testing allows us to compare production batches, validate design improvements, verify structural limits, and ensure every wing leaving the factory meets the performance standards we have established. This is an industrial process, not a craft-based one.

For the Pro Team Series, this level of quality control is essential. Riders push harder, ride faster, apply greater loads, and use these wings in far more demanding conditions. The construction must maintain its performance without any drift in behavior over time.

World-Class Manufacturing Standards

This industrial approach is built upon exceptionally high standards. The engineers, manufacturing teams, and technical partners behind the V3 Atmo range come from industries where precision and reliability are absolute requirements: aerospace, aviation, defense, high-performance sailing, supercars, and cutting-edge hydrofoil development.

The result is a foil range manufactured with an exceptional level of engineering: entirely new shapes, custom-developed prepregs, proprietary 3K Carbon Texalium Purple Clear fabrics, precision steel tooling, engineered layup schedules, heated high-pressure molding, exposed carbon clear finishes, mechanical quality testing, and extensive on-water validation.

The Pro Team Series represents the highest expression of this philosophy: highly specialized carbon foils capable of delivering elite-level performance, while maintaining outstanding value through our production scale, direct-to-rider business model, in-house expertise, and integrated manufacturing.

The Pro Team Series DNA

The V3 Atmo Pro Team Series front wings combine ultra-specialized shapes with 3K Carbon Texalium Purple Clear prepreg construction, High Modulus and Intermediate Modulus carbon fibers, custom-molded hydrophobic foam cores, engineered layup schedules, model-specific stiffeners and reinforcements, ultra-precision steel molds, tightly controlled manufacturing processes, and the V3 SuperLock mechanical connection system.

It is the accumulation of these often invisible details that gives the Pro Team Series its distinctive character: exceptional stiffness, immediate response, speed, efficiency, precision, silence, stability, repeatability, and complete confidence in the most demanding riding conditions.

The Pro Team Series is designed for riders seeking the highest level of performance in the GONG range: a foil that is more direct, more specialized, more uncompromising, faster, or simply more capable (depending on the model) finished with a truly unique 3K Carbon Texalium Purple Clear construction.