The Pulse throws stopwatches into turmoil in a stunning sailing comfort.
A wing that is extremely rigid, with a very locked draft and dynamic twist that acts like a real racing sail. You go very fast without effort, like a cambered windsurf sail, and you really feel the glide on long reaches.
The Pulse, a global bestseller in this program, arrives in this new edition equipped with a 100% carbon boom and a double profile!
The double profile is a revolution. Calibrated to 30% coverage in this Perf series version, this GONG innovation provides incredible glide without changing your riding habits, though using a harness is no longer optional.
In hand, the Pulse is like a blade. Its low dihedral gives it a hyper-stable and healthy behavior, allowing you to accelerate hard without getting overwhelmed, especially since the low-end is absolutely amazing.
Thanks to its construction with proven high-end materials and its 100% carbon boom, you get a light wing that brings dynamism and boosts its potential in transitions. You pump, jibe, and tack effortlessly with a wing that remains maneuverable. Its acceleration capability out of maneuvers propels you towards the next buoy.
With its ideally placed windows, you get optimal visibility for starts and confident jibe attacks.
Our new generation of double-profile wings can achieve performance comparable to kites and windsurfs, enabling high-speed evolution. The profile's leading edge has been reworked, as well as its morphing, to allow the wing to breathe better. The gain in upwind ability is astounding. Downwind, the profile handles much more wind speed and continues to pull forward. The top speed and accelerations are “multiplied”. You are really at full power and full speed!
If you love windsurf slalom and kitefoil reaches, you will adore this new Pulse!
Fitting into a Freerace program, it can be an early addition to your quiver since it is the least tricky navigation format compared to Freestyle and Wave riding.
It is not particularly technical to use, but a solid skill set is required to appreciate its qualities. Cruising at 30 knots is not exactly for beginners. ?
This is the fastest wing in our Perf range—what more is there to say!
If you love going for long runs, being full speed, heading upwind, cruising, or getting airborne, it excels at all these activities.
Obviously, its program is freerace/freeride. Its performance in surf/freestyle is not top-tier. ?
Plus: the wing for progression.
SuperPower: the powerful wing.
Pulse: the wing for racing and long distance.
Droïd: the wing for surf / freestyle.
Neutra: the perfect wing for waves and free-flying.
Don’t overestimate the power of wings. The reality is that for a 85kg winger, you need 15/20 knots with a 5m² to fly to get flying the first few times. After about 15 sessions, you will fly at 15 knots with a 5m². And if you’re athletic, pumping hard can make you take off at 12 knots in 5m² and hold the flight through 8 knots lulls. All this can be learned and requires practice.
The Pulse wing works with everything. Naturally, it pairs best with equipment dedicated to performance in racing or fast freeride.
A Racer will be the essential tool for your sessions, opening the doors to racing and high performance.
Among "classic" boards, the Mint offers the best takeoff with its incredible glide. It’s a great board, and less technical than the Racer.
A mast over 100 cm is essential to fully exploit the Pulse, ideally a Ypra or otherwise a Veloce.
You can (should) add to this combo a SUP and a surf foil for windless days, a kite to launch sky high, and surely a board dedicated to surfing good waves. But if you’re heading towards wing foiling, you may already have these toys in the garage ;)
A 5’5 to 8’wing leash will be ideal. Preferably a model dedicated to wing foiling and of the coiled type. A short leash allows you to get back on the board quickly. By letting the board go further, a long leash prevents contacts between the foil and the wing.
Check its condition before each session and change it every year. It’s your life jacket.
Don’t let your wing flap in the wind at the end of the leash, it’s not unbreakable! Ditto in the waves, do not hold your Wing by the leash, it will explode and/or you will get hurt.
When riding the Pulse, the harness is essential because it pulls really hard.
Riding without a harness is sexy because you feel free. You can move in all directions, it’s really nice.
But it is necessary to be slightly underpowered or to do short reaches if you do not want your arms to burn too quickly. This also means more pumping to take off.
All our wings have harness line attachments. So, the choice is yours.
So, if on the other hand, you like to ride with power, using a harness is almost mandatory if you don't want your sessions limited to one hour. In this case, attaching harness lines is super simple (see our tutorials on the forum). We recommend using a harness that is as flexible and non-restrictive as possible, with a minimalist hook or a windsurf-style hook for comfort.
Lines measuring 24 to 28 cm from the center strut to the bottom of the V will be perfect. A length of 30 to 32 cm makes it easier for beginners. Thin diameter cordage and a fine sheath are essential because windsurf lines, for example, are too heavy and stiff, making them dangerous during turns and other tricks.
So, it's up to you to decide if sensation and aesthetics take precedence over performance. However, more and more riders are using a harness as the trend moves towards more powerful wings and better performance.
Windowless wings are cheaper, 200g lighter and easier to store.
Wings with windows are safer, stiffer and more responsive.
For beginners, a wing with windows is essential because safety comes before the few grams you could save. They are not meant to admire the landscape: they allow you to see a silhouette leeward and to abort your turn to prevent a collision.
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This GONG boom is perfectly attached to your wing, without any play. It uses screws identical to those of your GONG foil.
The multiaxial assembly of carbon fibers provides impeccable rigidity to this boom.
It is also ultra strong, as evidenced by Team GONG's performance in one-handed receptions of 12m high jumps.
New semi-rigid textile downwind handle
Almost rigid, it significantly improves the piloting of the wing in freeflying and surfing.
The new oval seams and reinforcements on the downwind handle anchors better distribute the forces on the leading edge, enhancing durability.
The dyneema leash attachment is now on the lower side of the DW handle. The leash is no longer caught in the hands when freeflying.
Fast inflation with the One Pump system
The leading edge and central strut are connected by the One Pump for rapid inflation in one go. The clamp then blocks the air circulation between the bladders to guarantee the flotation of the wing in the event of damage to the central strut or leading edge. Essential for safety.
The inflation valve on the leading edge is doubled on the central strut for immediate deflation and compact storage. Still in one pump, you inflate from the leading edge only in a few seconds and deflate just as quickly by unscrewing the two valves.
Micro fiberglass battens
Micro fiberglass battens on the trailing edge: light and very effective against flapping. They perfectly maintain the profile up to the trailing edge to allow optimal flow.
Light and durable, they are easily replaceable if necessary to maintain your wing year after year.
Camera safety loops
To capture the best moments of your wing sessions, we have added a very discreet nylon leash loop to each tip to secure your camera mounted on the Flymount leading edge attachment and navigate without stress.
The position of the loop is carefully chosen so that the leash does not come into the camera's view! You will be able to create amazing shots and share them with no risk of losing your camera in the process!
Repair kit
A repair kit including bladder and tissue repair patches is delivered with your wing.
Transport bag
A solid and efficient backpack is offered with your wing.
Perfectly designed with a wide U-shaped zipper for easy storage, ventilation grill, comfortable padding, compression straps and pump straps (not included).
Remember to bring a pump ;-)
10 years of spare parts:
GONG makes durable wings: that's the basis of our specifications. Never disappoint.
GONG ensures the longevity of its durable wings: offering you all the components of our products for 10 years is a challenge that we gladly take on. Because we are convinced that a good wing today is still a good wing in 5 years if it is well maintained. And this maintenance is good for the planet because it will allow many young people to equip themselves second-hand at very affordable prices.
To ensure a long life for your wing, it will need maintenance.
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