GEAR: PERFORMANCE AND EASE OF USE WITH THE HIPE!

It is no coincidence if the HIPE is the market benchmark for inflatable foiling since the very beginning. Whether for surfing, kite, SUP, wing or wake foiling, the HIPE perfectly meets the constraints of each discipline with the ease of use of inflatable technology as a bonus.

What allows this level of performance is the combination of its technology in Woven Drop Stitch, which ensures an impeccable rigidity of the board, with its ICS plate which completely covers the stance of the rider to eliminate any twist or flex around the foil.

The carbon plate is firmly glued under the inflatable structure. This part, made up of 1.9 kg of pure prepreg carbon and two foam stringers, is a jewel of composite know-how. By its design, it brings precisely what is needed in mechanical resistance to be as rigid as a classic board, without increasing the total weight.

Tested by the Team in all conditions, the HIPE has never shown the slightest weakness even in 45 knots or in the tropics in Tahiti. To go even further, the HIPE 2022 further reinforces its similarity with our range of rigid boards by integrating a V-strap at the front in addition to its rear footstrap. The HIPE 2022 gives you the trick possibilities of a rigid board with all the advantages of an inflatable board. It’s by far the most trouble free board in this high range of performance.