New packs SUP First 2025

Ride-back guarantee: test your GONG kite!

Test your GONG kite!

2025 TEAM SERIES WINGS NOW AVAILABLE!

Discover the first pieces of the Swell collection!

Cart

Cart0

Your cart is empty !

It's flat around here...

Packs Wingfoil

Packs SUP

NEWS: 5 REASONS TO GET BACK INTO SURFING!

News
Surf

17 may 2024 0

You gradually abandoned surfing to dedicate yourself to other water sports? Here are 5 reasons to get back to the founding sport of surf culture!

The range of water activities for fun has multiplied since the advent of surfing, but the emergence of these new recreational activities has never made surfing outdated. You may stray from it for a while in favor of another water sport, but the allure remains, and for very good reasons!

Surfer: Moritz, GONG team rider, with the Fork EPS.

A fundamental alternative

If you didn't come from surfing, you should complement your quiver with a surfboard to enjoy the waves when the wind fails, for example! Better than a Plan B, it's an indispensable alternative that allows you to surf glassy waves that would have been cruel to watch only from the beach. But surfing is above all about touching the origin of our sports and immersing yourself in an original culture to live your passion to the fullest.

*Surfer: Maceo on Batmob EPS shortboard.*

Increasing versatility

Making the most of all the equipment that allows you to surf a wave is a virtuous circle that allows for enormous progress. Surfing is the basis for improving wave reading skills and developing the ability to generate speed. You also develop body movements and reflexes that can be perfectly transferred from one sport to another; for example, a top turn in surfing can refine your style in surf kiteboarding. There are numerous examples of athletes who practice multiple sports, starting with the world wing foil champion, shown below performing a backside re-entry in surfing.

*Surfer: Malo, GONG team rider with the Batmob EPS.*

Minimalist equipment

While practicing alternatives to surfing sometimes requires a significant investment in equipment, a surfboard remains a very affordable, easy-to-use, and lightweight object. Few water sports reach this level of simplicity and accessibility. You can travel with just a board under your arm and score epic sessions.

*Surfeuse : Evelin, team rider GONG, with the Acidolly.*

Stay fit

Reconnecting with surfing simply allows you to spend more time in the water. So, you gain physical fitness through a sport that generally requires intermittent effort, which will give you explosiveness for your maneuvers in the other water sports you practice. Surfing provides you with a cardio and strength training session in a pleasant environment with nice sensations to boot 😉. What could be better for staying in shape?

*Surfer: Evelin, GONG team rider, on the Acidolly.*

The sensations

The intensity of a takeoff on a beautiful wave or the accelerations on hollow sections are unparalleled in other water sports. When the right wave comes, you can also taste the pinnacle of sensations with a vision inside the barrel. A surfboard offers you the most intense connection with the waves possible. It fully immerses you in sensations for unforgettable moments of grace.

*Surfer : David, team rider GONG, with the Carter EPS.*

5'2 5'6 5'10 6'1 6'5 6'9 7'9

Surf Fork EPS

Modern and performant swallow.

349€

5'7 6'0 6'6 6'10 7'2 7'6

Surf Batmob EPS

The ultra easy board for beginners.

359€

6'4 7'0 7'4 8'0 8'4

Surf Acidolly EPS

The compact and easy longboard.

379€

5'6 6'0 6'8 7'3 7'8 8'3 9'0 9'8 11'0

Surf Carter EPS

Surf with ease and style by blending carves and speed. Also enjoy great paddl...

349€

5' 6'

Leash Comp 6mm Ankle

Shortboard leash 100% performance to equip surfboards ranging from 4’8 to 6’8.

19,90€

Shortboard 5'3 Shortboard 5'6 Shortboard 6'0 Shortboard 6'3 Shortboard 6'6 Shortboard 7'0 Shortboard 7'3 Hybrid 5'3 Hybrid 5'6 Hybrid 6'0 Hybrid 6'3 Hybrid 6'6 Hybrid 7'0 Hybrid 7'3 Hybrid 7'6 Hybrid 8'0 Hybrid 8'6 Longboard 9'2 Longboard 9'6 Longboard 10'0