GONG KITE CATCH FOIL FSP 2X

549,00 Price includes VAT, shipping excluded

The most versatile and accessible board.

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549,00 Price includes VAT, shipping excluded

  • Direct sale from shaper to surfer.
  • Quality boards conceived in France
  • Pay in multiple installments or deferred payment 30 days Service available for orders of €100 or more.

Description

Program

The versatile board that’s about performance in small sizes and accessibility in the larger sizes. This is the cool board that can do it all.

Presentation

The Catch Foil FSP 2X boards have been developed to progress in a wide spectrum of kitefoil uses.

This compact shape is great for beginners and its versatile shape is also capable of approaching “Race” performance, be at your best in the waves or even in freestyle tricks. Isn’t that what we’re all looking for in a board? A versatile shape capable of high speeds, jumps, wave riding and to reel off trick after trick.

You just need to pick the right size. The small one for light and experienced foilers, and the larger ones for heavier foilers and beginners.

Its very harmonious shape provides a lot of ease in the take-off phases and great comfort on touchdowns. With its diamond tail and round nose, this board displays plenty of usable surface area for its size. Never bulky, always sufficient, it offers a lot of leeway in transitions. As it glides very well when in contact with the water, touchdowns are stable and you can use them to regain control, for instance when exiting your first jibes or tacks.

Its S rails make the volume invisible. These S lines running towards the hull make for ultra thin rails which translate to totally harmless touchdowns. You can hit chop while flying upwind without braking. It’s awesome. They also act as stiffeners, making the board more dynamic.
With its many sizes and adjustment possibilities, the Catch Foil is suitable for all levels from beginner to pro; but also to all foils with a standard top plate.

Moreover, the Catch Foil FSP 2X is mounted with the SCS system. The plug and play solution by GONG which facilitates the installation and adjustments of the foil on the board. You can leave the nuts and the screws on the top plate, insert everything at once, screw it tight and off you go!

Note: the Catch Foil board is also great for dock/beach starts, even if it is not its basic program, just like in wake foiling or strapless tow-in.

5 boards from 4’0 to 4’8 for foilers of all sizes. With the Catch Foil FSP 2X, you’re foiling with a board at the forefront of modernity, solid, dynamic, high quality:

  • The small 4’0 x 20L and 4’2 x 21L allow those with a high technical level or lightweight to have maximum performance and freedom.
  • The 4.4 x 25L and the 4.6 x 30L are more generous in lift and are aimed at beginner to intermediate levels, or at heavier foilers of an advanced level looking for comfort.
  • The 4’8 x 35L is very generous for kite foiling and is aimed at beginners, or heavier foilers who want ease in transitions.

It offers an incredible feeling of lightness and freedom.

Built in FSP 2X construction, this full PVC sandwich and biaxial fiberglass board is the pinnacle of robustness and lightness in the world of kite foiling. Other boards don’t compare, certainly not at this price and with such a contained weight. Its 3mm hydrophobic shell of high density foam covers all the foam blank. It offers an incredible gain in dynamism and optimal protection against shocks on the deck, on the hull AND on the rails.

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Your benefits are clear:

  1. An efficient shape created by one of the leaders in the world of foiling.
  2. State-of-the-art R&D design ahead of its time.
  3. Proven construction on thousands of boards.
  4. The “Full Options” finish at a crazy price.
  5. A light, solid board, with one of the best technologies on the market!!!
  6. An incredible price that can only be explained by our direct relationship with you.
  7. Simple maintenance and easy repairs as we have all components in stock.

Shape

  • Rocker: flat on the rear half with a raised nose to soften the touchdowns and avoid pearling.
  • Rails: very thin and not bulky thanks to the S shape making sailing with a lot of angle possible without touching down.
  • Volume: relatively large, especially on the larger sizes to maintain great accessibility.
  • Outline: relatively compact with harmonious lines. A good general lift with an outline close to the rectangle but with softer tips.
  • Tail: wide but not excessive diamond tail for immediate planing and control in choppy conditions without losing speed in the event of a touchdown.
  • Nose: Round nose with a very marked double concave below which facilitates the management of touchdowns in the chop even with a lot of angle.
  • Deck: flat deck for control and steering precision.
  • Hull: S rails to limit contact. Flat at the tail then important double concave for more control in the touchdowns.

Instructions

Innovation is at the core of our products

These boards are equipped with an innovative technology called FSP 2X for the best weight / solidity / performance compromise on the market.

Technology FSP 2X :

  • 3D Shape on modeling software.
  • Preshape by numerical control for total reliability.
  • Shape control by traditional templates, finishing of the last mm 100% by hand.
  • 100% Epoxy board and EPS foam blank: solid and lightweight.
  • 3mm stringer to limit the risk of breakage.
  • Deck, hull and rails in PVC vacuum pressed sandwich: incomparable strength and incredible dynamism.
  • Deck: integral PVC/Fiberglass sandwich composed of a high-density PVC foam core and 2 layers of 4oz fiberglass and 1 layer of 6oz Biaxial fiberglass, fiberglass reinforcements on sensitive areas.
  • Hull: integral PVC/Fiberglass Sandwich composed of a high-density PVC foam core and 2 layers of 4oz fiberglass and 1 layer of 6oz Biaxial fiberglass, fiberglass reinforcements on the sensitive areas.
  • Specific Foil reinforcements: high-density PVC block housing the two US Rail Boxes. Two layers of carbon cover the boxes. Laminated PVC slats connect the reinforcement to the deck for maximum durability.
  • Rails: the PVC Sandwich structure completely covers the rails: increased structural strength, very good shock resistance (against knee or heel hits).
  • Hot Coat integrated Tinted Resin: nobility of the process, weight reduction and solidity of the finish.
  • Matt custom finish, hand-made, for weight reduction and better glide.

The FSP 2X technology is easily repairable when new in case of a ding. The PVC foam of the sandwich is waterproof and prevents water from entering on everyday shocks. The EPS foam blank does not deteriorate because it is really protected from water. And the repairs have a much larger support to stick on and blend seamlessly with the surrounding material.

This technology offers, at an affordable price, the incomparable strength/lightness/dynamism ratio of a full PVC vacuum sandwich.

Understanding the FSP 2X construction:

The shape is cut with a numerical control (CNC) in a high-end and light EPS foam blank.

A fiberglass and high density PVC foam (called Airex) is vacuum glued on the entire board, at a pressure of several tons, which forms a super solid and rigid 3mm hydrophobic shell.

Then we apply a biaxial fiberglass that completely covers the sandwich of the board. This top-of-the-range fiber brings a crazy dynamism to the shape. The overlapping of the two layers on the rails reinforces this portion of the shape and greatly stiffens the board.

These outer layers are also vacuum pressed. This modern process densifies the composite and leaves it with only the exact dose of useful resin. The rest is absorbed by a blotter to make your board as light as possible.

Then come the finishing coats with a first hot coat in epoxy resin, super strong against shocks. Then a polyester hot coat which will even out the micro variations in the surface (less than a millimeter).

And finally the decoration which is as light as possible, therefore with effects of transparency which reveal the construction for the greatest pleasure of the eyes. We don’t like the paint because it takes on a lot of weight and is also quite fragile. We prefer noble materials directly accessible under your eyes and enhanced by well-chosen decorative elements.

Our technology is truly the pinnacle of board construction. Durable, efficient, repairable, the brands capable of offering a total PVC sandwich in large series in wing can be counted on the fingers of one hand. GONG is leading the way!

At GONG, our boards are the highest quality. Our low prices are only explained by our direct sales model, eliminating margins.

If you manage to damage your board, it is also easily repairable because it has been well built. We stock components for your favorite repairer and publish dozens of tutorials to help you maintain your gear throughout its lifetime.

Buying guide

For whom?

From beginner to pro, the Catch Foil FSP 2X is for foilers of all levels and in particular those looking for versatility.

Light or heavy rider? You’re bound to find the perfect size for you in a range of 5 sizes going from 20 to 35L.

What’s it for?

Almost everything you love on a Foil is great on the Catch Foil FSP 2X.

  • You want to start foiling: it’s perfect and will remain in your quiver for a long time.
  • You want to fly early: it has huge volumes.
  • You want to go fast: it loves it.
  • You love strapless boards: its deck pad is awesome.
  • You want to jump : it’s got a full PVC sandwich.
  • You want to surf : its shape is perfect.
  • You want to send tricks : it’s made for it.

What size?

  • The small 4’0 x 20L and 4’2 x 21L allow those with a high technical level or lightweight to have maximum performance and freedom.
  • The 4.4 x 25L and the 4.6 x 30L are more generous in lift and are aimed at beginner to intermediate levels, or at heavier foilers of an advanced level looking for comfort.
  • The 4’8 x 35L is very generous for kite foiling and is aimed at beginners, or heavier foilers who want ease in transitions.

In any case, they are compact shapes with a lot of dynamism.

What is the ideal Kite?

The Catch Foil FSP 2X is fabulous with a Strutless to perform in winds below 20 knots. This kite is close to a race kite in its abilities, but with the safety of an inflatable structure. It flies in nothing and holds crazy upwind courses, yet it’s a very maneuverable kite too. Perfect.

But the Catch is also a good match for the Unik which will bring a lot of maneuverability to link manoeuvers for example.

What is the ideal foil?

The Catch will work perfectly with our foils and more particularly:

  • The X-Over (M & maxi L) and the Curve (S & M or even L) to get started in foiling or for cool freeride sessions.
  • Fluid (S, M & L) and Veloce (S, M & L) for more glide, speed and maneuverability.

And for speed lovers, the sizes XS and S of the Ypra-S, Veloce H and Ypra,

In general, we recommend stabs with a very small surface such as a Fluid 38 for example.
You can also choose to switch to a Freestyle stab for their shorter fuselage which promotes responsiveness by reducing the radius of curves. Or conversely take the easy road to performance with the Curve stab in a small size.

The must is to upgrade this foil with a 100cm Carbon V2 mast or an HM92 mast.

For beginners a shorter mast is easier: 65cm for the first sessions and go from there to bigger and bigger, or straight to one close to 100cm if you feel confident.
An intermediate size mast such as an 85cm will make it easier to ride in the waves and freestyle but will not offer the very useful and pleasant margins in manoeuvers we like for tacks or for full speed runs in choppy conditions.

Quiver partners ?

The Catch Foil FSP 2X has been tested from 4 knots to over 60 knots of wind with success. Suffice to say that it has no limit. But the optimum foil program is 6kts to 25kts for most people.

The obvious choice is to complete it with a kite surfboard for the wind range over 20 knots.

Into dock starts? The smallest sizes of the Catch are great with a Sirus foil set-up and all the giant Curve and Fluid front wings.

What settings?

The wide range of possible adjustment for the footstraps inserts and the foil in the US GONG box (with double entry rails to fit our SCS system) make it possible to perfectly set the board for beginners. By adjusting the settings they can ride very forward of the foil which makes the board calmer and more predictable on take offs. You can then gradually bring these two points closer together (foiler support, and center of thrust of the foil) to achieve the perfect flight balance and perform once you have reached the sufficient technical level.

A beginner will move the footstraps all the way forward and set the foil all the way back.

And a pro will set the back strap fully back and the front strap in the middle. While his foil will be between the center and the back third of the boxes.

Strapped or strapless?

Riding strapless is sexy because you feel free. But quite honestly, performances will be lower.

So it’s up to you to see if the feeling prevails over the performances.

With straps you will have a lot more control and a lot less risk of hitting the foil that flips under your feet. You can recover from crazy situations just by pulling on the feet. You can go faster, jump and push for tricks.

Put your straps in the central position (3rd hole) for the fronts, and the same goes for the rear strap if you are always riding in the straps.

If you want to be able to remove the back foot for pumping, place the rear strap at the first or second hole.

Included equipments

  • 2 US GONG Box Double Entry for standard foil plates equipped with 4 screw + nuts (9cm center distance). Compatible with our SCS system. This new system allows ultra-fast assembly of GONG foils. (INSERTS NOT SUPPLIED WITH THE BOARD).
  • 5 mm Velvet Traction Pad on the deck: deck pad designed for great comfort and absolute grip.
  • Automatic vent screw.
  • 1 x GONG footstrap light and 1 x GONG V-shaped footstrap light (screw kit included).
  • 5 x footstraps inserts with 5 positions each to optimize your position on the board.

The Catch Kite foil FSP2X boards are equipped with our high-end 5mm thick Traction Velvet Pad. The Hard Brush surface treatment provides a firm grip. Besides, the comfort is unequaled because the entire surface of the foot is in contact with the pad. Unlike a pad with large reliefs, the grip is made by an infinity of micro reliefs, hence this “velvet” contact. This new one-piece pad covers the entire useful surface of the deck. It exempts you from waxing your board. And it avoids small angles that could end up peeling off.

The whole range of kitefoil boards is upgraded with our double entry US box system to accommodate the SCS system that equips all our recent foil boards. It is so easy to install your foil with this system that you will save time on the water.

With the SCS nuts connected by the composite rods, the nuts on the top plate are automatically perfectly set. You just need to position the top plate over the 4 entries, insert the nuts all at once, slide the foil back to the chosen position and in two turns of the key per screw the foil is mounted. The GONG double entry box facilitates the assembly and adjustment of the foil! Performance without the hassle. When dismantling the foil, you can leave the nuts and the screws on the top plate, just loosen the screws, remove the foil and off you go! It is the plug and play solution which facilitates adjustments (SCS nuts not supplied with the board).

 

 

The set of footstraps is offered with the board. Their outline has been revised to further improve comfort. Less covering but more rigid, they are more precise in piloting and they do not bend when slipping into them. There is less surface area on the instep: so there is less risk of getting stuck in it or banging your foot on the edge of the strap when sliding into it too quickly. This also allows better leeward support (tip of the foot) and therefore a more natural attitude.
The V-shaped footstrap perfectly centers the foot on the front of the board. The position is thus more natural and allows direct and precise control in maneuvers.

How to position and set your footstraps?

Pricing

GONG KITE CATCH FOIL FSP 2X: 549€

  • We make quality products. We are not “low cost”.
  • We sell simply without an intermediary thanks to the internet: direct from shaper to surfer.
  • If we sold this board in a surfshop, it would cost 999€ (taking into account traditional margins that we should offer to distributers and stores).

Shipping

Availability:

The dates of availability of all our products are written on each product page, in the size and colour of the product concerned.

These dates are valid at the moment you consult the site and/or place an order. It is possible that this product may be ordered a few seconds after your consultation. It then becomes unavailable. If you have placed an order, this change does not concern you: the product you order is still available on the date indicated at the time of your order.

We sell several thousand products per week. The stocks are therefore very evolutionary. But our management always shows you the real availability live.

If it’s available online: it’s available ?

 

Pre-order:

Some articles are proposed in pre-order during their routing to our premises. You can buy this article which will arrive at our place in a few weeks. This method avoids the fair to grab upon receipt of the lot and the disappointed ones who would not order within the hour.

Upon receipt, we will ship it to you as a regular order.

The times indicated on the pre-orders are 95% reliable. First of all, because we only pre-sell finished products that are arriving to us after Customs, and therefore shipped right after. And also, because we add decent margins with concern to the dates announced by the shipping companies or railways.

However, a Worker Strike, a breakdown, an overbooking, can unfortunately happen. In the case of a delay, you will be notified by email (check your spam). It is generally less than a week and totally independent of our good will.

As soon as we receive the container in La Baule, we ship your order within three working days. Then the carrier takes over: delivery time and tracking numbers are under their responsibility.

It is possible that the date displayed on the online for the pre-order of the item you have ordered and paid for may change for two reasons:

  1. All quantities of the batch are sold (most common reason). In this case, orders placed for the first container will be delivered as scheduled.
  2. The container is late and we have to shift the date by a few days. (Strikes, breakdowns, overbooking, can unfortunately happen). You will be notified by email.

We never change the delivery dates of a container without notifying customers.

 

Delays:

The dates that we announce are shipping deadlines, which GONG has in stock and available here physically.

We usually give a shipping time within 3 days, but in most cases, we ship within 24/48 hours. Normally morning orders leave in the afternoon for example.

Then the transport service takes over. The variables are then important between the customer being delivered to France (very fast) or Bulgaria (a good week) or to a forwarding agent or to Asia or the USA… You understand that each location has its own type of delay.

We work with serious and well-known carriers. They do their utmost to make you happy even if a snafu can happen. In any case, we are there to make things easier and to arrange our customers.

 

Shipping Fees: 

Contrary to others, we do not hide shipping costs in the price of our products. At GONG everyone knows exactly what he pays. The transport is charged at its strictest value, and the person who comes to pick up his products does not pay hidden transport fees.

Shipping costs are calculated according to the weight and volume of each package, and your delivery address. To this is added a labour time of order preparation.

The invoicing of the shipping costs is identical in continental France and in the bordering European countries. A surcharge is automatically invoiced for deliveries to the most distant European countries and all European islands.

For a shipment in French overseas departments and territories or outside Europe, our logistics department will contact you before the payment stage to give you an estimate of the shipping costs. You will be able to accept this estimate and pay your order, or refuse it and cancel your order.

 

Any questions:

We answer you within 24 hours by email. But 95% of your questions are answered on the site. Try to use our contact form which will guide you to all these answers.

Don’t forget to read the Forum, where thousands of users exchange information and experiences.

In any case, don’t panic. If you don’t get an answer during the weekend, it’s normal: the team is resting ?

We are passionate and professional in our job. Our only goal is to make you happy, as much as possible ?

 

Eco-responsible packaging:

Preserving the environment is a top priority. That’s why we are doing everything possible to reduce our environmental footprint.

The first thing is to sell quality products that will last, be repairable and will please you for a long time.

The second thing is to sell for less. Most of the pollution coming from a Board is in its use (the km driven to use it) and in the countless environmental damages you have to do to pay for it. Each euro spent is a sum of damage related to your life quite simply: eating, working hard etc… By reducing the price of our products, we significantly reduce your ecological footprint on this item.

For our shipments we use:

  • Flexi-Hex: ecological packaging of very high resistance.
  • Paper Craft Scotch Tape.
  • Final packaging made of high-end cardboard.

All this for:

  • Reusable and recyclable packaging.
  • An almost total reduction of single-use plastic.
  • Maximum protection and impact resistance thanks to the innovative design of Flexi-Hex honeycomb (35mm thick).

 

Tracking of your parcels :

The tracking of deliveries is directly ensured by the carriers to whom we have entrusted your parcels. They will contact you by email or SMS to allow you to choose the delivery methods and to follow the route of your package.

If you ask us for this tracking, we will have to do as you do: we will go see on the carrier’s app because they are the ones who manage and are responsible for this job.

 

Delivery:

We collaborate with the best transport providers to deliver you everywhere in Europe and in the world in very short delays.

We have chosen them for their quality of service and their respect of deadlines. 80% of your orders reach their destination in less than 48 hours of processing in metropolitan and continental France.

For Europe, the delays vary from 3 to 6 days depending on the country of destination.

For the rest of the world, delays can be up to 15 days.

Please note that the transport time is added to the preparation/shipping time. Two companies work on your order (GONG and the carrier). Each one controls its activity and commits itself to optimize its delays so that you are delivered as soon as possible, in good condition and at a reasonable price.

 

Reception of your Board:

Upon delivery, simply open and inspect the condition of your Board in the presence of the carrier. A complete email explaining the procedure to follow will be sent to you when your order is shipped.

In spite of our requirements and all the care we take in packaging and protecting your Board, transportation hazards may occur. Even if it concerns less than 2% of everything we ship around the world, a Board can suffer a more or less important transportation shock.

But in any case, don’t worry, just refuse it, and a new Board will be shipped back to you.

 

Returns:

You can choose to return your products if:

  • You are not satisfied (14 days right of retraction).
  • You want to change an item.
  • You have refused your package.

 

For each situation, contact us by our contact form to help you.

1 review for GONG KITE CATCH FOIL FSP 2X

  1. mdu

    Habituée de base à une planche plus courte, homemade de 15L, avec un gros rocker à l’avant (obligatoire sur Tarifa si tu ne veux pas enfourner à la moindre touchette entre les vagues, là où j’habitais avant, avec un plan d’eau souvent (très) houleux), je suis partie sur la 4’4 pour m’adapter aux conditions plus légères qu’on a ici sur La Baule.

    Agréablement surprise car ça m’a permis de rester debout dessus pour mes débuts en kite foil (pour 1m70 65kg) , tout en gardant de la glisse pour des décollages faciles tout en douceur et surtout, me permet de glisser après une touchette pour relancer le vol.

    Lors de ma progression, en diminuant la taille des foils qui se veulent plus perf, plus de vitesse, moins de portance, à la moindre erreur avec une perte de vitesse, la planche replaque sur l’eau mais je garde l’équilibre dessus et repars derrière. C’est le top. L’erreur n’est pas punitive avec cette taille de planche !

    Elle pardonne que ce soit pour débuter ou progresser. Ni trop longue ni trop courte. Je ne ressens pas du tout le besoin de devoir la changer pour une plus petite, bien au contraire. Elle est juste parfaite pour moi pour continuer ma progression. Plus court, certes plus maniable en l’air mais rien ne me gêne, et qui dit plus court, pardonne moins aussi. Ce que je recherche pas pour le moment.

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