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GONG SUP INFLATABLE 12’6 COUINE MARIE RACE FLAT WATER

425,00429,00 Price includes VAT, shipping excluded

Perfect for training and racing on calm water.

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425,00429,00 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

Racing, training and high tempo cruising on the flat with a top of the range board!

 

Introduction

The Couine Marie are high-end boards created by a renowned shaper and passionate engineers.

The new Couine Marie Race Flat Water is a rocket dedicated to calm waters or to rowers of good level.

This comfortable and lightweight board allows for some intense physical training, also to develop a pro technique, and to achieve great performance in races. The perfect board for those weekend races!

 

 

And beyond racing, you can simply go on the water with friends to clear your head, without any hassle, without spending a fortune, without any risk of damage, without having to have extra space in your garage; so, you can just enjoy its fabulous glide. Zen & sporty.

With a superb design, the Couine Marie Race is really a beautiful stand up paddle board at a record price and at the top of the range.

 

Construction

With its top of the range inflatable technology in Doubled Layered Welded Woven Dropstitch, this GONG board is beautiful, light, very rigid and really solid.

The Couine Marie are the best, yet still accessible with our direct sales distribution that does not add margins.

 

3D View

 

The Benefits are clear:

  • An efficient shape created by the pioneers of SUP in Europe.
  • Proven techno on tens of thousands of boards.
  • The “Full Options” finish of inflatable boards.
  • A record weight for the best rigidity on the market!!!
  • An incredible price that can only be explained by our direct sales relationship with you.
  • Simple maintenance and easy repairs because we have all components in stock

Shape

  • Rocker: almost constant and low. Maximum speed.
  • Rails: by nature, soft and round all along, which provides a very efficient glide. Rigid rail and straight at the tail for a better exit of water.
  • Volume: thickness is important for relaunch. It offers a generous volume.
  • Outline: a thin tail to reduce drag, moderate in the center and a race nose that lifts to generate support in a dynamic paddle.
  • Tail: rounded tail for less drag.
  • Nose: point nose for rowing speed.

This shape is made for gliding. Its sleek lines are designed to promote paddling speed. It is a clever adaptation of the thousands of templates that we have developed over the past 30 years that allows us to have such efficient and facilitating behavior.

In racing, we appreciate its glide specific to inflatable boards, very fluid, which is boosted by its narrow outline, especially at the tail. Its almost constant rocker and narrow width allow for maximum speed. Thanks to its sufficiently large volume and a little width in front of the toes, we have the stability necessary for an effective paddling in phases of relaunch or instability.

If you want to pick up the pace, its streamlined shape will accelerate without ease. In terms of maneuverability, winding a buoy with its narrow tail is technical but so efficient.

Surfing a swell during a downwind or waves breaking on the beach is not its favorite discipline but its natural glide will make it surf within only a few paddle strokes.

In more difficult conditions, its point nose allows you to go through the choppy water serenely.

For every size, volume is important, but this is not the board for your debut in racing. This is the racing shape to perform!

Instructions

Innovation is at the core of our products

 

Technology Couine Marie

  • Double welded layer Woven Dropstitch technology, the best weight / rigidity / strength compromise. Combining our historic Double Welded Layer technology and the new Woven Dropstitch, this technology is by far the most reliable, lightest and stiffest.
  • Weight savings of around 20% compared to the classic double layer (no glue between the 2 welded PVC layers).
  • 30% stiffness gain compared to standard technology.
  • Gain in strength: twice as resistant as standard technology.
  • Double layer of PVC on the rails.
  • Triple-layer central stringer on the deck and hull for maximum rigidity and reduced vibration.
  • Woven Dropstitch of first choice: the slightest irregularity is refused and the lot is sold to low cost factories.
  • High Density Woven Dropstitch: With more threads per square meter than Basic Woven, it withstands much higher pressures, lasts much longer, and poses no risk of explosion.
  • Working pressure: 15 PSI. Our Stand Up Paddle boards are perfectly rigid at 15 PSI. You don’t need to over-inflate them, but you can get them up to 20 PSI with no problem.
  • Two year warranty on all our inflatable boards.
  • We keep all the components that make up your board in stock because we are manufacturers. So you can repair them easily and make them last more than ten years. It’s as easy as fixing a bicycle wheel.

What is Woven Dropstitch?

To understand Dropstitch, it is two skins that are connected by threads every x millimeters. These skins are made of waterproof PVC and the threads are ultra-resistant. All these threads are vertical and of the same length. They allow the two skins to be parallel under tension. When we create this mesh of threads, we are going to make “knots” on the surface a bit like canvas. Then we drown these surfaces in PVC to form the waterproof skins.

 

We then describe the particularities of the Woven under two axes:

1/ Vertical

The Dropstitch threads are no longer aligned vertically but crossed at different angles, thus forming oblique struts that are cleverly distributed to balance each other. This concept gives much more rigidity to the whole.

2/ Horizontal

The flat braiding of the Dropstitch (the knots) becomes a very compact mesh which brings a great rigidity to the Board. In Woven Dropstitch the fibers are spread out instead of being in cylinders. This mesh is tighter and more homogeneous. It consumes less PVC in the interstices, like combed fibers which consume less resin in the Carbon.

The density of the mesh naturally increases rigidity and requires a thinner PVC backing than conventional Dropstitch (1.9mm vs. 2.5mm for equivalent rigidity).

This optimized weave therefore allows the material to be considerably lighter, without altering its qualities.

Always Double Layer please!!

Attention, our techno remains a Double Layer thermo-welded with all its advantages of rigidity and strength.

What we call the Woven Dropstitch is the heart of the Inflatable Board, which makes the inner dynamics of the Board. But on the outside, nothing is better than a Double Welded Layer to protect your Board from aggressions.

For your information, the Woven can be offered in single or double layer. It’s obviously cheaper in single layer ? Inform yourself and ask questions…

The Double Layer Woven is the high-end version of the Inflatable Boards.

Which Boards are made of Woven?

The Woven Dropstitch is the techno for all our Couine Marie SUP, but also in the HIPE.

The 3″ thick Boards like the Couine Marie Surfboards and the smaller HIPE, remain in classic Dropstitch since the Woven is not produced in 3″ to date.

Buying guide

For whom?

The shape of the board makes it ideal for experienced or sporty paddlers. The width is reasonable and its outline offers some margin in front of your feet so that you can attack each paddle stroke without restraint. It remains very easy for Flat Water board.

However, we do not recommend it if you are a beginner.

For what?

Its program is to glide as well as possible, without becoming a crazy balancing act. It is therefore ideal on calm bodies of water.

Rowing fast, training, high tempo cruising, racing… That’s what this board likes.

What size of Couine Marie Race 12’6 Flat Water board?

Even if everything is possible, we mark here the main uses:

The 12’6 x 27’’ Race FW

  • Outings of less than an hour and a half on calm bodies of water.
  • In Downwind: it’s tricky.
  • Size: less than 85kg ideally but it doesn’t matter as long as your level allows you to handle this width.

 

The 12’6 x 29’’ Race FW

  • Outings of less than an hour and a half on calm bodies of water.
  • In Downwind: it’s doable.
  • Size: less than 100kg ideally but it doesn’t matter as long as your level allows you to handle this technical tail.

Understanding the GONG range ?

What is the difference between our First range and Couine Marie range ?

Best quiver choices?

This board is perfect with a Carbon Pro GONG Paddle cut to the right size or adjustable, and a premium fiberglass or carbon fin.

What length of paddle?

The way you paddle, your stance and the frequency at which you paddle will depend on your program. You will need a longer paddle for touring for multiple hours, while you would need a shorter paddle for surfing in order to facilitate quick and strong paddle strokes to catch a wave. Take your time to pick the right length/setting for your paddle, because it will help give you the stability and performance you will need.

Examples:
For a 100% surfing session, set your paddle between your waist and +10cm.
For more relaxed surfing, a +10cm paddle will be perfect.
For a ride, set your paddle between +10 and +20cm.

Which leash?

For the Couine Marie RACE FLAT WATER range, a 10 ’leash is ideal. Depending on your preferences and your use, you can choose a classic ankle or knee leash for a mixed cruising/surfing use, or a coiled leash that limits drag for a 100% cruising use.
Check its condition before each session and change it every year. This is your life jacket.

 

Good to know:

Never leave your board in the sun, let alone an inflatable board which will heat up very quickly. You risk seeing it peel off because the materials it is made of become flexible in the heat. Never store it under a car window, or in contact with a heat source.

Never let your board get roughed up in the waves, especially when you’re close to the beach. You have to protect it from major strains. A wave that takes your board and rolls it can do damage.

Do not hold it by the leash indefinitely because it can give way under very high tension. Avoid big waves and don’t resist. If it breaks, it’s easy to change but annoying.

Stay away from oysters: this is one of the few seashells that can cut your board and sink it in seconds. Be careful +++

Don’t let your inflatable board rub on something for a long time. It can happen on a boat, for example, that your board moves with each wave and rubs for hours in the same place. The material will disintegrate because it will be as sanded. You will have a hole that will need to be covered with a patch.

Never put the board between the wave and you: risk of a broken nose type injury 😉

Do not paddle far at sea with an offshore wind, and avoid windy outings as it is rarely fun and always dangerous. SUP is an activity that involves real risks, even in seemingly peaceful conditions. Always anticipate these risks and protect yourself.

Included equipments

Our Couine Marie range is the Full Options version of inflatable boards, the very best out there.

The Couine Marie Race Flat Water comes with a US central fin because the objective of the Couine Marie range is to have a high performance SUP. When we know that the fin makes 50% of the performance of a board, GONG had to come up with a relevant solution. This is why our inflatable SUPs offer a US box for the center fin. Thus, you will have access to the largest standard on the high-end fin market. A huge choice of fins to adapt according to your level, your practice and the conditions.

It is equipped with all the high-end accessories:

  • A new ultra-worked Velvet Traction Pad which now equips all our top-end boards;
  • A central padded handle in soft neoprene;
  • Ergonomic silicone “racing” carrying handles;
  • A front handle to exit the water more easily;
  • Our ELS feature for very simply and firmly attaching bags / bottles etc. to your board;
  • A fin with a quality shape and a US box compatible with all the best fins;
  • A spacious and robust wheeled bag.

It is equipped with four carrying handles to grab it easily.

  • A central padded and neoprene handle to carry the board under your arm.
  • Two ergonomic silicone “race” handles in the front third that allow you to either pass the foams by pulling the board, or to get out of the water by dragging the board over the water.
  • A front handle for entering the water and for handling the board in the water or on land. Really practical!

 

 

The Couine Marie SUP boards are now equipped with our ELS feature (Extendable Load System). These adjustable, elastic and aesthetic straps have been specially designed to allow you to easily install all your equipment on board.

We have made using the ELS system extremely easy and intuitive. The elastic straps are easy to adjust. No more struggle to slip (sometimes in vain) your bag under the bungee cords at the risk of crushing your stuff. Simply loosen the straps, install your gear, and retighten them to perfectly fix your load.

Our ELS feature simplifies your life and saves you precious time while bringing a touch of style and modernity to your board!

The large diameter leash ring is the strongest on the market. And we’ve added a towing ring for safety, but also because it’s really handy to have an attachment point on the nose during transport, at anchor, or to secure a camera.

The new 5 mm Traction Velvel Pad is particularly designed to be even more comfortable. Very aesthetic, it offers a perfect grip and a velvet touch! The feeling is ultra soft and you can feel the board perfectly under your feet. The board is all the more responsive. Long sessions without tiring or slipping are all yours!

The supplied double-action inflation pump is super efficient to be the first in the water.

A repair kit is also included in the event of damage (note the kit is delivered without glue which you will easily find in your DIY store). Note that we have the components of your board in stock in order to repair it fairly easily.

Everything comes in a super practical and solid rolling carry bag.

  • The wheels are on the opposite side to the carrying face so as not to pinch your buttocks when walking and not to roll on the carrying straps.
  • These backpack straps are very padded and comfortable.
  • The handles are super strong and comfy.
  • The large front pocket allows you to store your accessories and personal effects without risking losing them.
  • And the compression straps keep the bag volume to a minimum.

Nothing is missing!

To summarize the features of the Couine Marie Race Flat Water 12’6

  • 1 removable single fin with US Standard box allowing the use of a variety of fins.
  • 2 ergonomic handles in the front third for carrying in racing.
  • 1 handle at the front for easier pulling in the water.
  • 1 centered carry handle.
  • 5 mm Velvet Traction pad: for maximum comfort and adherence.
  • Leash ring on tail to not lose your board.
  • Inox tow ring under the nose that serves as added camera security.
  • ELS feature (Expendable Load System) : adjustable flat straps permitting to secure your waterproof bag and paddle in case you want a quick dip or have a yoga session!
  • High pressure inflation valve under the nose to facilitate deflation and storage.
  • Double action inflation pump.
  • Transport bag with wheels and padded shoulder straps for comfortable carrying.
  • Repair kit (glue not supplied).

Pricing

GONG SUP INFLATABLE 12’6 COUINE MARIE RACE FLAT WATER: from 569€

  • 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 1005€ (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 ?

 

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.

 

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.

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