In Focus: Slingshot 2023 Product Overview
Features / Wed 31st Aug, 2022 @ 6:00 pm
Featuring cutting-edge materials, modern graphics, and a new department team structure, Slingshot is bringing the heat to the next generation of kiteboarding. Check out the 2023 collection right here, which includes the Code Kite, Dream Twintip and, of course, the Hope Craft V1. Slingshot has decided to give Fred Hope the reins to design the perfect kite foil board he desires. What he made is the highest performance yet user-friendly kite foil board on the market! Dive into the collection now!
Kites
SST V7
The SST V7 continues to push the limits of a kitesurfing kite. We have implemented an all-new Dacron that is lighter and provides even more performance. This new material, coupled with our thinnest and lightest struts, has made the SST V7 one of the lightest three-strut kites ever produced. Slingshot team rider and kitesurfing pioneer, Ben Wilson, continues to task our development team to push the limits of speed and drift. Building on the SST V6 platform Ben fell in love with, our design team rose to the occasion and delivered a further refined SST V7 that offers lightning-fast response and precision turning.
Why You’ll Love It
- The SST V7 delivers hero-level drift, speed, and response to maximise your fun on a surfboard, foil, or twin-tip
- Faster, lighter, and more technically advanced than its predecessor, the SST V7 is the next evolution of a kitesurfing kite
- Favourite kite of Slingshot athlete and kitesurfing pioneer, Ben Wilson
- Key Improvements include faster turning, as well as increased upwind performance and water relaunch
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For more information on Slingshot’s SST V7, please click here.
Machine V2
Fresh off its breakout release, the Machine returns in its second version even lighter and more optimised to take your riding to the next level. Featuring an all-new leading edge material, the Machine V2 boasts reduced weight and even more performance. Keeping the same incredible frame geometry, the Machine continues to provide amazing upward propulsion. In addition, its highly efficient aspect ratio is tuned to launch you to new heights and air times while maintaining lightning-quick reaction speed and turning.
Why You’ll Love It
- The Machine V2 will help you achieve your height and hang time records
- The Machine V2 is comfortable in any and every condition, even when you’re not
- Built with premium materials, the Machine V2 is one of the most technically advanced kites we have ever produced
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For more information on Slingshot’s Machine V2, please click here.
Machine L/W V2
Fresh off its breakout release, the Machine LW returns in its second version even lighter and more optimised to push your light-wind riding further. Featuring all-new leading-edge material, the Machine LW V2 boasts reduced weight and even more performance. Keeping the same incredible frame geometry, the Machine LW V2 continues to provide an amazing upwind trajectory and exceptional light-wind performance.
Why You’ll Love It
- The Machine LW V2 will help you ride with more power in less wind
- The Machine LW V2 is user-friendly, lightweight, and easy for any rider to use
- Built with premium materials, the Machine LW V2 is guaranteed to last
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For more information on Slingshot’s Machine L/W V2, please click here.
Code V1
The all-new Code V1 debuts as one of the team’s favourite kite models. Its performance versatility in every condition for every discipline builds trust with everyone that rides it. Sharing design DNA from the highly popular Machine, the Code has been refined to extend its performance to all riders of all skill levels. Built on a 3 strut platform, the Code is lighter and more manoeuvrable. The medium aspect ratio Hybrid Open C shape provides intuitive handling, amazing range, and great sheet-and-go performance while maintaining an incredible bar feel. The responsive wingtip design creates effortless water relaunch for all riders. These performance attributes create one of the most versatile designs we have ever released.
Why You’ll Love It
- The Code V1 is the best all-around kite in the Slingshot lineup
- The Code V1 is the most intuitive kite we have ever produced
- Performance versatility meets user-friendly simplicity in this all-new kite
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For more information on Slingshot’s Code V1, please click here.
Twin Tips
Glide V13
The Glide’s reputation stands strong as the premier beginner and light-wind twin tip on the water. The new geometrical outline allows the board to track seamlessly and make the most of light-wind conditions.
Why You’ll Love It
- The Glide will be the first twin tip to get upwind on a light-wind day
- One of the most proven light-wind twin-tip shapes of all time
- Easy to hold power in case the wind picks up, making it one of the most versatile “big boards” around
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For more information on Slingshot’s Glide V13, please click here.
Misfit V11
The Misfit V11 is our most versatile board, designed for all-conditions utility, with enough tech and performance to stand up to its reputation as one of the best all-around twin tips in kiteboarding. With a flatter and faster rocker line combined with a nice, mellow single-concave hull, you get one of the smoothest and driest rides out of any twin tip on the water. Additionally, the Misfit has a lively, pop-centric Atomic Wood Core and Koroyd in the tip and tail to reduce swing weight.
Why You’ll Love It
- The most versatile and intuitive twin tip on the market
- Smooth, spray-free ride with a progressive outline
- Mild rocker, medium flex great for upwind drive and slicing through chop
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For more information on Slingshot’s Misfit V11, please click here.
Misfit Carbon
The Misfit Carbon V1 is our lightest and most versatile board with exceptional tech and limitless performance thanks to its carbon construction. With a flatter and faster rocker line combined with a nice, mellow single-concave hull, you get one of the smoothest and driest rides out of any twin tip on the water. Additionally, the Misfit has a lively, pop-centric Atomic Wood Core and Koroyd in the tip and tail to reduce swing weight.
Why You’ll Love It
- Our finest progressive, all-conditions freeride twin tip
- One of the most technically advanced twin tips on the market
- The most versatile and intuitive twin tip on the market
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For more information on Slingshot’s Misfit Carbon, please click here.
Asylum V6
A hard-charging freestyle favourite, the Asylum V6 is a performance board loaded with cutting-edge design features for aggressive riders who like to go big, ride fully powered and push the limits in the name of progression. The Asylum’s stiffness has been optimised with our new dual-stitched carbon stringers, which deliver massive pop and outstanding flex/rebound characteristics. Tip/tail channels and chined rails offer all the drive you need for upwind performance and ultra-solid tracking through all conditions. However you choose to ride your Asylum (it’s engineered to ride with or without fins), rest assured the Asylum is backed by our legendary construction and durability.
Why You’ll Love It
- Our board with the most pop and rebound
- One of the most durable twin tips ever made (thanks to the combo of its dura-light base and Atomic Wood Core)
- Our highest performance freestyle board—the go-to for former GKA World Champ, Carlos Mario
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For more information on Slingshot’s Asylum V6, please click here.
Super Natural V2
The Super Natural V2 takes our mutant twin-tip hybrid to the next level. With its different nose and tail design, the Super Natural is able to excel in choppy conditions when you want a little added grip, in flat water when you are looking to hold onto a bit more power for huge airs, or in the waves when you want to have some slashing fun. Additionally, the Super Natural V2 comes with a six-fin configuration so you can ride with two, four, six, or even zero fins if you are feeling wild.
Why You’ll Love It
- One of the most progressive and versatile shapes we have ever made
- Boosting and board-off tricks are more fun and easier than ever
- It makes riding in beach break and wave conditions like riding an ocean skate park
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For more information on Slingshot’s Super Natural V2, please click here.
Luna V2
Sharing a similar shape and outline to our award-winning Misfit, the Luna V2 is a beginner/intermediate shape optimised for the smaller, lighter kiteboarder. Available in 129 and 133cm sizes, Luna’s narrow body provides better tracking and makes it easier to hold down power for riders who need a little added leverage. The Luna is an extremely smooth and forgiving twin tip with plenty of light-rider performance for learning your first back rolls and board-offs or even unhooking.
Why You’ll Love It
- Most optimised twin tip in the world for smaller riders
- Smooth, spray-free ride with a narrow outline for lighter riders
- Medium rocker and flex that’s great for upwind drive and slicing through chop
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For more information on Slingshot’s Luna V2, please click here.
Dream Rider V1
The Dream Rider is here to make riding a twin tip fun again! Our design team focused on creating one of the smoothest and most fun boards to ride on top of the water. We started with one of our most proven and skinniest profiles for great edge control and rail-to-rail nimbleness. We then added a whopping 26mm of concave (the most on any board made) to create a shape that munches on chop for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. We then built the board with our new Foamlite core (the only foam core in our lineup) to provide lightweight buoyancy so riders can literally float on top of the water with unmatched ease and effort.
Why You’ll Love It
- With over 26mm of concave, the Dream Rider has the deepest hull on any board, anywhere.
- The longer and thinner outline creates a freeride upwind carving machine.
- Center inline fins create a nimble and playful ride with the tightest turning capabilities
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For more information on Slingshot’s Dream Rider V1, please click here.
Surfboards
Burner XR V1
Looking for a board that has a playful feel and can optimise any condition? Then look no further than the all-new Burner XR. The Burner features a more forward, wide-point outline, giving it a ton of float and drive in the pocket and its double instep tail shape gives it bite and hold when aggressively attacking the lip. Additionally, its wider tail block makes the board loose and playful, and its five-fin box configuration makes it extremely versatile. The Burner is the perfect blade to reach for when the winds turn onshore or the peak lacks a little punch.
Why You’ll Love It
- XR Construction—the best blend of durability and weight, providing a true surfboard feel
- The best board we make for optimising less than ideal conditions
- 5-fin configuration that provides infinite versatility
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For more information on Slingshot’s Burner XR V1, please click here.
Sci-Fly XR V2
The Sci Fly XR returns in its second iteration packed with even more performance. Featuring an all-new triple-channeled hull, the Sci Fly XR V2 is stiffer and loaded with even more explosive drive and pop for aerial maneuvers and on-water tracking. The XR Construction produces the perfect blend of weight and strength, providing you the highest performance true surfboard feel to handle all the rigors of kitesurfing. The truncated nose design significantly reduces swing weight and provides a central control point on the board, making airs, spins and skate-style tricks easier than any other board.
Why You’ll Love It
- XR Construction—the best blend of durability and weight, providing a true surfboard feel
- The best board we make for boosting, strapless freestyle, and aerials
- All-new triple-channeled hull provides hero-level grip, tracking, and stiffness
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For more information on Slingshot’s Sci-Fly XR V2, please click here.
Impact XR V1
Our new Impact XR kite surfboard is a full-power, pedal-to-the-metal board built to shred a clean wall of swell to pieces. Thanks to its narrower, pulled-in outline and squash tail, the Impact XR is right at home when the waves get big and powerful. Thanks to Impact’s fast planning hull, the board rockets upwind on the rail, getting you back to the top of the peak faster. Then take one step back with your back foot, and the board is ready to dissect. The Impact has tons of hold and drives off the bottom, which helps set up and allows for radical hard craving turns off the top. If you’re looking for a high-confidence board for charging when the waves get juicy, look no further than the Impact!
Why You’ll Love It
- XR Construction—the best blend of durability and weight, providing a true surfboard feel
- The best board we make for true surf-style riding
- Modern squash tail provides pivot-like turning response
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For more information on Slingshot’s Impact XR V1, please click here.
Foil Boards
Hope Craft V1
Fred Hope has been foiling for a long time. The world champion knows what works and what doesn’t. We decided to give him free-reign to design exactly what he wants. The result is the all-new Hope Craft V1. Fred is always trying new tricks on his foil and he wanted slightly more volume in the nose than the smaller boards we make so that he could recover from touchdowns after radical maneuvers. He also needed stiffness. When you are moving at speed and heading into turns with serious pressure, you need that hero-level stiffness. The Hope Craft V1 takes true performance to the next level. If you are looking for a board that can keep up with your progression, the Hope Craft is your ticket to Glide.
Why You’ll Love It
- This is the most responsive, performance-driven foil board we have ever built
- Premium lightweight construction makes this board extremely nimble beneath your feet
- The stiffest foil board we make delivers high-pressure turns and amazing upwind charging
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For more information on Slingshot’s Hope Craft V1, please click here.
Dwarf Craft V2
The Dwarf Craft V2 is the perfect choice for foilers that are looking to take their skills to the next level. Built with a progressive shape and outline, the Dwarfs are one of the most trusted foil boards around. A shorter and wider outline provides great response from the rider to the foil. With chined rails, the Dwarfs stay up on foil when you come in contact with the water while on edge, which makes the boards extremely stable and fun when learning new tricks or dialing in your transitions. The Dwarf Crafts can be ridden strapped or strapless and feature a durable and light weight construction that won’t hold you back as you progress from session to session.
Why You’ll Love It
- The Original Compact Foil Board
- Instant reaction and response from rider to the foil
- Three sizes for all riders and abilities
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For more information on Slingshot’s Dwarf Craft V2, please click here.
Alien Air V5
The Alien Air has taught more people how to foil than almost any other foil board. Now in its 5th iteration, the board has been fully optimised for foiling progression. With a reduced volume from previous years, the board is far easier to maneuver in the water and starting position. Less volume makes your first waterstarts more manageable and provides more performance as you progress past the beginner stage. Featuring subtle chined rails and an effective nose rocker, the Alien Air will have you on foil like a master.
Why You’ll Love It
- The Alien Air V5 has the perfect balance of size and volume to make learning and progressing easier
- Subtle chined rails and nose rocker keep you on foil longer
- Can be ridden with any strap configuration or with foot hooks
- User-friendly shape and outline give riders the ability to progress quickly and easily
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For more information on Slingshot’s Alien Air V5, please click here.
Converter XR V5
Built with the shape and construction of our popular Sci-Fly XR surfboard, the Converter XR V5 carries on the same high-performance characteristics. The flatter rocker and parallel rail outline deliver top-of-the-line efficiencies both on and off foil. This allows riders to hold down a better edge without a foil and also gives you the speed you need to get on foil. The winged-diamond tail shape provides added grip and pop for strapless freestyle tricks and it also provides added leverage when pushing off the water to get yourself on foil. The Converter XR V5 features our XR construction, which gives the rider the feel and performance of a traditional surfboard in a lightweight package.
Why You’ll Love It
- Lighter and higher performance than previous versions
- Offers top-of-the-line performance while riding with or without a foil
- Can be ridden with any strap configuration or with our Foot Hooks
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For more information on Slingshot’s Converter XR V5, please click here.
Simulator V2
With a full soft-top deck pad, the Simulator is geared to make foiling as easy and safe to learn as possible. The Simulator is large, stable, and buoyant to help first-time foilers learn quickly and effectively. Built with a friendly outline and an adjustable foil track mount, the Simulator offers performance and versatility for your foiling progression. Every quiver needs a Simulator.
Why You’ll Love It
- Hard board with soft wrap, NOT a spongy foam board
- Ideal teaching tool for friends and family
- Larger and more buoyant for great user-friendly progression
For more information on Slingshot’s Simulator V2, please click here.
Travel Craft V1
The Travel Craft has been optimised for size and space. We trimmed all the unnecessary size and volume out of this board to make it as compact as possible. The reduce length provides hero-level stiffness and response while the board is under foot. Even though the board is small in size, it is not small in features. Designed with versatility in mind, we made sure to include multiple footstrap insert positions for riders of all styles and abilities. Featuring beveled rails for on-water performance and our new out-the-back foil connect that gets you on the water quicker and easier when you are at your dream location.
Why You’ll Love It
- It easily fits in your standard checked suitcase—no need for a “Golf Bag”
- The adjustable out-the-back track makes mounting your foil super quick and easy
- The smallest and most compact foil board we have ever made
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For more information on Slingshot’s Travel Craft V1, please click here.
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By Jen Tyler
Italian/Egyptian Jen Tyler grew up on the sandy beaches of the Red Sea and has been on the IKSURFMAG & Tonic Mag team since 2017.
