New Seal Concept

The new Seal Concept is available!

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An Xtra wide approach of surfing

Fly over your spot in pure surfing conditions and on medium quality waves: this is the Seal target!

For 2010, we have refreshed the concept with one single volume and a fully redesigned shape which retains the original Seal s qualities and improves on them:

Booming speed and manoeuvrability in lower wind forces and sailsurfing conditions or soft waves.

The outline and bottom shape have been designed to shootout at the first foot pressure and keep accelerating where a traditional waveboard peaks out.

Balance, stability and aptitude to relocate in nonplaning mode:

Get quickly back to the peak. Keep your feet in the straps, get-up and plane at the first puff.

The AHD New Seal has an extended surfing range.

In higher wind forces:

Its outline is inverted aft, which hangs on better and offers more grip and tighter more precise curves.

The thruster fins slice through the water without failing under foot pressure.

In lower wind forces:

This new shape has been developed to offer an excellent strapless performance, with an ability to turn at slow speeds and remain flat on the water in the lightest conditions.

Strapless sailing, is both formative and exhilarating, it will help you improve your surfing and develop a better feet stance!

No wind:

Thanks to its full deckpad this board is both comfortable and resistant and it has a leashplug, so why not try surfing in dead calms?

Playful and highly performing, the new Seal breaks all surfing barriers, with or without a sail, with or without footstraps, with or without wind!

Fly over your mind!

Shape specificities:

Very compact outline: reactivity, stability, carrying power, control

Outline inverted aft: grip, precise curves, radical manoeuvres, control

Optimised width thickness ratio: a slightly wider but thinner board.

Double concave bottom: long and slightly hollowed, to increase speed potential.

Slight Vee on the whole length to improve control and manoeuvrability.

Thin rails: added surfing capability, radical manoeuvres, control,

Curved scoopline, straightened aft with a slight Tail Kick: speed, manoeuvrability, nervousness

Thrusters: this has been the must-have configuration in surfing for years!

Speed, preciseness, manoeuvrability, control

Length: 215cm, width: 61cm, OFO: 41cm, Volume: 90 l, weight: 6.7kgs, Construction: epoxy sandwich, fin box US, fin size: 15 – 23cm, sail size: 4.0 – 6.5

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Une vision Xtra large du surf

Survoler son plan d'eau dans des conditions de pure surf ou des vagues de qualité moyenne, tel est le programme Seal!

Aujourd'hui, un seul volume reprend le flambeau, dans un shape re etudie en gardant toutes les qualites du modele original:

Vitesse et maniabilite explosive a bas regime, dans les conditions de surf à voile ou dans les vagues molles.

L'outline et la carene sont etudies pour jaillir sous le moindre appui, accelerer la ou un flotteur traditionnel sature.

Equilibre, stabilite et capacite de replacement en non planning.

Remonter au peak le plus vite possible, garder les pied dans les footstraps, dejauger et planer des la moindre risee.

La nouvelle Seal gagne en plage d'utilisation.

Dans les hauts regimes:

Sur l'arriere son outline est inverse, lui apportant plus de tenue, plus d'accroche, et des courbes tres serrees plus precises. Le thrusters dechire l'eau sans fuir sous les appuis.

Dans les bas regimes:

Ce nouveau shape a ete developpe pour etre performant aussi en strapless, capable de tourner à faible vitesse dans les conditions les plus legeres, en restant à plat.

la pratique strapless, pedagogique et sensationnelle, vous aidera progresser dans vos surfs, vous optimiserez vos appuis!

Sans vent:

Son pont full pads assure le confort et la resistance du flotteur. Un plug leash vous offre la possibilite d'aller surfer les jours sans vent.

Ludique et ultra performante, la Seal enfonce toutes les portes du surf, avec ou sans voile, avec ou sans Footstraps, avec ou sans vent!

Survolez votre esprit!

Fly over your mind!

Caractéristiques du shapes:

outline tres compact: reactivite, stabilite, portance, controle

outline inverse sur la partie arriere: accroche, précision des courbes, radicalite, controle.

Ration largeur/epaisseur optimise: le flotteur est un peu plus large, mais moins epais.

Carene double concave: long et legerement creuse, pour apporte de la vitesse.

Carène en ve: leger et sur toute la longueur, il apporte du controle et de la maniabilite.

Rails fins: capacite accrue au surf, radicalite, controle.

Scoop courbe tendu sur l'arriere avec un leger Tail Kick: vitesse, maniabilite, nervosite

Thrusters: le must en surf depuis des décennies! Vitesse, précision, maniabilité, contrôle.

Longueur: 215cm, largeur: 61cm, OFO: 41cm, Volume: 90l, poids: 6.7kgs, Construction: sandwich epoxy, fin box US, fin size 15 – 23cm, sail size 4.0 – 6.5