Duotone What's New 2024

For the past few years, Duotone has been striving to become more eco-friendly. Efforts have included optimizing packaging, compensating for CO2 emissions, and regularly organizing beach clean-ups all over the world, just to name a few. Concept Blue i s the next step in reducing the environmental footprint of our products without sacrificing durability and performance. As we approach the new product season, I’m excited and again and again surprised of what is still possible! E.g., with many small changes you can still significantly improve an already well-balanced kite. Out of my view the Neo SLS and the Rebel SLS m ade a big step forward this season. The Neo turns faster and has super direct bar feel. The new Rebel SLS is less sensitive for backstall, which improves kitelooping and the overall low end of the kite. I am also looking forward to the new Volt SLS, it’s our first Concept Blue surfboard. The shape is somewhere in-between the Fish and theWam and suits really good for small to medium surf, which most spots have to offer. The look talks for itself. A development I really appreciate is the success of our Duotone Pro Centers, the positive feedback of customers is overwhelming, and the number of Pro Centers is continuously rising. Our target with the Duotone Pro Centers is to enable our customers to experience Duotone in the best way possible and to try all our newest products in the right size, perfect for the conditions at that day, with the most professional help you can get. The centers are quite diverse, from exclusive places like Casa Cook in Egypt to a hip party place like the cente r Sicily. I n common they all have, they are all equipped with the latest material and offering the highest teaching standards. I truly believe it’s important to combine a professional organization with a relaxed atmosphere to create the perfect experience. Looking at our team I can only say we are very proud and stunned by the results and the efforts our whole team puts into competition and the development of the sport itself year after year. I guess we had quite some luck to pick the right riders, but besides luck, we believe in youth development, because it´s important to get the next generation into the sport early. Many of our actual top riders like Andrea, Mika, Matchu, Airton and many more are coming out of the young blood camps. It is also important to develop the gear constantly further, so the team has the right tools to be successful. I’m looking forward to see how our customers will enjoy the 2024 product generation and to see how much fun you will experience with it – on the water, together with the Academy App, together with us and our whole team. See you on the water! T I L L E B E R L E 03