WE’RE TAKING OUR
INNOVATIVE DRIVE TO HIGHER
GROUNDS; WE PROUDLY INTRODUCE
SLS - STRONG LIGHT SUPERIOR.
Since 2001, we have made it our mission to make the best kiteboarding equipment to guarantee that every single one of your sessions is the best. We created many groundbreaking innovations like the Click Bar, Textreme Technologies and Trinity TX. Now it’s the time for SLS. Whenever you see the SLS logo on a product, you’ll know, we put it there for a reason. SLS products are equipped with the newest, most innovative and simply best materials available for kiteboarding. This is the gear we want to ride, tuned to the millimetre over countless hours. Just so that we are 100 % satisfied, to know that we’re offering the greatest experience you could ever have with your gear. This is our magic collection which makes us smile just thinking about it and leaves butterflies in our stomachs, even after we’ve packed up and headed home for the day.
THIS IS DUOTONE
We are Ken, Kite Designer. We are Elsa, Product Manager. We are Patrick, Marketing Manager. We are the designer agonizing over the drawing table. We are the manufacturer checking specs. We are the shaper glassing into the night. We have always strived to create the best gear for the most riders. But when we’re not working, we’re playing. And sometimes we want to build gear just for us. When we’re on the water we don’t care about excel lists, market analysis, or productivity levels. On the water the only metric is performance. We want the absolute best kite gear that technology, materials, and design can produce. Bar none.
If you are like us: always pushing yourself and your gear to the edge, pushing past that point, redefining what is possible and still demanding more; more from yourself and more from your gear: If you are one of us, we have something to show you:
THIS IS SLS
SLS is more than Strong. SLS is more than Light. SLS is more than Superior. SLS marks a change in thinking. Forget case studies and hitting price points. Stop measuring what the masses want. Design something for those who will sacrifice nothing for the ultimate performance. SLS is truly the apex of what is possible today. Using materials both stronger and lighter than those previously available, we are proud that any product bearing the SLS monogram truly is superior to anything else available. SLS is not about creating the most accessible gear, maximizing sales or creating turnover. SLS is about creating the dream gear for those who, like us, appreciate gear that enables them to redefine what they are capable of.
We are Duotone. We work. We play. Hard. SLS defines the point at which those two drives meet. Where expectations of what is possible are met by what we can achieve. SLS is where your dreams meet our reality.
WE ARE DUOTONE
We work hard. We play hard. SLS defines the point at which those two drives meet. Where expectations of what is possible are met by what we can achieve. SLS is where your dreams meet our reality.
WHAT MAKES PENTA TX SO SPECIAL?
PENTA TX
A MORE SPORTY, MORE PRECISE
AND CRISP FEEL OF THE KITE.
MODULAR LIGHTWEIGHT SYSTEM
The combination of innovation and sourcing the lightest yet most durable materials, ensuring the lightest kites possible.
15 % overall ligther
Up to 5 times higher tear resistance
50 % less elongation compared to standard dacron A quite stiff material, resulting in a high structural stiffness, especially recognizable in strong wind conditions, leading to less deformation of the overall structure of the kite.
Guarantee for a very precise timing when edging, releasing the edge and all steering impulses - the precise and reliable steering of a racing car.
Penta TX is used in the leading edge and center strut.
SLS RANGE OVERVIEW
Rebel SLS 2024
BIG AIR / HIGH PERFORMANCE FREERIDE
WHAT MAKES TEXTREME INNEGRA SO SPECIAL?
The mix of Carbon and Innegra makes the construction of the Duotone SLS Twintip series absolutely unique. Innegra itself is a high performance fiber used in composite and textile applications which can be converted into many different reinforcements in Twintip design, offering smooth dampening and enhanced breaking resistance. Combined with carbon you get a lightweight, but durable board offering incredible pop and precise feedback. This material combination produces exceptional Freeride, Freestyle and Wakestyle Twintips that feel just at home at your local spot or in a final heat on the GKA Freestyle Tour.
HOW DOES THIS TRANSLATE INTO THE SLS LINE OF TWINTIPS?
SLS RANGE OVERVIEW
Jaime SLS 2024
PERFORMANCE FREESTYLE
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Select SLS 2024
PERFORMANCE FREERIDE
Soleil SLS 2024
PERFORMANCE FREERIDE
Team Series SLS 2024
COMPETITION FREESTYLE
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WHAT MAKES INNEGRA SHIELD SO SPECIAL?
The innovative Innegra Shield vastly increases durability and impact resistance, making the SLS boards significantly more resilient against cracks, dings and heel dents. Weight is reduced by replacing fiberglass with lightweight Innegra fiber. The impressive damping properties of Innegra reduce resonance, ensuring a smooth ride even in the choppiest conditions.
We’re constantly looking for ways to improve our surfboard construction and in our product descriptions we often talk about the challenges involved in finding a good balance between lightweight, durability and feel/flex and how it’s easy to make a board strong and stiff or light and fragile. We’ve been quite happy with the way our Light Team Construction has performed over time, utilizing the cork shock absorber as a damper, and we’ve honestly struggled with several attempts behind the scenes to make any substantial improvements when experimenting with alternative damping materials as they simply could not match the innate technical qualities of cork. These experiences led us to start looking into alternative materials to replace or compliment the fiberglass laminate itself. Since we have quite some years of experience now using Innegra as a damper to tone down the rapid reflex of our carbon twin tips, we figured we’d give it a try on our surfboards as well. Throughout the process of development of several dozen prototypes, we learned about the many benefits of using Innegra cloth to replace some layers of fiberglass. Firstly, it’s stronger by weight than fiberglass, resulting in a significant weight reduction. Additionally, it serves as a damper to give the boards a more forgiving feel, which is especially noticeable in the harsh, choppy conditions we often have in kitesurfing. Finally, because the material itself is less brittle than fiberglass, the boards are more durable, especially from impacts that might crack and splinter a fiberglass laminate. The Innegra simply flexes and absorbs the shock, which makes the boards much less prone to dings and cracks – And that’s why we call it the “Innegra Shield”, because it really does shield the board from a lot of damage you would normally get on a typical board. So, basically, we have managed to make the boards a bit lighter, more durable AND have a better feel and flex which really ticks all the boxes in our criteria for a high performance kite surfboard that will stand up to the rigors of every day kitesurfing.
SLS RANGE OVERVIEW
Session SLS 2024
CARVING IN MEDIUM TO BIG WAVES
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Wam SLS 2024
ALL-ROUNDER, SMALL TO MEDIUM WAVES
Whip SLS
SMALL TO MEDIUM WAVES / STRAPLESS FREESTYLE
Voke SLS
STRAPLESS FREESTYLE
Fish SLS 2024
SMALLER WAVES / CLASSIC SURF
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Hybrid SLS 2024
CROSS-OVER SURF AND FOIL