sustainability

Young Blood

Young Blood is a project of the action sports brands Duotone, ION and Fanatic. The vision is to awaken the passion of kids and youth ages 7 to 17 for action sports like Wing Foiling, kitesurfing, SUP and biking and to teach them the right technique to safely enjoy the sport.

We want to make it easier for the next generation to enter the world of action sports, by organizing special events and to give them a chance to learn from professionals. Additionally, we’re using this platform to spot talent and to support it. Furthermore, we want to show kids, youth, and parents the positive effects that sports can have on their body and mind like feeling healthy, gaining confidence, increasing mental strength & focus.

YOUNG BLOOD NATIONAL CAMPS

When introducing the Young Blood concept to Wing Foiling in 2022, we were overwhelmed by the enormous interest of families and an endless passion of the kids. Our camps were booked within few days!

We started off with four Camps throughout Europe, provided more than 60 coaching hours to over 50 Kids aged 7 to 17 years-old, witnessed an incredible performance, progression and countless smiles! Together with the amazing feedback we have received during our camps this is more than an inspiration for us to continue that path.

YOUNG BLOOD MEETS PRO TEAM

Additional to our national Young Blood Camps we organize an Invitational Camp at the end of the season. under the motto “Young Blood meets Pro Team” the greatest young talents get the chance to learn from our pro team riders.

During this unique event the next generation is training together with our World Cup riders like Jerome Cloetens and teenage dominator Nia Suardiaz and gets their latest tips & tricks. Our goal is to develop true personalities and future champions.

WE DEVELOP AND SUPPORT CHAMPIONS

We aim to responsibly accompany the most ambitious talents on their way to becoming professional athletes and pursuing their dreams.

We take pride in supporting the most talented and passionate "Young Blood" riders of the Wing Foiling world and accompanying for many years already the shooting star Nia Suardiaz from Spain and World Cup Rookie Benjamin May from Germany.

For many years our teams in Windsurfing and Kiteboarding have already been a breeding ground for future champions. Our dedication is unmatched, and we are here to take our sport to the next level.

SAVE OUR PLAYGROUNDS

It’s very important to us to continue to spread the message to the next generation of athletes how important it is to protect our “playgrounds” and the individual actions that can collectively make a big impact. As part of the new Young Bloods project, we will incorporate various sustainability initiatives like beach clean ups and will communicate our shared goals to reduce our carbon footprint as well as limiting single use of raw materials. We invite this next generation of athletes to join us in learning how to be a friend to our environment and become the next stewards of our beloved playgrounds

We have the right gear for young rippers

A very important part of safe usage of sports equipment, is the right equipment. That is why we are constantly developing our youth range, offering small sized wings, boards and foils, which are lighter, shorter and simply easier to use with more performance for young shredders.