Art.-No. 14220-1401
THE LIGHTEST AND MOST ADVANCED BOOM IN ITS CLASS
The most high-tech aluminum boom to-date featuring 7075 high-tech aluminum
Due to the integrated visual indicator and rope markings now you have the perfect outhaul trim every session
Increases boom stiffness by 30% (patent pending)
7075 aluminum with PROTECTION GRIP
iFRONT 2.0 - The lightest moulded Front-End on earth
INSIDE TAIL with VTS TAIL FITTING
Duotone is giving 2 year full unconditional warranty, even including bending, when registered online
Sustainability is the most important and pressing challenge of todays mankind to secure a livable mother earth for future generations to come!
Over the last 50 years Windsurfing has developed into a super high tech sport. But let's face it despite what others might tell you with the exception of aluminium booms and extensions Windsurfing products are a "mixture of petrol-based plastic trash". And most times up to 100% of this plastic trash are non-recycled (means "freshly produced") plastics.
At least as of today there are no eco-friendly substitutes existing offering the minimum requirements necessary to design modern Windsurfing products. Or why do you think no one wants to sail with wooden booms, aluminium masts or stretchy sails made of woven fabrics anymore?
There is only one sustainable way out of this dilemma:
MAKING LONGER LASTING PRODUCTS (LONGEVITY = SUSTAINABILITY)
A high performance product that lasts longer and best case can even be put into additional use on the second hand market is the best and only way to conserve the resources of our earth.
Of course light components have a massive impact on the performance and handling of your rig. That's why light weight is always on our briefing list when designing and engineering new products. And DUOTONE products are among or in many cases are the lightest on the market.
But durability and longevity were and will ALWAYS be on top of our priority list. Our industry leading warranty extensions bear witness to this philosophy:
- 2 year unconditional warranty on almost every hardware product (masts, booms and extensions+bases).
- 5 year warranty on 80% of our sails.
On sails we cannot emphasize enough that especially reducing the thickness of the monofilm and the XPly laminate has a radical influence on the longevity/sustainability. Reducing the film thickness by 50% reduces the UV-stability by 70%. Just to shortterm impress magazine testers or customers some brands use up to 70% thinner laminates/films than we do. This is not our understanding of sustainability.
DOING MORE
However, since we are fully aware of the importance of sustainability, we cannot simply stop here.
>> Only we have stopped using any plastic for packaging our sails. This saves approx. 5 sqm of plastic film and foam per sail.
>> Only our aluminium products (booms and extensions+bases) are manufactured in a CO2 neutral production facility.
>> Only our aluminium products (booms and extensions+bases) are produced in Germany using 100% European raw materials in order to keep shipping distances (to our manufacture and then to our central warehouse) at a minimum.
>> Only our sail bags are made out of 100% recycled plastic.
>> Only we compensate all carbon emissions caused by our sails during manufacture and transport by supporting a hydropower carbon offset project in Sri Lanka, the country where our sails are produced.
All SILVER booms are made from 7075 high-tech aluminium in high-quality BONDED TECHNOLOGY. This material used predominantly in cycling gives the tubes significantly more stiffness. There is also the new combination of a round tube in the front area (holding forces act obliquely downwards, so it is stiffer around here) and the OVAL TAIL SECTION (horizontal sail pull, thus the oval tube is stiffer here). This makes the entire SILVER around 30% stiffer. Together with the hardened front arch, this results in enormous hardness and durability. We are even prepared to offer a two-year unlimited warranty on all SILVER models – even for bending!
The wave-oriented SILVER models consist of three segments and have a one-piece aluminium rear arch in addition to the intelligent iFRONT 2.0 front end. Together with the RDM tubes at 28 mm, this creates the ideal combination of stiffness and comfort. The bend curve applies an even pull on the mast- and backhand. The lengths 180 and 200 cm with performance bend curve are specifically for freeride sails and a 30 mm tube diameter to ensure maximum stiffness.
The solid PROTECTION GRIP coating on the outside effectively prevents damage to the coating when rigging up.
NEW: the entire SILVER line is equipped with the brand-new VTS TAIL fitting. In combination with the 2022 Duotone sails, the VTS TAIL fitting offers for the first time a clear visual indication for the perfect outhaul tension (patent pending).
The global pandemic continues to cause raw material shortages, restrictions at our manufacturers and greatly extended shipping times, which doesn’t allow a constant and planned flow of deliveries. Therefore please note that although we are doing everything we can to get you the equipment you want, availability is limited, especially at product launches.
Attention:
> Looking for VTS TAIL setting recommendations for your older DUOTONE sail? Please check the updated tech specs on the respective product page.
Carbon booms are 3 to 5 times more expensive than aluminium booms. The reasons for this drastic price difference are the massive difference in the raw material prices and the fact that a carbon boom is 100% custom/hand made.
Since carbon is a much stiffer raw material than aluminium carbon booms offer 4 essential advantages:
Under usual conditions yes. But for super heavy usage you need to differentiate between carbon- and aluminium booms.
| 140-190 | 150-200 | 160-220 | 180-230 |
| NEW SCHOOL | NEW SCHOOL | HYBRID | PERFORMANCE |
| 2.35 | 2.45 | 2.55 | 2.75 |
| 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 29.5 |
| 7075 ALUMINUM | 7075 ALUMINUM | 7075 ALUMINUM | 7075 ALUMINUM |
| RDM | RDM | RDM+SDM | SDM |
| INSIDE TAIL with VTS TAIL FITTING | INSIDE TAIL with VTS TAIL FITTING | INSIDE TAIL with VTS TAIL FITTING | INSIDE TAIL with VTS TAIL FITTING |
You should always try to avoid getting sun cream onto your EVA grip. Not only can sun cream contaminate especially the lighter EVA colors. But more so the grip gets very slippery thus you need to grip harder which is very exhausting. Most important though is once sun cream gets onto the EVA the grip becomes slippery forever.
There are 2 simple solutions to avoid getting sun cream onto your EVA grip:
In general most people do not use enough tension here resulting in the boom to slowly slide down during heavy sailing. When designing the front-end lever we made sure that you cannot break the mast while snapping on the front-end.
We use a rather "cheap" Polyester rope here by purpose. Compared to Dyneema/Spectra rope Polyester has a certain elasticity. This tiny bit of stretch buffers peak loads (e.g. during massive crashes or landing high jumps) thus preventing overload and a possible breakage of the plastic parts.
The VTS TAIL fitting is not compatible with older tail-ends. Yes it requires the same tail-end diameter as the iTail Wave fitting (the iTail Race requires a different/larger diameter altogether). But the VTS TAIL fitting is attached to the tail-end by TWO screws (instead of one) - and these screws are in a different position. Therefore it is not compatible.
But since the dimensions of the tail-end have not changed you can buy a complete tail-end including the VTS TAIL fitting to use it with your older iTail Wave boom.
VTS TAILSince 1992 all our sails feature VTS dots clearly showing the right downhaul tension.
With the introduction of the VTS TAIL we have finally made the correct outhaul tension visible as well. Due to the integrated visual indicator and rope markings now you have the perfect outhaul trim every session.
VTS TAILSince 1992 all our sails feature VTS dots clearly showing the right downhaul tension.
With the introduction of the VTS TAIL we have finally made the correct outhaul tension visible as well. Due to the integrated visual indicator and rope markings now you have the perfect outhaul trim every session.
VTS TAILSince 1992 all our sails feature VTS dots clearly showing the right downhaul tension.
With the introduction of the VTS TAIL we have finally made the correct outhaul tension visible as well. Due to the integrated visual indicator and rope markings now you have the perfect outhaul trim every session.
iFront 2.0THE LIGHTEST FRONT-END ON EARTH!
THE UNIQUE CONSTRUCTION OF THE iFRONT 2.0 COMBINES THE ADVANTAGES OF PREVIOUS CONCEPTS IN ONE FRONT-END:
A VERTICAL STIFFNESS:
Unlike other front-ends we use 50% longer stainless steel axle-bolts which are directly connected to the side walls. Thus we obtain a maximum vertical/torsion stiffness, which results in an extremely direct connection/transmission of boom to mast (= maximum performance).
B HORIZONTAL FLEXIBILITY:
The partially recessed center of the collar gives the iFRONT 2.0 a kind of hinge function, so that the collar fits to any mast diameter without any gap (= very smooth on the mast and extremely slip resistant). We know of no other front-end that fits so smoothly around the mast and thus effectively protects the mast.
PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED FOR BOTH SDM AND RDM MASTS
This exceptional fit is guaranteed on SDM as well as RDM masts as the iFRONT 2.0 can easily be adapted through the exchange of 2 different friction pads.
iFront 2.0THE LIGHTEST FRONT-END ON EARTH!
THE UNIQUE CONSTRUCTION OF THE iFRONT 2.0 COMBINES THE ADVANTAGES OF PREVIOUS CONCEPTS IN ONE FRONT-END:
A VERTICAL STIFFNESS:
Unlike other front-ends we use 50% longer stainless steel axle-bolts which are directly connected to the side walls. Thus we obtain a maximum vertical/torsion stiffness, which results in an extremely direct connection/transmission of boom to mast (= maximum performance).
B HORIZONTAL FLEXIBILITY:
The partially recessed center of the collar gives the iFRONT 2.0 a kind of hinge function, so that the collar fits to any mast diameter without any gap (= very smooth on the mast and extremely slip resistant). We know of no other front-end that fits so smoothly around the mast and thus effectively protects the mast.
PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED FOR BOTH SDM AND RDM MASTS
This exceptional fit is guaranteed on SDM as well as RDM masts as the iFRONT 2.0 can easily be adapted through the exchange of 2 different friction pads.
iFront 2.0THE LIGHTEST FRONT-END ON EARTH!
THE UNIQUE CONSTRUCTION OF THE iFRONT 2.0 COMBINES THE ADVANTAGES OF PREVIOUS CONCEPTS IN ONE FRONT-END:
A VERTICAL STIFFNESS:
Unlike other front-ends we use 50% longer stainless steel axle-bolts which are directly connected to the side walls. Thus we obtain a maximum vertical/torsion stiffness, which results in an extremely direct connection/transmission of boom to mast (= maximum performance).
B HORIZONTAL FLEXIBILITY:
The partially recessed center of the collar gives the iFRONT 2.0 a kind of hinge function, so that the collar fits to any mast diameter without any gap (= very smooth on the mast and extremely slip resistant). We know of no other front-end that fits so smoothly around the mast and thus effectively protects the mast.
PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED FOR BOTH SDM AND RDM MASTS
This exceptional fit is guaranteed on SDM as well as RDM masts as the iFRONT 2.0 can easily be adapted through the exchange of 2 different friction pads.
Protection Grip InsertMORE RESISTANT! The high-density EVA grip insert at the outside guarantes maximum abrasion resistance during rigging.
Protection Grip InsertMORE RESISTANT! The high-density EVA grip insert at the outside guarantes maximum abrasion resistance during rigging.
Protection Grip InsertMORE RESISTANT! The high-density EVA grip insert at the outside guarantes maximum abrasion resistance during rigging.
Wide Wave Tail GeometryEQUAL LOAD ON BOTH HANDS AND IMPROVED HANDLING! Also the short booms now feature a 4 cm wider tail-end moving your back-hand further away from the sail. For the first time now your back- and front-hand are equally angled making sailing less fatigue. You immediately realize this much more relaxed sailing position no matter if going in a straight line or down the line on a wave. The second advantage is a much improved handling during ducking maneuvers.
Wide Wave Tail GeometryEQUAL LOAD ON BOTH HANDS AND IMPROVED HANDLING! Also the short booms now feature a 4 cm wider tail-end moving your back-hand further away from the sail. For the first time now your back- and front-hand are equally angled making sailing less fatigue. You immediately realize this much more relaxed sailing position no matter if going in a straight line or down the line on a wave. The second advantage is a much improved handling during ducking maneuvers.
External Tail FittingsMINIMUM WEIGHT AND UNMATCHED FEATURES! Especially on carbon booms most brands integrate the fittings into the tail-end to generate a clean look. We prefer external fittings to achieve 3 crucial advantages:
2 YEAR UNCONDITIONAL WARRANTYLight is right but only if it doesn't go to costs of durability.
Durability as part of the DUOTONE quality has always been one of the defining characteristics of our products - and it stays that way. Because despite offering the lightest components on the market we hold firmly to the course of our tried and true quality claim. This is ensured by sophisticted engineering, highest quality and more effectively used raw materials combined with the latest processing technologies.
The legendary DUOTONE longevity is therefore retained completely, which we guarantee for your with an industry-leading 2 YEAR UNCONDITIONAL WARRANTY!
OVAL TAIL SECTIONThe tail section has similar influence on the overall boom stiffness as the front section, although the influence increases the further you extend the boom length.
Unlike the front section where the forces act in multiple directions, 90% of the forces on the tail section occur laterally as the main force comes from the sail pulling sideways. With the forces only occuring in one direction, the most effective geometry here is an asymmetrical oval cross section that is horizontally orientated.
This makes the entire SILVER boom approx. 30% stiffer!
OVAL TAIL SECTIONThe tail section has similar influence on the overall boom stiffness as the front section, although the influence increases the further you extend the boom length.
Unlike the front section where the forces act in multiple directions, 90% of the forces on the tail section occur laterally as the main force comes from the sail pulling sideways. With the forces only occuring in one direction, the most effective geometry here is an asymmetrical oval cross section that is horizontally orientated.
This makes the entire SILVER boom approx. 30% stiffer!
OVAL TAIL SECTIONThe tail section has similar influence on the overall boom stiffness as the front section, although the influence increases the further you extend the boom length.
Unlike the front section where the forces act in multiple directions, 90% of the forces on the tail section occur laterally as the main force comes from the sail pulling sideways. With the forces only occuring in one direction, the most effective geometry here is an asymmetrical oval cross section that is horizontally orientated.
This makes the entire SILVER boom approx. 30% stiffer!
TO SECURE THE EXTENDED CLAIMS PLEASE REGISTER WITHIN 30 DAYS.
OTHERWISE JUST THE LEGAL WARRANTY PERIOD CAN BE GRANTED!
DO YOU HAVE ANY INPUT OR IDEAS ON HOW TO IMPROVE OUR PRODUCTS?
SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS WITH US!
We strive to create products that are superior in performance and function to anything else on the market. Therefore, we are not just interested in the opinion and experience of professional riders, but listen to ALL windsurfers out there. Because we know we can learn from everyone, we want to collect the opinions of windsurfers worldwide.
This project runs throughout the whole year. Every year on January 15th, the best ideas will be rewarded and might actually be implemented into future products.
So, you have got an idea? Contact us >HERE< and take your chance to make a difference. (Please use "R&D input for DTW" as a subject line)
1st - One sail (free of choice)
2nd - One Silver Boom (free of choice)
3rd - One Power.XT 2.0 (free of choice)
