STAND UP PADDLING 2018 COMPOSITE BOARDS —

OUR WAY OF LIFE IS FUELLED BY OUR ADDICTION TO RIDE. WE VALUE EACH SESSION, ADVENTURE AND DISCOVERY. BUT MORE THAN ANYTHING IT’S ALL ABOUT GIVING BACK TO YOU, OUR CUSTOMER THROUGH OUR PRODUCTS THAT WE DEVELOP AND CREATE EACH YEAR. OUR TEAM IS INVALUABLE AND EVERY YEAR WE ARE GREETED BY TECHNICAL KNOW-HOW AND FRESH PERSPECTIVES. OUR COMBINED EXPERIENCE FACILITATES THE BRAND AND ITS PRODUCTS TO EVOLVE WITHIN THE RANGE, OR CREATE NEW CONCEPTS MAKING SURE FANATIC KEEPS LEADING THE WAY IN OUR SPORT. Founded in 1981, our brand represents over three decades of history. Trailblazing through our innovation,...

WAVE For 2018 our wave line is major! Unleash the daredevil within, and get ready for the ride of your life! Our ProWave range is made up of 4 refined powerhouse shapes ranging from 7’6” to 9’2”. Radical, ambitious and shining with surf style, the ProWave line represents the best in waveriding. For a fluid and fuss-free ride, delve deep into our AllWave range. The wider compact outline concept makes this line smooth, stable and all-inclusive, without being too extreme. The wide range of characteristics means that the AllWave is just as happy playing in the white waters, as it is cruising the...

ALL-ROUND For 2018, the All-round range is looking super fly! Designed with everyone in mind, it’s the obvious choice for easy wave catching, or those first steps on a confidence-­ boosting platform. Available in multiple sizes and constructions our Fly’s are playful, durable and lightweight. From adults to the enthusiastic groms, these boards are made to make magic. The Diamond is the ultimate complement to our successful Fly range in a stylish look. ALICE ARUTKIN, VICTOR FERNANDEZ, KLAAS VOGET, MARÍA ANDRÉS MORE INFORMATION ON PAGE 42 – 46

TOURING Get set for your next expedition with our Touring range. New and improved for 2018 is our Ray line. Represented by two premium and performance orientated designs, the 12’6” and 14’0” sizes share the super manoeuvrable width of 29.5”. Exceptionally efficient with minimal input, enjoy the endless glide and comfort of our LTD Wood edition and Pure Light construction. Ladies, are you ready to go the distance? This year we’ve introduced the Diamond Touring into the composite range. At 11’6” × 29” the Diamond Touring is a slightly smaller, female specific version of the ever popular Ray, but...

RACE For fast and efficient race performance, the 2018 Falcon range will convert your paddle input into supercharged glide leaving the rest of the fleet in your wake. An innovative and adaptive style makes this design responsive underfoot and unfazed by uneasy waters. Acceleration is enhanced by the Custom Carbon Sandwich Light Finish constructions with three unique widths of 24.75”, 26.75” and 28.75”. For Flatwater racing the Strike ensures you lead the pack with incredible efficiency. Joining the Strike family is our new lightning fast Strike 21.5” – by far our fastest SUP board yet! FALCON,...

FOIL FLOW S1 — Our Flow S1 Wave Floil opens up a whole new world of riding waves. Catch barely breaking swell or fly over slower sections with power and speed ›› Accessible and stable ride ›› Highly durable premium quality ›› Value-minded STUBBY FOIL EDITION (7’10” / 8’7”) — The new generation of our parallel rail design combines stability and ease of use with speed, flow and radical hacks Fly above any ripple or dig your rails deep in a clean wall – you decide on the setup you ride ›› Foil surfing and standard wave SUP use ›› Compact parallel rails concept ›› Same performance features of our...

MEET THE TEAM — »SUP IS STILL THE FASTEST GROWING WATERSPORT IN THE WORLD, AS WELL THE MOST ACCESSIBLE WAY TO RIDE WAVES, EXPLORE INLAND LAKES, EVEN CROSS THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. PROUD OF OUR 36 YEARS OF BOARDRIDING HERITAGE, I’VE ENJOYED WATCHING THIS SPORT GROW AND DEVELOP WITH OUR PIONEER SHAPES AND TECHNOLOGIES, ALL OF WHICH HAVE ADDED TO THE DIVERSITY OF THE SPORT TODAY. COMMITTING TO THE CHALLENGE OF SUSTAINABILITY, OUR OCEAN MINDED CULTURE ENSURES MINIMAL IMPACT ON OUR ENVIRONMENT.« HEAD OF MARKETING – KARIN GERTENBACH HEAD OF WAVE R&D & MARKETING MANAGER – KLAAS VOGET Karin is the Head of...

INTERNATIONAL TEAM — ARTHUR ARUTKIN, AIRTON COZZOLINO

OCEAN MINDED — OCEAN MINDED On every Fanatic board you’ll find our Ocean Minded logo. A symbol that represents our ethos of ›protect what you love‹, we pride ourselves on being an environmentally aware brand and strive to be as proactive as possible when creating cleaner, greener products that will last for a lifetime. The search for improvement in protecting our environment never stops as we implement ethically sourced and raw materials where possible, along with constantly reevaluating our packaging and distribution network to ensure an ecofriendly future for our brand and the sports that we...

BXF BIAX FIBRE FULL PVC SANDWICH LIGHT FINISH TECHNOLOGY — CCS CUSTOM CARBON SANDWICH LIGHT FINISH TECHNOLOGY — CBS CUSTOM BAMBOO SANDWICH LIGHT FINISH TECHNOLOGY — PURE LIGHT TECHNOLOGY — SOFT TOP HRS SOFT TOP TECHNOLOGY — all wave pure, stylemaster pure, fly pure, prowave ltd, stubby ltd, allwave ltd falcon, strike diamond pure, ray pure, diamond pure touring Light finish and weight saving graphics 90° fibre layer 45° Biax fibre layer Glass rail reinforcement Extra strong bamboo patch (stance area) Biax glass stance area force patch High density PVC sandwich core Ultra light fibre layer Super...

The 2018 Stubby is fresh, full of flow and represents the new generation of our parallel rail design. Compact and easy to use, we catch up with designer Sebastian Wenzel to find out more. STUBBY INFO ON PAGE 30, 32 Hi Sebastian, please can you give us a general overview of the Stubby and it’s new design features for 2018? The design of the Stubby is a little narrower, slightly shorter and with a parallel outline. This combination of features is perfect for generating speed and projection. Following the huge success of the Stubby’s predecessor, we took the base design and changed some key design...