Fanatic Windsurfing
Fanatic Windsurfing
Fanatic, founded in 1981, is a prominent brand in watersports, renowned for its innovative boardriding designs. The brand focuses on continuous evolution, new concepts, and technological advancements, driven by a passion for riding and meticulous attention to detail.
Fanatic is a rider- and product-focused brand, collaborating with international athletes to develop superior products. Their boards undergo global testing in diverse conditions to ensure optimal performance. The 2016 range emphasizes passion and includes various constructions to accommodate different styles and budgets, with a commitment to ecological responsibility.
- Waveboards: The 2016 range features the redesigned Stubby TE and Quad models, known for their sporty ride and versatility, offering stability and a surf-style experience.
- Freestyle: The Skate TE is a benchmark in freestyle windsurfing, offering improved acceleration and vibrant graphics, suitable for both enthusiasts and beginners.
- Freeride: The Gecko series provides user-friendly boards with stability and easy planing, while the Hawk offers a blend of speed and maneuverability.
- Slalom and Speed: The Falcon series is designed for top speeds and control, catering to various slalom conditions with a focus on breaking speed records.
- Entry-Level: The Viper and Ripper models cater to beginners, offering easy entry into the sport with durable and transportable options.
The Maui location provides ideal conditions for photo shoots, focusing on capturing the essence of windsurfing. The shoots involve coordination among riders and photographers, with significant post-production work.
Fanatic is committed to reducing ecological impacts by using sustainable materials and improving manufacturing processes. The brand employs CAD shaping for precision and innovation in board design.
Fanatic continues to push the boundaries of windsurfing technology and design, with a strong focus on performance, sustainability, and rider satisfaction.
The document details the 2016 Fanatic windsurfing board technologies, focusing on materials and construction techniques that enhance performance, durability, and weight reduction.
Utilized in select Fanatic boards, TeXtreme® leverages Innegra's properties for resin absorption, weight reduction, stiffness, impact protection, and UV resistance, resulting in the strongest, lightest, and stiffest boards available.
This technology allows for thinner laminates with straighter fibers, optimizing and strengthening the composite while reducing weight.
Applied to Wave and TE Freestyle boards, this technology combines Innegra Carbon with PVC/Wood Sandwich and Wood/Carbon reinforcements for maximum impact resistance and weight efficiency.
Used in Hawk LTD and Gecko LTD models, this combines Innegra Carbon with Cork Sandwich construction for a perfect weight-to-stiffness ratio and shock absorption.
Featured in Falcon TE, Falcon Formula, and Falcon Speed models, this technology offers a perfect weight-to-stiffness ratio with dynamic flex, using full Biax Carbon on decks and bottoms for maximum stiffness and light weight.
Used in FreeWave models, this construction combines Wood and Glass fiber for a high strength-to-weight ratio, absorbing high forces effectively.
Applied to Skate and Falcon models, this combines Biax Glass fabrics with PVC and Wood layers for optimized durability and a good weight-to-price ratio.
Used in Gecko, Viper, and Ripper models, this technology provides a durable outer skin for impact resistance and adequate stiffness.
Used in Viper Air and Ripper Air models, this inflatable construction ensures stiffness and durability with a triple layer rail construction.
Used in Hawk and Gecko models, this combines Bamboo Sandwich with Glass/Wood reinforcements for competitive weights and value pricing.
The document highlights new shapes and technologies for 2016, including the Stubby TE with a unique design inspired by surfing, offering stability, speed, and quick turning capabilities.
An interview with Klaas Voget discusses the concept behind the Stubby TE, emphasizing its surfing-inspired design, stability, and performance in various conditions, making it suitable for a wide range of riders.
The latest custom Quads feature a blend of rocker line and bottom shape known as the 'magic rocker', enhancing planing power and speed, with outline and trim adjustments for radical turning abilities.
The Stubby introduces a parallel rails concept with a compact length for speed, stability, and ease of use, featuring a wide double diamond tail and a V bottom with slight double concaves for fast and controlled planing.
The 2016 TriWave is designed for speed and early planing, with a straighter rocker line and double concave V bottom shape.
The FreeWave is a versatile board with a compact outline and snappy fish tail, designed for wave performance and flat water abilities.
This document provides detailed specifications and features of various windsurfing boards from Fanatic's 2016 lineup, including the Freewave, Skate, Hawk, Gecko, and Falcon models.
The Falcon Slalom series has been redesigned to enhance acceleration and speed, providing a solid and engaging experience during gybing.
The 2016 Falcon Formula is derived from the Falcon Slalom range, offering exceptional upwind angles and downwind speed.
The Viper series is designed for beginners and progressing windsurfers, featuring a retractable daggerboard and versatile footstrap settings.
The Ripper series is tailored for kids, offering stability and user-friendly performance.
The Viper Air and Ripper Air WS are inflatable WindSUPs, combining windsurfing and stand-up paddling.
The document provides a detailed overview of the Fanatic 2016 promo wear and windsurfing equipment, including a range of unisex and gender-specific apparel.
Fanatic offers windsurfing camps and centers located in prime spots worldwide, providing professional training and the latest equipment.
The document lists detailed specifications for various windsurfing boards, categorized by type.
Fanatic is a leader in the water sports tourism sector, offering windsurfing, kitesurfing, surfing, and SUP activities.
Catalog excerpts
Fanatic represents an addiction to ride. Our mission is to create that magic board for your enjoyment. We’re proud of our established design team, manufacturing techniques and valued team riders, who all contribute towards our premium products. Fanatic is an iconic brand founded in 1981, giving us three decades of Boardriding history. Pioneering innovation and design, we are considered one of the world’s leading watersports brands. We pride ourselves on constant evolution, creation of new concepts, and technological standards. As a rider- and product-driven brand we certainly stand out. Our in-house...
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RADICAL WAVE Our Fanatic Waveboards are renowned for their fast and sporty ride, their ease and wide range of use and their unlimited radicalness if you dare to go for it. For 2016 we have redesigned the range of radical wave shapes and extended the horizon with a brand new addition, the Stubby TE, a super compact parallel rail concept with an amazingly easy and stable ride, spiced with a skaty and slashy surf style. Two sizes – 77 and 88 – will refresh your perspective. Looking for full rail carving style? Then the Quad is your weapon of choice. Four sizes from 69 to 90 make your dreams come...
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FREE STYLE Our SIX! times World Champ. The Skate TE – the benchmark of Freestyle windsurfing – took another title and is hungry for more! Fine tuned tail sections supply the 2016 version with even better acceleration – the basis for higher, faster and even more impressive Freestyle tricks. Coming in a fresh look of young and colourful graphics, the Skate TE is a must have for every Freestyle enthusiast out there. Unlimited and infinite Freestyle action guaranteed. The Biax Glass Sandwich (BGS) Skate is a slightly longer and more forgiving shape. Equipped with ease of use, it’s the ideal choice...
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WINDSURFING FREERIDE FREE RIDE Simply step on, hook in and enjoy yourself! The Fanatic Freeride range is focussed on ease of use and pure fun, spiced with the typical Fanatic performance. Our seven Gecko sizes (98 to 156) are the most user friendly and fun Freerideboards. The wider and thinner Gecko-Concept offers stability, easy planing and an unmatched glide through gybes and carving manoeuvres. If you’re a planing first timer, looking to finally get your power gybe dialled or if you’re just looking for an effortless cruise – the Gecko is what you want! If you want more performace, the Hawk...
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FAST GEAR Our Slalom, Racing and Speed line of Falcons has what it takes to dominate with ease. Lightning top speeds with full control at all times is the winning formula for our PWA World Cup Team. For 2016 we’ve spiced the Falcon TE and Falcon Slalom models with scarily fast acceleration and even easier handling in terms of control and gybing. Seven sizes from 90 to 152 of the Falcon TE cover all Slalom conditions and riders needs to find the dream quiver of highly tuned racing machines. For 2016 we bring the major sizes of the same shape (99, 112 & 121) in a Biax Glass Sandwich Light Finish...
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WINDSURFING ENTRY START NOW Sharing the love for the sport and passing our addiction to ride to new faces and to the next generation is one of our constant missions. Whether it’s building the ideal Beginnerboard or the perfect platform to get kids up and going – Fanatic has an extensive knowledge base of what a newbie needs. With over 30 years of experience in getting new sailors hooked, feedback through our global network of schools and centers and last but not least getting our own kids infected with the windsurfing virus – we built the Viper and the Ripper to offer adults and kids the same...
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WINDSURFING M AU I PHOTO S HOOT MAUI PHOTO SHOOT “On paper the photo shoot for the 2016 Fanatic catalogue is the sort of assignment that most photographers would cut off their trigger finger to score the gig. Same goes for all the riders involved; being part of a major photo shoot is surely one of the major lures of turning pro. A free ticket to the worlds mecca of windsurfing, blasting around on the latest brand kit right behind the likes of Alice Arutkin in her skimpy swimsuit, shredding the waves at Ho’okipa while a chopper is buzzing around overhead and by the end of the shoot, be issued...
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WINDSURFING M AU I PHOTO S HOOT “A massive photo shoot is a SHED LOAD OF VERY HARD WORK “I’m going to put it out there straight away; THE FANATIC PHOTO SHOOT IS THE BEST ONE to take part in! We have an amazing team, everyone loves windsurfing, there are no egos and what at times could be a drag is normally actually a lot of fun!” and aside from the fun part of actually taking the shots there are countless of hours on the dreaded computer editing. But everything said and done, the shoot can be such an adrenaline buzz, amazing fun, a privilege to be working with these worldclass athletes and of...
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6 X PWA WORLD CHAMP FREEST YLE PWA VICE WORLD CHAMP WAVE 2014 INTER NATIONAL
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WINDSURFING OCEAN MINDED . CAD SHAPING Photo fish bowl diaries OZONE-FREE FOAM BLANKS LESS PAINT MORE PICTURESQUE PACKAGE SMART AUDITED FACILITIES FOR HEALTHIER WORKERS Photos ricardo Bravo OCEAN MINDED Fanatic has an Ocean Minded ethos; protect what you love, which is why every board proudly displays the Fanatic Ocean Minded Logo. We promise to build boards for a greener environment, using ethically sourced and sustainable raw materials wherever possible. Fanatic is one of the few brands to use eco friendly Cork. Our mission is to improve our manufacturing process by constantly fine tuning...
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FANATIC WS TECHNOLOGIES 2016 TXTR / IC / LF TEXTREME® INNEGRA CARBON LIGHT FINISH TECHNOLOGY INNEGRA CARBON LIGHT FINISH TECHNOLOGY (DOUBLE AND SINGLE) INNEGRA CARBON / BASALT CORK SANDWICH LIGHT FINISH TECHNOLOGY QUAD TE. TRIWAVE TE . FREEWAVE TE . SKATE TE . STUBBY TE FOR ULTRA LIGHT COMPOSITES The Spread Tow structure makes it possible to achieve thinner laminates. Straighter fibers with reduced crimp optimize and strengthen the composite. Lower crimp reduces the amount of excess plastic, thereby minimizing weight. TEXTREME® CARBON FABRICS CONVENTIONAL CARBON FABRICS (REGULAR TOW) 1 Top Coat...
Open the catalog to page 12All Fanatic catalogs and brochures
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SUP BROCHURE 201841 Pages
WINDSURFING 201848 Pages
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SUP1 Page
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WS Brochure 201455 Pages
Archived catalogs
Product Catalogue 201027 Pages
FANATIC CATALOGUE 201129 Pages
- SUP
- Nautical paddle
- Adult stand-up paddle-board
- Inflatable stand-up paddle-board
- Water toy
- All-around stand-up paddle-board
- Inflatable water toy
- Recreation center water toy
- Recreational paddle
- Composite paddle
- Windsurf board
- Symmetrical paddle
- Adjustable paddle
- Single paddle
- Carbon fiber paddle
- Nautical mast
- Exploring SUP
- Beginner stand-up paddle-board
- Multi-color stand-up paddle-board
- PVC stand-up paddle-board