windsurfing product guide 2016
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F A BIn 1990, Fabien Vollenweider flew to Maui from M IEN B V O Lwith the dreamAIofO UshapingN boards. A year later, in L E N W E B D TEF ARI E weider, shaped the first Tabou board. In 1990, Fabien Vollenweider flew to Maui from Marseilles. He was a young French windsurfer with the dream of shaping boards. A year later, in March later, that same board—a custom, asymm 1991, that 24 years Tabou board.windsurfer, Fabien Vollenweider, shaped the first bou shaping made for Ho’okipa—hangs over the Tabou 24 years later, that same board—a custom, asymmetric room in Marseilles. Below that board...

Marseilles. He was a young French windsurfer n March 1991, that windsurfer, Fabien Vollen- metric made for Ho’okipa—hangs over the Tad, Fabien still designs every Tabou board. e R&D manager Cedric Bordes, Fabien shapes surfing. The Tabou team includes some of the h Fabien to develop new concepts and designs. raversa win the 2015 PWA Wave world title. abien’s passion for windsurfing. Fabien deay. The goal: “not just better, but different.” s go to the team for testing under the manageann creates the artwork for the boards in Germ is completely happy. means that every shape is tried and...

ALL ABOUT THE TABOU CONSTRUCTION WAVE FLEXLIGHT CARBON/ INNEGRA SANDWICH CARBON/INNEGRA WITH WHITE RESIN E.P.S CORE FIBERGLASS FIBERGLASS PVC FIBERGLASS reinforcements around Super High Density Foam WOOD the box PVC reinforcements Super High Density Foam NONSKID,ARTWORK, PAINT FIBERGLASS reinforcements on top of boxes FIBERGLASS with black resin 3S CARBON INNEGRA SANDWICH WOOD FIBERGLASS FIBERGLASS FIBERGLASS E.P.S CORE reinforcements PVC CARBON/INNEGRA WITH PVC reinforcements reinforcements Super High Density Foam FIBERGLASS WHITE RESIN Super High Density Foam around the box FIBERGLASS...

FS CARBON INNEGRA SANDWICH NONSKID,ARTWORK, PAINT FIBERGLASS CARBON INNEGRA E.P.S CORE reinforcement FIBERGLASS FIBERGLASS CARBON/INNEGRA WITH STRINGER under wood FIBERGLASS reinforcements around WHITE RESIN FIBERGLASS WOOD the box reinforcements arround reinforcements boxes FIBERGLASS reinforcements on top of boxes FIBERGLASS with black resin PVC FULL SANDWICH HD FIBERGLASS PVC E.P.S CORE FIBERGLASS FIBERGLASS PVC Rail PVC Stringer with Super High Density Foam reinforcement FIBERGLASS FIBERGLASS Super High Density Foam reinforcements around WOOD under wood Fiberglass FIBERGLASS FIBERGLASS...

100% CARBON PVC Super High Density Foam BIAXIAL/CARBON E.P.S AND FIBERGLASS reinforcements arround CORE FIBERGLASS EPS reinforcements box BIAXIAL FIBERGLASS WOOD reinforcements below wood reinforcements and fiberglass FIBERGLASS PVC Super High Density Foam CARBON FIBERGLASS reinforcements on top of boxes FIBERGLASS reinforcements arround boxes NONSKID,ARTWORK, PAINT FIBERGLASS with black resin CARBON BIAX SANDWICH PVC Super High Density Foam BIAXIAL/CARBON FIBERGLASS FIBERGLASS reinforcements around the box NONSKID,ARTWORK, PAINT FIBERGLASS E.P.S CORE WOOD reinforcements reinforcements and...

PVC FULL SANDWICH FIBERGLASS rail PVC Super High Density Foam FIBERGLASS FIBERGLASS FIBERGLASS FIBERGLASS E.P.S reinforcements around the box FIBERGLASS reinforcements FIBERGLASS PVC Super High Density Foam FIBERGLASS with black resin FIBERGLASS reinforcements on top of boxes NONSKID,ARTWORK, PAINT FIBERGLASS reinforcements arround boxes FIBERGLASS with black resin FIBERGLASS MULTIAXIAL FIBER MULTIAXIAL FIBER reinforcements around reinforcement FIBERGLASS nose protector the box WOOD FIBERGLASS reinforcements reinforcements reinforcements on top MULTIAXIAL FIBER of boxes reinforcements...

TEAM TABOU-BOARDS 2 THOMAS TRAVERSA F-3 PWA WAVE WORLD CHAMPION 2 014 RED BULL STORM CHASE CHAMPION 2 014 VALERI E GH I BADOU FRA- 444 BEN VAN STEEN N ED -57 IFCA SLALOM WORLD CHAMPION 2 014 MATT SARAH HAUSER PRITCHA US-10 NC- 6

DAVY SCHEFFERS N E D - 3 11 TON KY FRANS N B-7 PH I L HORROCKS K-303 ALEIX SAN LLEHY GONZALEZ CAT-555 2 TIMES FORMULA WORLD CHAMPION

WAVE FLEXLIGHT CARBON/ INNEGRA SANDWICH 1. FAST CARVING 2. EARLY PLANING & GOOD UPWIND PERFORMANCE TO CATCH MORE WAVES 3. BOARD FOR EVERY TYPE OF WAVE CONDITION

THOMAS TRAVERSA GRAHAM EZZY POCKET FINS 2xCarver 10cm/1xZinger 15cm 2x slot base plastic plug 13cm FINS 2xCarver 10cm/1xZinger 16cm 2x slot base plastic plug 13cm FINS 2xCarver 11cm/1xZinger 17cm 2x slot base plastic plug 13cm FINS 2xCarver 11cm/1xZinger 18cm 2x slot base plastic plug 13cm

What’s new CAD design double flat rocker-line: • generate more speed when carving • more radical bottom turns and cutbacks • easier jibing • quicker to plane in a straight line Bottom shape with light V and a double concave: • Fast rail to rail transition • More grip when turning to make carving easier • works in both down-the-line and on-shore waves • both carves and slides Outline with the wide-point moved farther back and wider at the front foot-strap: • more power in messy surf or in the flat of the wave • allows the board to work with bigger sails • goes upwind more e

ABOUT THE BOARD Last year, Thomas Traversa dreamed of competing on the World Tour with just 1 board. He asked Fabien to make a prototype DaCurve that was faster in the surf and more adaptable to different kinds of waves so he could use it in both Europe and Hawaii. To make this board, Fabien had to start a new design from scratch: a new rocker, new outline, new bottom shape, new deck, and a completely new board. The result? Thomas became Wave World Champion on that prototype. And, this board inspired the 2016 DaCurve. Thomas says: “I won the World Title on a magic board. With this DaCurve,...

WAVE FLEXLIGHT CARBON/ INNEGRA SANDWICH 1. SUPER EARLY PLANNING 2. HIGH END TOPSPEED 3. EASY TO CONTROL

2x slot base plastic plug 13cm FINS IxZinger !6cm/2xZinger 10cm FEINS IxZinger !7cm/2xZinger 11 cm FINS IxZinger !8cm/2xZinger 11 cm FINS IxZinger !8cm/2xZinger 11 cm 2x slot base plastic plug 13cm 2x slot base plastic plug 13cm 2x slot base plastic plug 13cm 2x slot base plastic plug 13cm SAIL 3.5-5.2 SAIL 3.7-5.7 SAIL 4.2-6.1 SAIL 4.5-6.4