The ultimate windsurf board for entry-level and windsurfing schools. With its sleek outlines, the Rio board offers exceptional upwind drive, ensuring a successful first day on the water. Its extended waterline, combined with Long Tail Technology, delivers effortless gliding and early planing.
Once you’re up and planing, the Rio board delivers an exhilarating and liberating experience as you ride the contoured aft deck, where the cutaways maximize your planing pleasure.responsive ride and intuitive jibe. Wider nose, long cutaways, optimized profile and efficient rocker line all improve your ride thanks to more glide, stability, traction and ease of planing.
CONTOURED DECK SHAPE
The Rio’s contoured deck shape makes it the easiest windsurf board in the world to get into the footstraps. As riders progress and shift back on the board, gaining more speed and power in the sail, their feet naturally align with the inboard footstrap positions.
UNIQUE LONG TAIL DESIGN
With additional area behind the fin box, the Rio boards not only plane earlier but also maintain stability during the transition onto the plane. There’s no need to struggle with the tricky technique of overcoming the initial hump. This unique feature allows riders to effortlessly and magically achieve planing without a steep learning curve. The board accelerates and propels forward, naturally placing the rider in the perfect planing position.
BAT WINGS
The wider section of the tail, known as Bat Wings, provides improved glide, directional traction, and parallel lines. This feature, first introduced in the Phantoms, also enhances planing power.