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Ozone Infinity V3 out now

· Performance Lightwind

· Classic twin-tip feeling

· Impressive upwind drive
· Hybrid Fiberglass and Carbon layup
· All rider levels

The Infinity uniquely blends a classic twin-tip freeride feeling with impressive light wind performance making riding in a breeze more exciting and progressive.

Alive with speed and maneuverability, the Infinity redefines what we think of as a light wind board.

HYBRID BIAX FIBERGLASS AND UD CARBON BEAM LAYUP

This new construction reduces weight, increases flex at the tips and increases response from the center of the board, making for a smoother ride in chop with improved comfort in landings and carving turns.

OFF CENTERED INSERTS

Off centered inserts relieve stress on ankles while edging to ride upwind, this also allows for an easy load and pop in light breezes.

DOUBLE CONCAVE BOTTOM

The double concave bottom shape going flat towards channeled tips and optimized rocker line provides early planning, continuous board speed through lulls and impressive upwind performance.

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Slingshot The Code Kite

The Code: For beginners to beasts

At Slingshot, we pride ourselves on leading the charge in innovation, design, and performance. We strive to make products for big-air beasts to day-one beginners and the Code channels this very definition of the Slingshot ethos. Pair the Code with Slingshot's newest hot shot, Jeremy Burlando and you get a year full of progression, gold medals, and countless sunset sessions.

“The Code is my go-to kite for technical big airs as well as for teaching at my pro center in Sicily. The Code is unstoppable! Light bar pressure and fast, reactive turning make this kite perfect for every riding style.” — Slingshot team rider Jeremy Burlando

Jeremy has come to rely on the Code for pushing his personal career like his first gold medal at the Tatajuba Big Air Fest and for growing the kiteboarding industry through creating new kiters at his family school in Sicily.

We are now gearing up to watch Jeremy Burlando compete on the Code in the largest and gnarliest stage in kiteboarding, King of The Air in Cape Town, South Africa. Here he will be one of the world’s top 18 big air athletes throwing down to be crowned, The King of The Air.

Make sure to tune in during the King of The Air holding window November 24th through December 10th to see how Burlando and the Code perform.

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Ozone Catalyst-V4, the art of progress

· Fun, easy and intuitive
· Simple and fast re-launch
· Large wind range
· The kite of choice for entry level to intermediate riders

The Catalyst is the kite for anyone getting into the sport or riders looking for a fun, confidence inspiring kite with ease of use and accessibility at its heart.

The Catalyst V4 is ultra stable and intuitive to launch, land and fly. The lightweight one strut design combined with an open arc shape delivers smooth power with amazing light wind capabilities getting you up riding easily.

Ozon Kites Ian Hannay

IAIN HANNAY, GENERAL MANAGER

Iain Hannay has been Ozone’s General Manager for a decade. His relationship with the brand first began after a chance meeting with a pair on a Mediterranean beach and grew from there.

He has always been enthralled by kites since ripping around his native Scotland’s muddy fields as a teenager. On moving to Spain in the early 2000’s with his kites strapped to his back, he began kitesurfing. His Ozone journey began after he tried a prototype Frenzy foil kite Robbie Whittall was testing on a French beach and never looked back.

His passion for all styles of kiting—kitesurfing, kitefoiling and snowkiting—and now wingfoiling, is found across the whole Ozone team. Barcelona-based, he sees his role as General Manager as harnessing that passion and creative drive to make products that inspire customers, distributors and dealers.

OZONE IS UNUSUAL, PERHAPS UNIQUE, IN PRODUCING FOR ITSELF. WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES FOR THE COMPANY AND THE CUSTOMER OF THAT SET UP?

The factory has benefits for all people involved in Ozone, from our design team, distributors to the end customers.

The design team can send off designs to our specific prototype department and they can help sort out the production techniques to help us make the highest quality wings and kites. We then have the protos shipped to the places where we need to have them tested with a very quick turn around. Once our design team has a product ready for sign-off, we can release on our order system and we can start production straight away.

WHAT ARE YOUR FAVOURITE PIECES OF OZONE EQUIPMENT?

I THINK IT BEGAN WITH KITES AND THEY'RE STILL YOUR BIGGEST PASSION. WHY? I'M TOLD YOU'RE ALWAYS FIRST ON THE WATER AS SOON AS IT'S WINDY.

We are involved in so many sports it is hard to say which kite is my favourite. In strong winds and waves it has to be the Reo or the Edge 9m . .. or a foil with a 6m Alpha ... or a 4m Wasp ... or a 5m Subzero on the snow! Anything and everything that harnesses that invisible force of the wind really! I get my quiet times when I am flying kites, it is hypnotic, demanding and mediative at the same time.

AS A FAMILY MAN, SHARING THOSE PASSIONS WITH YOUR CHILDREN SEEMS TO BE A BIG PART OF YOUR LIFE. WHAT DO YOU CHERISH MOST DOING WITH YOUR FAMILY? WHAT ARE YOU FAVOURITE SPOTS?

We had an amazing family holiday in Mauritius one year when both my boys and Jill were all riding in the lagoon for the first time all together. I stood on the beach in amazement and gingerly launched my own kite. It was around 10 years of teaching all coming together in that moment. We have also had some insane trips to the Hardangervidda Plateau in Norway. If you can spend some time at Born Kaupang's place in Haugastol,
you won't regret it.

Ozone Torque V3 out now

Freeride/Freestyle performance
Medium rocker and medium flex
Hybrid Fiberglass and Carbon layup
Quad concave hull for amazing control and pop
Intermediate to advanced riders

Providing un-compromised performance for Freeriders and Freestylers, the Torque V3 is ultra smooth and responsive. It delivers explosive performance with amazing grip and smooth flex to stick your landings.

QUAD CONCAVE HULL DESIGN

An advanced quad concave hull design enhances tracking and pop. Refined spines running the length of the board increase edge hold in strong winds and chop, providing ultimate control and precision when loading up for jumps.

SQUARE TIP OUTLINE

The square tip outline means more rail and board surface area in the water to load up against for insane pop, whether you are boosting airs with straps or throwing unhooked moves with boots. It provides excellent edge retention and strong upwind performance.