DUOTONE Windsurf sail Alfa 2023

• Sizes: 1.0 / 1.5 / 2.0 / 2.5 / 3.0 / 3.5 / 4.0 / 4.5 / 5.0 / 5.7 / 6.4
• Discipline: Beginners

The brand new ALFA features an ultra-modern 2.5-batten design (3.0 m² and above) that offers excellent performance for a wide range of individuals. Designers worked closely with the most well-known surfing schools and associations, whose knowledge and experience were significant influences on the concept.

The ALFA is an easy planing sail that will accompany any beginner or dedicated improver for a very long time. It’s super easy to get out of the water and very easy to control on all courses as well as during manoeuvres. In sub planing conditions it really gives the rider something to hold on to, offering stability that will come in handy on choppy waters. Once planing, the sail stays very well balanced. The wind pressure can be gradually transformed into speed, so that the rider is always in full control.

With the use of Dacron and vinyl, the ALFA is virtually indestructible, making it ideal for use in windsurfing schools. Thanks to the elastic nature of the Dacron material and its unique shape, the ALFA loads up very gently and develops a full profile. As a result, it generates powerful propulsion and has excellent planing characteristics. Moreover, the draft position remains stable even when far into the planing range.

Key features

• DACRON VINYL CONSTRUCTION - IDEAL FOR SURF SCHOOLS AS IT MAKES THE DRIVE CLOTH VIRTUALLY INDESTRUCTIBLE
• DACRON VINYL CONSTRUCTION - PERFECT FOR LEARNING AT THE ELASTICITY GIVES THE RIDER SOMETHING TO HOLD ON TO
• DACRON VINYL CONSTRUCTION - PERFECT FOR LEARNING AT THE ELASTICITY MAKES THE SAIL TO LOAD UP VERY GENTLY
• PROGRESSIVE BATTEN CONFIGURATION - BATTEN AMOUNT DEPENDING ON SAIL SIZE AND THUS PERFECTLY MATCHING THE RANGE OF USE

Technical features

TT TOP

Improved sail control at higher winds. Designer Kai Hopf originally designed the TT TOP for the WARP. The reduced, concave shape improves tension conditions for a more effective, three-dimensional top twist. This means the top twists not only horizontally, but also vertically under strong winds. By completely neutralising gusts of wind, the rig is kept steady in the rider’s hands, and thus works in a much larger range of winds.

POLYESTER WEBBING ONLY

Eliminating stretch and loss of tension. If it’s good enough for safety harnesses, it’s good enough for windsurfers! Duotone is the only manufacturer to use only polyester webbing for the (vario) top and the tack roller. This advantage of this compared to conventional polypropylene is the negligible amount of stretch. As a result even brand new sails will retain full luff tension and will not need subsequent trimming.

EPOXY BATTEN

Extremely stable, extremely break-resistant. Depending on the range of use, positioning in the sail and the necessary tension, the batten stress is enormous. In order to prevent breakages, designers only fit into all solid battens extremely durable epoxy laminates which really can withstand anything and can live up to DUOTONE’s promises in terms of longevity.