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Patrik Micro Ride 115Children's board for glide surfing and first manoeuvres

Manuel Vogel

 · 05.12.2022

Patrik Micro Ride 115: Children's board for glide surfing and first manoeuvresPhoto: Henning Terstiege
The Micro Ride 115 model from Patrik is designed to pave the way for kids and teenagers from their first manoeuvres to glide surfing.

With a length of 222 centimetres and a volume of 115 litres, it should provide light kids who have already completed their first surf course with a sufficiently stable platform to continue practising. Thanks to a 34-centimetre-long centre fin (Powerbox system), the Micro Ride should also tack well in light winds, while the compact length means that turning impulses from small sails (<2.5 square metres) are also sufficient to allow relaxed tacking and jibing.

If the learning curve points upwards, the centre fin can be removed and the box closed, with variable strap options the board then mutates into a fully-fledged planing board. Loop and mast track positions are naturally adapted to the smaller dimensions of children. The front strap position in particular is designed to be effortless and easy to reach even when the board is still bobbing - to get children used to strap surfing at an early age. The Patrik Micro Ride has a soft deck and is available for 1599 euros.

Thanks to its long centre fin, the Patrik Micro Ride 115 is stable and directional in light winds and a fully-fledged fun board in strong winds.Photo: Henning TerstiegeThanks to its long centre fin, the Patrik Micro Ride 115 is stable and directional in light winds and a fully-fledged fun board in strong winds.

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Manuel Vogel

Manuel Vogel

Editor surf

Manuel Vogel, born in 1981, lives in Kiel and learned to windsurf at the age of six at his father's surf school. In 1997, he completed his training as a windsurfing instructor and worked for over 15 years as a windsurfing instructor in various centers, at Kiel University sports and in the coaching team of the “Young Guns” freestyle camps. He has been part of the surf test team since 2003. After completing his teaching degree in 2013, he followed his heart and started as editor of surf magazine for the test and riding technique sections. Since 2021, he has also been active in wingfoiling - mainly at his home spots on the Baltic Sea or in the waves of Denmark.

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