The new Duotone Slick SLS model is based on a boom system that can be fixed to the centre strut before inflation. The manufacturer now offers a carbon boom with a reduced 25-millimetre diameter. As usual, the diameter specification here also refers to the bare tube, without the coating.
The thin carbon boom is designed to further improve the handling of the wing and make it more intuitive. The Miniboom Platinum SLS should offer advantages, especially for the upcoming cold season and wingsurfing with gloves, as team rider Henning Nockel reveals:
If you want to be on the water all year round, the thin carbon boom is a must-have. It makes gripping with gloves more effortless and intuitive.
The 125 centimetre long boom is said to weigh only 330 grams, for all sizes of the Duotone Slick Wing ( HERE there's a test) and costs 239 euros.
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.
