2015 Slingshot Glide Kiteboard

Light wind enthusiasts challenge marginal conditions in the search for the ultimate soul searching freeride session. For the seventh consecutive year, the Slingshot Glide 2015 has proven its dominance in the light wind category.

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The Glide’s narrow width and longer effective water line ensures adequate surface area that will get you going in the lightest of winds. The narrow outline provides the rider more control over the edge This precision control allows the rider to better manage the power of their kite, creating more apparent wind and results in more speed on the water.

The Glide gets going first, hauls up wind, and is the highest performance board available in the lightwind category. When the wind drops, keep your kite in the air and simply pick up a Glide. It is so versatile and fun to ride you’ll be grinning and ripping as others are packing up to head home. A true session saver.

The new 149 for 2015 is the little brother size. This board is ideal for lighter riders or riders wanting similar Glide performance with less swing weight in the tips.

The Slingshot Glide 2015 redefines the rules. The Glide incorporates the innovation of Slingshot’s proprietary core technology FRT*.

Advantages such as responsiveness, stability and consistency makes the Slingshot Glide the perfect upwind lightwind board. The Glide is the ideal compliment to any quiver. The simplicity of this board means less kites and more time on the water.

Nothing beats this board in marginal or light wind conditions. If you are in the search for the ultimate soul searching freeride session, your search is over. The Slingshot Glide is your answer!

Columbian Gold Wood Core:
Made in Slingshot’s own wood shop with “100% Columbian Gold”. It has the highest compression response ever used in a kiteboard. It has half the glue weight and absorbs less resin weight. The entire core offers great power, optimum stability, smooth flex and great pop.

Bio Sensor:
Uses a more subtle vertical lamination and machining process to give the core more feel, stability, and forgiveness in all conditions.

Fastrack:
Slingshot’s proven proprietary mounting system offering endless stance options and a superior rider to board connection. Another industry first!

The World’s Greenest Kiteboard:
Slingshot like making sustainable “green” products whenever possible. Green is only cool when you advance the performance of the product because of it. Not the other way around. In this case the boards are super tech and as an added bonus they are the world’s most sustainable board ever made. Here’s how Slingshot do it. No PVC foam. Sustainable wood core. Lowest carbon foot print from forest to factory

Resin X is the lowest VOC resin available in the market. New science in resin technology also makes Resin X is the greenest resin made today. The factory electricity is produced by locally produced wind power. No airborne solvents are used in the manufacturing process.

No plastic top sheet material. Slingshot has made a commitment to eliminate plastic top skins made from oil. Hopefully this new age of bio resins will reduce the need to invade small helpless countries so we can enjoy our sport.

Single Shot Fusion Rail:
Slingshot now use the same technology found in skateboard wheels, to the rail of their boards. This industry first for kiteboards improves the overall dampening of the board and increases rail durability beyond anything available anywhere. Innovative manufacturing process literally fuses the rail in to the board in one single shot. No staples, tape, glue or seams. The rail literally is one piece of perfection. An another industry first!

Resin X:
Resin X is the latest in high tech organic urethane resins. What does Resin X have that epoxy and polyester don’t? Exceptional flex memory that can withstand longer flex cycles. Superior vibration dampening, increased elongation without failure. All these features combined store a higher rate of loaded energy, insane durability, and best UV resistance on the market. What does all this really mean to you? The boards are half a pound lighter in weight and yet offer more pop, and rebound, without feeling like a ping pong ball.

4D Graphics:
Another industry first, Slingshot’s latest innovation in graphic technology offers unlimited possibilities to the “custom culture” market, and showcases the inside of their boards with virtually clear top and bottom sheets. Every single board on the market has it’s own individual look!

Key Highlights:

Twin tip: made to be ridden both ways
FRT Technology – Gives the advantage of even flex that rebounds into insane energy and pop. The FRT technology also makes the core light weight and strong.
Atomic core: no heel dents! / added strength / massive pop / increased power. This all-wood, ultra lightweight core provides the liveliest feel ever. There is no better core material for achieving the best flex performance and durability in a board than full wood.
Columbian Gold Wood Core / Power, stability, smooth flex and pop
Step down side wall construction: increased rider control
NEW Block Rail – Super-impact-resistant sidewalls, designed to be incredibly efficient by providing more surface area. Increased durability for shallow, light wind riding.
Resin X / Lighter overall weight and exceptional flex, rebound and pop
Fastrack / Endless stance options, superior rider to board connection
NEW Vulcun tip and tail – controlled drive and clean water release
Aggressive parallel rails for power and pop
Flat rocker for a more aggressive feel, efficient planing and top end speed
Squared tip and tail: contributes to more hook up
Tunnel concave: adds to overall drive, upwind performance and adds bite to the rail
Stance Option: 21.25 in. to 28.50 in.
World’s Greenest Board – better for the environment
Duraglide base: added durability
Slingshot Legendary Construction: bomber quality
Package Includes:

Slingshot Glide Deck
4 x Slingshot 0.75″ G-10 Symmetrical Fins
NEW Fastrack Mounting System
Grab Handle