In Focus: Ocean Rodeo 2017 Product Overview: Boards & Drysuits
Features / Fri 13th Jan, 2017 @ 12:00 am
Ocean Rodeo are mainly known for their impressive drysuits, each year they develop them and arguably for the discerning kitesurfer there really is no other substitute. In addition, the board range has also been updated for 2017, let’s take a look at the full line-up below!
Boards
Mako
Thinner, lighter and tougher the all new Mako also finally features true Rail-to-Rail concave that results in a delicious carve, every time. Built for ‘real world’ conditions the all new Mako excels where all other conventional twin tips fail. Short-fetch chop, rolling ocean waves, inside shore breaks, the Mako smoothly traverses it all and delights in setting the rail hard for a high G force carve to reverse direction for another tack. The deepest rail-to-rail concave of any twin tip ever produced combined with rounded tips, down-turned rails and a perfectly tuned rocker line. The Mako delivers a powerful fluid carving experience and a dependable rail for stratospheric boosting. Available in 4 different sizes, the Mako lineup offers Freeride enthusiasts of all backgrounds a board suited to their riding style and size while the wood core ensures your board will survive the rough and tumble coastal conditions this board is built to perform in.
Sizes: 135cm x 37cm, 140cm x 40cm, 150cm x 40cm, 165cm x 44cm
Duke
The Duke’s deep Mako concave ensures this board rides smoothly over the chop, reducing nose chatter often associated with other directional boards. The concave also helps the Duke rip up wind and leads to a much more stable board with a massive sweet spot, good for transitional footwork and landing tricks. The Duke can be setup with 3 distinct fin setups, each give the board a unique character. In tri fin mode ( one center fin, two side fin near the tail) the Duke becomes a flat water chop strapless freestyle machine making sliding moves and reverse landings easy. For more bite, move the side fins up one for true thruster setup, snappy pivot turns on the wave face. When the conditions are really good, we like to crank up the fin count with the quad set up. The Duke in quad mode is a pure delight for the dedicated wave rider, fast down the line allowing deep hard driving carves. The quad fins also get you back up wind faster, letting you ride the board flat and fast while you search for the next bomb.
Dimensions – 165 cm by 47 cm (5’4” by 18 ½” ) Volume 25.3 Litres
Jester
Team riders and the design team classify the Jester as hyperactive, twitchy and one hell of a fun board to ride. Built for riders of all sizes who crave a light and lively ride or ideal for a smaller, lighter rider who will appreciate the thinned volume and outline. Preloaded with its own punk attitude and flare on the water, the Jester begs for strapless freestyle riding or charging the outside peak and into a wave that only a fool would dare. Built with our Duke tested compression molded construction, full eva deck pad and future fin boxes; the Jester ships ready to ride with three possible fin set ups: Quad, Tri-Fin or Thruster. The Jester ships complete with 5 fins, foot straps and a multi tool.
Dimensions – 155 cm by 46 cm (5’1¼” by 18⅛” ) Volume 17.6 Litres
LT-138
Built with our highly exacting eye for detail and product refinement, the LT-138 is a wood core, carbon reinforced twin tip for today’s most aggressive freestyle riders. Bottom channels funnel the chop while our 3 stage rocker helps drive the incredible load and pop you demand from your board. Whether you hit the park, the rails or the slicks, the LT-138 delivers.
Size: 138x42cm
Origin
Recognising that many riders rack up a lot of kiteboarding hours in choppy water, we developed the Origin to track, grip, go easy on the knees, shoot upwind and load up for a big boost in ‘real world’ conditions. Schools will get a kick out of the rapid progression the Origin promotes (and its playful feel during those instructor demos!) whilst independent riders will love how this board always brings something fun to the session whether you’re slashing up waves, running downwind with your friends, going huge or just cruising your local spot. Built tough with ABS side walls and a blended wood core, this board is made for the journey!
Size: 142cm x 47cm
Drysuits
Heat
Built to offer you greater flexibility than any wetsuit and customizable levels of warmth the Heat features our revolutionary Captive Zip1 design, giving you the ability to choose fully “dry mode” or “standby mode”. When worn in dry mode the Heat is 100% dry and breathable. Between sessions, on your way to the beach or after your time on the water you can then open the dry zip and doff the neck seal. With the outer jacket then zipped up the Heat offers a well ventilated jacket and pants to protect you from the wind and rain. Converting from standby mode to full dry mode can be easily accomplished all while wearing your PFD.
Soul
The suit that started it all, the Soul continues to be our best selling drysuit ever. In the Soul highly refined design meets technical performance. Built to offer you greater flexibility than any wetsuit and customizable levels of warmth the Soul features our revolutionary Captive Zip design, giving you the ability to choose fully “dry mode” or “standby mode”. When worn in dry mode the Soul is 100% dry and breathable. Between sessions, on your way to the beach or after your time on the water you can then open the dry zip and doff the neck seal. With the outer jacket then zipped up the Soul offers a well ventilated, hooded jacket and pants to protect you from the wind and rain. Converting from standby mode to full dry mode can be easily accomplished all while wearing your PFD.
By Georgina Monti
Georgina Monti is an enthusiastic kitesurfer from England, who spends most of her time escaping to the Caribbean for the perfect wind and waves.
