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Designer’s Corner: Slingshot Arcane Designer Profile: Name: Tony Logosz Age: Wise beyond my years Location: Hood River, Oregon, USA Job Title: Chief Designer Designing: 29+ Kiteboarding: Forever! Product name: Arcane Product Category: Surf and Light Wind Sizes available: 5’0” Release date: January 2010 The Arcane is a light wind surfboard new to Slingshot’s 2010 board line. How does this board differ from a traditional directional made for kitesurfing e.g. what makes it light wind specific? The Arcane differs due to its shape, volume, concave characteristics and fin configurations. The combination of features such as its single to double concave, concave deck, and down-rail with wing swallow make it very different than our other boards such as the Ben Wilson Pro, Celeritas and Verve 22. It is by far the most versatile surf style board we produce and the most user-friendly. So if the board is light wind specific, how will it perform in powered conditions differently from a traditional kitesurfing or regular directional? What wind range is the Arcane ideal for? The Arcane, due to its surf styling, will excel in surf conditions as well as in light wind. Because of its volume, it will float and hold edge in light wind glassy conditions. When the wind does pick up, it will transform itself to a deck that sits on edge, holds its rail and releases for effortless turns.

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Designer’s Corner: Slingshot Arcane

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