Duotone Grip 3 D/LAB 2025

Everyone wants to stand out and loves personalisation. But do you want to buy a surprise egg that custom boards often turn out to be? Or trust in a proven shape from a brand that has been at the forefront of board development for over 40 years?

Look no further, because here comes the D/LAB board range.

At DUOTONE, only truly game-changing products qualify to carry the D/LAB logo. So what makes these boards so special that they can become the first D/LAB products under DUOTONE Windsurfing?

Over the last 3 years, our product manager for boards, Dani Aeberli, and our QC specialist, Vasin Siritho, have worked on a new technology exclusive to DUOTONE. We call this CUSTOM CNC SANDWICH.

We use a construction that is one hundred percent identical to that of the most high-end custom-made boards. Instead of using a mold to bring the EPS foam core into its final shape, each EPS block is CNC milled. This ensures maximum precision and saves weight.

As with high-end custom board makers, the main advantage lies in the processing. We call this SINGLE PROCESS TECHNOLOGY, and it is the key to our industry-leading weight-to-strength ratio.

Instead of combining steps to save time and money, every single step follows its own process. For example, instead of joining the PVC sandwich to the EPS core in a single shot, we vacuum-bag the top and bottom PVC shields with the EPS core separately.

Also, instead of using standard 3 mm PVC elements throughout the board, we use thicker and thinner PVC plates according to the stress areas, making the board lighter yet stronger.

For all D/LAB boards, we use our most sophisticated layup, consisting of more than 60 individual parts and components (nearly 20% more parts than in our SLS Premium Sandwich Construction).

On top of that, we use the most high-end composite materials available today.

1. All carbon fibers used are a mix of high-strength and high-modulus carbon grades, depending on the specific requirements of each board section. Our high-modulus carbon is also found in high-end products such as aircraft, Formula One cars, and our Platinum SLS masts, booms, and extensions.
2. Innegra is a high-modulus propylene with unbeatable tensile strength and ding resistance
3. We use our exclusive high-performance S-glass fiber with an extra-high silica content, which offers much higher tensile strength as well as about 10-20% greater stiffness.
4. Finally, we use our exclusive DUOTONE SENTEX resin impregnated with silicon nanospheres, which helps us reduce weight even further without sacrificing durability.

Instead of using a similar layup on all boards, we use a DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC FLEX CONSTRUCTION for all our D/LAB boards, since demands differ considerably between disciplines (wave, freestyle, freeride, racing) and conditions.

1. Racing boards are made to offer maximum performance (instant acceleration and V-max). They therefore need to be as stiff as possible. To achieve this uncompromising stiffness, we use a super-high carbon content in all FALCON D/LAB layups.
2. With wave boards, though, a certain amount of “give” is essential, since these boards are very short and could become too stiff and therefore uncontrollable with a full-carbon layup. That’s why GRIP D/LAB boards have a higher Innegra and S-glass content. These high-tech composites have much higher tensile strength, helping prevent breakages after hard landings. To still achieve outstanding “spring-back” characteristics, which make the board more reactive and greatly improve acceleration, we use unidirectional carbon reinforcements along the board.

Last but not least, every single board size has its own layup. That’s the final stage of individualization in construction.

The result speaks for itself: the D/LAB boards are approximately 500 grams lighter than our SLS boards and up to a full kilo lighter than any other serial-production board. And for the first time, a production board can compete with even the lightest custom boards out there.

Yet all of this is achieved without sacrificing durability, because we always follow our core motto: LIGHT DONE RIGHT.

Please note that quantities will be strictly limited, at least in the first year - just like with a real custom board. That’s why only the most popular GRIP 4 and GRIP 3 sizes will be available with D/LAB technology.

SHAPE DETAILS

Our GRIP D/LAB boards are constantly evolving in design and construction to ensure that we stay at the forefront of development, backed by over 40 years of experience. We call them World Cup Wave boards because they’re engineered to satisfy the best of the best at all kinds of spots around the globe, from jumping-oriented side-on conditions like Pozo to down-the-line groundswell conditions like Hookipa.

Now the most important question you need to ask yourself is which fin configuration best suits your personal riding style:

• The GRIP 4, with its Quad fin configuration, gives you maximum drive and grip for committed rail-to-rail turns, even in XXL waves.
• The GRIP 3 accelerates slightly better thanks to an efficient rocker with a lower-drag entry, which is especially helpful in jumping conditions. The Thruster fin configuration allows for earlier tail release for tighter, slashier turns, even in less-than-ideal waves.

YOUR NEW GRIP D/LAB DREAM MACHINES ARE READY AND WAITING FOR YOU TO GO BEYOND IMAGINATION!