2011 Slingshot Globetrotter Kite Surfboard
800-969-6199
Where skim meets surf design, Tony Logosz takes his 30 years of shaping experience, and turns it into a board that equals high performance surf with a floaty, lively, effortless skim feel. The 2011 Slingshot Globetrotter, sitting at 4'10" is, what we dub as, the perfect "trunk board" because with its compact size it comfortably fits into our Slingshot Golf Travel Bag as well as the trunk of your car!
The Globetrotter is made with Bamboo WVS construction making it a super responsive board yet has a solid feel for driving hard. WVS also means that it is the most durable high performance board on the market. The tri fin configuration also allows for snappy turns. And the mini tuttle fin box provides super structure when reefs or shoreline crop up. Equipped with Fastrack, the Globetrotter can be packed away in seconds.
GLOBETROTTER 4'10" Tri-Fin Tech Specs:
- Length: 4' 10"
- Width: 18.75"
- Thickness: 2.25"
- Qty 2 - 4.625" asymmetrical fins
- Qty 1 - 4.5" symmetrical fin
- Slingshot Fastrack mounting system
- WVS Bamboo Construction
Rider Profile:
- Surf Style
- Advanced to Expert
- Agile performer
- Looking for versatility
- Trunk style
- Agressive
2011 Slingshot Globetrotter Kiteboard Complete: Sale $580 (reg: $729)
We will match or beat any advertised price! Any questions call 800-969-6199 or use our contact form.
Slingshot Board Tech
WVS construction:
Tony and Jeff Logosz were early pioneers in PVC sandwich surf construction as early as the mid 1980's. Today we use a greener more earth friendly approach by substituting PVC foam for a wood sandwich. According to Tony Logosz, wood is a magic material if used correctly. We use it to control durability and the flex of the boards. On top of those benefits it is allowing us to implement a green movement inside Slingshot. We are consciously making products that are more sustainable, earth friendly and have a reduced carbon foot print. This approach may be new to some by offering boards with less weight, more impact durability, and controlled flex. However it is not new to Slingshot and the thousands of surfboards we have made over the years. The idea is to optimize the construction technique. Choosing the right method allows us produce boards that perform like no others on the market.
The process:
We use a complex layering system combined with a use a superior epoxy resin. Old PU boards typically use polyester or standard epoxy resin. They are cheaper, because they are faster to manufacture. Unfortunately they are also super toxic and not very durable. We start with a super light weight foam core, and then put on a layer of light weight glass. We then bond all of this on a more dense layer of wood. The final layer is glass and superior epoxy resin. Along each step of the way we use vacuum bagging techniques to enhance the bonding strength. The final result is a proven light weight sandwich construction custom board that is more durable than the old PU boards. This proprietary construction method is WVS (Wood Veneer Sandwich).
