2018 Liquid Force Kiteboarding Workbook
Year 2018
This is Liquid Force Kiteboarding 2018
Common features found in all of our kites
Kite to live / live to kite
Kites technologies
One pump system
EVA scuff guards
Synergy struts
Tapered Tips
LF’s TPU bladders
Rider Adjustability
LE english stitch seams
Layered frame
Tension Trailing edge
FL14 Bridles
Photo
Rider
Location
Webbing attachment points
The Nv
Nv Technical Details
Easy | Responsive | Stable
Shape, Tech, Features
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The Wow v3
Wow v3 Technical Details Shape, Tech, Features
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The Solo v3
Solo v3 Technical Details
Single strut design | Ultra light | Smooth power
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Sizes:
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Photo Vincent Bergeron
Rider Julien Fillion
Location Leucate, France
The Elite
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system that increases air cell communication. This system is considered a closed cell ram air that is stable and offers increased time for a
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Sizes: 6.5 | 9 | 12 | 15
Features Wingtip dump valves Cousin high tenacity bridles 4 line setup
Closed-cell ram air Double barrel-intakes Ultra depower bridle
Trailing edge cell communication Water repellent fabric
What makes the Elite one of the easiest to use high aspect ram air kite on the market is the trailing edge cell communication system. Unlike most ram air kites on the market, the Elite feeds air to all its cells through trailing edge rib screen connectors.
Trailing edge cell airow connectors Airow
Wind direction
Trainer kite Story:
Colors
get started in the life changing sport of kiteboarding. Our 2-line design is
training sessions. The purposeful use of a double and single rip-stop canopy provide a durable construction that will add longevity of life and performance.
Green
Red
Orange
Sizes: Available in 2m and 3m Complete with bar and 20m lines 3m comes with wrist leash safety retention
Photo Vincent Bergeron
Rider Jan Schiegnitz
Location Leucate, France
Mission Control System v2
Mission Control System v2 Technical Details
Connected | Intuitive | Simple
Tech & Features
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Freestyle MC large loop
5th line conversion kit
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Photo Vincent Bergeron
Rider Aymeric Martin
Location Leucate, France
Photo Vincent Bergeron
Rider Christophe Tack
Location Leucate, France
Element
Legacy
Pro level | CNC wood core | Channeled hull
Ultimate cross style performance | CNC wood core construction | Hand shaped feel
Story: Designed by legendary wakeboard and kiteboard shaper Jimmy Redmon with input from PKRA rider Christophe Tack, the lightweight Element features an ultra-shallow concave center with quad-channeled tips, delivering explosive pop, fast landings, upwind projection, lightning-quick response, and full-bore freestyle/freeride performance.
Story: What do you get from over a decade of board design and collaboration between kiteboarding pioneer Jason Slezak and legendary shaper Jimmy Redmon? You get the
fast upwind reaches, smooth downwind carves, powerful takeoffs, and feather soft landings. The channel free bottom results in a hand shaped organic feel, yet utilizes Sizes: 137 x 41.2 rider weight 65kg – 85kg 142 x 42.6 rider weight >75kg
life to the board. The Legacy, much like Jason, likes to ride everything and in every condition; from huge lofty airs, to powered park sessions, to playful slashes the Legacy will take everything that you throw at it and ask for more.
Construction: Cnc wood / glass sandwich / vector net carbon
Sizes: 136 x 41.7 rider weight 65kg – 85kg 141 x 43 rider weight >75kg Construction: Cnc wood / glass sandwich / vector net carbon
Printed matte substrate for vibrant color and reduced weight Printed gloss substrate for vibrant color and reduced weight
M6 inline insert packs for strength and multiple stance options M6 inline insert packs for strength and multiple stance options
Liquid Force's exclusive Liquid Rail for impact durability Liquid Force's exclusive Liquid Fail for impact durability CNC'd wood core the best strength-to-weight ratio
CNC'd wood core the best strength-to-weight ratio
Vector Net carbon weave lamination for Vector Net carbon weave lamination for
Rider’s Diagram
Rocker & Flex
Rider’s Diagram
Other sizes
Rocker & Flex
Mid-high rocker line
Other sizes
Medium rocker line
Freestyle Freeride Park Lightwind
Freestyle Freeride Park Lightwind
100 lbs
100 lbs
142
137
141
136
Echo
Benchmark
Story: From competition to creative free riding Brandon Scheid undeniably is the landlord of the current wakestyle movement. Brandon has been working with master shaper Jimmy Redmon to create a board that will both lock on a slider and deliver explosive pop off the water. The new 2018 Echo exceeds the standard and will take your riding
Story:
tion, a recipe for the purest of wake style circles.
durability.
Sizes: 137 x 42 rider weight 65kg – 85kg 142 x 42.5 rider weight >75kg
Sizes: 130 x 40 rider weight 50kg – 65kg 135 x 41 rider weight >55kg
Construction:
Construction:
Printed matt substrate for vibrant color and reduced weight
Biax longitudinal reinforcement strips and multiple stance options.
Biax longitudinal reinforcement strips and multiple stance options
for impact durability.
for impact durability
Printed gloss substrate for vibrant color and reduced weight.
Printed matte substrate for vibrant color and durability
Full single concave to channel hull design
Rider’s Diagram
Rocker & Flex
Rider’s Diagram
Other sizes
Rocker & Flex
Other sizes
High rocker line
Freestyle Freeride Park Lightwind
Hybrid m
ex 100 lbs
10
142
137
135
130
Carbon Drive All terrain performance | Honeycomb carbon construction | 100% wood core
Story:
Sizes:
Construction:
Rider’s Diagram
Other sizes
Rocker & Flex
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Drive
Overdrive
Story: Engineered to transform a kiter’s riding in a short period of time, the Drive packs a potent, empowering punch. Offering the ultimate value-to-performance ratio, the Drive
Story:
single concave tip to tip wood core construction, Liquid Rails for durability and timeless earthy graphics. All fun all the time! Sizes: 142x45 rider weight >60kg 148x45.5 rider weight >65kg
Sizes: 134 x 39.5 rider weight 50 - 65kg 137 x 40.5 rider weight 60 - 80kg 140 x 41.5 rider weight 65 - >75kg 143 x 42 rider weight >75kg
Construction:
Construction:
Printed gloss substrate for vibrant color and reduced weight
Printed gloss substrate for vibrant color and reduced weight
Full tip to tip single concave hull design
M6 inline insert packs for strength and multiple stance options
Rider’s Diagram
Early planing hull design
M6 inline insert packs for strength and multiple stance options
Liquid Force's exclusive Liquid Rail for impact durability
Liquid Force's exclusive Liquid Rail for impact durability
Printed matte substrate for vibrant color and durability
Printed matte substrate for vibrant color and durability
Other sizes
Rocker & Flex
Rider’s Diagram
Rocker & Flex
Other sizes
Light wind low rocker line
Low rocker line
ybrid mi
ybrid m
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ex 100 lbs
100 lbs
143
140
137
134
148
142
Libre
Edge
Light wind performance | CNC wood core | Easy riding
Fast learning progression | Unique design | Bomb proof construction
Story:
Story:
Sizes:
Sizes:
Construction:
Construction:
Printed gloss substrate for
Rider’s Diagram
Rocker & Flex
Other sizes
Rider’s Diagram
Rocker & Flex
Medium ro ker line
ight wind low ro ker line
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Other sizes
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100 lbs
150
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Hippy Sticks
Moon Patrol
Directional twin board family
Fun | Fun | Fun
Story:
Story:
Sizes:
Construction:
Rider’s Diagram
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Space Craft
Lunar Lander
Nimble | Carvy | Exciting
Light | Smooth | Fast
Story: Inspired by futuristic planing hull surfboards and chopped tip snowboards the Space Craft is a surgical water instrument. Slightly smaller than its larger big brother the
Story:
the tail for more drive and projection though turns. concave to progressive rail concave bottom shape, center line tapered carbon reinforcement, and full bottom sheet vector net carbon weave lamination provides a butter
Sizes:
nose, directional outline, asymmetric rocker, and deep “v” tail shape all wrap up this new and exciting addition to the LF Hippy Stick family for your shredding, slashing, and Construction:
Sizes: 142cm Construction: CNC wood / glass sandwich / Vector Net carbon
Printed gloss substrate for vibrant color and reduced weight
Printed matte substrate for vibrant color and reduced weight. Full tip to tip concave bottom shape
M6 inline insert packs for strength and multiple stance options.
Biax longitudinal reinforcement strips
M6 inline insert packs for strength and multiple stance options for impact durability
for impact durability
Printed matte substrate for vibrant color and durability
the best strength-to-weight ratio
Vector Net carbon weave lamination for
Rider’s Diagram
Rider’s Diagram
Rocker & Flex
Nose
ail
Rocker & Flex
Nose
ail
Directional rocker line
wave
Directional rocker line
wave
Hybrid m 100 lbs
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Hybrid m 100 lbs
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Photo Vincent Bergeron
Rider Julien Fillion
Location Montreal, Canada
Happy Foil board
Rocket Foil board
Fast | Light | Durable
Easy | Bombproof | Adjustable
Story:
Story:
Sizes: Sizes:
durable graphics durable graphics durable graphics
durable graphics
3-pack m6 insert packs for strength
3-pack m6 insert packs for strength
Foil tracks Foil tracks
EPS foam Core Vector Net reinforcement
Size specs
Pu foam core
Colors
Size specs
Colors
0 4’
20
Happy Foil kit Stable | Leading edge design | Easy
Fast | Light | Durable
Story:
Story:
615mm
155mm
146mm 124mm 945mm m
124mm 945mm m
66mm 5mm
1 .5mm m
Easy | Smooth | Affordable
High range | Unique | Stable
Story:
Story:
peak of freeriding hydrofoil performance.
546mm
85mm 225mm
572mm
124mm 945mm 780mm 146mm
388mm
83mm 13.5mm
400mm
Happy medium aspect carbon wings
Rocket low aspect wings
Medium aspect ratio | Carbon composite | Fast and stable
Glass molded | Stable | Reliable
Story: Do you have the need for speed, yet still want to push your freeriding boundaries? The Liquid Force medium aspect wings are the perfect combination of front and rear
Story:
Construction: Carbon
Construction: Fiberglass
Wing specs
Wing specs
546mm 615mm
66mm
225mm 155mm 400mm
HD fuselage
Aluminum mast 94.5cm
Hydrodynamic | Sleek | Compatible
Patented Extruded
Story:
Story:
Size: Size:
Weight:
76cm carbon fuselage
Aluminum short mast 60cm
Lightweight | Compatible with all LF alloy masts | Adjustable
Patented Extruded
Story:
Story:
Size:
Size:
Weight:
78cm aluminum fuselage
Aluminum Mast collar
Anodized aluminum | Adjustable tail wing location | Compatible with existing wings and mast
Machined
Story:
Size:
Size:
Weight:
Thruster wing cover Protect your investment
Thruster wing hardware Titanium plated hardware
Thruster complete hardware Titanium plated hardware and brass track nuts
Details: Fits LF’s Thruster wing set
Mast track mounting hardware Titanium plated hardware and brass track nuts
Foil complete hardware kit Titanium plated hardware and brass track nuts
Happy medium aspect wing cover Protect your investment
Details: Fits LF’s Happy medium aspect wing set
Happy wing shim kit Nylon-glass injected
Thruster wing shim kit Nylon-glass injected
Rocket wing cover Protect your investment
Details: Fits LF’s Rocket wing set
Happy wing HD shim kit Nylon-glass injected
Thruster wing HD shim kit Nylon-glass injected
Foil bag Protect your investment
Rocket v2 wing HD shim kit Nylon-glass injected
Details: Keep it all together
Mast transition plate Nylon-glass injected
Photo Vincent Bergeron
Rider Brandon Scheid
Location Leucate, France
Pro Pad
Pro Pad Technical Details
Dimensional adjustability | Multi density | Superior comfort
Shape, Tech, Features
Story:
Board stance adjustements a track system.
Ultra comfort soft strap Multi shock absorption heel inserts
Sizes:
Foot strap adjustements
Footpad density insert
Colors
Phase Pad
Phase Pad Technical Details
Easy | Comfortable | Simple
Shape, Tech, Features
Story: Comfort, adjustability and affordable in an easy to use strap and pad combo! The Phase incorporates a shock absorbing full EVA foot pad with high grip textured inserts for all day comfort and hard landing ease. The large adjustment range of the strap accommodates a woman’s 7 to a men’s 13 even with a bootie!
Board stance adjustements
Size:
Foot strap adjustements
Dual Density Eva
Colors Hard EVA
Fusion X2
Adjustable straps
Dual density | Zonal adjustment | Status chassis
Easy | Comfortable | Micro-adjust
Story:
Story:
Status chassis 3 stage dampening EVA Canted foot bed
Size:
Reinforced upper construction Sizes:
Solo Pad
Surf straps
One size | Quicklace | Easy mounting
Simplicity
Story:
Story:
Status chassis 2 stage Dampening EVA Canted Foot Bed Size: Reinforced upper construction Size:
Colors
LFK bindings Story: Everyone wants a lightweight binding. But the challenge has been to fuse lightweight and with long-term durability. The LFK binding uses a built in liner system that
Lightweight LF Comfort built in liner Uni-body construction
Sizes:
Colors
Blue
Photo
Rider Brandon Scheid
Location
Arc harness Memory foam comfort | Molded torso support | Locking Cam Clamp spreader bar
Story: Looking for the ultimate in support in a lightweight and easy to use package? The Arc harness features memory foam lumbar support in unison with an internal pressure dispersing full wrap suspension system offering comfort and support for all day riding. Combine this with exclusive Liquid Force harness features like the single adjust spreader bar cam clamp, rash guard technology and a streamlined, pre-curved spreader bar pad, this quite possibly may be the last harness you will ever need to purchase. Internal lumbar support Memory back support foam Cam Clamp spreader bar Rash Guard technology Hook knife included Sizes: xsmall/small/medium/large/xlarge
Technical features Cam Clamp spreader bar
Lockable buckles
Memory foam
Internal lumbar support plate
Colors
Blue
Photo Vincent Bergeron
Rider Jason Slezak
Location Cape Town
Lime
Red
Solo v2 harness
Cruzer harness
Lightweight design | Precurved support | Locking cam clamp spreader bar
High back design | Comfy leg loops | Easy adjustment
Story: Everyone loves lightweight and easy to use. The Solo harness is just that. Our idea was to eliminate unnecessary material and over built ideas to achieve a high performance harness with a weight saving advantage. The Solo packs in a unique single piece EVA molded construction method that enhances comfort for all day riding, reduces chafe and sheds water away rather than absorbing. Other highlights include the LF Cam Clamp spreader bar system, contoured spreader hook and hold down strap.
Story: Ideal for any rider looking for the ultimate support of a seat harness, the Cruzer features a unique high-back design giving superior support and comfort. Adjustable leg Making it a top choice for schools and freeriders looking for the lower hook position that a seat harness provides. Ultimate support Highly adjustable
Ultra lightweight Single piece EVA construction Cam Clamp spreader bar Hook knife included
Sizes: small/medium/large/xlarge
Sizes: xsmall/small/medium/large/xlarge
Technical features
Cam Clamp spreader bar
Technical features
4-point connection w/ spreader bar hold down
Full EVA inside wrap
Cam Clamp spreader bar
4-point connection w/ spreader bar hold down
Front view
Colors
Black
Ultra Lightweight
Grey-Blue
Stacked
Vortex kite CGA
Minimal | Simple | Safe
Story: The Stacked impact vest is a minimalists dream. Just enough protection to take the hits yet not inhibit any range of motion. Easy entry side zipper, Liquid Force’s exclusive
Story:
Sizes: small/medium/large/x-large Sizes: small/medium/large/x-large
Supreme
Wave riding spreader bar
Story:
Story: Wave riding freedom! Size:
Sizes: Sizes: small/medium/large/x-large
Colors
Blue
Green
Lime
World Surf Traveler bag
GO LF kite golf bag
Kitesurfer’s travel buddy
Regular golfer
Story: Liquid Force’s biggest travel bag, the World Surf Traveler can take two kite surf boards, three kites, and more. Heavy duty handles and wheels, as well as separate board pads to protect each stick you’re throwing in the sack.
Story: “See? It’s a golf bag. That’s why it says “golf” on it.” OK, practice with us: Say that line ten times in a row. No, say it like you really believe it! While we can’t absolutely guarantee the LF Golf Bag will make airport fees go away, it won’t make them higher. Heavy duty handles and wheels.
Size: LENGTH(195CM) – WIDTH(54CM) – HEIGHT(25CM)
Size: LENGTH(143CM) – WIDTH(36CM) – HEIGHT(25CM)
Colors: Blue or Black
Colors: Blue or Black
Ltd kite bag All your gear in one basket
Kite bag upgrade
Story:
Story:
standard. Size: LENGTH(148CM) – WIDTH(48CM) – HEIGHT(24CM) Colors: Blue or Black
Size:
Colors: Blue or Black
GO LF kite large golf bag Big golfer
Don’t get stains
Story: When you swing a big club you need a big bag! The Go Kite large golf bag has all the space you need for all your gear so you don't miss a session on your trip! Everything
Story: Keep yourself, your wetsuit, and your vehicle as clean as a whistle with the LF Changing mat. Makes any beach or parking lot a way better place to change after a session.
Size: LENGTH(165CM) – WIDTH(52CM) – HEIGHT(25CM)
Color: Black
Color: Black
3L tall pump 3 liter high volume pump | Double and single action | Incorporated precision gauge
Story: Need to get on the water fast? Want to be rigged before your friends and have them launch you instead of you launching them? The answer is here
Size: 3 liters Color: Red
2L tall pump 2 liter tall narrow pump | Double and single action | Incorporated precision gauge
Story:
Size: 2 liters Color: Lime
2L standard pump 2 liter standard height pump | Double and single action | Incorporated precision gauge
Story: and foot design, and is easily serviceable to ensure long term use. Size: 2 liters Color: Blue
Photo Julien Fillion
Rider
Location Cape Town
2018 Product Matrix Two Thousand and Eighteen Liquid Force product offering
NV
Wow
Solo
Elite
Happy foil kit
Trainer
Rocket v2 foil kit
Happy wings
Rocket wings
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Mission Control System
Mission Control System
Freestyle MC loop
3L tall pump
2L tall pump
2L standard pump
HD fuselage
78 aluminum fuselage
Mast collar
Regular aluminum mast
conversion kit
Element
Libre
Pro Pad
Legacy
Edge
Carbon Drive
Space Craft
Moon Patrol
Solo Pad
Lunar Lander
Adjustable straps
Drive
Happy Foil board
Surf straps
Cruzer
Overdrive
Rocket Foil board
World Surf Traveler board bag
Wave riding spreader bar
board bag
GO LF kite large board bag
wing cover
Happy Foil wing cover
LFK binding
Stacked impact vest
GO LF kite board bag
Rocket Foil wing cover
Supreme impact vest
Vortex CGA
Luxury kite bag
Foil bag
2018 Liquid Force Kiteboarding Workbook
Year 2018