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Big Zapple
Big Zapple: The ultimate board to start foiling
The Big Zapple is engineered specifically for first timers, schools and lesson environments. Making it the ultimate beginner board. Constructed to withstand the daily abuse of first-time foilers and it provides a seamless connection for the Foil Drive. Its shape is designed for maximum stability. Ensuring that beginners take their first steps into the foil world with total confidence.
Whether you are a school looking to professionalize your fleet, a beginner seeking a stable platform to learn on, or a family looking for a versatile board that everyone can ride, the Big Zapple delivers an incredibly easy learning experience.
Technical highlights
The Big Zapple features a series of technical specs designed for durability and ease of use in high-use environments:
- Ultra strong construction: Built with a Carbon-Glass-HEX-SKIN layup for high-intensity durability.
- Reinforced deck: The deck is further reinforced with an extra HEX-SKIN layer to protect against elbow and knee dents from daily school use.
- Foil Drive integration: Features a recessed trench and long foil boxes for a seamless, zero-drag connection with Foil Drive systems.
- Signal window: A specialized “signal window” is incorporated in the board’s nose to ensure uninterrupted performance and connectivity.
- Maximum stability: A refined outline and volume distribution provide superior balance for confident learning.
- Waterproof core: Built with our signature 50K closed-cell foam. If you get a ding during a lesson, the board won’t absorb a drop of water.
Who is this board for?
- Foil schools: The ideal tool for professionalizing your fleet with a board specifically designed for student success. It provides the stability and seamless Foil Drive integration needed to create a high-end, professional lesson environment.
- First-time foilers: Ideal for those looking for the most stable and forgiving entry into foiling with the assistance of a Foil Drive.
- Families: A stiff and stable “all-rounder” that provides a safe and easy experience for every member of the family.
Refined Setup
The board comes equipped with a comfy 3mm EVA traction pad with kicktail on the deck. While available in our standard white and black, you can opt for custom colors and artwork to match your school’s branding.
Construction
Every Big Zapple is built using our specialized vacuum-infusion process and our ultra-strong Carbon-Glass-HEX-SKIN construction. This method ensures the resin is pulled perfectly through the fibers for ultimate connectivity and extreme durability.
The combination of our 50K waterproof closed-cell foam and the reinforced deck, featuring an extra HEX-SKIN layer, makes this board exceptionally resilient to daily school use and impacts.
It is designed to maintain its structural integrity session after session, ensuring it won’t absorb a drop of water even if it gets a ding.
FOIL CONSTRUCTION
50K CLOSED CELL FOAM
It all starts with the core and every board we make starts with a foam core of our very own 50K closed cell foam. This foam is formalized exclusively for us, it is not used in any other board in the market.
The foam can withstand 50.000 kg per square meter, while staying very light, and most of all very flexible. Another plus of our 50K foam is that it is closed cell, meaning that the foam will not take in water, and the board will not blow out when it gets hot.
100% CARBON FIBER CONSTRUCTION
All our foil boards are produced in our 100% carbon fiber construction. You want carbon fiber in a foil board for its stiffness and strength. A stiff board will give you the best control and response from the foil. Also stiffness will make pumping the foil much more effective. With carbon fiber we are able to make the board extremely strong while really light at the same time.
The most stress in a foil board is in the connection of the foil to the board. So this is where we put extra care and attention to make it the strongest connection available. The foil mount is CNC cut with the board, for the highest precision. We only use FUTURES oneshot boxes as they are the strongest in the industry. The boxes are placed in a panel of ultra high density PET honeycomb. This PET honeycomb itself is sandwiched in carbon again. Meaning there is carbon fiber both inside the board and outside. The honeycombs open structure ensures a solid connection between inside and outside, fusing everything together into a solid block.
Our lamination is completely different as well. We use a vacuum technique developed in house, where we layer all the carbon fiber, and reinforcements on the board dry. Then we extract all the air from the bag and inject the epoxy resin under pressure. This results in the tightest lamination possible, with the best ration between fiber and epoxy. It also gives 100% connection to the core so the boards do not delaminate. Extra patches under the feet prevent heel denting.
Inserts in our foil range are made from blocks of high density material. And can be customized position wise. These blocks are also fused to the core so they never pull out.
| Big Zapple | Width | Thickness | Volume |
| 5’2” | 21.5” | 4.0” | 65L |
| 5’5” | 23.0” | 4.0” | 75L |
| 5’7” | 24.0” | 4.2” | 85L |
| 5’9” | 25.0” | 4.4” | 95L |
| 6’0” | 26” | 4.6” | 110L |
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