Smik

Unparalleled Canopy Tension ​

 Not only is the leech just tight. The whole wing now maintains its shape when de-powered with almost zero flutter through the whole canopy. Thus, the reaction time from de powering to sheeting on is almost instantaneous. With incredible stability when in the neutral position when either riding a trough down wind or surfing holding onto the front handle. 

During a downwinder it also aids the wing maintaining flight even with zero apparent wind, keeping the wing up instead of collapsing down to your feet.

Minimizing Strut Flex

As the wing powers up or when hit by a gust there’s less strut flex enhancing acceleration control and power, with a much more precise feel. There’s seriously a stark difference.

When jumping this is even further evident with the wing not folding in half, aiding hang time and lift.

The draft has moved forward, enhancing upwind ability, reducing stalling as you point closer to the wind whilst also taking you deeper off the wind.

Tip Angles

They're critical in terms of how the wing reacts while surfing, keeping the wing flying true, being able to actually lean and drive off the wing on your backhand and avoid any annoying movements or flipping.

To plagiarize a popular surf brands phrase, 'only a SMIK wing-surfer knows the feeling'. And unlike other brands who have different wings for different purposes. SMIK Wing Dings cover surf, freeride and race. And firmly believe we’re ahead of the game in all formats, with the one wing.

Rigid Handles are maintained to convert rig tensions directly through your hands. There’s no point having a tight leach and rigid struts with the direct connection to that efficiency lost through sloppy handles. When you pump the wing, the transition of power from the wings leech creates direct drive to your foil thus, instantaneous lift. A crisp, direct feel which will be unrivalled.

Double Air Valves

Placed either side of the center strut, they allow for super rapid deflation.

2022 Smik Spitfire 3.0

New Shape! New Construction - almost 1 kilo lighter with the full carbon construction.

SPITFIRE 3.0 -The Spitfire evolves into a new shape refined to be the board of choice for those looking for unbridled performance once the waves get hollower and or larger with the ability to handle and create speed in waves. A continuous smooth rocker which creates yet controls speed, working in harmony with low apex moderate volume rails that provide control yet maintain drive all the way through an arc.

High performance through a broad range of conditions. Generation of speed when marginal where the more you push the more you get out of it. The ability to project vertically whilst drawing the smoothest of lines. Graphic look is a classic understated look to appeal to a broad spectrum of tastes.

Almost 1kg lighter than the previous model.

7'10" x 28.5" x 94L

8'2" x 29" x 107L

8'8" x 31.5" x 129L

8'4" x 30" x 113L

9'3" x 32" x 144L

New 2022 Colours and almost a kilo lighter in weight with the full carbon construction.The Hipster Twin is just a case of history repeating itself. It’s almost impossible not to notice the performance that’s evolved from twin fins in the surfing world, with many of the biggest brands having one in their range and all carrying the heritage of the original Mark Richard design. It's how it all started for us, a set of Mark Richard twins with a little nubster fin laying around and thinking how perfect a twinny would be for a SUP, helping loosen things up a bit.

With its fuller nose and moderately compact shape, the Hipster Twin allows you to go shorter with added stability and glide. It doesn't feel awkward to paddle over large distances. Mark Richards was onto something combining the hip in the outline with the 2+1 fin set up as it allows you to draw unparalleled tight arcs without letting go or losing speed. The single concave feeds through a double and releases to a V out the tail to give a frictionless sensation of acceleration and drive coming out of a turn. Rail to rail transitions are some of the smoothest experienced, and the way the Hipster Twin feeds up the face makes everything seem easier. It just feels like there’s a lot less drag, which equates to a sensation of speed. You really notice it when you put the board on rail and see it accelerate. All of this results in longer surfs just because you’re just having way too much fun. It’s as simple as that.

SMIK hasn't re-invented the wheel on this one, but we've done a pretty fine rendition of it. After extensive testing, it was finally possible to find some subtle yet significant changes to the original Hipster Twin which has proven so popular by all that have tried. Still carrying the characteristics that made it so popular initially being a stable board with excellent speed and on-rail turning capabilities, it’s just been ever so slightly tweaked: Outline from the hip forward is slightly straighter to give more control in waves with more power without detracting from its small wave abilities. Deeper double concave which reduces rocker in the middle of the concave while leaving the rail rockerline unchanged for improved acceleration and speed. Tail V has been moved further forward further enhancing its already remarkable smooth rail to rail transition and ability to project more vertically. So whilst the imitators try and replicate the Hipster Twin's success, SMIK raises the bar even further.

Smik Hipster Twin Pin Tail SUP.

Being added alongside the swallow tail version of the Hipster twin is the twin pin version . It's a smalll subtle difference that actually makes quite a large difference in feel. But couldn't replace the swallow tail for the for the fact that nothing would match the swallow tails combination of speed and acceleration. ​

What it does provide however is:

• The ability to drive more vertically up the face.
• Smoother rail to rail transition.
• Ability to pivot turn more vertically off the top. Rolling on the curves off the pin int he tail.
• Sits in the hollower part of wave a little better, a la when it's barrelling.
• Fabric play rails.

Varying graphics that make it impossible to chip the rails with the paddle, eliminating the need for rail tape.

Old world designs come back to life once again with the Bonza. In contrast to the Hipster Twin, however, which is all about looseness and tight rail turns, the Bonza is a stark contrast that wants to draw out your turns at speed. Bringing an elegant drawn-out hyper-speed rail game into your surfing.

Smik Wing/SUP foil board carbon.

In the ever rapidly evolving times of wing board development the Smik foil boards have evolved with the optimum balance of early lift with minimal friction/drag when rails and tails catch on the water when flying or turning. Retail and customers are already finding them to be a market leader in terms of performance and a marked improvement on the previous incarnation.

Nose Volume has been reduced to reduce swing weight enhancing reactivity, whilst being less effected by wind, without reducing stability.

A refined chined rail has been further enhanced to reduce the catching of rails when they come into contact with the water, pulling in at the tail for pulling tighter carves, where the tail has a propensity to touch the surface, reducing the effects of catching ​ Kicker in the rocker is maintained as it certainly sell helps to reduce water catching, but has been shortened to increase the flat in the rocker to enhance early lift off.

Footstrap and foil positioning in relationship to this volume is what's critical, where Smik feel they have the balance just right for the perfect flight.

The outline maintains width in the nose and tail for stability whilst maintaining an aesthetically pleasing surf style look. The new hipped pintail maintains area at the back foot, whilst combining with the bottom shape of the chine, pulling in behind the back foot. The reason being during tighter turns and coming off the lip, quite often the corners of the tail would be catching as you tend to ride lower to the water in tight turns to keep foil tips from breaching and cavitating.

Smik Hipster Twin Pin Longboard SUP.

The Hipster Longboard is by design a very different board to the Style Lord. Evolving from the much loved Hipster Twin, the bottom contours and outline were stretched into the longboard variant. The single concave runs from the nose all the way through the board which feeds into a double concave towards to the tail with a slight Vee running out the tail. This produces a lot of speed and lift when you initiate a rail, with the double concave softening the single concave between the feet through chop, accelerating water flow and exhausting water out through the tail. With the line drive which comes from a longer board, customers have exclaimed they’ve made It around sections they would have never made before. When you step back to the tail, put the board on rail and start to drive, is where this is a longboard in a league of its own. Full speed accelerating shortboard turns built into a longboard. The carving sensation is also enhanced with super fine sensitive rails blocking out through the tail. Nose riding is unaffected with the loss of the larger single fin, with the larger side fins being ample to keep you tacking whilst "up the front". Hipster Twin Longboard Edition: Short board performance turns infused into a longboard.

The Style Lord is a performance longboard shape designed for smooth carves, a timeless soul arch or a little walk up the nose. I' also very agile when stepping back onto the tail, for a board that size. Shape Nose rocker single concave with new bevelled rails make it even more of a nose riding delight.

Fine and rounded rails provide response without bogging. The area forward has also been increased to make for effortless nose riding. Outline curves are smooth resulting in the easy initiation of carves, with hip between the feet allowing the board to come around hard on rail.

The squash tail provides a squirty sensation from the straightening of the outline in the tail. Rolled V and double concaves through the middle allows mid board turning and accelleration while at the tail combines to produce tight driven turns. ​

These boards are at home in small powerless waves with good glide, but take them out in a bit of juice and they’ll be more than capable of holding a line in larger surf.