F-One SK8 Foil
Carving is (still) not a crime
The first version of the SK8 took the foiling world by storm, quickly becoming the go-to choice for surf foilers and wing foilers alike. Kite foilers also enjoyed its high top-speed and glide-y feeling, while downwind riders loved its ability to playfully carve in the bumps in the open ocean, making this foil the most versatile on the market.
F-ONE is now back with the latest SK8, offering everything you loved about the original, but even better thanks to its new and optimized carbon layup bringing tenfold sensations on the water.
- Aspect Ratio: 8.0
- New carbon layup for enhanced sensations and performance
- Its outline makes it easy to turn and push hard during fast and controlled carves
- The subtle design of the lobe between maneuverability and glide allows to surf freely while maintaining efficient pumping
- The wingtips’ design is made to hit the foam and breach the wingtip without turbulence or ventilation
- Its unique speed makes it a perfect foil for surfing from offshore swells to the shorebreak with a wing
- Our monobloc construction guarantees rigidity, durability, and extraordinary glide
Available in 550cm² / 650 cm² / 750 cm² / 850 cm² / 950 cm² / 1050 cm² / 1150 cm²
New carbon layup.
Thanks to in-depth research, rigorous testing and the know-how of our R&D team, the SK8’s new carbon layup delivers higher speeds while guaranteeing perfect control and greater stability.
Turns become smoother, rail-to-rail transitions more precise, and the foil’s roll motion is improved, offering exceptional maneuverability. More predictable, the new SK8 delivers constant power, making it super intuitive to control.
The use of High Modulus Carbon, integrated into F-ONE’s Dynamic Structural Design, leads to even more rigidity and dependability. Finally, this layup has been finely tuned and optimized so that each foil size can deliver the best performance.
The SK8 has been designed to surf.
Its overall shape provides a fine balance between glide and maneuverability, which allows the user to tear a wave apart and then pump back to the peak effortlessly.
It doesn’t just turn. It carves.
Maneuverability is nothing without power, speed and control. Lay into turns with ease and speed, push through the carve and see how the SK8 holds a steady line and delivers even more speed.
It is meant to stay in the pocket.
With specific wingtips design, the SK8 is able to hit white water without too many turbulences, allowing surf-style turns and breaching pretty much any part of the foil.
Carve, pump, fly.
Take the SK8 for a wing ride, and you’ll feel a fast, easy-to-go-upwind foil that you can surf all the way from the offshore swell until the impact zone.
RECOMENDED PLANE:
| FW | SK8 550 | SK8 650 | SK8 750 | SK8 850 | SK8 950 | SK8 1050 | SK8 1150 |
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MONOBLOC TAIL
Recommended first choice |
CARVING XS 140 CARVING W XS 141 |
CARVING XS 140 CARVING W XS 141 |
CARVING XS 140 CARVING W XS 141 |
CARVING XS 160 CARVING W XS 161 |
CARVING XXS 200 |
CARVING XXS 200 |
CARVING XXS 200 |
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MONOBLOC TAIL
Second choice depending on the rider’s level and the chosen discipline
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CARVING XXXS 160 CARVING XS 160 CARVING W XS 161 |
CARVING XXXS 160 CARVING XS 160 CARVING W XS 161 |
CARVING XXXS 160 CARVING XS 160 CARVING W XS 161 |
CARVING XXXS 180 CARVING XS 140 CARVING W XS 141 |
CARVING XS 160 CARVING W XS 161 CARVING XXXS 200 |
CARVING XS 160 CARVING W XS 161 CARVING XXXS 200 |
CARVINGXS 160 CARVING W XS 16 CARVING XXXS 200 |
CARVING vs CARVING W
The CARVING range features a more powerful profile that provides a good low-end and a great pumping. This is the stab you need if you are surf-foiling.
The CARVING “W” range provides an amazing stability at higher speeds and during powerful carves. This is the stab you need for winging or tow-in.
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