HIPE FIRST Technology - Inflatable and composite plate

The advantages of inflatable technology

  • Single layer Drop Stitch technology with double layer rails.
  • Air pressure: 15 to 20 psi.
  • Transport: the board fits in a bag.
  • Practical: inflates in 2 minutes.
  • Aesthetics: The result is very beautiful.
  • Strong: great resistance to mistreatment.
  • Durable: 100% repairable.

The performances of carbon

  • Full composite plate.
  • High density foam stringers to limit flex and weight.
  • US rails machined directly from carbon: incredible performance.
  • Unmatched rigidity on the market.
  • A foil+inflatable set without any loss of sensations!

An innovative board thought out in the last detail

  • PVC reinforcement under the plate to protect the board with an extra layer.
  • PVC reinforcement on the plate to protect the carbon and the glue from the heat, and distribute the forces as far away as possible on the plate to avoid detachment.
  • Double non-opening brass nuts connected by a carbon fiber rod to screw the foil easily and without the risk of drilling the board.
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With its high-end inflatable technology in thick PVC, this GONG board is beautiful, light, very rigid and really solid. It is a very reliable technology at an unbeatable price and proven on thousands of First boards, our best seller.

For more rigidity and a durable bond, our plates are bonded to a large hull reinforcement which creates a double layer. The plate is then covered by a third layer. It is therefore firmly glued from below and from above over its entire periphery. A GONG idea, brilliant and durable.

Manufactured in the best factory in the world, with top quality materials, we are sure that its welding will last for years, without leaking or warping.

HIPE Firsts are the best boards in single layer and composite plate, yet at an accessible price thanks to our direct sales model which doesn’t add up margins. We are far from low cost boards made in low end factories by people who know nothing about it.

GONG is a serious and renowned brand, creator of the concept of an inflatable foil board coupled with a carbon plate. An invention that revolutionized the world of foil boards. Unique know-how acquired through a genuine R&D process.

The shape of our carbon plate is the result of advanced engineering to combine low weight and incredible mechanical performance.

The rectangular outline ensures that the heels are always vertical to the plate, and therefore block longitudinal, lateral flexions and twist.

To optimize the weight, the glide and the management of these flexions, our plate has a unique 3D volume:

  • A beam at the axis prevents any bending.
  • A very smooth drop in volume towards the front reduces the thickness and therefore the weight, while retaining the necessary mechanics to support the pressures of the front heel.
  • At the back, the drop in volume is more brutal to recover the verticality which will support the beam effect of the plate even more.
  • The whole is “fluidized” according to a hydrodynamic study of the flows which also promotes speed in contact with water, which is valuable before flying but also to avoid a big loss of speed when touching the water surface