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Forums > Stand Up Paddle General

Gong team Costa Rica trip

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Created by colas > 9 months ago, 2 Apr 2019
colas
5128 posts
2 Apr 2019 9:16PM
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A vacation (ahem, R&D) movie: SUP, foil & surf.

FRP
494 posts
3 Apr 2019 3:23AM
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Beautiful setting Colas and terrific surfing by the team. Wonderful winter getaway!

Cheers

Bob

JEG
VIC, 1469 posts
3 Apr 2019 7:42AM
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the weather, waves & that whatever upside down person doing a yugi thingie are nice

toolate
112 posts
4 Apr 2019 6:33AM
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where were you?

colas
5128 posts
4 Apr 2019 2:49PM
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FYI, I am not part of the Gong team, so I was not with them :-)

It was in Costa Rica, pacific coast.

windsurftom
NSW, 368 posts
5 Apr 2019 9:12PM
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Hi Colas. Where are the pvc sandwich gongs made?
Are they good quality

Bighugg
491 posts
5 Apr 2019 6:46PM
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CHOICE. Loving the nose rides. What sort of nose profile / concave on them. Cheers

colas
5128 posts
5 Apr 2019 7:26PM
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windsurftom said..
Hi Colas. Where are the pvc sandwich gongs made?
Are they good quality


In China.

The Gong shaper spends a lot of time in China, showing the workers how to shape, glass, etc... himself. He co-developed the FSP with a high end China factory, as Chinese factories were not yet at the level of some other Asian countries for full PVC sandwich boards (wrapping around the rails was too technical for them). The results are impressive.

Often other brands come afterwards to get their boards made in the factories that have been "upgraded" by Gong.

The current "FSP" is of the highest quality, extremely tough and lively on the water. It is quite costly to make, so it is only offered on the "best seller" models (Mob, Karmen, NFA), or the boards needing extra strength such as the foil boards. Here is a presentation of these models: (French but English subtitles)




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