Nomex Honeycomb and Carbon Foil Boards

Our Approach to Board Shaping

The board is the link between the rider and his foil. It therefore seems essential to me to create a coherent and extremely responsive ensemble. The basis of our shapes is a harmonious volume distribution and extreme stiffness to the point that the riders “forgets” the board, as if it were a natural extension of their body.

“This board feels 20 liters less than it actually is.”

Our shapes are designed to generate speed to take off and fly as soon as possible. Hulls that plane quickly with flat surfaces at the rear, marked rails and steps that reduce drift for our freeride boards.

Our hulls cushion water landings thanks to light double or triple concaves on the front third of the length coupled with more or less marked bevels. We also tend to countersink our decks to offer the increased stability/length/width ratio.

Most of our models have a marked lift and a rake of 1 to 2° for improved responsiveness during pumping except for our downwind boards that require a neutral or negative rake.

Advanced Composite Technology

Every single material we use is carefully selected to contribute to a seamless glide to take-off phase and precision handling during flight. We use up to ten different types of carbon, glass and hybrid fabrics and up to four types of core materials in combination to reach the highest possible technical standards.

“Everything is so rigid that I can actually feel vibrations from the foil under my feet.”

Most of our boards integrate a carbon and Nomex honeycomb structure which provides exceptional mechanical properties. Inside, you have an IPN beam structure made of a carbon / PVC sandwich assembly which integrates our in-house foil mounting system. We have replaced plastic US rails with a complete system made of Airbus upcycled aviation carbon and PVC.

In other words, the rider’s movement is directly transmitted to the foil without any lag whatsoever because the deck, the internal structure and the foil box are, in fact, one single, extremely rigid assembly. By switching to a Voga board, the upgrade you will feel is comparable to that of switching from a standard foil mast to a UHM carbon mast.

In any case, all of our “standard” models are systematically adapted to the rider’s needs. We discuss the rider’s weight, skill level and progression objective, riding program, favorite riding spot, stance, among others in order to provide a board that the customer will be able to enjoy for several years. We don’t have a 2023 model, rendered commercially obsolete by a 2024 model and so on. Every board we produce has a dedicated choice of materials and shape variant to best fit the rider whether he/she’s into speed, downwind, wave, jumps, freeride and so on.