What's new? Early planing and speed: new rockerlines with less curvature in the front half of the board and new outlines that are wider in the tail section make for earlier planing, greater control and a faster ride. Reduced thickness: the Kombat 96, 105, 114 and 122 are thinner, improving the boards' responsiveness and highwind control with a new razor-sharp riding sensation. Freestyle: the new rockerlines with less curvature in the nose improve the Kombats' ability to spin off the front half of the board and slide backwards without losing as much speed. More aggressive: the new rail shapes on all Kombats are derived from the Pure Acids with a sharper edge and greater release - early planing and speed is improved with a sharper bite in the jibes. The unique spiraling vee bottom shape introduced last year continues for 2008. This spiraling vee concept is the secret behind the Kombat's powerful maneuverability as the forward vee engages the rail to drive the board into the turn - like a car's front steering wheels. Reduced vee under your feet gives a high free ride and extra vee-kick in the very tail then brings an extra edge of control and fluidity to cut-backs and back-foot driven jibes. The Kombat 114 and 122 also have new tail cutaways that sharpen the fin drive sensation. These two models stand out in particular with their quantum leap improvement in performance - speed, early planing and overall fun factor - the difference here is really quite significant. Paul Simmons from Tushingham UK distributors came to Thailand for a preview test: "The new Kombat 122 and 114 are fast and exciting in a straight line yet press the rail and the boards turn with supreme ease: loose enough to really rip in the waves! They're phenomenal crossover boards that truly do everything really well, with very little compromise!" Summary: One-board crossover solutions for waveriding, freestyling and freeriding Faster, sharper and earlier-planing shapes for 2008 Unique Spiraling Vee bottom design Heel bumpers are standard across all models The most suitable sail types are sideshore, onshore wave sails, freestyle sails and no-cam freeride sails. Specifications Model Volume (litres) Length (cm.) Width (cm.) Tail (cm.) Weight* Wood (kg.) Weight* Technora (kg.) Weight* Tufskin (kg.) Sail range (Msq) Drake Fin Fin range (cm) Fin box Kombat 89 89 237 59 38.0 6.35 6.7 - 4.0-6.0 Natural Wave 250 22-32 US 8"

Kombat 96 96 237 62 40.3 6.65 7.05 - 4.5-6.5 Cross Over 280 23-33 US 8"