Duotone Duke 2025

Duotone Duke Windsurfing Sail

Duotone's most successful 5-batten sail is back! The reincarnation of the Duke is set to be the benchmark for wind-range oriented handling sails. 

Duotone say "Bringing back the legendary DUKE was a daunting task that took over 1,5 years of intense development"

Built with rider input and feedback, the outcome is:

Maximum wind range especially in changing and/or super gusty conditions This is the most important factor and the major advantage when going for a 5-batten handling sail. As a simple rule, more battens give you more control and a bigger wind range. Usually this has a negative effect on the low end power as more battens make it harder for the wind to inflate the sail and it becomes less efficient for pumping. 

Superlight feeling in your hands but without falling apart after 1-2 seasons. The reduced weight of 4-batten sails was the major reason for the disappearance of the 5-batten sails in the past decade. By replacing the usual multilayer reinforcements with a single layer of high-quality fabric and introducing the one piece sleeve Duotone were able to reduce the overall weight by 300g. As well as being the only brand out there where these weight savings we have been achieved without reducing the thickness of the film and XPly panels.

Early planing power even without excessive pumping To achieve maximum planing power the DUKE features a high draft distribution combined with a deep profile which helps lifting the board onto the plane.

Super neutral in maneuvers To make tricks and turns as easy as possible the sail should go completely neutral during maneuvers. Therefore, the DUKE comes with a more forward oriented draft position. The forward draft turns the power off and goes completely neutral as soon as you sheet out or shift the sail. This results in a much higher success rate in maneuvers.

Good lift with maximum control for jumping. The higher draft position also increases your airtime as it generates lift while the more forward oriented draft position helps you to always remain in control.

Maximum range of use. One of the greatest assets of the DUKE is its versatility. It’s a joy in bump & jump conditions on your freewave board or as a smaller sail for blasting around on your freeride board. The forward/up draft position makes it also very capable for classic and even new school freestyle tricks. And last but not least it’s a great sail for medium wave and/or jumping conditions especially in gusty or challenging wind conditions. So, the new DUKE is a real all-round high performance contender challenging any handling sail out there.

Straight forward and fast to rig. With all the features, markers and hints Duotone have developed over the past 40 years it’s safe to say that there is no other sail which is faster or more precise to rig than a DUOTONE sail. This means even if you aren’t a pro who is rigging and trimming their sail every day you will still achieve the same correct trim. As only with the correct trim can you unlock 100% of the sail’s performance.

Similar feeling than your bigger Freeride/Performance sails. Another important factor is that all the sails in your quiver should have a similar feeling/behavior. This even counts for professionals as it usually takes even them a full day to get used and adjust their style to a sail which feels very different. The major reason why sails feel different is the position of the draft in the sail. Fortunately, the DUKE has got you covered as it features a similar draft position to the vast majority of all modern freeride sails.