THE MAGIC MOVE

Werner Gnigler, JP Shaper & Designer, gives us the lowdown on the 'Magic Move' their brand new Freemove board.

- Werner Gnigler

HOW THE MAGIC MOVE WAS BORN

We have all been there: You have driven hundreds of kilometres South to escape the winter and find a mild spring breeze. You reach the coast and there are some little waves, but the wind is extremely light. The Freestyle Wave doesn’t quite cut it as the wind is too light and your Freeride board is fun, but you’re just blasting in and out and not able to make the most of the little waves on offer. That’s where the Magic Move comes in - especially if you are looking for board that is a dream to gybe and offers effortless planing, while Designer Werner Gnigler adds: “Planing gybes and effortless planing are guaranteed!”

Presenting you: The Magic Move!

We needed a board aimed at these specific conditions and the design brief to shaper Werner Gnigler was simple: ‘Develop a new board covering the gap between the Freestyle Wave and the Freeride class.’

Right from the beginning Werner had a clear vision of how to make this reality: “I wanted to use the Freestyle Waves as my starting point and adapt a few parameters to achieve the desired improvements.” Here they are…