KT Ginxu

The revolutionary design of the Ginxu features the Step Bottom (patented), a cut-out on the entire lower rear third of the board, including the foil box. This creates an unprecedented connection to the foil, in fact the most direct connection of any foilboard to date. It's like controlling gravity. During touchdowns, it reduces suction on the water. When the bottom of the board now comes into contact with the water again, the tail and the foil are still "in the air," giving you automatic lift and making it easy to take off again. Surprisingly, it makes initial take-off incredibly easy, because the moment you gain a little speed on the water, the board begins to rise to the water's surface, even though the front 2/3 of the board is still in the water.

This is the full story of how the Step Bottom (patented) came about: Needs drive change, and in the summer of 2020, Kai came to Keith with three needs. This has always presented a Catch-22. Choose a compact shape, adding cutouts if possible, and you have a more agile board, but less connection to the foil and also more volume. He has collected more footage of foilers in various disciplines than probably anyone else.

Keith immediately created prototypes in sizes 25/35/80/110 L. Stealth mission.

Kai immediately started foiling combos with more speed and flow than ever before. And Casey, who foils the larger sizes, wouldn't stop saying how much faster these boards took off.

The Achilles heel of these prototypes was the construction and durability. Back at the factory, Keith, Thierry, Byran and Mike realized that by making the core of the board out of high-density foam instead of standard foam, they would create a much stronger basic structure and further improve the board's responsiveness. Full PVC sandwich, carbon monocoque construction, S-glass, not exactly your standard foilboard specs.