North 2023 Charge Performance Surfboard

2023 North Charge – Performance Surf Down the line

Down the Line – Developed for surfing. Engineered for kitesurfing. Smooth and powerful down the line, turning hard in the pocket and releasing on-demand, the Charge is a high-performance surfboard. It is a fast, dedicated surf shape with loads of projection for a powerful vertical attack in larger waves. The Charge also excels at carving, driving upwind, onshore riding, and is versatile enough for aerial tricks. Our Carbon Innegra Futurelite construction maximises the board?s strength, without losing flex or responsiveness, while the DualShock EVA inserts increases its durability and protects from heel dents. Refined in 2023 for improved response, speed and drive, the new Charge delivers an even smoother, more powerful ride with a positive feel and more radical turns. Feedback from riders charging some of the world?s biggest waves led to us making very slight refinements to the shape to improve the handling at speed and drive through the turns. We’ve moved the wide point of the board slightly forward, and we’ve increased the concave under the front foot. We’ve also reshaped the rounded surf rails to be lower and more refined, giving the board more grip when you?re carving the wave face. Also new for 2023 is the two-piece no-slip fine corduroy deck grip, with front and rear kicks for exceptional comfort and control.

Sizes:
5ft 5in | 5ft 7in | 5ft 9in | 5ft 11in

Includes:
Board with EVA Deckpad, Leash Attachment Loop. Fins sold separately

Features:

• NEW narrower performance surfboard outline – NEW subtly refined outline for 2022 with slightly narrower width overall and finer lower volume rails. The widest point has been pushed forward slightly with a longer straighter rail forward, enabling greater speed, drive and responsiveness.
• Low-entry surf rocker – For fast acceleration, speed and drive. The low-entry surf rocker combines with generous width and volume, making the board easy to ride with great upwind ability for getting back to the take-off zone.
• NEW deep single to slight-double concave bottom – Cutting through the curves to give a fast driving bottom turn and responsive pivotal top turn with easy release. For 2022 we?ve introduced slightly more concave forward of the front foot.
• Futurelite technology – Carbon and Innegra Futurelite wireframe forms a structural skeleton to support the laminates, maximising strength without losing flex, and allowing the board to load and release power on demand for more drive and responsiveness.
• NEW finer, lower profile surf rails – For a responsive feel and lock-in grip giving the rider confidence to charge.
• Diamond VectorNet reinforcement – VectorNET carbon fibre diamond weave adds reinforcement to the rails, allowing flex through the mid-section of the board while maintaining the durability.
• NEW fin angles – For 2022 the fin angles have been tuned for smoother, tighter turns. The lightweight FCSII Premium fin box is compatible with both FCSI and click-in keyless FCSII fins for more speed & drive, quicker acceleration, and more response from your board. High-density foam reinforcements surrounding the FCSII fin box are shaped to match the curved template of the finbox for a clean bond and smoother load transfer into the board. Fin boxes, leashplug and footstrap inserts are structurally integrated, locking in to the laminate with the Futurelite carbon innegra system to give extra reinforcement and flex-tuning.
• DualShock EVA inserts – With a biaxal fibreglass layup under the standing area to add more durability and help reduce denting around your heel. Our solution to reduce over-engineering, keeping the boards lightweight while retaining required flex.
• Woven carbon tail reinforcement – Spreads the load under the kickpad and gives impact resistance and torsional stiffness under the rear foot.
• NEW No-slip deck grip with toe bump and rear wedge kicker – New one-piece micro-corduroy textured EVA deckpad with intuitive front toe bump and rear wedge kick for maximum traction and control.
• Foot strap insert options – recommended with Free Surf Straps – For when conditions get challenging, locking the rider into a comfortable stance for control in high winds or large waves. Experience instant planing in full comfort with our lightweight memory foam surf straps, featuring our unique pre-tensioned and laminated seamless KnitFlex inners. The Free Straps allow you to customise your fit and stance, giving you freedom to move and shred in any conditions. Straps sold separately.
• Recommended North Hexcel Coremat Fins – Lightweight fibreglass raked thruster surf fins for smooth control and projection. Our unique North fin base shape does not require FCSII infills. Fins sold separately.