Das durchschnittliche Surfboard ist eigentlich eine kleine Umweltkatastrophe. Zumindest erhalten nur einige wenige Boards einen grünen Daumen.

Ambient Bio-based board

Brunotti hat sich darüber Gedanken gemacht und bringt nun ein Wellenreitboard aus Karton mit Honigwabenstruktur auf den Markt. Brunotti selbst meint dazu, dass diese Technik sich im übrigen auch bestens für Twintips einsetzen lässt. Das Board wird diese Woche auf der ISPO in München präsentiert.

Brunotti selbst über das neue Board

As all board sports brand, we are aware of the impact surfboards have on the environment. In our opinion the sea is not a plastic collection bin. Together with organisations such as the Plastic Soup Foundation we are trying to keep the oceans clean. Our Brunotti team riders, Olympic windsurfer and ambassador of the Plastic Soup Foundation Dorian van Rijsselberghe, contribute to the awareness of this environmental problem as well.

Some of the problems are caused by the production methods. The materials used for producing boards haven’t changed since the ‘70s. Aware of the waste in the sea and the pollution of the environment, we developed the Ambient bio-based surfboard. In launching this board, we aim to achieve sustainability in mass manufacturing, raise awareness of the large environmental problem and innovatively change the industry and production standard.

The Ambient bio-based honeycomb paper board is made of mostly natural materials from renewable resources and a low carbon footprint. The blank is made of 75% recycled honeycomb paper with EPS rails. It is laminated with Bcomb Amplitex natural flax fabric and the glassing is done with Entropy Resin’s bio-epoxy. The visible natural fibres and honeycomb paper emphasise sustainability while preserving the traditional high performance shape of the board. The unique bio-based construction of this board makes this a sustainable board with a low carbon footprint, a long life expectancy and minimized production waste. We have begun to develop a 6”6 ft. surfboard.

The construction is not only suitable for surfboards but also for kite-wave boards, windsurfboards and SUP boards. The chosen materials and innovative construction will be applied in standard mass production. The innovative Ambient Bio-Based board:

•  is a bio-based surfboard with a low carbon footprint
•  creates the opportunity of sustainable mass manufacturing in the board sports industry
•  is a surprisingly aesthetical and visible surfboard The Ambient is not only beneficial for the environment, it is also an aesthetic masterpiece!

Thanks to the transparency of the board, the natural fibres and the honeycomb paper are nicely visible and the board creates cool effects in the water and by sunlight.