Description
Our impact
Classic construction using more durable materials than most similar buildings:
- 100% recycled and recyclable polystyrene foam loaf (EPS)
- 40% biobased epoxy resin
- Fiberglass
The benefits:
Proven construction for lightweight, technical boards with a strength advantage 3 times greater than polyester resin and polyurethane foam boards.
Elongation at break of epoxy resins 5 to 6% vs. only 2% for polyester resins.
For this flax construction, we replace a layer of fiberglass with flax fiber grown in Europe. The resin is then applied under vacuum, reducing the quantity used.
- 100% recycled and recyclable polystyrene foam loaf (EPS)
- 40% biobased epoxy resin
- Linen fiber and fiberglass
The benefits:
Linen fiber is lighter than fiberglass and better at absorbing vibrations.
Its environmental impact is lower than that of fiberglass.
Revolutionary composite sandwich technology employing a blend of cork granules and short flax fibers.
A gliding sensation comparable to polyester resin boards without the drawbacks.
This blend provides very high chop-absorbing properties and far superior strength, with an elongation at break of 14% compared with 2% for polyester resin planks.
- 100% recycled and recyclable polystyrene foam loaf (EPS)
- 40% biobased epoxy resin
- Cork & linen composite
The benefits:
A very strong and much more durable board, with 14% elongation at break versus 2% for polyester boards, as well as much higher shock absorption than a conventionally constructed EPS/epoxy board.
This technology enables Epoxy-type repairs to be carried out without any problems.
We encourage our customers to make their surfboards last as long as possible and to rethink the way they consume. If your board is damaged, you can buy a repair kit or take it to one of our partner shapers.
Because we need to anticipate the end-of-life of our products, at Nomads we offer to collect all your end-of-life boards in order to recycle them for EPS foam boards, or value them for PU boards, in exchange for a €70 voucher on our range of boards.
We want to help surfers reduce their environmental footprint. Our boards are manufactured in Portugal for stock boards and in France for custom boards. We strive to offer the best alternative on the market.
This foam board is100% recyclable, and we will take back your board at the end of its life in exchange for a voucher.
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Description
A board that will take your surfing to the next level. Lightweight and easy to handle, its generous volume means you can enjoy it in a wide variety of conditions. The perfect board for progress!
The mini malibu par excellence. Good volume for easy paddling, a squash tail fine enough for easy manoeuvring and an outline that generates good speed when breaking the wave. This board adapts to a wide range of riding styles. Whether it’s your first resin board, a second, shorter board to advance your progress, or your quiver’s ultimate weapon for summer days and light conditions, our CHERATING model has already won over many customers.
The ECOBOARD label
Sustainable Surf’s ECOBOARD project helps the surfing community build, buy and ride sustainable, high-performance boards. Much more than just the “ECOBOARD label” on the boards of the world’s best surf brands, the ECOBOARD project educates and engages surfers about the environmental impacts of their lifestyle through the prism of their surfboard.
An ECOBOARD label is a mark of sustainability and high performance. Boards with the ECOBOARDS label have the same technical performance as any modern watersports board, while having reduced environmental and toxic impacts – thanks to the use of more sustainable materials and manufacturing processes.
When you see a board displaying the ECOBOARD Level One or Gold Level label, this means it has one or more of the following attributes:
a significantly reduced carbon footprint
renewable, recycled and/or recovered raw materials
uses materials and processes that reduce toxicity during manufacturing
reduces manufacturing waste
Aurel –
En recherche de la board de voyage parfaite pour les toutes petites vagues comme celles de 2m (le site dit 1,2m mais je confirme que ça passe bien sur les 2m aussi sans trop de verticalité) j’étais en recherche de la board polyvalente ultime…
Mon côté écolo me faisait rechercher des boards de deuxième main, jusqu’à ce que je tombe sur les boards Nomads… une semaine d’hésitation et je me lance pour la Cherating… elle sait tout faire… chill sur petite vague au style longboard, plus agressive sur des vagues plus puissantes avec une belle réactivité en manœuvre, take off sur des vagues plus radicales, et le ponpon, elle m’autorise les duckdives avec sa version 7’ et son volume de 41l (je fais 80kg si jamais).
Solide et légère avec son rocker et son shape mi-minimal mi-hybride, elle attire l’œil partout où elle passe, elle connaît déjà bien les Canaries, la côte Basque espagnole et française… et c’est que le début… bref je suis bien fan de cette board!!!
Marie –
C’est une super planche. Je confirme qu’elle est effectivement conçue pour tous types de conditions, pour l’avoir testé dans 50 cm comme 1 m 20 . Son atout majeur à mon sens c’est sa stabilité. Je trouve également très facile d’utilisation pour la prise de trajectoire, le rail accroche bien sans pour autant générer un déséquilibre. L’exigence d’une bonne rame et d’un bon départ en vague reste toutefois nécessaire avec cette planche quand les vagues manquent d’énergie. Je recommande sans hésiter pour tous les surfeurs qui veulent progresser en surf , c’est une très bonne planche pour une 1ère expérience de board en dur .
Pour compléter mon commentaire , je précise que je surf dans le secteur de la Torche , Finistère et que nous avons globalement la possibilité de surfer presque tous les jours de l’année, dans des conditions assez variées.