Name: 2025 HO Sabre Mk.2 Slalom Waterski
SKU: 290556

The Sabre brings the high-end performance of the Works 02 Mk.2 model and creates a weapon to suit any confident skier who doesn't want to enter the world of Syndicates but still wants open water capabilites. This works by taking the tried and tested Works shape and creating an all-new construction for the Sabre. Working with the biotech company Checkerspot, the Sabre gets to boast an environmentally sourced and manufactured foam core that is both lighter and more rigid than traditional PU cores, which, combined with the classic combination of a carbon laminate sheet bonded with bio-resin, you get response and snappiness in all the right spots without going too over the top. With a tonne of time put into refining the rockerline, the Sabre is designed to give you maximum efficiency and increased stability while maintaining smooth and fast turn initiations. With flat spots under your tail and front foot for a driving point and stable platform and continuous rockerlines through the nose and under the back foot, the Sabre gives you greater confidence to sit over the nose of the ski through the second wash and into the turn without penalty, while also giving you greater control and angle in your turn. Underneath the ski, a refined high-volume concave that gradually flattens out through the front of the ski is crucial for speed control, maintaining the perfect balance of acceleration and timed deceleration, but now with greater tracking and targeted drive into the wash without the bite and stall at the peak of your turn. Finally, wrapping the base with HO's pioneered carbon speed skin reduces the drag of the ski to increase speed while also helping to shave another 20% off the weight compared to conventional high-end ski models. If you want a powerful ski to tear up the open water on the river but can perform like a top-end ski in the course, the Sabre offers the perfect balance that will blow your socks off.

Rocker

4 Stage Rockerline - Flat spots in the tail and under your front foot, continuous under your back foot and through the nose. This allows you to get drive through the tail and control in your onside turns, as well as the ability to sit over the shovel in the nose of the ski without being taken for a ride, but not feel so controlled that it can't drive through the first half of your turn.
Updated Rocker Tip - While still having a higher rocker tip, the updated rocker is flatter from the nose forward for greater stability, so you don't feel like you're going to come out the front while keeping that easy, effective, and aggressive turn initiation.

Flex

Flex Rating(1=Soft, 10=Stiff) – 8/10

Core

Blended Works Construction

Checkerspot Composite Core—Developed in conjunction with the biotech firm Checkerspot, this new foam core reduces weight while increasing rigidity for greater performance. It also has the added bonus of using no petroleum to manufacture.
Bio Resin: 35% Natural Glycerin Resin - This is a simple by-product of biodiesel production that allows the ski to rebound out of turns faster, allowing for a lighter feel underfoot.
No Plastic Layers - No top and bottom plastic layers, making the works even more environmentally friendly

Laminates

Carbon Laminates – A traditional carbon laminate layer that is tried and proven adds a snappy element to your ski, driving response through your cut and turns.

Shape

Wide Forebody - increased width under your foot and through to the nose gives the ski overall increased stability and support without sacrificing speed on the downswing and turn initiation.
Updated Bevel Package - Rounder, larger bevel that draws out in the tail allows the ski to roll from edge to edge with a smoother swing, maintaining speed and hold throughout.

Concave

Updated Higher Volume Concave - Maintaining an increased depth volume through the ski creates more lift and support but bleeds out forward of the front foot. This translates to greater push on the outer bevels of the ski and an easier ability to pivot into your edges and keep speed but with better tracking throughout and less bite and stall at the finish of the turn.

Other Features

Carbon Fiber Speed Skin – A textured base that reduces drag, naturally increasing speed while reducing ski weight by 20%.
Syndicate Adjustable Fin Block

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