The Apple Peeler was made with big wave kiteboarders in mind…
Your choice for the big stuff
The Apple Peeler kiteboard is for those who want the highest level of control when kiting in big surf. The Apple Peeler design is influenced by the tow-in surfboards we’ve made for some big wave riders. It’s a complete redesign with roots in the highly successful Appleflap and Appleflap Noseless boards that Appletree has made for years.
A board that can handle big waves
Big wave tow-in surfing has quite a lot of similarities with kite surfing as there is no paddling involved like in normal surfing. With kitesurfing, we can just focus on how the board behaves on the wave and at speed. The Apple Peeler comes with strap inserts as standard and will only be made with the stronger K++ construction types in both carbon and glass fibre constructions. As the board is designed for riding the big stuff, going stronger is best.
Key board features:
Full nose shape, with narrow swallow tail
The Apple Peeler has a longer rail line to allow the best connection with the water as at high
speed this is essential. The tail is a straight swallow that further elongates the rail and keeps it
straight for longer. This helps with keeping control.
Thin refined rail
The narrow outline is the next important key feature as the thinned out and hard edged rail helps
with control at high speeds.
Single to double concave bottom
This is the go-to bottom for control giving optimal feedback at high speeds. Combined with the 3
fin thruster set up, this bottom gives more control the faster the water travels through the fin cluster.
Reinforced construction and inserts
The Apple Peeler has full inserts as standard, plus a beefed-up construction. When riding big
waves at high speeds straps have a definite use as the slightest bump can send you off the board
and straps eliminate this. However we advise you to take the back foot out of the strap when
kiting upwind as you will then need to put more pressure on the front of the board.
The Apple Peeler can also be ridden strapless which we encourage when the waves are smaller,
although the straps also allow for twin-tip style jumps when waiting for the next set to arrive.
Size range
The Peeler comes in 3 sizes, 5'5”, 5'7” and 5'9” which should suit most riders. As always, custom
sizes can be ordered, just contact us with your wishes.
