35th Parallel work very closely with the following companies. We have carefully selected these sponsors as they're all leaders in their respective industries.
BENWILSONSURF.COM
Ben Wilson is a pioneer in the sport that is quickly becoming a global phenomenon - kitesurfing and when it comes to “kite-ing,” Ben is truly a renaissance man. While others are using kites and small wakeboard-style kiteboards on flat water, Wilson is using his kite as an engine to pull himself into increasingly outrageous surf on a conventional surfboard to ride waves like a surfer, he is not trying to compare kitesurfing to surfing, just show it as an extension.
To top it off, Ben is the ultimate self-marketed athlete, making his own films, offering training clinics for advanced riders, acting as an advisor for his sponsors’ marketing and product development needs, as well as working on signature products for many of his sponsors.
But what makes Ben an inspiration to all kiters is his passion for the sport, his undying desire to find the perfect wave and his ability to bring them all to the public eye.
“His search for the ultimate wave has taken him on a journey that shows surf can be fun no matter what the size or conditions. Ben has proved he can pull anything from insane strapless turns in small surf to surviving the thickest waves imaginable.” USA Kiteboarding Magazine – Peer Poll #1.
For more information, see www.benwilsonsurf.com
Aviso Surfboards
Aviso Surfboards specializes in composite engineering techniques to manufacture hollow, carbon fiber surfboards. The materials and methods used are predominately known to the aerospace and defense industry, where design and manufacture of structures must be lightweight, strong, and have ideal flex characteristics to withstand intense physical forces. Aviso pursued constructing a surfboard based foremost on significantly increasing performance and handling characteristics while bolstering strength and durability factors by orders of magnitude.
The design and manufacturing team brings together over 200 years of composite engineering experience derived from the aerospace and defense industry, with additional experience in designing competition sailboat racing foils and other advance hydrodynamic and wind force harnessing equipment. With multiple generations of surfers at the helm, Aviso translated their experience in advanced composite construction techniques and applied them to surfboard construction. Aviso Surfboards relies upon designs crafted by some of the world’s most recognized shapers. All aspects of the Company’s products are manufactured in the USA.
For more information, see www.avisosurf.com