There is a head company called 7 Nation which has a number of sub brands including Slingshot and Ride Engine. It's a bit like Boards and More (Fanatic, ION, Duotone), Pryde Group (Neil Pryde, JP-Australia, Cabrinha, RRD...) in the windsurf market or LVMH (Dior, Kering, Louis Vuitton, Moet etc) in the luxury brand market.

7 Nation is probably the head company that probably owns the intellectual property which are then marketed under different brands. For example this allows Slingshot to take it's discontinued foils and sell them under a different brand name (eg RideEngine). I have read on a US forum that Slingshot is about to release a new range called the Phantom Foil. This would explain why they wings are now sold by RideEngine. I have also seen a video with Logoz saying he will send the foil designs of the current range to anyone interested.

As far as manufacturing is concerned I am guessing it all comms from the same factory in China. Again the contracts with the Chinese manufacturer are probably negotiated through 7 Nation to get more leverage on price.

More about it 7 Nation here: www.thekiteboarder.com/2015/05/ride-engine-joins-forces-with-7-nation/

As far the Chinese designing a foil without the help of a dedicated foil test crew... I wouldn't touch that with a 10 foot pole.

stehsegler said..
.... I have read on a US forum that Slingshot is about to release a new range called the Phantom Foil. ....

For clarification, it's the Phantasm. They've been "abouting" since late last year straining the patience of even their hard-core fans here as they watch anyone riding Moses gear.

As others have said, RE and SS are functionally the same. RE do not appear to be past designs like some generic foils I see. One online shop just lists them both on the same shared page.

www.mackiteboarding.com/slingshot-ride-engine-hydrofoil-parts/

Infinity 99


Manta 99

Hello,

got the infinity 84 under ride engine brand it is exactly the same as SS made from the same mould.
it is more a marketing position as ride engine is clearly targeting the surf side of the foil and SS the wind sport

Hello,

got the infinity 84 under ride engine brand it is exactly the same as SS made from the same mould.
it is more a marketing position as ride engine is clearly targeting the surf side of the foil and SS the wind sport

I have the RE Manta 84 and we compared it to the SS 84. They are a match, completely apart from the colours. Even feel the same on the water with the wing wobble at exactly the same speed.

I wanted the SS but RE was all that was available so went with it.

The 84 is an amazing wing. Only now out-used by the SS i99.

Dcharlton said..
Yep!!! Just got my 99 infinity err I mean Manta! Can't wait!!!

You're gonna like it!

JEZ said..
Just a correction to stehsegler, RRD isn't a part of the NP group!

Sorry my bad... I was looking at Neil Pryde Group Germany. Which is a distributor.
www.prydegroup.de/en/index.php

I am wrong or does ride engine have some wings that slingshot doesn't sell?

www.rideengine.com/rideengine-foil/rideengine-foil-wings

Also I don't see the manta equivalent of the 65.