{"id":16217,"date":"2026-01-26T08:54:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T08:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fuertejulia.com\/jaime-concept-blue-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T09:07:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T09:07:57","slug":"jaime-concept-blue-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fuertejulia.com\/en\/jaime-concept-blue-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaime Concept Blue 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16217\" class=\"elementor elementor-16217\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e9452c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6e9452c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad5f4d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad5f4d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">21 years of Jaime<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14ced0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14ced0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prose dark:prose-invert inline leading-relaxed break-words min-w-0 [word-break:break-word] prose-strong:font-medium visRefresh2026Fonts:prose-strong:font-bold [&amp;_&gt;*:first-child]:mt-0\"><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.duotonesports.com\/en\/ch\/products\/duotone-jaime-concept-blue-2026-44260-3420?userLanguageSwitch=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jaime<\/strong><\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.duotonesports.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Duotone<\/strong><\/a> takes its name from Spanish kiteboarding pioneer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TaU0m0nWsE0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jaime Herraiz<\/strong><\/a>, one of the early freestyle innovators who helped define modern twin-tip riding.<br><br>In <strong>2005<\/strong> North (now Duotone) launched his pro model \u201cJaime,\u201d a sandwich-construction twin tip that blew minds at the time and reshaped how kiteboards were built, to the point that its concept is still the backbone of today\u2019s design.<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">The board has stayed in the line ever since, updated every season but always keeping the same spirit: a <strong>high-performance<\/strong> yet <strong>accessible freestyle<\/strong>\u2013<strong>freeride<\/strong> board that reflects how Jaime himself rode\u2014powerful, stylish, and versatile.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6595a6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"6595a6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=ItGOCSRl5eg&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f16270 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5f16270\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a818fd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a818fd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who is it for?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4d105c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4d105c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prose dark:prose-invert inline leading-relaxed break-words min-w-0 [word-break:break-word] prose-strong:font-medium visRefresh2026Fonts:prose-strong:font-bold [&amp;_&gt;*:first-child]:mt-0\"><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">I\u2019d say the Jaime is for riders who are <strong>past the pure-beginner phase<\/strong> and want a board that lets them <strong>boost<\/strong>, do <strong>basic to advanced freestyle<\/strong>, and still <strong>cruise<\/strong> <strong>comfortably<\/strong> in everyday conditions. It suits intermediate to advanced kiters who like <strong>strong pop<\/strong>, <strong>good grip<\/strong> and <strong>upwind performance<\/strong>, but who don\u2019t want a super-niche wakestyle plank\u2014think big-air\/freestyle-oriented freeriders who want one <strong>board<\/strong> to do almost everything. <\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2421986 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2421986\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/fuertejulia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3593-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-16212\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fuertejulia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3593-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fuertejulia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3593-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fuertejulia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3593-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fuertejulia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3593-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fuertejulia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3593.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Picture by Mario Entero shooting the 2026 Jaime Concept Blue for Duotone Kiteboarding<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aff0e48 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aff0e48\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6390f9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6390f9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TRY IT NOW<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1eb968 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f1eb968\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-135c8d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"135c8d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prose dark:prose-invert inline leading-relaxed break-words min-w-0 [word-break:break-word] prose-strong:font-medium visRefresh2026Fonts:prose-strong:font-bold [&amp;_&gt;*:first-child]:mt-0\"><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">If you want to deep dive into this amazing board, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.duotonesports.com\/en\/ch\/products\/duotone-jaime-concept-blue-2026-44260-3420?userLanguageSwitch=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Duotone\u2019s official product page<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.duotonesports.com\/en\/ch\/kiteboarding\/more\/find-us\/try-it-now\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>your local Duotone retailer<\/strong><\/a> to check full specs, sizing and rider feedback. Many Duotone shops and partners also run dedicated \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.duotonesports.com\/en\/ch\/kiteboarding\/more\/find-us\/try-it-now\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>try before you buy<\/strong><\/a>\u201d or demo programs, so you can often test the Jaime on the water before committing\u2014just reach out to your nearest dealer or test center to see what\u2019s currently available. <\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6539630 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6539630\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bce4859 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bce4859\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.duotonesports.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here to know more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>21 years of Jaime The Jaime from Duotone takes its name from Spanish kiteboarding pioneer Jaime Herraiz, one of the early freestyle innovators who helped define modern twin-tip riding. In 2005 North (now Duotone) launched his pro model \u201cJaime,\u201d a sandwich-construction twin tip that blew minds at the time and reshaped how kiteboards were built, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16207,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"iawp_total_views":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[733],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kiteboarder-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fuertejulia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fuertejulia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fuertejulia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fuertejulia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fuertejulia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16217"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fuertejulia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16217\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16218,"href":"https:\/\/fuertejulia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16217\/revisions\/16218"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fuertejulia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fuertejulia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fuertejulia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fuertejulia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}