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E18 2015 Water Sports Gear Guide: O'Brien Sozo Kneeboard

Boating2 | 2015

Developed with legendary kneeboarder Ted Bevelacqua, the O'Brien Sozo offers a new shape that initiates turns easier, and it edges up the wake with a clean release.

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