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Boards Reviewed by Connor GBR678
and Kai GBR679 as they move through the Windsurfing landscape of Freeride,
Freestyle, Techno, Wave, Racing etc.
| JP Wave 69 litre 2004 |
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Connor GBR678: This board is a sinker
even for me and I weigh 45 kilograms.
Even though it is only 9 litres
smaller than the JP freestyle-wave 78 it behaves completely differently.
You need lots of forward movement to get the fin to grip, you have to
point it much more down wind to water-start and speed tacks have to be as
fast as lightning.
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| Fanatic Ripper
2004 |
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Connor GBR678: This is my brothers
board but I like the way it spins on the fin. you can put 2 fins in - one
in the middle, one at the back - this makes it not only for learners but
freestyle too.
I use it if I don't want to fall in or just to have a bit
of fun.
When the wind and chop get higher then I use the JP FW 78
which cuts through chop.
Kai GBR679: This is my board it is a 2005 board
its good for freestyle and good for kids
it is very light. |
| Bic Techno 293
OD One Design, 2004 |
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Connor, GBR678: This is no ordinary
race board with a dagger board it is easy to move in any direction of
wind.
It gets planing quite quickly for its size so you can over take any long board if the
conditions are right.
The mast track moves very easily.
The front has a
foam layer (but it will not stop a hard hit from your boom).
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| JP Freestyle
Wave 78 2002 with rnd2 customisations |
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Connor, GBR678: This board feels thin, narrow
and short (about 250cm long).
It is a rocket ship.
Needs a bigger sail to
plain quickly, but once on it's way it accelerates and cuts through chop
well.
Feels like a skateboard - easy to turn and carve, it is a higher
wind freestyle board for me at the moment.
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| JP Freestyle 105 litre
2001 with rnd2 customisation |
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Connor, GBR678: They don't come like this, you
have to send them to us for a customised paint job, although any average
sailor can knock the nose off a board without any help.
It is easy to
manoeuvre for freestyle and for chop hopping as well as carving freeride
and blasting. Can get very fast and feels like a cork on the water once
it's planing.
Trim is important as even I can sink the nose or tail if too
heavy footed.
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| Starboard Start:
Large |
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Kai GBR 679: Good for beginners
first days on the water, but once you can turn and stuff you want a bit
less litres.
At the moment I am 9 years old and weigh 42kg so it's tough
to push around through the water. Because it stays so flat (it's 1 metre
wide) I could concentrate on learning to lift the sail out of the water.
It makes a great diving platform and the adults use it to practice their
freestyle sail movements.
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| Bic Veloce 328 |
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Connor, GBR678: This board is
probably more than 10 years old and almost twice as long as I am. My
dad completely covered it in Celtic designs. It
must have a volume of around 220 litres, it has a 36cm fin and most importantly
a dagger-board which makes upwind sailing a lot easier. Unfortunately,
it is very heavy and quite difficult for a kid to push around the corners. It is
also the board I need to use for T15 light wind surfing as the
dagger-board is the only way to get upwind. |
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