I reckon we should give some recognition to Starboard Evo's for starting the short wide trend in waveboards.

Thankyou Scott McKercher and Tiesda

It has made wavesailing more accessible for the average wavesailor like me!!

It has also spurned a number of other board company's such as JP to produce the real world wave, and all the other brands that now have wide style waveboards!!


THANKYOU, INNOVATION MAKES THE SPORT BETTER FOR US ALL!!!!!!!

That's not to say the traditional waveboard still doesn't have an important place in wavesailing, as some of the better sailors still prefer those, and can shred like I can only dream of doing!!


What are some of the widestyle waveboards, that others have found have improved their sailing?
And it was a good old Ozzie in Scott that began the trend!!!!!

So what are the traditional boards that people shred on then?

I'm really rapt in the wider style boards because they allow someone with less skill and too much weight get more enjoyment out of waves.

But yeh, I'm also interested in what trad boards turn people on , but also why they are so good??

Trends are just that.Fishes and pigs and wide boards have been used for years.The WEST COASTERS OF S.A were riding 7 10s and 8 footers x 23-- 26inches and 3--5 inches thick in glassy 5---15knts cross off with 4.om sails in the mid to late 80s and believe you me.
TO BE CONTINUED
The wave riding was and is still as good as to day.
The point being as soon as theres a small amount of chop these boards with the thick rails become bouncey ,the second point is the fin set up and 3rd ly amount of rocker and drag.Also the rail length and shape of the rails for taking on thick heavey lips and long white water foaters.There becomes a point were you just get to much board,ie rail thickness and it just lets go or bites at your ankles. also OFTEN you require more speed rather than drag.
When i mean drag i mean the amount of water the board pudhes to get planning and thre amount of resistance when more speed is required.
Alot of the time they have a top end that when y over push, they dont hang in for you,and to stay on a swell at top speed your flogging your self. I have a few that are not even designed to plan ONLY WAVE RIDE.
One of the main thing s is to have a board that is balanced and floaty, by designing board s with more width and thickness you increase the ability to sail through lulls and gusty conditions making sailing feel so much easier.
WHY HAVE A NOSE ON A BOARD AT ALL ?
well there are different areas on you rail including your you noise you use to project arials.
Try sailing with a really wide foot stance as possiable this will give you more rail to work with i, this helps set bottom turns up, If Y carnt confidantly crank of the bottom ,you aint coming off the top.
Yer the developments and trends come and go,and your right Scotty has developed a variety of board good and bad over the years.
Variety and style is the spice of life , scotty bring back the asymetrical with 1 inch of twist in the tail.I havent sailed one of them for a while.
oh I have riden this board it goes well {as for a relolution]?

JOY TO ALL
Santa blowen in eairly and brought some swell have a good one.

I really like my 74 litre Evo for Sydney wavesailing. It does allow a more vertical cutback when the wind is poor as the width helps stay on the wave when its slow and mushy. I also have a 95litre convertible from 1993 as my onshore board for backside riding and jumping and a 69 litre pure dtl board. But 80% of the time i use the evo!