Hey guys just got a free Storm 10 off my mate and would like some more info on them
can it move, is it any good?
and is it worth keeping?

cheers
Kris

My 1st board was a new storm 10. I wouldn't recommend it today though.

i kind of thought that was the case but it's in perfect condition so i dont think it will become a coffee table just yet


Kris

well if the wind get above average for this week (4knts or so )i might have it out on friday, a sail nomatter how low the wind has got to be better than school

kris

I learnt on a Storm 10 but my first board was a Storm 8. I would love to ride one of those now. They were cool!

Don't forget the bombora new toy for wave riding.

oh yer, the Bombora New Toys were way rad!!

yeah, dont forget the Ben Lexen Winged Fin. My brother put one on and snapped the back of his board totally off on his first jump.
It was very funny. He wasn't impressed though!

thanks for all the replies, i supose i will keep it
does anyone happen the know the literage (roughly) of my storm?


cheers
Kris

Hey Kris,

I have a Storm 10 sitting on the wall at home.

Literage - Approx 150-160 Litres (from memory.

Put a good rigid fin in the board and remove the centreboard fin.

These boards were reputed to be some of the fastest production boards of their day (@ 1982/3) (22+ knots from memory was claimed)
On m first sail - I wemt so far downwind on a run I had to walk back about 3 k - major embarressment!!!

There are many better boards to learn on nowadays. It is worth noting that rigs have chnaged a lot since then and is the whole rig and board combination that matters. In 83 I was on a Wild Winds 5.0M sail that rigged on 490 mast( I think the boom length was about 155)- with a 57cm wide 95 litre board!! - How things have changed.

The lower profile sails with longer boom lengths, fins further back and mast track further back (all in general terms) has altered the sailing dynamic and putting a new rig on an old board could result in some weird and possibly difficult sailing.

- J