I think there might be one in the snail mail heading for Victoria Hamma and I have had some good results out of the Strike 18 on our Sp40's on the really wild 5.0 days.
I picked up 20cm strike for my SP 40 the fins have a real deep concave on one side and are angled off centre in the head hopefully i'll get to use the setup.
I've tested both the 54 and 45 so far and I have to say I am flabbergasted about the ease of use and possible accelleration with these speedboards. Obviously I am sponsored by JP so draw your own conclusions haha. But for those who trust my judgement I can say the boards are super easy to set on the tail and keep the right balance when things get hairy.
The rockerline is pretty rounded with a very short flat combined with enough tailkick. The tailblock is relatively wide and judging from my first sail it seems you can get away with small sailsizes and still get very good accelleration values in (which I like a lot cause it means it's suited for "lighter" riders as well, lighter as in light for speedsailors). I would rate the 45 and 54 as superb flat water speedboards and the 54 for sure can be used for high wind slalom as the nose rides high enough. The 49 is designed differently with a constant v and wider hips around the front footstraps. I think that given board has been designed for strong wind Fuerte like conditions with messy chop and irregular waves as the outline and v set-up will help to settle the board. If you are thinking about purchasing boards for Sandy Point I would focus on the 45 and 54, for open water speed the 49 could prove to be a superb little open water speedboard.
I heard they were line ball in price... probably made in the same factory.
not quite..starboard seems to be more expensive still by at least 20% even if made in the same factory..i guess Antoine has to win at least 3 more years
