2020 Patrik f-wave

I have Patrik f-wave 85.
Light, nice to ride over the chop as single fin, easy jibing. They come with trifin setup. Didn't have the opportunity to use it in waves yet.
BR

Got the 75lt this week and tried it with 4.2 and 4.7 in b&j conditions.

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PhilUK said..
What are the footpads like on the F-Wave? The website says "The 6mm thick over-dotted diamond groove grip pad has an extra 6mm soft sponge under-layer which makes it total 12mm and very nice and comfortable."
Sounds positive.
Are they of similar softness to Exocet & Tabou for instance? I've got Exocet boards and they make a difference to comfort.
TIA.

Footpads are thick, two step as they say, not half built into the deck like on exocet, not as soft as exocet, but still soft in general, landings feel very soft and its very smooth over chop, i don't know if its the pads or boards shape though.

Still figuring out the trim, so these are just first impressions, i olso have a goya custom 3 pro 75lt so i will compare two. Reasons i got this board is goya does not like the 4.7 sail (or i couldn't find a trim yet), its not good on steep chop, it doesn't plane good enough in my local spots full onshore washing machine kind of beach break area (I haven't used it in those spots yet). It seems this board checked all 3 reasons so far :)

It is a bit heavier than goya with straps and fins, but still light. It has a bit more nose rocker and similar tail rocker. It has softer rails. Back foot area width is a little wider. Foot straps are soft and comfortable but they bend a little, goyas are sturdy and has a great connection feeling. Back foot position is much more forwards relative to back fin. Side slot fins can move good amount but still they are further apart from center fin compared to goya. Distance between front foot and mast track is about 8cm more. It has very closely drilled 4 strap holes instead of 3, olso a more inside line to change the angle of front foot slightly, you can find the perfect stance for sure.

It planes really early, like fsw board at least.
Goya is not slow but this is faster, and it gets to that speed easier.
Its much smoother over chop in general, butter smooth when railing upwind.
It carries 4.7 comfortably, mast track range looks more usable. They have similar float.
Upwind is not as good when not planing, but fine when powered up.
I had spinouts with original 8/18cm g10 fins using 4.7 sail, olso had some spinouts when landing jumps with 4.2, 20cm old dyno fin solved it, spinouts are not as easy to recover, goya (10/17cm soft fins) doesnt spinout just slides momentarily. I will try different fin configurations later.
I had a catapult to the nose, nose is strong :)
Turns are not as smooth nor as carvy, goya accelerates at turns, this doesn't.
I can rarely tack goya, this is much easier, i tacked more than half of tries.
They are equally good for jumping and in air but patriks landings are very smooth.

I will add pictures later.

I use second holes from back, distance from front foot rear screw to back foot front screw is 42cm. Middle mast track position works well for 4.2 and 4.7 with about 1cm adjustment (i am 61kg).


Picture is misleading, rear width is about 38cm


It seems i have very narrow feet, it felt better with 13,5cm, other is 15,5cm.
After checking again, bottom layer footpad is really very soft.




Cut outs seems unnecessary

Those seem less like cut-outs and more like a winger tail?

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Grantmac said..
Those seem less like cut-outs and more like a winger tail?

Yes looks like that, maybe works so as well, but Patrik says its for speed.