Not so much a review as a request for info/input.
Looking for board bags to fit new style wave boards (short and wide)
OES Hot Rods
SSD Keel Quad
StarBoard Reactor
JP Wave Slate
Most of these boards have a max length of 219 or there about's
Shortest length Flying Objects produce is 230 x 58
Have checked out Flying Objects, Neil Pryde & Dakine (to name a few) but have been unable to find anything that will fit ?
With overall length being greatly reduced on a number of boards, board bags and travel covers seem to be a fait bit slower to reach the market ?
^^^ no idea but fixed up the red thumb for ya Kev
Some strange crew here, seems a valid question to me
Haters are going to hate.
Snipers are going to snipe, cloaked in their veils of anonymity.
Red Thumb care factor... non existent
Best option so far is..
buy the cheapest bag and take it to your local sailmaker and get him too reshape/shorten. 30 minute job.on a basic bag.
if you were in Tassie we could do it for you
Flying objects SUP travel bag.. Fits my black box and will fit my reactor
7'6 x 28 ....Great fit
Fins stay in as well
Looks like Flying Objects are doing a new size for 2015/2016 that is 235x65, that should hit the spot, slightly long but good width - better than anything else I've seen around. I've had their bags before and they are the biz! Check em out www.flyingobjects.com.au/products/windsurf/multi-fin/
Cheers.
Hey Windwarrior,
I am not sure if this will help. Flying Objects have a spreadsheet with different sized board bags and popular brands and models that will fit in each bag.
Might help someone else though.
www.flyingobjects.com.au/assets/Downloads/FO-Board-Bag-Chart.xlsx
Hi Guy's,
Easy enough for me to make a new design to suit this style of board, I have just made some for Vanguard style SUP's.
So what would you like?
220 x 65
or
225 x 65
I know the dimensions of the Reactor but not sure of other brands and I always like to accommodate as many manufacturers as possible.
Fin slots:
I would probably run with Twin fin? (these best accommodate Quads)
I will also make a small tweak to the nose profile to allow for the Vanguard shape
Only thing is that to make a sample and production, these bags would not arrive until end of September.
As per the above board bag chart link, I really apologies for not having done a recent update, it takes me ages to put all the info together and I have been pretty flat out. Most of it is now done for 2014 / 15 and I will update site shortly.
Cheers,
Marco
good on ya flying objects - great to see how responsive you are.
Ask and ye shall receive!
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Hi Guy's,
Easy enough for me to make a new design to suit this style of board, I have just made some for Vanguard style SUP's.
So what would you like?
220 x 65
or
225 x 65
I know the dimensions of the Reactor but not sure of other brands and I always like to accommodate as many manufacturers as possible.
Fin slots:
I would probably run with Twin fin? (these best accommodate Quads)
I will also make a small tweak to the nose profile to allow for the Vanguard shape
Only thing is that to make a sample and production, these bags would not arrive until end of September.
As per the above board bag chart link, I really apologies for not having done a recent update, it takes me ages to put all the info together and I have been pretty flat out. Most of it is now done for 2014 / 15 and I will update site shortly.
Cheers,
Marco
220x65 looks good for the reactor (although I think the 99l is 219x65.5), but the vanguard shapes arnt as wide - the Fanatic stubby is 212x55 and 215x57.5 not sure of other brands yet - feel free to add info if anyone knows more. Must be a challenge to keep up with a bag to fit all of these "secret" new shapes coming out 
keep up the good work.
Hi Guy's,
Sample done and in production, I went with 220 x 65 and also added a 3rd slot so you can run either Quad or Thruster setups.
So now the question of what to do with this sample? I guess the man that asked the question gets the Prize
WindWarrior the bag is in the post to Windsurf N Snow and you should be able to collect next week from Sam.
Cheers,
Marco
Select to expand quoteFlying Objects said..
Hi Guy's,
Sample done and in production, I went with 220 x 65 and also added a 3rd slot so you can run either Quad or Thruster setups.
So now the question of what to do with this sample? I guess the man that asked the question gets the Prize
WindWarrior the bag is in the post to Windsurf N Snow and you should be able to collect next week from Sam.
Cheers,
Marco
Can we get zippered pockets made into the bags to carry fins too? Inside or outside. Maybe a screwdriver & extra bolts etc
Select to expand quoteCan we get zippered pockets made into the bags to carry fins too? Inside or outside. Maybe a screwdriver & extra bolts etc
Simmer Style board bags have an internal pocket to carry fins.
Select to expand quoteBSN101 said..Flying Objects said..
Hi Guy's,
Sample done and in production, I went with 220 x 65 and also added a 3rd slot so you can run either Quad or Thruster setups.
So now the question of what to do with this sample? I guess the man that asked the question gets the Prize
WindWarrior the bag is in the post to Windsurf N Snow and you should be able to collect next week from Sam.
Cheers,
Marco
Can we get zippered pockets made into the bags to carry fins too? Inside or outside. Maybe a screwdriver & extra bolts etc
Hi BSN101,
This is something that we already do with our SUP bags, so not a difficult one to add to a Windsurf bag.
However our Travels Covers already use quite a few expensive materials and I need to be conscious of the price nudging up. So I would not create a zippered pocket but one much like in the below pic.
Generally we do not revise specs mid cycle but I will put this option on the drawing board for discussion with my distributors for the following range update. We do also make specific bags for Fins, Nuts and Bolts etc.....
Cheers,
Marco
Marco,
Not a big fan off adding pockets, zippers etc for bits and pieces. While it's convenient it unnecessarily increases the weight. Especially on travel bags every gram counts these days. I have been looking at replacing my Neil Pryde travel coffin with something lighter. What's the weight of your double travel board bags at the moment?
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Marco,
Not a big fan off adding pockets, zippers etc for bits and pieces. While it's convenient it unnecessarily increases the weight. Especially on travel bags every gram counts these days. I have been looking at replacing my Neil Pryde travel coffin with something lighter. What's the weight of your double travel board bags at the moment?
Hi Stehsegler,
Weight is a major factor in our design process, we do aim to try and keep this down and especially on Travel Bags. The only way I would even look at this is by the method we use above on our SUP bags and the weight of this is negligible.
Wave Roller = 5.8kg approx
Wave Triple = 5.9kg approxSelect to expand quoteuweh said..
Hi F O,
will this boardbag go in production ? (225/65cm )
thanks in advance
uwe
Hi Uwe,
The 220 x 65 Twin Fin cover is in production now, however due to order cycles we only have bags being made for the Australian market.
I would not expect these to become available until early next year in Europe.
Cheers,
Marco
You'll need to send two of those stubby board bags to wws, they need one for there new demo fanatic.
I was lucky enough to take it for a spin at 5foot makaha yesterday. I was originally skeptical, but surprised how well it performed.
Hi DunkO,
sorry for off topic...what mast are you using in your KS3 ?
thanks in advance
uwe
Select to expand quoteuweh said..
what mast are you using in your KS3 ?
Judging from the colour I'd say it's one of those plastic pipes you can buy at Bunnings.
Select to expand quotestehsegler said..uweh said..
what mast are you using in your KS3 ?
Judging from the colour I'd say it's one of those plastic pipes you can buy at Bunnings.
a bloody cheap solution...
Glad you asked.
It's a CAAS extreme wave 400 100%. First time I've used it. Rigged well, felt nice.
I have this and a 370 75% on trial, I've been asked to give them a solid work out. When I've had more time rigging and riding I'll report further. The finish of the masts looks really good
Select to expand quoteDunkO said..
You'll need to send two of those stubby board bags to wws, they need one for there new demo fanatic.
I was lucky enough to take it for a spin at 5foot makaha yesterday. I was originally skeptical, but surprised how well it performed.
uweh said..
Hi DunkO,
sorry for off topic...what mast are you using in your KS3 ?
thanks in advance
uwe
Hi Dunko,
Sorry, also off topic. Any chance you could post a more detailed review of the Stubby? Would be great to hear a bit more about its performance and characteristics on the water, pro's/cons etc....
Cheers.
Select to expand quoteDunkO said..
Glad you asked.
It's a CAAS extreme wave 400 100%. First time I've used it. Rigged well, felt nice.
I have this and a 370 75% on trial, I've been asked to give them a solid work out. When I've had more time rigging and riding I'll report further. The finish of the masts looks really good
happy to ask ! thanks for fast answer ! looks good too ! why the extreme and not the normal 100 % caas rdm ?
aloha,
uwe
Hey Uwe,
I've snapped a few mast in my time so went the extreme as it's a slightly heavier than their normal full carbon mast with thicker wall. So a good mix of strength v performance.
Super light mast feel great, but in real surf they don't last.
Got the 75% to compare the performance of the two, found lower carbon mast general take the beatings well.
More feed back on the CAAS masts when I've given them more testing
