Al1 said..
I have the latest blue 105. It's my lightwind waveboard.
the fin position is not an issue if you change the center fin for a more standard powerbox one, you'll just have a fin 2cm back, a little less turny and a little more easy to get going... except that this board is stellar in both planning/speed/upwind AND turning already, so that the difference in sensation will be negligible anyway.
I love this board, I'm 75kgs so it's a seriously big board for me, I use it with 5.0, 5.3 and 5.8 , and the best thing about it is the super confortable and smooth auto-pilot feeling that allows you to nail your entire repertoire eye closed . It is so easy going and pleasant to use, even in some fairly decent waves, it's ridiculous. A real modern "funboard". i had the 2020 105L before, the red and blue, and I really loved it too. The One12 does everything the 2020 One did, just a little bit better. They really enhanced its turning capacity, and made the ride smoother.
I also tried the new Quatro Power in 94L, and while it was even better in the top turn than the new One (snappier, to the point of deserving to be called a true waveboard imo) it really was not as good at getting planning in lighter winds.
I dinged my 2020 Custom 3, so dug out my 2020 One - and been having so much fun I almost don't mind the ding on the 3! Everything you say is true - been cranking out all sorts of stuff, including my first planing exit in open waters. Was a perfect 4.2 day, except somehow I'd packed my 3.7 in my 4.2 bag, so had to go for my 4.7 instead. The One doesn't care, the One just took all that extra power and dumped it into speed! Bonkers!
Glad that the latest One stays true to the winning formula. I suspect they all know how good it is at Goya, but they can't shout about it too much as then, unless going down the line at Ho'okipa or similar, why buy their 'real' waveboards?