rgmacca said..




I've built a few boards now. a DW 7'6 and a light wind wing board 6'6 being two of them.The 6'6 is now my go to board for all conditions (82kg), love it, ease of use out weights tippy. the 7'6 while getting going early and ability to cruise in little wind was no way as much fun, be interesting to see what the compromise magic number is.

ChuckWagonPNW said..
I have been excited to get a narrower board in the near future, but they're really expensive. Recently came accross the new Gong Cruzader Diamond. WAY cheaper, 1000 Euros. Looks like it has potential. I was think about the 5'10'' 90ltr as a one board quiver.

Gong Cruzader Diamond FSP Pro

gobuck said..
I have a Bic Electric Rock windsurfer that I would love to make into a downwind board. How do you get the foil track into the board and make it strong enough to not rip out?

FranP said..
Recently I've been benchmarking the industry to get inspiration for my new narrow-large-wing only board (already ordered to my local custom boards shaper in Barcelona)..... Anyway, I see 3 trends into the market:

1) Pure DW boards (7-9' long and 18-20'' wide) used as wing boards for ultra low wind (Sunova , KT Guinxu, Duotone downwind, Takoon Scape, etc.) with +10 to +20 liter over your weight. I guess it's 5-10% of the market


2) Mainstream boards - All newly released boards, either for the average Joe or for the pro-freestyler which represent 90-95% of the market are getting narrower ( 2-3 inches less) and slightly longer( 2-6 inches more). Armstrong, JP, Omen, AppleTree and most custom shapers already startedb Expect all major brands (Duotone, North, F-One, Armstron, etc..) to trully reduce width soon.

3) The new category. A one-board-for-all, typically with same volume than rider's weight, width 19''-21'' and length shorter than 7' like the Sunova Carver, Amos Sultan Wing, Takoon Scape Wing, Cabrinha Swift, etc... I believe we will NOT see ALL major brands launching those kind of models.

What do you guys think ?

foilfondler said..
That board looks like my takoon ultra glide which is 75L, and is great. I use it for all conditions atm. For waves I start pointing lower than usual to account for getting knocked, but it's easy to get fast and stable. Another benefit I find is when going to windward leaning over, when it touches down the touch point is super close to your feet so not much leverage to pull it to the side. Of course in that situation and in transitions it doesn't touch as much anyway. It's like riding a longer mast.