What's your favourite Wave board? ...why?
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2021
- So I saw this Story/advert from Bruch Boards and it got me thinking... What's my favorite board? and why do I like it?
How did i stumble across it? Advert? ..demo'ed it... got it cheap?
Anyway I thought I'd use this to ask the question to you guys... and read the comment to understand what sort of boards you guys are liking.
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Quatro Super Mini 78L (I'm 66kg) because is pretty good in any conditions. I can use it from 5.3 to 3.7, from onshore to side-off. Surf is good, it jumps high and planes very early, the footstraps position is perfect, it's easy to jibe and I always had fun with it! If I had to choose just one board, that's the one.
Thanks for posting this question, Ben.
In the video the guy first mentions the Starboard Reactor - which Dany Bruch had a design input with, when he worked with Starboard.
I still have a Starboard Reactor 82 in my wave board quiver and I think it's an amazing board.
But the thing is, it's only an amazing board in certain conditions and at certain places.
It's fast and it planes early if you pop the nose like you would a freestyle board - but some people aren't able to do that , so they find it slow or sluggish to plane.
If you also make mistakes in your turns then it's a short and stubby board that will punish you - unforgiving mostly because of the short rocker line.
And that's often the problem with great boards, where skill is needed to drive them well.
The boards that sell, do so by word of mouth between friend groups, and these boards tend to perform everywhere, regardless of wave size or wind strength.
And so all the feedback reports for these boards are positive, rather than negative or questioning. These populist shapes take off for an era, as the ones to have.
And this populism changes over time.
In Fanatic, you couldn't go wrong with the Skate as a freestyle board and then with the Grip as your waveboard.
With Starboard, all the Kodes were pretty good shapes for the last decade, even across a wide volume/size range.
In Severne, the Dyno is currently the 'plug and play' freeride and wave board for most people, whereas the Severne Pyro is a new hit maker for higher skilled sailors who chase proper waves.
We might also take confidence in board design from wave event results - when those events finally return.
My reservation about that last statement is that I'm on the same boards as Koster, but I struggle to sail like him. Not sure why.
I miss my 1991 Tiga 250 wave board. 😬
I was going to come on here an vote for the Tiga 250 wave. I am always on the lookout for one.
I loved that board back in the day. The problem was once the PE got soft you had to get a new one.
@@jimmartin2640 I imagine that would be no easy thing, like @Thomas Hofmann says below, they would be like sailing a block of Jelly as they did go soft after several years of use. Ha.
Still happy with my Starboard EVO 80 liter single Fin (2008). Here in the baltic see, whe have a lot of see weed. The EVO even works perfect with a weedwave fin.
Best Board I have tested is the simmer fly wave ( I tested 72 & 78). Fast planing, really nice feeling on choppy spots (tested it at pozo…), and AMAZING wave ride. It does exactly what I want, keeps the speed and just gives the best performance.
I wasn’t interested by simmer style boards before as they are not doing boards for as long as quatro or fanatic, but after testing it, it was just mind blowing.
( I tested: Goya custom 3 & custom 4, Quatro cube, fanatic Grip, RRD wave cult, JP ultimate, severne nano,…)
* I’m around 70Kg. Boards tested with sails from 3.1m to 4.5m, waves from 50cm to 2.5m
My biggest wave board is a 105L Simmer Quantum with a quad setup with smaller fins than usual. Very loose and fast for such a floaty board and reacts almost a good as my go to 92L. I’m 77kg and in head high waves with light wind, it is a treat. Definitely keeps the schlogging to a minimum on those marginal wind days when the waves are cleaner and more surfy. Cheers!
EVO 62l, the first board I found that was working for lighter people in smaller waves, just brilliant at the time! :)
i just bought a fanatic 2018 95 l stubby freeride board stb
heard a lot of good thing about it so hopfully this will become my favourite board;)
RRD FSW 85 (circa 08/09) - v old in 2021 but such a dream board for UK south coast cross on mush conditions - planes super easy, gybes and jumps like a dream, great on onshore waves. I'm sure I have more fun on this than lots of others do on their brand new boards. I also have the 80 which is equally fab (in fact I have 2 of each cos it's heartbreaking if/when they finally snap so I have spares !)
Many years ago it was my Fanatic Cross 100. 255/69cm, flat to vee bottom. A simple, balanced shape & true allrounder. 23cm fin, 3 footstraps and a 5.2, or 30cm fin, 4 straps and a 6.6 twin cam. It was very easy to sail everywhere, even overpowered. At the same time it was easy to plane in light wind and flat water. Nowadays my favourite is my first gen Tabou Pocket 85, my single board quiver. Came to me 2yrs ago in pristine condition. A bit more volume for me at 70kg, but it's such a friendly board that flatters my sailing a lot. It has opened dtl riding in onshore waves for me because of the way it turns and keeps speed on the wave. Ahead of it's time too at 228/58cm in 2006-7. Magic rockerline, subtle curve along the whole board, single to double concave to vee in the tail. My previous boards (Maui Project, T1, Fanatic Freewave) were crap at trying to waveride in onshore, either too flat rockered or needed very strong wind. The little Pocket is a gem and I've used it with 3.7 up to 5.9 sails. Best combo with a 4.5 though which is also my favourite sailsize. Love it so much I'm considering adding boxes for sidefins to give it an even bigger range.
I'm still in love with the Goya One 95 lts (2017). Until a week ago was my only freewave board (the other's a fórmula/foil for light winds).
I can enjoy onshore and sideshore waves and freeride from 16-17 knts until 35!! 5.6 down to 4.2 sails
I fell in love with those happy boards. I am 95kg and my weapon of choice is the 95l happy. Plus the 115l in Light Winds....plus the 75l in strong Winds.... and as it starts planning so early, I just ordered the 60l version - after 28 years of windsurfing in waves, I found the shape I love 💘 best!
My favorite board is my 90 liter Goya wave custom from 2008. Its the only board i have used and It works as a dream for me 😁🤙
At 73kg my go to is the Fanatic Stubby88 (orange). I wore out the first version and subsequently bought the updated 89 (green). Surprised by such a Great DTL board in super light wind 10-11knots with K4 (super Flexi) 18cm centre fun and 10cm sides
I think the best board are the Flikka and I can wait to test and buy one, too many of my friends are much more radical, confortable and speed with ! I m jalous!!
Fanatic Freewave TXTR 96, 73kg. First I found it boring coming from slalom boards because it was so easy to sail. With my zero level skill for waves I now love it as a board where I can learn on - not falling as much in 15-30+kn. That might be key... (P.S.: small tri fin setup allows me to shred in the mud flats no prob, great fun!)
HA! I posted this exact question on FB the other day, Still haven't found my dream board, it's an expensive quest. Some boards have worked amazing in some conditions not others. I've had fun on Goya Quads, Simmer Quantum's and the Stubby. I think you need 3 boards
I’m a 77kg not-so-good wave rider who doesn’t often see good condition because I live in Switzerland. But I occasionally go to south france and Spain. Fanatic wave Stubby 88 L from 2016 is my wave board. I like it very very much. It was a bit sliddy in the beginning coming from single wave freewave board. But i love how hard it turns and the versatility. I can put a 5.9 on 15 knots by upsizing the central fin to 22 and it works for bump and jump. I’ve also used it in 35+ knots and 2-3 m waves and it still holds itself very well together. I can only recommend it as single wave board for intermediate riders. I did try the Severne Pyro 93 in Tenerife with 20 knots. It was wonderful and easier to ride than mine but I don’t think it won’t handle strong winds like the stubby does.
79L Fanatic NewWave Twinzer from 2009. I've had many boards since (quads and thrusters) but keep going back to this old board. It's design/shape can't be faulted - apart from deck grip fails... Cutbacks so much better than my quads. I got sick of constantly altering fin settings on the quads but struggle to find the sweet spot.
Love my Stubby 99 - with 80 kg should be my 1st choise for lightwind but with my Ezzy Sails its perfect even with 4.5 😁
JP Freestyle Wave 112ltr. I sail in in the Gorge down to 4.0m conditions. My weight 100kg. Would luv to try a Bruch Happy!
I like my 94 Goya custom (2015?) quad, but with just the two larger fins mounted. This gives drive in lower winds and less effect from weed, but still a bit of grip in the turns.
So, floaty but agile!
(I 3d printed slot covers for the outer fin holes.)
So a twin
@@MikeT462 sure, but the boxes are probably not where they would be for a real twin. Still works well!
2020 Goya quad 104, I use it 80-90% of days waves sailing the Great Lakes, it is amazing for float and riding beach break and sandbars, then the quad 84 for anything 30kts plus. I have had previous versions but these are the best.
David - where are you sailing? I ride spots between St Joe and Little Sable on the SE part of Lake Michigan. The Quatro Power boards (the blue thruster) look sweet and have heard good things about them...
@@ahmwsynth I sail on Huron around Kincardine, Eastern Lake Erie at a spot called Sherkston, and Lake Ontario either around Mississauga or Sandbanks. A couple of my buddies have the new Quatro quad and love it.
Sailing at Shoreham & Goring I’ve found the most fun I have (@70kg) on average is with my 90L Naish Starship (2016) which has a single fin. Also love my Shakra 75L and RRD 90L Freewave (2021) but the Starship is just special, from 15 all the way to 35+ knots. Will never get rid of it, a genuine Swiss Army knife type plank.
Severne Dyno 115. Fits my height and weight well. It’s fast and great on the wave.
Starboard Nuevo. It's a twinser. It's perfect because it turns quickly and it has an amazingly loose feeling. Have it in 73l for my 67kg. However, that is terrible for light wind ;)
Why the StarBoard 2012 2 fins Evo did not stay in production for long? There is one brand new for sale im my town for a good price. Is it is a good buy? Thanks for your help!
Fanatic GRIP 89 is just so versatile and high performing on the wave…..
For this moment the future fly yellow fish 77L the board is absolutely awesome
JP radical wave 69l +/- 10years ago... if you got one, i´m buying!
For side sideoff conditions. The fanatik Freewave 105L from 2013. And only the one from 2013. I surf it for a Day at 18 to 22 knts. My weight was 105kg. This year i become 55 years. In my last Holiday, i thougt by my self: May be some last days in the Office. Rumba😂
I wanted to add something else. I rented the board from a station and was very skeptical as to whether the board would work with my weight and skills. But it did and better than I could previously imagine. I was really amazed at how well the thing stayed gliding on a close-hauled course. To clarify the surprise, 105 kg rider weight - 105L freewave board. I almost forgot the sail size I used. 5.7! Wind ~ 18knt. In any case, the wind wasn't very strong. Maybe 1knt above my personal gliding limit. Since then, no other board has surprised me so much in a positive way. The whole thing fit so precisely that you could think the board was custom made for me personally. So that was in the summer of 2014. I'm slowly beginning to understand why I don't fit so well on today's boards, even though I still pack at least 10L more volume on top of my body weight. That must be because of the ratio? The boards are all too short for me now! I think boards under 235 cm are not suitable for me and then I have to pack so much volume on them that I end up with a light wind freerider😂
Starboard/ severne nuevo 86 Best Board for baltic Waves
Simmer Quantum 95 V4: for me the best waveboard I have sailed so far in my 40 years of windsurfing. Easy, fast, forgiving yet as radical and snappy as I want it to be. Did I mention the graphics yet? 🤙🤙🤙
My Severne Nuevo 92.
Fly Wave 72 for me with 68 kg. As it was shaped exactly for me. Best board in 28 years of windsurfing for me.
I’d agree… amazing board 👌🏻
2008 RRD wavecult 85 that i bought for 30,- it looks like crap after being in someone’s garden for 10 years before i snagged it up, the thing planes almost as fast as my 96 tabou 3s ( i’m 93 kgs) brilliant shape
Starboard Ultra Kode 76L😍
My favotites boards starboard kode 103 lts and goya one 115 lts
I need a different board for cross off and cross on. 98 L Cube for cross off and 115 L custom for cross on.
Goya quad 84 2015
Tabou 3S 116
All the thommen f2 maui projects. evos ok acids ok the laws of marketing constantly change the laws of physics dont.
tiga 254 VR