Mine was a Sailboard Australia Fun Freestyle. It sounds quite horrid but it was a good board. Nice pink colour. Based on the One Design with a retractable centreboard and some footstraps. It came with two colourful mylar sails. One about 6m and a storm 4.5m. My parents bought it for me when on a holiday to Port Stephens back in about 1984. Very generous of them.

Its just like this one on eBay. Brings back the memories, that is why I'm posting this.


http://cgi.ebay.com.au/FREESTYE-SAILBOARD-WINDSURFER-AUSTRALIAN-MADE-/160511183763?pt=AU_Sport_Surfing&hash=item255f364b93

Just arrived today my 2011 Isonics 107 wood carbon and the W54. Decided this years biggest sail will be 7.8, so decided to go for a 107. Also wanted to be able to use this on a speed board, so the W54 looked like the go.

I have to say that theses are the best looking boards Starboard have put out to date. You just can't tell form the pictures on the Starboard website, how great they look. The first thing that stands out like dogs ('s) is the deep deck concaves. I dont think the pictures do them any justice, you have to see in the flesh!

The noses on both models are also noticably thin, and I think along with the deep deck concaves, help make these boards extremely light.

Hope to get both of these out on the water soon!