Cause i like reading all the reviews and stories, decided i'd contribute.

Background:

( 78kg, 176cm )

A mad keen windsurfer from way back, basically every possible day from 1992 - 1996 when at Uni, and heaps until 2000 when i had my first kid. Sold the wave gear. Then a couple days a year tailing off to 2010 when i decided that the rest of the kit hanging around in the garage would be better off someplace else, and if i ever got excited again i'd get new kit.

Basically at that stage I had ended up with a 85L F2 sputnik and a brace of full NP race sails, as you do when you go more hardcore every year, every time I had a spare moment and ventured down to the beach spent most of the time either waiting or sinking. Basically not having a real fun time windsurfing.

Also a 3 time a week surfer, various other sports taking all that spare time.

And then:

This year I was in Italy on Lake Como watching the freeride guys rip it up and was inspired to get back into it - came back and wound up my windsurfing mate who was pretty much in the same situation.

Did some research, got excited about new style kit, demoed a JP All ride 106, and a Magic ride 120, while the all ride was fun, it was still a hassle in the lulls (just from a doggin around point of view), the magic ride being too big (I knew that but it wasn't a windy day when i demo'ed it, and i wanted to see what it would be like) decided to maximise the fun to hassle ratio and get a Starboard atom 110. Paired it with a 6.7 Hellcat on a RDM for one kit to rule them all.

Been out three times since, Pittwater mostly but including yesterday in 5 gusting 25 knots on the lake, Sore arms, big grin!

Easy to rig, easy to tack and gybe, goes upwind even when not planing, never have to swim to shore ;-) Still pretty fast, jumps nice.

Even fun not planing, just mucking around, heli tacks etc. It's not hardcore but it's more fun!

My mate got a new Gecko 135 with a Hellcat 7.3 (being 100kg) loves it, considering he was also coming from a 85L sinker.