Very interesting shape. I'd sure be interested to draft that in a race.

I might add that Mistral Windsurfing Boards in the past have had a very very high quality of build and finish. I trust they still do, and are bringing that quality to SUP.

Another maker had an upside down "extra cutter" nose at a trade fair in then states a while back... it was posted here...

As far as I know the upside down nose idea comes from racing cats, hobie have done it on their cats for ages now.

The original idea was to get extra hull length but still fit within category restrictions.
So a hull measured at the water line might be 18' but under the water it is actually 18'6".
Does that make sense?

I agree with Simondo, Mistral quality was always very good however they were always slow
compared to the other mass produced euro brands.

The finish on the Fanatic above looks amazing, might have something to do with the shadow
but the mistral could look better. Reminds me on the old Williams Renault.

Anybody has tried these new Mistral race boards?