Wow, narrow? I'm guessing they would make you work on the stability for the extra speed. Challenging with reward?

They still have the Iggy logo on the bottom so either that's more of a tribute thing or else they are the last boards he designed.

I reckon they look better on DJ's car than mine

Wheres the shots of you pulling into a 6 foot lefthander on one of those things DJ?

Good looking boards no doubt, been keen for a paddle on them since I saw photos online.

Not sure I could own one, isn't there some kind of rule against owning a board worth more than your car?

Should have called the LE the Toucan

DavidJohn said...

Nice fin!!

E T said...
Holy crap fellas, at 23'" and 24" wide that isn't near enough for my old thighs!!!
I would spend more time in the water than paddling I think.
ET.

Dont know what your worried about my shoulders are more than 24" wide, and they say stand with your feet at shoulder width apart, so I'd be stradling

laceys lane said...
the dvs lahui kai have had this shape out for a while now


well before starboard and naish. but everybody goes ga ga with the imports

Imported from Thailand, imported from Queensland... they're all foreigners to me.

isn't that Starboard and Ace Pro and not a BOP? The rockers do look very similar (SB/Naish).

The guys have been going strong on the Ace Pro over here, flat and downwind (up to 25knots so far)

DJ - please twist your friends arm and take the LE on a downwind and let us how it goes!

And Chucks board is the Glide 27" wide - just not in LE (yet?).

"the dvs lahui kai have had this shape out for a while now"

Was waiting to see how long it would take for someone to connnect the dots . . . . . .

PeterP said...
I'm not seeing any particular resemblance between the LaHuiKai in pics and the LE - or am I missing something?

I am with you on that one, I don't think you are missing something

had a quick dw on this today in about 20knot northerlies. at 90kg this board is under volume for me and requires constant focus to keep going. in saying that when you get it going it absolutly flies!! i find the nose of the ace stops when it hits the run in front, however this displacment nose allows you to paddle over and onto the next run with ease. its slightly more unstable than the 25 ace however you can actually control it and position it where you want which i find i cant do on the ace.

this board is for winning races, not so much for getting out and just having fun.

Here's my pics of the LE 12'6" BOP board..

It looks very similar but it's very different with slightly less rocker.. boxyer rails.. and sharper edges.

DJ