Sprint 2016 v 2017??

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Loz79 said..
Looking at getting a Sprint, anyone ridden both the 2016 and the 2017 models??, how do they compare?? Cheers...

2017 looks a bit better IMO and just looks smoother in the water, both good boards, both suck to kick turn but both will win a race if the motor on top is good enough.

I think the 2017 was a little lighter from memory.

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Loz79 said..

paul.j said..

Loz79 said..
Looking at getting a Sprint, anyone ridden both the 2016 and the 2017 models??, how do they compare?? Cheers...

2017 looks a bit better IMO and just looks smoother in the water, both good boards, both suck to kick turn but both will win a race if the motor on top is good enough.

I think the 2017 was a little lighter from memory.

Thanks, does anything else on the market compair to it in the flat??, the sprint seems to be the board all others are compared to...

Haha I can think of ONE!!

Starboard 2017 Sprint is a great board. I have owned each model of the sprint since 2015 and the great thing about Starboard is their R&D means each year the board has to outperform the previous model. The 2017 has a slightly wider tail and updated nose shape. It is significantly faster and more stable than the 2016.

I tried the 2018 Sprint yesterday and can say they have made huge changes to the Sprint - more volume in the nose, which translates to better stability at the catch; wider tail and updated concave shape on the underside, which has improved water release and made it possible to kick turn...first time a Sprint can effectively kick turn! One of the local Elite paddlers here - Will, uses the Sprint on the Ocean for DW marginal conditions, this Sprint is set up to handle your light DW, with drain holes and raised tail section to stand aft.

Again, they only put out updated models if they beat the previous years - so if the 2017 was unbeatable last year....2018 looks and feels like a total dominance!

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clarky4213 said..
Deep have a new flatwater board that is fast and stable. Its called the fireball. worth a look.

Cool, I'll be looking at it for sure??