Hi,

Am chasing a decent high wind blaster for the insanely windy days :)
Have a chance to purchase a board which would suit me, however it has one major flaw.

On the bottom of the board, it has been scraped all the way across width wise by the harness hook. It is a few mm deep, just indented, not cracked, but it is all the way across its width, near the mast track (on underside of board)

The board is std construction, 77 litres. Would something like this compromise the strength of the board a lot? ( eg- first big jump I do in high wind and the board will snap where the dent is)

I am 90kgs, and sail predominantly in cross onshore bump and jump, with only small to no waves. The area is always very choppy so I am chasing a board that is ultra comfy and controllable over chop. Speed isnt important at all. Wind range for this board will be 30-40 knots.

So Far I have in mind:

rrd fsw 85lt
goya one 77lt
starboard evo 80lt
Tabou pocket 85lt

Any other boards I might be missing which would suit my sailing conditions stated above?

Boards I have now: 2010 105 litre Tabou 3s ltd
2010 95 litre fanatic freewave

I agree that if it is only a harness hook drag then it will not compromise it to any great degree. You won't snap it unless landing flat from some pretty substantial height.

Your list is pretty different though.
For B&J stick with the RRD FSW or Goya One, the others are too wavy, and particularly new school waves shapes which don't do blasting well at all

You could consider the Naish Koncept.
I have the 110L and predominantly use it for freeride and a bit of B+J in 18 - 25 knts.
I've found it super comfy with great deck pads and ability to eat up chop.
If i had the cash i wouldn't hesitate to get a smaller one for the real heavy days, not that i'm out in that much, but i'll be looking at a 90ishL wave board next i think.
Just for the fact i want to wave sail more next season.
I definately recommend demoing it.

Mobydisc said...

Those blokes also have a bridge that would be just right for you.

I hear London Bridge is for sale maybe you are interested!

Waiting4wind said...

legless said...




Nice looking board but I didn't spot the harness hook mark on it...

The genuine carbon in the Thommen logo must give it all sorts of performance advantages!

The carbon goes right round the rails top to bottom the logo is just a stencil on the white paint. The carbon is also revealed in the writing on Thommen on the rails.

evets said...

there is no one more honest than a person selling an item!

Everyone has a vested interest even if they are not selling the item. The only honest opinion is your own and even then that can be wrong!

Darkplague said...

Yes its just a harness hook dent, so it should be ok then.

Oops meant kode, not evo.
You think even the pocket wouldnt suit? I have heard it can be great at high wind b+j in mushy crappy conditions, its not a full on wave shape, but I could be wrong, its just from what Ive been reading on the web.

So there really isnt much choice out there for what I want by the sounds of it.

There is also jp fsw but I am not interested in getting a jp at this stage< I heard the others mentioned have better control in any case.

Whats wrong with JP?
The JP waves from the early 2000's were nearly indestructable. They were a little flatter in the rocker than other wave boards getting around at the time so a little faster. No problem with control. I use a 79 ltr 2003 JP wave for the conditions you mentioned and works great. Swapping from B and J to wave riding is as simple as a fin change. I've had it nearly ten years and its suffered unspeakeable abuse. Its been smashed on reefs, Blown off roofracks down the road and run over by boats and its never had a hole in it. Its been on the water that much the foot straps and pads have faded due to sun but still bright yellow where my feet have been. Its still exactly the same shape as it was new and hasn't gone soft under the footstraps like my other boards have. I'd happily go out and buy a new board if I thought it would do a better job than this one.

Well, take a look at the Exocet cross IV , I have the Pro edition and is very good!! Just to add to your wish list!! JP I had one and hate the ride!! It was a All Ride. Hope you choose wisely!!

jsnfok said...

You want a cheap but awesome board to use then get a small jp real world wave or radical wave, fast fun and super light plus they are pretty cheap if you can find one, I had a 83 liter once for the 35+ days and was absolutely fantastic, sold it due to not being enough super windy days, so now I have a 107 stone surf which does from 5.9-4.2 weather

But what about if where you are sailing has no real waves to speak of?
Would you still suggest a waveboard over a small size fsw in 30-40 b+j no wave conditions?

but in 30+ knots I found a freestyle board to be the best, but I'm big and heavy

But dont freestyle boards have the least rocker so they will be worse on the ballistic days? Am I missing something here?

Mark, out of curiosity,

What board would you suggest would be the best in these conditions then?




Looks to me they are all using waveboards, yet looks like pure b+j conditions.
I would choose a fsw board myself for the video, but none of them are using one so I must be missing something???

I already have a 106 fsw and 95 fsw, so maybe a small waveboard would be agood to change it up a bit??? Im actually more undecided than ever :(

Darkplague said...

Mark, out of curiosity,

What board would you suggest would be the best in these conditions then?



Looks to me they are all using waveboards, yet looks like pure b+j conditions.
I would choose a fsw board myself for the video, but none of them are using one so I must be missing something???

I already have a 106 fsw and 95 fsw, so maybe a small waveboard would be agood to change it up a bit??? Im actually more undecided than ever :(

Most gorge sailors using customs have what is essentially a fast waveboard that handles chop well - a FSW shape. Even thought they look like waveboards most aren't really

fsw is the way to go, especially in RRD....

looked like a huge albino fish

doggie said...

Darkplague said...

Mark, out of curiosity,

What board would you suggest would be the best in these conditions then?

Looks to me they are all using waveboards, yet looks like pure b+j conditions.
I would choose a fsw board myself for the video, but none of them are using one so I must be missing something???

I already have a 106 fsw and 95 fsw, so maybe a small waveboard would be agood to change it up a bit??? Im actually more undecided than ever :(

What the hell is the thing at 1.22?!?

Can't be sure, but it looks like a dead sturgeon. (large one)