What freeride board to get? - Michigan Windsurfing2024-03-29T01:42:45Zhttp://miwindsurfing.com/forum/topics/what-freeride-board-to-get?commentId=5427722%3AComment%3A32253&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThanks everybody for your inp…tag:miwindsurfing.com,2012-10-18:5427722:Comment:322572012-10-18T01:22:02.985ZIvan Charkinhttp://miwindsurfing.com/profile/IvanCharkin
<p>Thanks everybody for your input both on the forum and in person. I ended up ordering Exocet Sting DT. </p>
<p>Thanks everybody for your input both on the forum and in person. I ended up ordering Exocet Sting DT. </p> Ivan,
Hatteras is a great pla…tag:miwindsurfing.com,2012-10-07:5427722:Comment:320592012-10-07T05:59:22.508ZBrianhttp://miwindsurfing.com/profile/Brian
<p>Ivan,</p>
<p>Hatteras is a great place to try stuff, and it's a lot closer than Maui! Also, you might contact the Great Lakes Demo tour people next year to see what they have, or Mark Beauman, on this site.</p>
<p>Brian</p>
<p>Ivan,</p>
<p>Hatteras is a great place to try stuff, and it's a lot closer than Maui! Also, you might contact the Great Lakes Demo tour people next year to see what they have, or Mark Beauman, on this site.</p>
<p>Brian</p> I read a little on RRD Firemo…tag:miwindsurfing.com,2012-10-06:5427722:Comment:322532012-10-06T15:09:19.398ZIvan Charkinhttp://miwindsurfing.com/profile/IvanCharkin
<p>I read a little on RRD Firemove. It looks like a great board, but I am a little concerned about the low volume. Also, I could not find any info on durability. I will keep an eye for these boards though. Here in Toledo area there is no place to try anything. Next time I am in Hawaii or some other place with windsurfing shops, will do the testing.</p>
<p>I read a little on RRD Firemove. It looks like a great board, but I am a little concerned about the low volume. Also, I could not find any info on durability. I will keep an eye for these boards though. Here in Toledo area there is no place to try anything. Next time I am in Hawaii or some other place with windsurfing shops, will do the testing.</p> Scott,
Thank you for the rep…tag:miwindsurfing.com,2012-10-06:5427722:Comment:323382012-10-06T14:56:30.123ZIvan Charkinhttp://miwindsurfing.com/profile/IvanCharkin
<p>Scott,</p>
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<p>Thank you for the reply. I have a couple of problems with Starboard Go boards. When I read about them online pretty much everyone says that those are beginner boards and people outgrow them really fast (usually within a year). My N-trance is not that much different. Also, they use a tuttle box. I have a bunch of Powerbox and Deep tuttle fins, so my preference would be one of those. Considering how many times one has to use those over the lifetime of a board - Powerbox…</p>
<p>Scott,</p>
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<p>Thank you for the reply. I have a couple of problems with Starboard Go boards. When I read about them online pretty much everyone says that those are beginner boards and people outgrow them really fast (usually within a year). My N-trance is not that much different. Also, they use a tuttle box. I have a bunch of Powerbox and Deep tuttle fins, so my preference would be one of those. Considering how many times one has to use those over the lifetime of a board - Powerbox is definitely my preference. No need for a screwdriver and just one screw. I should have added this to my original message.</p>
<p>Right now at the top of my list are: JP X-cite or Funride (same for 2013), Bic Techno and Exocet Sting Duratech.</p>
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<p></p> Hi Ivan,
You should at least…tag:miwindsurfing.com,2012-10-02:5427722:Comment:320512012-10-02T02:17:13.822ZScotthttp://miwindsurfing.com/profile/ScottFohey
<p>Hi Ivan,</p>
<p></p>
<p>You should at least consider getting a Starboard Go, and while you're still mostly</p>
<p>uphauling, at 100kg I wouldn't go below 140ltrs. The full foam deck on the Go will</p>
<p>be very forgiving for crawling back up onto. It will also provide some extra protection</p>
<p>from the inevitable punishment you'll be dealing out as you learn. Furthermore,</p>
<p>Starboard has the right board shape nailed for a freeride board. Can't go wrong.</p>
<p>My 130ltr Carve…</p>
<p>Hi Ivan,</p>
<p></p>
<p>You should at least consider getting a Starboard Go, and while you're still mostly</p>
<p>uphauling, at 100kg I wouldn't go below 140ltrs. The full foam deck on the Go will</p>
<p>be very forgiving for crawling back up onto. It will also provide some extra protection</p>
<p>from the inevitable punishment you'll be dealing out as you learn. Furthermore,</p>
<p>Starboard has the right board shape nailed for a freeride board. Can't go wrong.</p>
<p>My 130ltr Carve (modern Carve and Go models have the same shapes) is just as</p>
<p>fast as another friend's 130ltr AHD FreeDiamond 70, and the Carve will turn tighter</p>
<p>if you want it to.</p>
<p></p>
<p>A friend (over 200 lbs) picked up a 148ltr Techno last year and has enjoyed it greatly.</p>
<p>He had been sailing a really old slalom board with a very narrow tail and putting some</p>
<p>volume under his heels with the new Techno brought him from almost never</p>
<p>completing a gybe to almost always completing them in a year. He has had that</p>
<p>board out in some 5.5 days on Erie and Huron with some waves and swell</p>
<p>without burying the nose, so I wouldn't worry about that too much on the 148ltr size.</p>
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<p>Another friend sails a Hifly board of about that size well into 5.5 territory.</p>
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<p>Just for some additional perspectives: I'm 185lbs and and used my ~170ltr early</p>
<p>Starboard GO comfortably on inland lakes until waterstarting wasn't a question,</p>
<p>and gybes were often completed dry and at a dead stop. My personal wind</p>
<p>limit on that board was a 5.5 - when there was that much wind the board</p>
<p>started to have a significant proportion of the sail area and started to be hard</p>
<p>to control. I went from there down to a 130ltr Starboard Carve which is a</p>
<p>fantastic board. It felt _very_ small and nervous at first, although now it seems</p>
<p>tremendously stable to me.</p>
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<p>Cheers,<br/>Scott</p>
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<p></p> Brian,
Thank you for the rep…tag:miwindsurfing.com,2012-10-02:5427722:Comment:320472012-10-02T01:03:11.345ZIvan Charkinhttp://miwindsurfing.com/profile/IvanCharkin
<p>Brian,</p>
<p></p>
<p>Thank you for the reply. I sail Superlightwind with winds 10-15 mph. I use sails 9.5 - 11.0 for that range. When I need a smaller sail, I currently switch to my N-trance because it is narrower and is much better in chop. The smallest sail I sail nowadays is 5.8 m2. Living in NW Ohio I did not have too many opportunities to use even that size over the summer. I have a smaller wave sail but never had a change to try it.</p>
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<p>Ivan</p>
<p>Brian,</p>
<p></p>
<p>Thank you for the reply. I sail Superlightwind with winds 10-15 mph. I use sails 9.5 - 11.0 for that range. When I need a smaller sail, I currently switch to my N-trance because it is narrower and is much better in chop. The smallest sail I sail nowadays is 5.8 m2. Living in NW Ohio I did not have too many opportunities to use even that size over the summer. I have a smaller wave sail but never had a change to try it.</p>
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<p>Ivan</p> Ivan,
What kind of wind range…tag:miwindsurfing.com,2012-10-01:5427722:Comment:320442012-10-01T23:51:20.780ZBrianhttp://miwindsurfing.com/profile/Brian
<p>Ivan,</p>
<p>What kind of wind range/sail size are you thinking? If you're sailing the 190L and the 165L in say 15-20 mph winds, then a 146L won't really be good for you in the long-term for winds higher than that. </p>
<p>For example, I am ~205 lbs and sail an older AHD Free Diamond 77 in winds that are ~15-20 on an 8m2 sail. (It has thin rails has a nice smooth ride. If you can find one used in good condition, it would still be a good board.) <br></br>Winds 19-25 and I jump to a 120L…</p>
<p>Ivan,</p>
<p>What kind of wind range/sail size are you thinking? If you're sailing the 190L and the 165L in say 15-20 mph winds, then a 146L won't really be good for you in the long-term for winds higher than that. </p>
<p>For example, I am ~205 lbs and sail an older AHD Free Diamond 77 in winds that are ~15-20 on an 8m2 sail. (It has thin rails has a nice smooth ride. If you can find one used in good condition, it would still be a good board.) <br/>Winds 19-25 and I jump to a 120L board or a 105L board. The chop goes up with the wind speed and a 146L will feel big above 20 mph.</p>
<p>It seems like a lot of people liked the RRD Firemove last year. It's wide and handles big sails, but is apparently smooth in the chop (I haven't ridden one.) The 120L handles 6.8-9.0m2 and the 110L handles 6.0-8.0m2. </p>
<p>I'd recommend that you try any board before you buy it - if possible. Got any buddies sailing something in the 120 range?</p>
<p>Brian</p>